For the 2024 South Carolina admission, a total of 8,020 enrolled students have submitted the SAT scores and 4,483 students submitted the ACT scores.

The average SAT score of South Carolina colleges is 1,138 and the ACT score is 23. The South Carolina's average SAT score increased by 26 points compared to previous year's socre of 1,111.

Among South Carolina colleges, Furman University has the highest SAT score of 1,350.

Average SAT Scores for South Carolina Colleges

The following table compares the SAT scores between four-years colleges in South Carolina. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
SAT Scores for South Carolina Colleges
SchoolSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYield
Furman University1,350
19
30
-1
53.00%
-14.02%
14.01%
1.16%
Clemson University1,3203038.00%
-4.98%
20.00%
-0.21%
Wofford College1,281
23
28
-2
59.00%
-1.18%
20.99%
1.95%
University of South Carolina-Columbia1,270
15
2961.00%
-3.05%
25.00%
0.67%
College of Charleston1,210
25
27
1
72.00%
-3.69%
14.00%
0.74%
Presbyterian College1,210
95
25
2
71.99%
12.60%
11.00%
-2.76%
Anderson University1,1902453.00%
7.61%
34.01%
-0.85%
Citadel Military College of South Carolina1,1802497.99%
-0.59%
23.01%
-7.52%
North Greenville University1,140
45
25
3
63.00%
-13.06%
21.98%
-8.24%
American College of the Building Arts1,130
10
23
-1
62.07%
-14.60%
100.00%
Southern Wesleyan University1,120
46
21100.00%
48.82%
33.90%
-0.28%
Coastal Carolina University1,120
10
2380.00%
1.37%
19.00%
-0.73%
Winthrop University1,120
22
2375.01%
5.25%
20.00%
0.07%
Converse University1,1102364.00%
8.43%
13.02%
-0.86%
University of South Carolina Aiken1,070
5
2080.00%
4.38%
26.98%
-2.78%
Charleston Southern University1,060
-35
20
-1
76.00%
-10.75%
15.99%
-0.88%
Lander University1,060
10
20
-1
68.00%
0.60%
24.00%
-2.79%
University of South Carolina-Upstate1,060
10
22
1
70.00%
-8.58%
26.99%
-1.35%
Francis Marion University1,030
5
20
1
82.00%
-0.91%
21.99%
1.04%
Newberry College950
-95
20
1
75.01%
-0.30%
14.99%
-1.55%
Benedict College9101667.00%
-0.78%
6.01%
-2.71%