Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for South Carolina Colleges

There are 46 active four-years colleges and universities in South Carolina - 14 public and 32 private schools. The 2024 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in South Carolina is 72.75% - 157,825 students accepted out of total 254,027.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 62.97% to 72.75%. The South Carolina Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 23.00% and the yield is lower than 35.84%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 65.78% where the current academic year rate is 72.75% at South Carolina Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 64.20% and women students' rate is 66.47%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at South Carolina Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	62.97%	61.52%	64.21%
2014-15	61.70% -1.26%	60.83% -2.23%	61.99% -2.23%
2015-16	63.25% 1.55%	61.71% 2.03%	64.01% 2.03%
2016-17	64.50% 1.25%	62.68% 1.12%	65.14% 1.12%
2017-18	62.52% -1.99%	59.95% -2.33%	62.81% -2.33%
2018-19	60.74% -1.78%	58.36% -1.29%	61.52% -1.29%
2019-20	64.51% 3.78%	63.18% 3.52%	65.04% 3.52%
2020-21	67.53% 3.02%	66.33% 3.13%	68.17% 3.13%
2021-22	71.93% 4.40%	70.46% 4.84%	73.01% 4.84%
2022-23	71.16% -0.77%	70.55% -1.52%	71.49% -1.52%
2023-24	72.75% 1.58%	70.69% 2.34%	73.83% 2.34%
Average	65.78%	64.20%	66.47%

South Carolina Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 29.94% where the current academic year yield is 23.00%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at South Carolina Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	35.84%	38.74%	33.68%
2014-15	34.41% -1.44%	36.73% -0.84%	32.84% -0.84%
2015-16	33.21% -1.20%	35.95% -1.93%	30.91% -1.93%
2016-17	30.93% -2.27%	33.45% -2.02%	28.89% -2.02%
2017-18	30.41% -0.52%	33.95% -0.47%	28.42% -0.47%
2018-19	28.27% -2.14%	30.75% -1.33%	27.09% -1.33%
2019-20	33.17% 4.90%	39.17% 4.56%	31.66% 4.56%
2020-21	27.71% -5.46%	33.06% -8.77%	22.89% -8.77%
2021-22	27.32% -0.38%	30.00% 2.70%	25.59% 2.70%
2022-23	25.03% -2.29%	27.30% -2.00%	23.59% -2.00%
2023-24	23.00% -2.03%	25.51% -2.73%	20.86% -2.73%
Average	29.94%	33.15%	27.86%

South Carolina Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 172,060, the average number of admitted is 108,417, and the average number of enrolled students is 26,251 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to South Carolina Colleges increased by 12.57% (28,363 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at South Carolina Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	124,661	77,838	24,002
2014-15	130,553 5,892	80,856 742	24,744 742
2015-16	138,784 8,231	85,341 311	25,055 311
2016-17	145,744 6,960	91,319 373	25,428 373
2017-18	158,071 12,327	96,708 469	25,897 469
2018-19	166,534 8,463	100,243 -9	25,888 -9
2019-20	166,466 -68	104,829 1,019	26,907 1,019
2020-21	177,862 11,396	118,818 -1,566	25,341 -1,566
2021-22	204,299 26,437	133,238 1,960	27,301 1,960
2022-23	225,664 21,365	145,573 1,046	28,347 1,046
2023-24	254,027 28,363	157,825 1,506	29,853 1,506
Average	172,060	108,417	26,251

South Carolina Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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4-Year Colleges

Clemson University Public, four-years | Clemson
University of South Carolina-Columbia Public, four-years | Columbia
Coastal Carolina University Public, four-years | Conway
College of Charleston Public, four-years | Charleston
Charleston Southern University Private, four-years | Charleston
Furman University Private, four-years | Greenville
South Carolina State University Public, four-years | Orangeburg
Medical University of South Carolina Public, four-years | Charleston
Lander University Public, four-years | Greenwood
Columbia International University Private, four-years | Columbia

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Graduate

Clemson University Public, four-years | Clemson
University of South Carolina-Columbia Public, four-years | Columbia
Limestone University Private, four-years | Gaffney
Converse University Private, four-years | Spartanburg
Furman University Private, four-years | Greenville
Voorhees University Private, four-years | Denmark
College of Charleston Public, four-years | Charleston
South Carolina State University Public, four-years | Orangeburg
Francis Marion University Public, four-years | Florence
Medical University of South Carolina Public, four-years | Charleston

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Online Schools

Trident Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Charleston
Converse University Private, four-years | Spartanburg
Presbyterian College Private, four-years | Clinton
Winthrop University Public, four-years | Rock Hill
Anderson University Private, four-years | Anderson
York Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Rock Hill
Benedict College Private, four-years | Columbia
Strayer University-South Carolina Private, four-years | Greenville
Citadel Military College of South Carolina Public, four-years | Charleston
Clemson University Public, four-years | Clemson

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