South Carolina Public Colleges with the Smallest Number of Students

South Carolina State University is the smallest college with 2,649 students including both undergraduate and graduate students.

Citadel Military College of South Carolina with 3,721 students and University of South Carolina Aiken with 3,840 students are following it in the list of Smallest South Carolina Public Colleges with Fewest Students.

South Carolina State University is the smallest school with 2,649 students and Citadel Military College of South Carolina has the second lowest population with 3,721 students.

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. Smallest South Carolina Public Colleges With Fewest Students Comparison
School NameTotal PopulationUndergraduate EnrollmentGraduation EnrollmentMen EnrollmentWomen EnrollmentOnline EnrollmentStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SCPublic, 4-year 2,649
275
2,3742751,1741,47516017 to 1
2
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Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year 3,721
28
2,6951,0262,83189061611 to 1
3
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University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SCPublic, 4-year 3,840
29
3,1456951,3792,4611,24515 to 1
4
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Francis Marion University Florence, SCPublic, 4-year 4,045
122
3,6354101,3422,70335213 to 1
5
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Winthrop University Rock Hill, SCPublic, 4-year 4,712
462
3,7419711,4523,26066512 to 1
6
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Coastal Carolina University Conway, SCPublic, 4-year 10,337
136
9,7945434,6045,73355416 to 1
7
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College of Charleston Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year 10,885
56
9,9729133,4987,38770716 to 1
8
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Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year 28,466
1,125
22,5665,90013,55414,9122,20816 to 1
9
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University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, 4-year 35,653
182
27,3438,31015,07020,5833,17118 to 1
Average11,5909,4742,1164,9896,6001,07515 to 1