For South Carolina 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $12,257 for South Carolina residents and $25,254 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $13,354 for South Carolina residents and $20,296 for out-of-state students.
Furman University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $58,312 and W L Bonner College has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,416 among South Carolina 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Presbyterian College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $56,000 and Newberry College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $6,000 among South Carolina 4-Year Colleges.
You can narrow South Carolina colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of South Carolina 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $28,560 for state residents and $41,557 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $12,257 | $25,254 | $13,354 | $20,296 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,540 | $1,540 | ||
| Room & Board | $10,871 | $10,871 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,892 | $3,892 | ||
| COA | $28,560 | $41,557 | $29,657 | $36,598 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of South Carolina 4-Year Colleges is $12,257 for state residents and $25,254 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for South Carolina 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $9,744 | $2,436 | $21,852 | $2,665 |
| 2020-2021 | $10,627 | $1,548 | $22,137 | $1,725 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,218 | $954 | $23,184 | $1,030 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,268 | $955 | $23,622 | $1,109 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,287 | $970 | $24,094 | $1,160 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of South Carolina 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $13,354 for state residents and $20,296 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for South Carolina 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $11,390 | $1,713 | $17,651 | $1,968 |
| 2020-2021 | $12,444 | $662 | $19,202 | $651 |
| 2021-2022 | $12,529 | $636 | $18,434 | $645 |
| 2022-2023 | $12,533 | $651 | $18,656 | $699 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,684 | $670 | $19,594 | $701 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of South Carolina 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $747 for state residents and $962 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $595 for state residents and $848 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $701 | $901 | $564 | $837 |
| 2020-2021 | $703 | $905 | $571 | $847 |
| 2021-2022 | $720 | $922 | $568 | $823 |
| 2022-2023 | $738 | $949 | $572 | $823 |
| 2023-2024 | $747 | $962 | $595 | $848 |
The average living costs of South Carolina 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $14,763 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,091 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for South Carolina 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $9,487 | $3,490 | $9,408 | $4,282 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,791 | $3,547 | $9,433 | $4,073 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,004 | $3,704 | $9,666 | $4,200 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,374 | $3,758 | $10,071 | $4,351 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,871 | $3,892 | $10,637 | $4,454 |