For the academic year 2023-2024, the average acceptance rate of South Carolina Colleges is 72.75%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2024 acceptance rate increased by 1.58%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of South Carolina Colleges has increased by 8.35% from 64.40% to 72.75%. Of the 31 South Carolina Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 18 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 13 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2024 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at South Carolina Colleges admission statistics comparison table.
Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for South Carolina Colleges
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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2019 to 2024 at South Carolina Colleges | School Name | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 5-Year Change |
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Allen UniversityColumbia, SC | 53.27% | 64.58%
11.32% | 56.63%
7.95% | 43.36%
13.28% | 32.01%
11.34% | 21.25% |
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Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC | 68.73% | 59.20%
9.53% | 50.29%
8.91% | 45.39%
4.9% | 53.00%
7.61% | 15.73% |
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Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, SC | 49.65% | 53.79%
4.14% | 57.21%
3.42% | 86.75%
29.54% | 76.00%
10.75% | 26.36% |
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Benedict CollegeColumbia, SC | 76.77% | 72.59%
4.18% | 85.51%
12.92% | 67.78%
17.73% | 67.00%
0.78% | 9.77% |
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Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, SC | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, SC | 35.03% | 55.75%
20.72% | 56.61%
0.86% | 51.18%
5.43% | 100.00%
48.82% | 64.97% |
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College of CharlestonCharleston, SC | 78.33% | 74.32%
4.01% | 76.11%
1.79% | 75.69%
0.42% | 72.00%
3.68% | 6.33% |
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Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC | 74.73% | 79.95%
5.23% | 86.40%
6.44% | 98.58%
12.18% | 97.99%
0.59% | 23.26% |
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Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC | 55.20% | 65.13%
9.93% | 62.47%
2.67% | 78.00%
15.53% | 73.00%
5% | 17.79% |
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Clemson UniversityClemson, SC | 51.26% | 61.94%
10.69% | 49.22%
12.72% | 42.98%
6.24% | 38.00%
4.99% | 13.26% |
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Clinton CollegeRock Hill, SC | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Coker UniversityHartsville, SC | 63.29% | 93.06%
29.77% | 97.63%
4.57% | 94.08%
3.55% | 96.97%
2.89% | 33.68% |
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Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SC | 47.92% | 50.67%
2.75% | 45.63%
5.04% | 48.22%
2.59% | 98.12%
49.9% | 50.2% |
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Columbia CollegeColumbia, SC | 96.57% | 97.07%
0.5% | 98.59%
1.52% | 98.12%
0.48% | 95.98%
2.14% | 0.59% |
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Converse UniversitySpartanburg, SC | 89.34% | 82.44%
6.9% | 81.98%
0.46% | 55.57%
26.41% | 64.00%
8.43% | 25.33% |
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Erskine CollegeDue West, SC | 69.65% | 60.00%
9.65% | 62.67%
2.67% | 53.25%
9.42% | 61.04%
7.79% | 8.6% |
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Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, SC | 68.04% | 75.25%
7.21% | 86.13%
10.88% | 82.91%
3.22% | 82.00%
0.91% | 13.96% |
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Furman UniversityGreenville, SC | 56.81% | 65.25%
8.44% | 71.35%
6.11% | 67.02%
4.33% | 53.00%
14.02% | 3.81% |
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Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, SC | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Lander UniversityGreenwood, SC | 43.16% | 57.03%
13.87% | 69.05%
12.02% | 67.40%
1.65% | 68.00%
0.59% | 24.84% |
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Limestone UniversityGaffney, SC | 50.91% | 68.29%
17.37% | 87.23%
18.94% | 89.47%
2.24% | 98.02%
8.55% | 47.1% |
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Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Morris CollegeSumter, SC | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Newberry CollegeNewberry, SC | 62.75% | 56.59%
6.17% | 57.41%
0.82% | 75.31%
17.91% | 75.01%
0.31% | 12.25% |
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North Greenville UniversityTigerville, SC | 62.82% | 65.33%
2.51% | 69.74%
4.4% | 76.06%
6.32% | 63.00%
13.06% | 0.17% |
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Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SC | 75.48% | 70.83%
4.65% | 70.98%
0.14% | 59.39%
11.59% | 71.99%
12.6% | 3.49% |
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University of South Carolina AikenAiken, SC | 55.75% | 55.88%
0.13% | 83.52%
27.64% | 75.62%
7.9% | 80.00%
4.38% | 24.25% |
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University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, SC | 62.76% | 66.94%
4.18% | 83.72%
16.78% | 80.03%
3.69% | 69.00%
11.03% | 6.24% |
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University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC | 68.65% | 68.35%
0.29% | 61.56%
6.79% | 64.05%
2.49% | 61.00%
3.05% | 7.65% |
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Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC | 68.87% | 70.45%
1.58% | 79.14%
8.69% | 78.63%
0.51% | 80.00%
1.37% | 11.12% |
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South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC | 66.44% | 94.09%
27.65% | 87.59%
6.5% | 83.90%
3.68% | 82.00%
1.9% | 15.57% |
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University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, SC | 58.13% | 59.54%
1.41% | 75.70%
16.16% | 78.58%
2.88% | 70.00%
8.57% | 11.87% |
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Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg, SC | 61.10% | 82.64%
21.54% | 80.40%
2.25% | 82.13%
1.74% | 80.99%
1.15% | 19.89% |
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Voorhees UniversityDenmark, SC | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SC | 68.78% | 63.94%
4.84% | 63.90%
0.04% | 69.76%
5.86% | 75.01%
5.25% | 6.23% |
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Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC | 59.83% | 53.00%
6.83% | 52.45%
0.55% | 60.18%
7.73% | 59.00%
1.18% | 0.82% |
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South University-ColumbiaColumbia, SC | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville, SC | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Strayer University-Columbia CampusColumbia, SC | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Strayer University-Charleston CampusNorth Charleston, SC | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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American College of the Building ArtsCharleston, SC | 96.43% | 64.71%
31.72% | 89.86%
25.15% | 76.67%
13.19% | 62.07%
14.6% | 34.36% |
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ECPI University-GreenvilleGreenville, SC | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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ECPI University-CharlestonNorth Charleston, SC | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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ECPI University-ColumbiaColumbia, SC | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Average | 64.40% | 68.02%
3.62% | 72.15%
4.13% | 71.16%
0.99% | 72.75%
1.58% | 8.35% |
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