Colleges in South Carolina
All 87 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in South Carolina that are currently approved for federal student aid, from the U.S. Department of Education. A complete list, not a ranking.
Schools87
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source4-year · 2-year · under 243 · 23 · 21Level of institution
Public · nonprofit · for-profit34 · 24 · 29Control
Award doctorates17In 2023-24, any field
Types of school
The federal data sort every school by the length of its longest program and by who runs it.
- Universities and 4-year colleges: 43Offer programs of four years or more (bachelor's and up); many also give associate degrees and certificates.
- Community and 2-year colleges: 23Longest program at least two but under four years: associate degrees and certificates.
- Trade and career schools (under 2 years): 21Every program under two years: certificates in trades, health care, beauty and other careers.
Public: 34 · private nonprofit: 24 · private for-profit: 29. Public schools usually charge state residents less; see South Carolina's in-state tuition rules.
Colleges by city
10 cities have 3 or more schools; each has its own page comparing them. 29 smaller places have one or two schools; they are in the full list.
- Charleston10 schools · 6 4-year, 1 2-year, 3 under 2
- Columbia10 schools · 7 4-year, 2 2-year, 1 under 2
- Greenville8 schools · 5 4-year, 0 2-year, 3 under 2
- Spartanburg5 schools · 4 4-year, 1 2-year, 0 under 2
- Orangeburg4 schools · 2 4-year, 1 2-year, 1 under 2
- Rock Hill4 schools · 2 4-year, 1 2-year, 1 under 2
- Florence3 schools · 1 4-year, 1 2-year, 1 under 2
- North Charleston3 schools · 1 4-year, 1 2-year, 1 under 2
- Sumter3 schools · 1 4-year, 2 2-year, 0 under 2
- West Columbia3 schools · 0 4-year, 1 2-year, 2 under 2
Every school in South Carolina
Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance (tuition, fees, books and living costs) before aid; net price is that cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid. Both are for full-time first-year students who get federal aid. Completion is the share who finished within 150% of normal time.
87 schools
| School | City | Type | Cost a year | Net price | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina Aiken | Aiken | 4-year · Public | $25,625 | $14,565 | 44% |
| University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | Allendale | 2-year · Public | $21,138 | $10,749 | 30% |
| Anderson University | Anderson | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $52,108 | $24,068 | 72% |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry | Beaufort | 2-year · Public | $24,516 | $16,785 | 24% |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | Bluffton | 4-year · Public | $30,333 | $20,646 | 39% |
| Sherman College of Chiropractic | Boiling Springs | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc | Camden | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $23,359 | $17,735 | 58% |
| Southern Wesleyan University | Central | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $42,296 | $16,041 | 52% |
| American College of the Building Arts | Charleston | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $40,607 | $34,661 | 72% |
| Charleston Cosmetology Institute | Charleston | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $19,585 | $17,285 | 65% |
| Charleston School of Law | Charleston | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Charleston Southern University | Charleston | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $45,797 | $20,661 | 50% |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston | 4-year · Public | $34,464 | $22,019 | 79% |
| College of Charleston | Charleston | 4-year · Public | $33,689 | $18,177 | 65% |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston | 4-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Top of the Line Barber College | Charleston | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $29,183 | $24,269 | 21% |
| Trident Technical College | Charleston | 2-year · Public | $12,130 | — | 33% |
| Vski Cosmetology School | Charleston | Under 2-year · Private nonprofit | $14,708 | $8,906 | 92% |
| Northeastern Technical College | Cheraw | 2-year · Public | $17,414 | $9,484 | 44% |
| Clemson University | Clemson | 4-year · Public | $35,250 | $22,032 | 88% |
| Presbyterian College | Clinton | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $62,851 | $20,154 | 52% |
| Allen University | Columbia | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $25,866 | $12,389 | 25% |
| Barber Tech Academy-Columbia | Columbia | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $34,931 | $26,939 | — |
| Benedict College | Columbia | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $31,592 | $17,734 | 43% |
| Columbia College | Columbia | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $38,048 | $21,611 | 41% |
| Columbia International University | Columbia | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $42,083 | $18,951 | 50% |
| ECPI University-Columbia | Columbia | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Fortis College-Columbia | Columbia | 2-year · Private for-profit | $33,539 | $26,416 | 52% |
| South University-Columbia | Columbia | 4-year · Private for-profit | $32,317 | $25,119 | 6% |
| Southeastern College-Columbia | Columbia | 2-year · Private for-profit | $41,367 | $34,183 | 85% |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia | 4-year · Public | $32,193 | $22,197 | 79% |
| Coastal Carolina University | Conway | 4-year · Public | $28,982 | $15,287 | 54% |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | 2-year · Public | $9,302 | $787 | 34% |
| Denmark Technical College | Denmark | 2-year · Public | $25,071 | $17,875 | 24% |
| Voorhees University | Denmark | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $25,678 | $14,187 | 25% |
| Erskine College | Due West | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $57,166 | $19,826 | 34% |
| Southeastern Esthetics Institute | Elgin | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $19,637 | $16,051 | 86% |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College | Florence | 2-year · Public | $16,406 | $6,944 | 32% |
| Francis Marion University | Florence | 4-year · Public | $24,585 | $10,890 | 38% |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence | Florence | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,134 | $19,805 | 74% |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek | Goose Creek | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $17,821 | $13,770 | 78% |
| Aiken Technical College | Graniteville | 2-year · Public | $13,827 | $5,543 | 27% |
| Academy of Hair Technology | Greenville | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $18,804 | $11,409 | 100% |
| Bob Jones University | Greenville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $37,454 | $14,632 | 71% |
| ECPI University-Greenville | Greenville | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Furman University | Greenville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $79,231 | $31,764 | 74% |
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | 4-year · Public | $15,996 | $10,029 | 17% |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville | Greenville | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $23,742 | $18,172 | 78% |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville | Greenville | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $20,303 | $15,592 | 67% |
| Strayer University-South Carolina | Greenville | 4-year · Private for-profit | $25,158 | $22,593 | 33% |
| Lander University | Greenwood | 4-year · Public | $28,321 | $16,659 | 50% |
| Piedmont Technical College | Greenwood | 2-year · Public | $18,211 | $4,747 | 33% |
| Coker University | Hartsville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $50,888 | $24,908 | 37% |
| Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College | Kingstree | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $33,183 | $27,020 | 100% |
| Williamsburg Technical College | Kingstree | 2-year · Public | $12,184 | $3,532 | 26% |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster | Lancaster | 2-year · Public | $21,138 | $10,750 | 26% |
| Academy for Careers and Technology | Mullins | Under 2-year · Public | $12,327 | $8,995 | 80% |
| Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach | 2-year · Private for-profit | $33,856 | $27,421 | 47% |
| Strand College of Hair Design | Myrtle Beach | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $13,451 | $8,871 | 77% |
| Newberry College | Newberry | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $48,412 | $22,104 | 42% |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta | North Augusta | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $24,108 | $18,257 | 78% |
| ECPI University-Charleston | North Charleston | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston | North Charleston | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,228 | $18,287 | 79% |
| Southeastern College-Charleston | North Charleston | 2-year · Private for-profit | $39,984 | $32,853 | 73% |
| Barber Tech Academy | Orangeburg | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $40,365 | $35,299 | 17% |
| Claflin University | Orangeburg | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $33,874 | $19,710 | 47% |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | Orangeburg | 2-year · Public | $15,260 | $6,267 | 38% |
| South Carolina State University | Orangeburg | 4-year · Public | $29,846 | $18,030 | 32% |
| Tri-County Technical College | Pendleton | 2-year · Public | $23,034 | $12,368 | 40% |
| Arclabs | Piedmont | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $33,995 | $28,727 | 79% |
| Clinton College | Rock Hill | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $28,704 | $18,255 | 68% |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill | Rock Hill | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $20,430 | $16,385 | 88% |
| Winthrop University | Rock Hill | 4-year · Public | $31,746 | $16,375 | 52% |
| York Technical College | Rock Hill | 2-year · Public | $15,942 | $4,979 | 38% |
| Converse University | Spartanburg | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $41,330 | $23,526 | 44% |
| Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg | 2-year · Public | $12,449 | $2,954 | 31% |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | Spartanburg | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $31,792 | $9,138 | 44% |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate | Spartanburg | 4-year · Public | $27,810 | $15,680 | 43% |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $75,573 | $23,144 | 80% |
| Central Carolina Technical College | Sumter | 2-year · Public | $9,972 | $1,232 | 30% |
| Morris College | Sumter | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $31,576 | $25,203 | 22% |
| University of South Carolina-Sumter | Sumter | 2-year · Public | $21,138 | $11,119 | 39% |
| North Greenville University | Tigerville | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $43,689 | $22,235 | 54% |
| University of South Carolina-Union | Union | 2-year · Public | $21,138 | $10,545 | 58% |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia | West Columbia | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $20,868 | $14,672 | 73% |
| Midlands Technical College | West Columbia | 2-year · Public | $15,443 | $5,745 | 14% |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia | West Columbia | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $28,839 | $22,941 | 83% |
— = not reported for that school. Names link to the school's College Navigator profile (admissions, aid, programs).
Where to earn a doctorate
Schools in South Carolina that awarded a doctor's degree (research, professional practice such as MD, JD or PharmD, or other) in 2023-24, and the fields they awarded it in.
- Anderson UniversityAnderson · Private nonprofitEducation · Theology and Religious Vocations · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Sherman College of ChiropracticBoiling Springs · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral · Private nonprofitEducation
- Charleston School of LawCharleston · Private for-profitLegal Professions and Studies
- Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston · Private nonprofitEducation
- Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston · PublicBiological and Biomedical Sciences · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Clemson UniversityClemson · PublicAgricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields · Natural Resources and Conservation · Architecture and Related Services · Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians · Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Social Sciences · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Presbyterian CollegeClinton · Private nonprofitHealth Professions and Related Programs
- Columbia International UniversityColumbia · Private nonprofitEducation · Theology and Religious Vocations · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia · PublicCommunication, Journalism, and Related Programs · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
- Coastal Carolina UniversityConway · PublicEducation · Physical Sciences
- Erskine CollegeDue West · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations
- Francis Marion UniversityFlorence · PublicHealth Professions and Related Programs
- Bob Jones UniversityGreenville · Private nonprofitPhilosophy and Religious Studies · Theology and Religious Vocations
- South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg · PublicEducation
- Converse UniversitySpartanburg · Private nonprofitBusiness, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- North Greenville UniversityTigerville · Private nonprofitEducation · Theology and Religious Vocations
About these numbers
- Which schools
- Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source - Type and control
- The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
- Cost a year
- Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Net price
- That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
- Completion
- Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
- Fields and doctorates
- From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Not shown
- Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
Sources
Where these facts come from
Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.
- College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026) · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A) · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort map · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020, code file · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Navigator · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-07