For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of South Carolina colleges is 62.13%, 157,825 accepted out of 254,027 applicants.
For South Carolina college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 28,363 (12.57%) compared to last year, from 225,664 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 1,506, which is more than 5.31% last year.
South Carolina colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 2.38% compared to last year, which means harder to get into South Carolina colleges. The yield decreased by 0.56%.
Among South Carolina colleges, Allen University has the lowest acceptance rate of 32.01% with 1,171 accepted students out of 3,658 applicants. Clemson University has the most number of applicants of 60,122 and University of South Carolina-Columbia has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,119.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in South Carolina. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen University | 3,658 535 | 1,171 -183 | 164 -10 | 32.01% -11.35% | 14.01% 1.16% |
| Clemson University | 60,122 7,303 | 22,846 142 | 4,569 -19 | 38.00% -4.98% | 20.00% -0.21% |
| Anderson University | 4,732 -311 | 2,508 219 | 853 55 | 53.00% 7.61% | 34.01% -0.85% |
| Furman University | 8,406 892 | 4,455 -581 | 624 -23 | 53.00% -14.02% | 14.01% 1.16% |
| Wofford College | 4,183 -242 | 2,468 -195 | 518 11 | 59.00% -1.18% | 20.99% 1.95% |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | 46,682 4,494 | 28,476 1,454 | 7,119 545 | 61.00% -3.05% | 25.00% 0.67% |
| Erskine College | 1,037 -548 | 633 -211 | 298 30 | 61.04% 7.79% | 47.08% 15.33% |
| American College of the Building Arts | 58 28 | 36 13 | 36 13 | 62.07% -14.60% | 100.00% |
| North Greenville University | 3,243 1,046 | 2,043 372 | 449 -56 | 63.00% -13.06% | 21.98% -8.24% |
| Converse University | 2,628 -289 | 1,682 61 | 219 -6 | 64.00% 8.43% | 13.02% -0.86% |
| Benedict College | 8,073 1,627 | 5,409 1,040 | 325 -56 | 67.00% -0.78% | 6.01% -2.71% |
| Lander University | 5,184 521 | 3,525 382 | 846 4 | 68.00% 0.60% | 24.00% -2.79% |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | 2,745 266 | 1,894 -90 | 492 16 | 69.00% -11.03% | 25.98% 1.99% |
| University of South Carolina-Union | 269 33 | 188 -1 | 124 14 | 69.89% -10.19% | 65.96% 7.76% |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate | 3,557 467 | 2,490 62 | 672 -16 | 70.00% -8.58% | 26.99% -1.35% |
| Presbyterian College | 3,359 30 | 2,418 441 | 266 -6 | 71.99% 12.60% | 11.00% -2.76% |
| College of Charleston | 26,683 4,663 | 19,212 2,546 | 2,690 480 | 72.00% -3.69% | 14.00% 0.74% |
| Claflin University | 6,999 -569 | 5,109 -794 | 460 76 | 73.00% -5.00% | 9.00% 2.49% |
| Winthrop University | 5,858 759 | 4,394 837 | 879 170 | 75.01% 5.25% | 20.00% 0.07% |
| Newberry College | 4,269 1,073 | 3,202 795 | 480 82 | 75.01% -0.30% | 14.99% -1.55% |
| University of South Carolina-Sumter | 594 36 | 451 50 | 275 68 | 75.93% 4.07% | 60.98% 9.36% |
| Charleston Southern University | 6,072 1,105 | 4,615 306 | 738 11 | 76.00% -10.75% | 15.99% -0.88% |
| University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | 700 205 | 532 181 | 154 19 | 76.00% 5.09% | 28.95% -9.51% |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster | 646 -85 | 491 -66 | 344 3 | 76.01% -0.19% | 70.06% 8.84% |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | 2,905 452 | 2,324 469 | 627 75 | 80.00% 4.38% | 26.98% -2.78% |
| Coastal Carolina University | 18,223 1,062 | 14,578 1,085 | 2,770 108 | 80.00% 1.37% | 19.00% -0.73% |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | 1,946 -13 | 1,576 -33 | 441 -63 | 80.99% -1.14% | 27.98% -3.34% |
| Francis Marion University | 3,489 -34 | 2,861 -60 | 629 17 | 82.00% -0.91% | 21.99% 1.04% |
| South Carolina State University | 9,830 2,997 | 8,061 2,328 | 1,048 146 | 82.00% -1.90% | 13.00% -2.73% |
| Southeastern College-Columbia | 172 69 | 158 58 | 90 37 | 91.86% -5.23% | 56.96% 3.96% |
| Southeastern College-Charleston | 117 1 | 109 -1 | 72 7 | 93.16% -1.67% | 66.06% 6.97% |
| Columbia College | 2,163 -13 | 2,076 -59 | 208 18 | 95.98% -2.14% | 10.02% 1.12% |
| Coker University | 1,121 125 | 1,087 150 | 174 -16 | 96.97% 2.89% | 16.01% -4.27% |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | 2,883 630 | 2,825 604 | 650 -28 | 97.99% -0.59% | 23.01% -7.52% |
| Limestone University | 3,075 815 | 3,014 992 | 332 -2 | 98.02% 8.55% | 11.02% -5.50% |
| Columbia International University | 372 -134 | 365 121 | 117 -62 | 98.12% 49.90% | 32.05% -41.31% |
| Southern Wesleyan University | 472 -374 | 472 39 | 160 12 | 100.00% 48.82% | 33.90% -0.28% |