Smallest South Carolina Colleges

South University-Columbia is the smallest college with 510 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Allen University with 657 students and Erskine College with 956 students are following it in the list of Smallest South Carolina Colleges with Fewest Students.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of Smallest South Carolina Colleges With Fewest Students

South University-Columbia is the smallest school with 510 students and Allen University has the second lowest population with 657 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $28,797 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,947 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 65.90% and the average SAT score is 1,123 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Smallest South Carolina Colleges With Fewest Students.

Table. Smallest South Carolina Colleges With Fewest Students Comparison
	School Name	Total Population	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduation Enrollment	Men Enrollment	Women Enrollment	Online Enrollment	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 1	South University-Columbia Columbia, SC Private, four-years	510 222	420	90	80	430	194	15 to 1
2 1	Allen University Columbia, SC Private, four-years	657 48	603	54	372	285	61	15 to 1
3 -	Erskine College Due West, SC Private, four-years	956 13	817	139	643	313	46	15 to 1
4 -	Coker University Hartsville, SC Private, four-years	1,160 73	1,060	100	516	644	227	12 to 1
5 2	Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC Private, four-years	1,175 170	896	279	389	786	535	12 to 1
6 -	Presbyterian College Clinton, SC Private, four-years	1,199 110	955	244	510	689	-	11 to 1
7 1	Converse University Spartanburg, SC Private, four-years	1,284 93	804	480	273	1,011	121	9 to 1
8 3	Columbia College Columbia, SC Private, four-years	1,514 296	1,173	341	233	1,281	796	11 to 1
9 -	Wofford College Spartanburg, SC Private, four-years	1,823 59	1,823	-	870	953	-	11 to 1
10 -	Claflin University Orangeburg, SC Private, four-years	1,830 218	1,749	81	564	1,266	187	13 to 1
	Average	1,211	1,030	201	445	766	271	12 to 1

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