2024 Cheapest South Carolina Public Colleges

The 2024 average tuition & fees is $30,344 over 9 4-years public South Carolina colleges.

University of South Carolina Aiken is the cheapest public South Carolina college with tuition & fees of $21,218.

Francis Marion University ($21,544) and South Carolina State University ($21,750) are following it in the list of South Carolina Public Colleges with the Lowest Tuition & Fees.

The average acceptance rate is 74.22% and the average SAT score is 1,165 at the schools.

Table. South Carolina Public Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees Comparison
School NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateTotal PopulationSAT ScoreGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SCPublic, 4-year $21,218
($10,760)
-		$30,122
($14,096)
-		80.00%3,8401,07042.00%15 to 1
2
-		Francis Marion University Florence, SCPublic, 4-year $21,544
($11,170)
-		$22,000
($11,388)
-		82.00%4,0451,03039.00%13 to 1
3
-		South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SCPublic, 4-year $21,750
($11,060)
-		$22,570
($11,460)
-		82.00%2,649-34.00%17 to 1
4
-		Coastal Carolina University Conway, SCPublic, 4-year $29,628
($11,640)
$1,138		$21,438
($10,764)
$810		80.00%10,3371,12047.00%16 to 1
5
-		Winthrop University Rock Hill, SCPublic, 4-year $30,286
($15,956)
$90		$30,750
($16,276)
$90		75.01%4,7121,12060.00%12 to 1
6
-		University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, 4-year $34,943
($12,688)
$1,015		$30,160
($13,774)
-		61.00%35,6531,27078.00%18 to 1
7
-		College of Charleston Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year $36,858
($12,978)
$1,060		$40,498
($14,230)
$1,166		72.00%10,8851,21064.00%16 to 1
8
-		Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year $37,370
($12,570)
$1,544		$18,540
($12,690)
-		97.99%3,7211,18070.00%11 to 1
9
-		Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year $39,498
($15,554)
$4		$24,798
($12,646)
$886		38.00%28,4661,32085.00%16 to 1
Average$30,344
($12,708)		$26,764
($13,036)		74.22%11,5901,16557.67%15 to 1