Clemson University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 85% last year.
University of South Carolina-Columbia with 78% and College of Charleston with 64% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of South Carolina Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $35,232 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,224 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 62.93% and the average SAT score is 1,230 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year | 85.00% 0.47% | $39,498 ($15,554) | 19.64% | 38.05% | 1,320 | 28,466 | 16 to 1 |
| 2 - | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, 4-year | 78.00% 0.17% | $34,943 ($12,688) | 25.50% | 61.49% | 1,270 | 35,653 | 18 to 1 |
| 3 - | College of Charleston Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year | 64.00% 3.00% | $36,858 ($12,978) | 13.73% | 72.00% | 1,210 | 10,885 | 16 to 1 |
| 4 - | Coastal Carolina University Conway, SCPublic, 4-year | 47.00% 4.15% | $29,628 ($11,640) | 18.99% | 80.19% | 1,120 | 10,337 | 16 to 1 |
| Average | 68.50% | $35,232 ($13,215) | 19.47% | 62.93% | 1,230 | 21,335 | 17 to 1 |