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Best Colleges in South Carolina (2026)

95 colleges ranked by graduate earnings, acceptance rates, and outcomes — powered by federal data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Colleges

$39,270

Avg Earnings (10yr)

$16,226

Avg Net Price

74%

Avg Admit Rate

47%

Avg Grad Rate

State Overview

South Carolina is home to 95 colleges and universities, ranging from research universities to community colleges. Medical University of South Carolina leads the state in graduate earnings, with state alumni earning $39,270 on average ten years after enrollment. Whether you're looking for a flagship research university, a liberal arts college, or a career-focused program, South Carolina offers diverse options across all price points.

Quick Facts — South Carolina Colleges

Highest Earning

Medical University of South Carolina

$88,420median earnings

Most Selective

Allen University

32%acceptance rate

Best Grad Rate

Clemson University

87%6-yr grad rate

Most Affordable

Trident Technical College

-$3,220avg net price

Top 10 Colleges in South Carolina by Graduate Earnings

Ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment. Public and private nonprofit only.

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston·Public

Admit

N/A

Net Price

N/A

Grad Rate

N/A

Earnings

$88,420

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston·Public

Admit

98%

Net Price

$21,002

Grad Rate

72%

Earnings

$72,085

Clemson University

Clemson·Public

Admit

38%

Net Price

$22,112

Grad Rate

87%

Earnings

$71,513

Wofford College

Spartanburg·Private Nonprofit

Admit

59%

Net Price

$28,984

Grad Rate

82%

Earnings

$68,964

Furman University

Greenville·Private Nonprofit

Admit

53%

Net Price

$29,997

Grad Rate

84%

Earnings

$68,635

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia·Public

Admit

61%

Net Price

$24,532

Grad Rate

78%

Earnings

$62,177

Presbyterian College

Clinton·Private Nonprofit

Admit

72%

Net Price

$20,899

Grad Rate

63%

Earnings

$60,194

College of Charleston

Charleston·Public

Admit

72%

Net Price

$19,518

Grad Rate

65%

Earnings

$56,416

Erskine College

Due West·Private Nonprofit

Admit

61%

Net Price

$22,018

Grad Rate

47%

Earnings

$53,459

University of South Carolina-Upstate

Spartanburg·Public

Admit

70%

Net Price

$13,725

Grad Rate

43%

Earnings

$48,587

Most Affordable Colleges in South Carolina

Lowest average net price after grants and scholarships. Public and private nonprofit only.

#1 Most AffordablePublic

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

-$3,220/ yr avg net

26% grad rate

#2 Most AffordablePublic

Florence-Darlington Technical College

Florence, SC

$598/ yr avg net

20% grad rate

#3 Most AffordablePublic

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, SC

$3,719/ yr avg net

27% grad rate

#4 Most AffordablePublic

Academy for Careers and Technology

Mullins, SC

$3,766/ yr avg net

56% grad rate

#5 Most AffordablePublic

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

$4,657/ yr avg net

32% grad rate

Popular Majors

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All Colleges in South Carolina

All 95 accredited institutions. Click column headers to sort.

School	City	Type	Admit Rate	Net Price	Grad Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Academy for Careers and Technology	Mullins	Public	N/A	$3,766	56%	$46,553
Academy of Hair Technology	Greenville	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$22,893
Aiken Technical College	Graniteville	Public	N/A	$5,350	19%	$39,225
Allen University	Columbia	Private Nonprofit	32%	$11,081	11%	$30,497
American College of the Building Arts	Charleston	Private Nonprofit	62%	$26,389	58%	N/A
Anderson University	Anderson	Private Nonprofit	53%	$28,183	66%	$42,101
Arclabs	Piedmont	Private For-Profit	N/A	$24,965	78%	N/A
Barber Tech Academy	Orangeburg	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,283	26%	N/A
Barber Tech Academy-Columbia	Columbia	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Benedict College	Columbia	Private Nonprofit	67%	$17,781	20%	$31,902
Bob Jones University	Greenville	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$17,529	69%	$44,354
Central Carolina Technical College	Sumter	Public	N/A	$5,027	26%	$32,603
Charleston Cosmetology Institute	Charleston	Private For-Profit	N/A	$15,686	68%	$25,812
Charleston School of Law	Charleston	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Charleston Southern University	Charleston	Private Nonprofit	76%	$21,955	46%	$45,898
Charzanne Beauty College	Greenwood	Private For-Profit	N/A	$14,042	67%	$21,229
Citadel Military College of South Carolina	Charleston	Public	98%	$21,002	72%	$72,085
Claflin University	Orangeburg	Private Nonprofit	73%	$21,232	50%	$40,304
Clemson University	Clemson	Public	38%	$22,112	87%	$71,513
Clinton College	Rock Hill	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$14,501	12%	$30,180
Coastal Carolina University	Conway	Public	80%	$13,742	49%	$47,258
Coker University	Hartsville	Private Nonprofit	97%	$18,045	39%	$40,117
College of Charleston	Charleston	Public	72%	$19,518	65%	$56,416
Columbia College	Columbia	Private Nonprofit	96%	$23,650	54%	$41,338
Columbia International University	Columbia	Private Nonprofit	98%	$21,660	68%	$38,951
Converse University	Spartanburg	Private Nonprofit	64%	$19,712	52%	$40,867
Denmark Technical College	Denmark	Public	N/A	$20,601	15%	$25,351
ECPI University-Charleston	North Charleston	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$42,837
ECPI University-Columbia	Columbia	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$42,837
ECPI University-Greenville	Greenville	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$42,837
Erskine College	Due West	Private Nonprofit	61%	$22,018	47%	$53,459
Florence-Darlington Technical College	Florence	Public	N/A	$598	20%	$32,748
Fortis College-Columbia	Columbia	Private For-Profit	N/A	$27,508	34%	$36,368
Francis Marion University	Florence	Public	82%	$13,451	41%	$43,888
Furman University	Greenville	Private Nonprofit	53%	$29,997	84%	$68,635
Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach	Myrtle Beach	Private For-Profit	N/A	$41,961	N/A	$61,480
Greenville Technical College	Greenville	Public	N/A	$6,246	17%	$39,473
Horry-Georgetown Technical College	Conway	Public	N/A	$3,719	27%	$35,507
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia	Columbia	Private For-Profit	N/A	$16,640	44%	$25,088
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia	Columbia	Private For-Profit	N/A	$13,152	65%	$25,088
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence	Florence	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,345	67%	$25,542
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek	Goose Creek	Private For-Profit	N/A	$15,092	83%	$25,088
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville	Greenville	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,721	65%	$23,193
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta	North Augusta	Private For-Profit	N/A	$17,947	54%	$25,542
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill	Rock Hill	Private For-Profit	N/A	$13,887	61%	$23,193
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg	Spartanburg	Private For-Profit	N/A	$14,083	66%	$25,088
Lander University	Greenwood	Public	68%	$14,501	47%	$42,396
LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc	Camden	Private For-Profit	N/A	$12,118	68%	$22,831
Limestone University	Gaffney	Private Nonprofit	98%	$20,415	26%	$44,999
Medical University of South Carolina	Charleston	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$88,420
Midlands Technical College	West Columbia	Public	N/A	$5,462	16%	$38,701
Miller-Motte College-Charleston	Charleston	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	58%	$31,102
Miller-Motte College-Conway	Conway	Private For-Profit	N/A	$21,736	58%	$31,102
Morris College	Sumter	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$20,375	22%	$30,614
Newberry College	Newberry	Private Nonprofit	75%	$20,351	47%	$48,040
North Greenville University	Tigerville	Private Nonprofit	63%	$20,612	54%	$43,035
Northeastern Technical College	Cheraw	Public	N/A	$7,833	30%	$32,141
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College	Orangeburg	Public	N/A	$6,119	34%	$35,761
Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston	North Charleston	Private For-Profit	N/A	$14,415	58%	$26,696
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia	West Columbia	Private For-Profit	N/A	$12,804	48%	$26,696
Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville	Greenville	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,487	63%	$26,696
Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College	Kingstree	Private For-Profit	N/A	$9,880	N/A	N/A
Piedmont Technical College	Greenwood	Public	N/A	$10,862	30%	$35,768
Presbyterian College	Clinton	Private Nonprofit	72%	$20,899	63%	$60,194
Sherman College of Chiropractic	Boiling Springs	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
South Carolina State University	Orangeburg	Public	82%	$18,268	32%	$38,262
South University-Columbia	Columbia	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,886	4%	$34,421
Southeastern College-Charleston	North Charleston	Private For-Profit	93%	$36,778	75%	$30,737
Southeastern College-Columbia	Columbia	Private For-Profit	92%	$37,856	53%	$31,156
Southeastern Esthetics Institute	Elgin	Private For-Profit	N/A	$16,467	84%	N/A
Southern Wesleyan University	Central	Private Nonprofit	100%	$19,968	56%	$47,756
Spartanburg Community College	Spartanburg	Public	N/A	$6,531	29%	$37,097
Spartanburg Methodist College	Spartanburg	Private Nonprofit	81%	$16,295	37%	$42,895
Strand College of Hair Design	Myrtle Beach	Private For-Profit	N/A	$11,077	75%	$21,301
Strayer University-Charleston Campus	North Charleston	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$40,092
Strayer University-Columbia Campus	Columbia	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$40,092
Strayer University-South Carolina	Greenville	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,134	N/A	$40,092
Technical College of the Lowcountry	Beaufort	Public	N/A	$5,903	13%	$35,090
Top of the Line Barber College	Charleston	Private For-Profit	N/A	$14,486	36%	N/A
Tri-County Technical College	Pendleton	Public	N/A	$5,807	37%	$40,101
Trident Technical College	Charleston	Public	N/A	-$3,220	26%	$38,253
University of South Carolina Aiken	Aiken	Public	80%	$11,611	41%	$45,603
University of South Carolina Beaufort	Bluffton	Public	69%	$15,309	39%	$48,088
University of South Carolina-Columbia	Columbia	Public	61%	$24,532	78%	$62,177
University of South Carolina-Lancaster	Lancaster	Public	76%	$9,735	23%	$39,426
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie	Allendale	Public	76%	$12,395	23%	$31,360
University of South Carolina-Sumter	Sumter	Public	76%	$9,283	31%	$42,437
University of South Carolina-Union	Union	Public	70%	$11,125	34%	$33,699
University of South Carolina-Upstate	Spartanburg	Public	70%	$13,725	43%	$48,587
Voorhees University	Denmark	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$15,411	37%	$35,339
Vski Cosmetology School	Charleston	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$10,524	74%	N/A
Williamsburg Technical College	Kingstree	Public	N/A	$6,055	17%	$29,935
Winthrop University	Rock Hill	Public	75%	$16,353	61%	$47,185
Wofford College	Spartanburg	Private Nonprofit	59%	$28,984	82%	$68,964
York Technical College	Rock Hill	Public	N/A	$4,657	32%	$37,257

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