South Carolina Colleges with the Lowest Students to Faculty Ratio

College of Charleston has the lowest ratio of students per faculty. It means that a faculty may teach small number of students and the average class size may also small. Its students to faculty ratio was 16 to last year.

Clemson University and Coastal Carolina University also have lower ratio of students per faculty.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

College of Charleston has the highest students to faculty ratio of 16 to 1. The highest students to faculty ratio means that there are many students per class and/or one faculty needs to take care of more students. Clemson University has the second lowest ratio of 16 to 1.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $36,272 and graduate tuition & fees is $24,452 for the academic year 2024-2025.

For these well-regarded South Carolina Colleges with More Faculty per Student, the average acceptance rate is 58.45% and the average SAT score is 1,238, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.

Comparison between South Carolina Colleges With More Faculty Per Student

Table. South Carolina Colleges With More Faculty Per Student Comparison
School NameStudents to Faculty RatioTotal PopulationFull-time FacultyPart-time FacultyUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduation Rate
1
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College of Charleston Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year 16 to 1
-
11,926524341$38,296
($12,978)
66.00%
1
-
Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year 16 to 1
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29,0771,496410$40,866
($15,554)
87.00%
3
2
Coastal Carolina University Conway, SCPublic, 4-year 17 to 1
1 to 1
11,348505193$29,628
($11,640)
48.00%
4
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University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, 4-year 19 to 1
1 to 1
38,5321,753679$36,298
($12,688)
79.00%
Average17 to 122,7211,070406$36,272
($13,215)
70.00%