South Carolina Public Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 9 Most Favored South Carolina Public Colleges is 20.33% for the academic year 2023-2024.

University of South Carolina Aiken has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 26.98% and University of South Carolina-Columbia (25.00%) and Citadel Military College of South Carolina (23.01%) are following it in the list of Most Favored South Carolina Public Colleges.

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

University of South Carolina Aiken has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 26.98% and University of South Carolina-Columbia has the second highest yield of 25.00%.

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

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

Table. Most Favored South Carolina Public Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1
University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SCPublic, 4-year 26.98%
2.78%
80.00%1,070$21,218
($10,760)
3,84042.00%15 to 1
2
1
University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, 4-year 25.00%
0.67%
61.00%1,270$34,943
($12,688)
35,65378.00%18 to 1
3
2
Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year 23.01%
7.52%
97.99%1,180$37,370
($12,570)
3,72170.00%11 to 1
4
-
Francis Marion University Florence, SCPublic, 4-year 21.99%
1.04%
82.00%1,030$21,544
($11,170)
4,04539.00%13 to 1
5
-
Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year 20.00%
0.21%
38.00%1,320$39,498
($15,554)
28,46685.00%16 to 1
5
1
Winthrop University Rock Hill, SCPublic, 4-year 20.00%
0.07%
75.01%1,120$30,286
($15,956)
4,71260.00%12 to 1
7
-
Coastal Carolina University Conway, SCPublic, 4-year 19.00%
0.73%
80.00%1,120$29,628
($11,640)
10,33747.00%16 to 1
8
1
College of Charleston Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year 14.00%
0.74%
72.00%1,210$36,858
($12,978)
10,88564.00%16 to 1
9
1
South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SCPublic, 4-year 13.00%
2.73%
82.00%-$21,750
($11,060)
2,64934.00%17 to 1
Average20.33%74.22%1,165$30,344
($12,708)
11,59057.67%15 to 1