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Colleges in South Carolina

Every South Carolina college that reports cost data to the U.S. Department of Education, largest first — with what students actually paid after grant aid, not just the sticker price. Open any school for its full breakdown by family income.

Colleges covered81
Median average net price$15,686
Reporting years2022–2023
  1. University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia · Public · 29,820 undergradsNet$24,532Sticker$32,840
  2. Clemson UniversityClemson · Public · 23,300 undergradsNet$22,112Sticker$34,494
  3. College of CharlestonCharleston · Public · 10,558 undergradsNet$19,518Sticker$30,731
  4. Trident Technical CollegeCharleston · Public · 10,512 undergradsNet$-3,220Sticker$11,453
  5. Coastal Carolina UniversityConway · Public · 10,377 undergradsNet$13,742Sticker$26,050
  6. Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville · Public · 8,916 undergradsNet$6,246Sticker$13,925
  7. Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia · Public · 7,564 undergradsNet$5,462Sticker$12,709
  8. Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway · Public · 6,274 undergradsNet$3,719Sticker$12,391
  9. Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton · Public · 5,071 undergradsNet$5,807Sticker$16,879
  10. Spartanburg Community CollegeSpartanburg · Public · 5,006 undergradsNet$6,531Sticker$15,031
  11. University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg · Public · 4,038 undergradsNet$13,725Sticker$24,565
  12. Piedmont Technical CollegeGreenwood · Public · 3,977 undergradsNet$10,862Sticker$20,438
  13. York Technical CollegeRock Hill · Public · 3,816 undergradsNet$4,657Sticker$15,399
  14. Winthrop UniversityRock Hill · Public · 3,523 undergradsNet$16,353Sticker$30,275
  15. Lander UniversityGreenwood · Public · 3,397 undergradsNet$14,501Sticker$26,069
  16. Anderson UniversityAnderson · Private nonprofit · 3,183 undergradsNet$28,183Sticker$47,724
  17. Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeFlorence · Public · 3,055 undergradsNet$598Sticker$10,497
  18. University of South Carolina AikenAiken · Public · 2,962 undergradsNet$11,611Sticker$20,922
  19. South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg · Public · 2,934 undergradsNet$18,268Sticker$29,957
  20. Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston · Private nonprofit · 2,893 undergradsNet$21,955Sticker$43,989
  21. Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston · Public · 2,705 undergradsNet$21,002Sticker$31,943
  22. Francis Marion UniversityFlorence · Public · 2,628 undergradsNet$13,451Sticker$22,944
  23. Furman UniversityGreenville · Private nonprofit · 2,379 undergradsNet$29,997Sticker$73,760
  24. Central Carolina Technical CollegeSumter · Public · 2,163 undergradsNet$5,027Sticker$13,295
  25. University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton · Public · 2,052 undergradsNet$15,309Sticker$23,796
  26. Bob Jones UniversityGreenville · Private nonprofit · 2,005 undergradsNet$17,529Sticker$34,770
  27. Aiken Technical CollegeGraniteville · Public · 1,925 undergradsNet$5,350Sticker$12,798
  28. Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville · Private for-profit · 1,868 undergradsNet$22,134Sticker$23,838
  29. North Greenville UniversityTigerville · Private nonprofit · 1,819 undergradsNet$20,612Sticker$40,599
  30. Wofford CollegeSpartanburg · Private nonprofit · 1,816 undergradsNet$28,984Sticker$69,601
  31. Claflin UniversityOrangeburg · Private nonprofit · 1,706 undergradsNet$21,232Sticker$33,538
  32. Technical College of the LowcountryBeaufort · Public · 1,679 undergradsNet$5,903Sticker$15,086
  33. Orangeburg Calhoun Technical CollegeOrangeburg · Public · 1,539 undergradsNet$6,119Sticker$14,964
  34. Benedict CollegeColumbia · Private nonprofit · 1,536 undergradsNet$17,781Sticker$29,921
  35. Newberry CollegeNewberry · Private nonprofit · 1,479 undergradsNet$20,351Sticker$44,240
  36. Columbia CollegeColumbia · Private nonprofit · 1,343 undergradsNet$23,650Sticker$37,840
  37. Converse UniversitySpartanburg · Private nonprofit · 1,173 undergradsNet$19,712Sticker$35,669
  38. Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg · Private nonprofit · 1,116 undergradsNet$16,295Sticker$32,965
  39. Northeastern Technical CollegeCheraw · Public · 921 undergradsNet$7,833Sticker$15,290
  40. Presbyterian CollegeClinton · Private nonprofit · 852 undergradsNet$20,899Sticker$57,271
  41. Coker UniversityHartsville · Private nonprofit · 840 undergradsNet$18,045Sticker$44,355
  42. Erskine CollegeDue West · Private nonprofit · 766 undergradsNet$22,018Sticker$54,484
  43. Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral · Private nonprofit · 747 undergradsNet$19,968Sticker$38,739
  44. ArclabsPiedmont · Private for-profit · 744 undergradsNet$24,965
  45. Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle BeachMyrtle Beach · Private for-profit · 743 undergradsNet$41,961Sticker$49,542
  46. University of South Carolina-SumterSumter · Public · 716 undergradsNet$9,283Sticker$18,335
  47. Columbia International UniversityColumbia · Private nonprofit · 716 undergradsNet$21,660Sticker$40,183
  48. University of South Carolina-LancasterLancaster · Public · 668 undergradsNet$9,735Sticker$18,467
  49. Fortis College-ColumbiaColumbia · Private for-profit · 582 undergradsNet$27,508Sticker$34,276
  50. Allen UniversityColumbia · Private nonprofit · 576 undergradsNet$11,081Sticker$24,804
  51. Denmark Technical CollegeDenmark · Public · 519 undergradsNet$20,601Sticker$25,892
  52. South University-ColumbiaColumbia · Private for-profit · 450 undergradsNet$22,886Sticker$31,298
  53. Williamsburg Technical CollegeKingstree · Public · 448 undergradsNet$6,055Sticker$14,074
  54. Voorhees UniversityDenmark · Private nonprofit · 440 undergradsNet$15,411Sticker$25,793
  55. Morris CollegeSumter · Private nonprofit · 383 undergradsNet$20,375Sticker$29,585
  56. Southeastern Esthetics InstituteElgin · Private for-profit · 358 undergradsNet$16,467
  57. University of South Carolina-SalkehatchieAllendale · Public · 271 undergradsNet$12,395Sticker$20,402
  58. University of South Carolina-UnionUnion · Public · 270 undergradsNet$11,125Sticker$19,480
  59. Southeastern College-ColumbiaColumbia · Private for-profit · 267 undergradsNet$37,856Sticker$43,798
  60. Paul Mitchell the School-CharlestonNorth Charleston · Private for-profit · 264 undergradsNet$14,415
  61. Paul Mitchell the School-ColumbiaWest Columbia · Private for-profit · 256 undergradsNet$12,804
  62. Southeastern College-CharlestonNorth Charleston · Private for-profit · 225 undergradsNet$36,778Sticker$41,936
  63. Paul Mitchell the School-GreenvilleGreenville · Private for-profit · 196 undergradsNet$18,487
  64. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock HillRock Hill · Private for-profit · 181 undergradsNet$13,887
  65. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-FlorenceFlorence · Private for-profit · 172 undergradsNet$20,345
  66. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-GreenvilleGreenville · Private for-profit · 157 undergradsNet$20,721
  67. American College of the Building ArtsCharleston · Private nonprofit · 155 undergradsNet$26,389Sticker$38,984
  68. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose CreekGoose Creek · Private for-profit · 152 undergradsNet$15,092
  69. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-ColumbiaWest Columbia · Private for-profit · 127 undergradsNet$16,640
  70. Clinton CollegeRock Hill · Private nonprofit · 126 undergradsNet$14,501Sticker$23,222
  71. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North AugustaNorth Augusta · Private for-profit · 118 undergradsNet$17,947
  72. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-SpartanburgSpartanburg · Private for-profit · 113 undergradsNet$14,083
  73. Charleston Cosmetology InstituteCharleston · Private for-profit · 100 undergradsNet$15,686
  74. Strand College of Hair DesignMyrtle Beach · Private for-profit · 70 undergradsNet$11,077
  75. Barber Tech AcademyOrangeburg · Private for-profit · 59 undergradsNet$20,283
  76. Academy of Hair TechnologyGreenville · Private for-profit · 58 undergradsNet$14,491
  77. Top of the Line Barber CollegeCharleston · Private for-profit · 45 undergradsNet$14,486
  78. Academy for Careers and TechnologyMullins · Public · 37 undergradsNet$3,766
  79. LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology IncCamden · Private for-profit · 33 undergradsNet$12,118
  80. Vski Cosmetology SchoolCharleston · Private nonprofit · 31 undergradsNet$10,524
  81. Personal Touch Beauty and Barber CollegeKingstree · Private for-profit · 7 undergradsNet$9,880

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Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page is reported by the college itself to the U.S. Department of Education and published in the College Scorecard. Net price is the full cost of attendance minus the average grant and scholarship aid awarded — what a typical aided student actually paid. Sticker is the published cost of attendance before any aid. Schools are ordered by undergraduate enrollment, and each school’s own page breaks its net price down by family-income band.

Scope & limitations

  • ~2-year lag. Federal cost data is historical by design — these are the 2022–2023 reporting years, not a live quote for the coming academic year.
  • Averages, not your price. Net price is an average across aided students, not a personalized estimate. Your own cost depends on your finances and the year you apply — use a school’s official net price calculator for that.
  • Coverage gaps. South Carolina colleges that report neither a net price nor a cost of attendance in any year aren’t listed, because there would be nothing to show. Individual figures a school didn’t report are marked as not reported rather than estimated.

Informational only — income-band averages from federal data, not an offer of aid or a substitute for any college’s official net price calculator or professional advice.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard & IPEDS, 2023 reporting year. Last reviewed: August 2026

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