South Carolina Public Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate

Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 9 Easiest South Carolina Public Colleges to get in is 74.22% for the academic year 2023-2024.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $30,344 and graduate tuition & fees is $26,764 for the academic year 2023-2024.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.
Table. Easiest South Carolina Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year 97.99%
0.59%
23.01%1,180$37,370
($12,570)
3,72170.00%11 to 1
2
1
Francis Marion University Florence, SCPublic, 4-year 82.00%
0.91%
21.99%1,030$21,544
($11,170)
4,04539.00%13 to 1
2
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South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SCPublic, 4-year 82.00%
1.90%
13.00%-$21,750
($11,060)
2,64934.00%17 to 1
4
2
University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SCPublic, 4-year 80.00%
4.38%
26.98%1,070$21,218
($10,760)
3,84042.00%15 to 1
4
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Coastal Carolina University Conway, SCPublic, 4-year 80.00%
1.37%
19.00%1,120$29,628
($11,640)
10,33747.00%16 to 1
6
1
Winthrop University Rock Hill, SCPublic, 4-year 75.01%
5.25%
20.00%1,120$30,286
($15,956)
4,71260.00%12 to 1
7
2
College of Charleston Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year 72.00%
3.69%
14.00%1,210$36,858
($12,978)
10,88564.00%16 to 1
8
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University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, 4-year 61.00%
3.05%
25.00%1,270$34,943
($12,688)
35,65378.00%18 to 1
9
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Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year 38.00%
4.98%
20.00%1,320$39,498
($15,554)
28,46685.00%16 to 1
Average74.22%20.33%1,165$30,344
($12,708)
11,59057.67%15 to 1