University of South Carolina-Columbia has the highest ratio of students per faculty. It means that a faculty may teach large number of students and the average class size may also large. Its students to faculty ratio was 18 to last year.
College of Charleston and Clemson University also have higher ratio of students per faculty.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
University of South Carolina-Columbia has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 18 to 1. The lowest students to faculty ratio means that there are fewer students per class and/or one faculty needs to take care of a small number of students. College of Charleston has the second highest ratio of 16 to 1.
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 62.75% and the average SAT score is 1,230 at the schools.
| School Name | Students to Faculty Ratio | Total Population | Full-time Faculty | Part-time Faculty | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduation Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, 4-year | 18 to 1 - | 35,653 | 1,693 | 631 | $34,943 ($12,688) | 78.00% |
| 2 1 | College of Charleston Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year | 16 to 1 - | 10,885 | 511 | 298 | $36,858 ($12,978) | 64.00% |
| 2 1 | Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year | 16 to 1 - | 28,466 | 1,360 | 99 | $39,498 ($15,554) | 85.00% |
| 2 - | Coastal Carolina University Conway, SCPublic, 4-year | 16 to 1 1 to 1 | 10,337 | 486 | 127 | $29,628 ($11,640) | 47.00% |
| Average | 17 to 1 | 21,335 | 1,013 | 289 | $35,232 ($13,215) | 68.50% |