There are 4 National Universities in South Carolina - 2 public and 2 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $14,121 for South Carolina residents and $37,221 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the undergraduate tuition & fees are $26,581. The average tuition & fees of graduate programs are $13,210 for South Carolina residents and $27,479 for out-of-state students in public schools. In private schools, the graduate tuition & fees are $15,443 in average.

Clemson University has the highest tuition & fees of $39,498 and South University-Montgomery has the lowest tuition & fees of $16,452 among National Universities in South Carolina.

University of South Carolina-Columbia is the largest school with 35,653 students and South University-Columbia is the smallest school with 510 students among those schools.

Comparison between 4 National Universities in South Carolina with key academic statistics

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between National Universities in South Carolina
School NameUnder-graduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Clemson UniversityClemson, SCPublic, 4-year $39,498
($15,554)		$24,798
($12,646)		 38.00%85% 16 to 1 28,466
Erskine CollegeDue West, SCPrivate, 4-year $36,710$14,350 61.04%46% 15 to 1 956
South University-ColumbiaColumbia, SCPrivate, 4-year $16,452$16,536 -7% 15 to 1 510
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SCPublic, 4-year $34,943
($12,688)		$30,160
($13,774)		 61.00%78% 18 to 1 35,653