14 Colleges near Columbia, South Carolina

There are 19 colleges located in Columbia, South Carolina. By school types, there are 2 public and 12 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $15,621 for South Carolina residents and $17,842 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $12,273 for South Carolina residents and $16,345 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate of the schools is 74.33% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 24.01%. The average graduation rate is 45% and total 53,167 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 9,053 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Columbia, South Carolina.

14 Colleges Comparison Near Columbia

The following table lists and compares 14 Colleges near Columbia, 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 Columbia, South Carolina
School NameCity (distance from city center)Undergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Southeastern College-Columbiaprivate (for-profit) Columbia
(3.8 miles)
$24,184 -91.86% 58% 17 to 1 155
South University-Columbiaprivate (for-profit) Columbia
(5.3 miles)
$16,452 $16,536- 7% 15 to 1 510
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbiaprivate (for-profit) Columbia
(5.5 miles)
$8,470 -- 68% 20 to 1 117
Southeastern Esthetics Instituteprivate (for-profit) Elgin
(6.4 miles)
$9,500 -- 85% 20 to 1 328
Benedict Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) Columbia
(6.9 miles)
$18,000 $14,72067.00% 19% 17 to 1 1,840
Allen Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Columbia
(6.9 miles)
$14,304 $9,80032.01% 8% 15 to 1 657
Columbia Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) Columbia
(7.3 miles)
$16,745 $15,21695.98% 55% 11 to 1 1,514
University of South Carolina-Columbiapublic Columbia
(7.6 miles)
$34,943
($12,688)
$30,160
($13,774)
61.00% 78% 18 to 1 35,653
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbiaprivate (for-profit) West Columbia
(10.1 miles)
$17,600 -- 48% 16 to 1 236
Columbia International Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Columbia
(10.1 miles)
$27,900 $11,64098.12% 70% 13 to 1 2,481
Fortis College-Columbiaprivate (for-profit) Columbia
(10.3 miles)
$14,576 -- 31% 20 to 1 431
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbiaprivate (for-profit) Columbia
(13.2 miles)
$18,300 -- 21% 20 to 1 124
Midlands Technical Collegepublic West Columbia
(13.6 miles)
$13,812
($5,916)
-- 15% 17 to 1 9,091
LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Incprivate (for-profit) Camden
(23.4 miles)
$15,000 -- 63% 12 to 1 30