14 Colleges near Charleston, South Carolina

There are 12 colleges located in Charleston, South Carolina. In addition, there are 2 schools near the city within 30 miles. By school types, there are 4 public and 10 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $13,893 for South Carolina residents and $21,048 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $18,716 for South Carolina residents and $29,997 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate of the schools is 80.24% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 43.81%. The average graduation rate is 58% and total 34,733 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 7,694 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Charleston, South Carolina.

14 Colleges Comparison Near Charleston

The following table lists and compares 14 Colleges near Charleston, South Carolina with tuition and important academic facts. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column title that you want to sort.

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Colleges near Charleston, South Carolina
School NameCity (distance from city center)Undergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
American College of the Building Artsprivate (not-for-profit) Charleston
(1.2 miles)
$20,572 -62.07% 53% 6 to 1 141
Citadel Military College of South Carolinapublic Charleston
(1.3 miles)
$37,370
($12,570)
$18,540
($12,690)
97.99% 70% 11 to 1 3,721
Top of the Line Barber Collegeprivate (for-profit) Charleston
(2.0 miles)
$18,475 -- 20% 6 to 1 52
Charleston School of Lawprivate (for-profit) Charleston
(2.2 miles)
- $46,134- - - 619
Medical University of South Carolinapublic Charleston
(2.3 miles)
$30,380
($16,972)
$25,568
($17,574)
- - 8 to 1 3,175
College of Charlestonpublic Charleston
(2.5 miles)
$36,858
($12,978)
$40,498
($14,230)
72.00% 64% 16 to 1 10,885
Vski Cosmetology Schoolprivate (not-for-profit) Charleston
(4.2 miles)
$15,600 -- 83% 6 to 1 32
Paul Mitchell the School-Charlestonprivate (for-profit) North Charleston
(5.4 miles)
$17,575 -- 50% 16 to 1 284
Southeastern College-Charlestonprivate (for-profit) North Charleston
(7.0 miles)
$24,184 -93.16% 83% 12 to 1 196
Trident Technical Collegepublic Charleston
(8.8 miles)
$8,606
($5,059)
-- 23% 20 to 1 11,789
Miller-Motte College-Charlestonprivate (for-profit) Charleston
(10.7 miles)
$5,000 -- 50% 11 to 1 174
Charleston Cosmetology Instituteprivate (for-profit) Charleston
(11.2 miles)
$19,500 -- 71% 15 to 1 101
Charleston Southern Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Charleston
(13.2 miles)
$31,030 $19,24476.00% 43% 12 to 1 3,418
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creekprivate (for-profit) Goose Creek
(16.4 miles)
$8,470 -- 82% 20 to 1 146