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Most Affordable Universities in South Carolina

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions in South Carolina.

34 results
# Institution Tuition Avg Earnings Grad Rate Tuition
1 Clinton College
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$10,516 $24,047 12% $10,516
2 University of South Carolina Beaufort
Public SC ROI
$10,730 $39,214 39% $10,730
3 University of South Carolina Aiken
Public SC ROI
$10,760 $39,689 41% $10,760
4 South Carolina State University
Public SC ROI
$11,060 $30,064 32% $11,060
5 Francis Marion University
Public SC ROI
$11,160 $36,304 41% $11,160
6 University of South Carolina-Upstate
Public SC ROI
$11,583 $43,339 43% $11,583
7 Coastal Carolina University
Public SC ROI
$11,640 $38,070 50% $11,640
8 Lander University
Public SC ROI
$11,700 $36,851 47% $11,700
9 Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Public SC ROI
$12,570 $60,168 72% $12,570
10 Voorhees University
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$12,630 $24,199 37% $12,630
11 University of South Carolina-Columbia
Public SC ROI
$12,688 $50,621 78% $12,688
12 College of Charleston
Public SC ROI
$12,978 $43,821 65% $12,978
13 Allen University
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$14,304 $23,889 11% $14,304
14 Clemson University
Public SC ROI
$15,554 $58,311 87% $15,554
15 Winthrop University
Public SC ROI
$15,956 $39,048 61% $15,956
16 Morris College
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$16,224 $24,250 22% $16,224
17 Claflin University
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$17,046 $29,227 50% $17,046
18 Benedict College
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$18,000 $24,908 21% $18,000
19 South University-Columbia
Private For-Profit SC ROI
$18,238 $34,115 4% $18,238
20 American College of the Building Arts
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$20,572 $0 58% $20,572
21 Columbia College
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$21,450 $45,863 54% $21,450
22 Converse University
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$23,096 $33,110 52% $23,096
23 Bob Jones University
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$23,400 $40,892 69% $23,400
24 North Greenville University
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$24,650 $38,173 54% $24,650
25 Southern Wesleyan University
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$27,870 $41,489 56% $27,870
26 Columbia International University
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$27,900 $33,929 68% $27,900
27 Newberry College
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$30,050 $38,983 47% $30,050
28 Charleston Southern University
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$31,030 $40,606 46% $31,030
29 Coker University
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$31,854 $36,650 39% $31,854
30 Anderson University
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$33,580 $42,073 66% $33,580
31 Erskine College
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$36,710 $39,618 47% $36,710
32 Presbyterian College
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$43,300 $44,387 63% $43,300
33 Wofford College
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$54,100 $52,076 82% $54,100
34 Furman University
Private Non-Profit SC ROI
$58,312 $50,796 84% $58,312

About This Ranking

This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by most affordable metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

Frequently Asked Questions

The top Most Affordable university in South Carolina is Clinton College, followed by University of South Carolina Beaufort. Rankings are based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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