Colleges and universities in South Carolina
91 institutions in South Carolina, ordered by enrollment. Each page lists acceptance rate, tuition, graduation rate and location.
University of South Carolina-Columbia 36,579 · publicClemson University 28,747 · publicTrident Technical College 14,025 · publicCollege of Charleston 11,729 · publicCoastal Carolina University 10,829 · publicGreenville Technical College 10,661 · publicMidlands Technical College 8,978 · publicHorry-Georgetown Technical College 7,353 · publicSpartanburg Community College 6,330 · publicTri-County Technical College 5,780 · publicPiedmont Technical College 4,999 · publicUniversity of South Carolina-Upstate 4,946 · publicYork Technical College 4,731 · publicWinthrop University 4,694 · publicLander University 4,363 · publicAnderson University 4,325 · private nonprofitFrancis Marion University 4,017 · publicUniversity of South Carolina Aiken 3,855 · publicCitadel Military College of South Carolina 3,727 · publicCharleston Southern University 3,545 · private nonprofitFlorence-Darlington Technical College 3,521 · publicMedical University of South Carolina 3,117 · publicSouth Carolina State University 3,041 · publicCentral Carolina Technical College 3,004 · publicBob Jones University 2,893 · private nonprofitColumbia International University 2,631 · private nonprofitFurman University 2,505 · private nonprofitTechnical College of the Lowcountry 2,349 · publicUniversity of South Carolina-Lancaster 2,328 · publicNorth Greenville University 2,219 · private nonprofitAiken Technical College 2,218 · publicOrangeburg Calhoun Technical College 2,146 · publicUniversity of South Carolina Beaufort 2,121 · publicStrayer University-South Carolina 2,061 · private for-profitWofford College 1,873 · private nonprofitClaflin University 1,835 · private nonprofitLimestone University 1,782 · private nonprofitBenedict College 1,731 · private nonprofitUniversity of South Carolina-Sumter 1,692 · publicColumbia College 1,572 · private nonprofitNewberry College 1,507 · private nonprofitNortheastern Technical College 1,477 · publicUniversity of South Carolina-Union 1,392 · publicConverse University 1,341 · private nonprofitCoker University 1,263 · private nonprofitSouthern Wesleyan University 1,188 · private nonprofitPresbyterian College 1,136 · private nonprofitSpartanburg Methodist College 1,029 · private nonprofitErskine College 984 · private nonprofitUniversity of South Carolina-Salkehatchie 809 · publicAllen University 677 · private nonprofitCharleston School of Law 675 · private for-profitDenmark Technical College 646 · publicArclabs 643 · private for-profitGalen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach 629 · private for-profitWilliamsburg Technical College 629 · publicVoorhees University 515 · private nonprofitFortis College-Columbia 513 · private for-profitSouth University-Columbia 509 · private for-profitMorris College 421 · private nonprofitSherman College of Chiropractic 381 · private nonprofitSoutheastern Esthetics Institute 318 · private for-profitPaul Mitchell the School-Columbia 300 · private for-profitPaul Mitchell the School-Charleston 266 · private for-profitSoutheastern College-Columbia 249 · private for-profitSoutheastern College-Charleston 232 · private for-profitKenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence 178 · private for-profitKenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill 172 · private for-profitMiller-Motte College-Conway 164 · private for-profitPaul Mitchell the School-Greenville 147 · private for-profitAmerican College of the Building Arts 140 · private nonprofitKenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville 133 · private for-profitKenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg 132 · private for-profitKenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek 128 · private for-profitKenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta 125 · private for-profitKenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia 124 · private for-profitMiller-Motte College-Charleston 124 · private for-profitClinton College 106 · private nonprofitStrand College of Hair Design 103 · private for-profitAcademy of Hair Technology 95 · private for-profitCharleston Cosmetology Institute 89 · private for-profitKenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia 74 · private for-profitBarber Tech Academy 67 · private for-profitTop of the Line Barber College 60 · private for-profitAcademy for Careers and Technology 45 · publicBarber Tech Academy-Columbia 32 · private for-profitCharzanne Beauty College 32 · private for-profitLeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc 30 · private for-profitVski Cosmetology School 24 · private nonprofitPersonal Touch Beauty and Barber College 12 · private for-profitB-Unique Beauty and Barber Academy 0 · private for-profit
About higher education in South Carolina
South Carolina has 91 institutions in this directory, from large public research universities to small private and for-profit colleges. In-state tuition is usually far lower at public institutions, while private colleges charge the same sticker price regardless of residence — though most students receive institutional aid that lowers the actual net price.