40 four-year colleges, 23 community colleges, and 41 NCAA/NAIA athletic programs in South Carolina, with official tuition and average net cost from US Department of Education data.
Open the interactive map →| School | City | Type | Tuition (in-state) | Avg net cost | Athletics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy for Careers and Technology | Mullins | Public · Certificate/trade | None | $6,503 | — |
| Academy of Hair Technology | Greenville | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $14,491 | — |
| Aiken Technical College | Graniteville | Public · 2-year | $4,946 | $4,482 | — |
| Allen University | Columbia | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $13,422 | $13,862 | D-II |
| American College of the Building Arts | Charleston | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $20,572 | $29,579 | — |
| Anderson University | Anderson | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $31,720 | $21,675 | D-II |
| Arclabs | Piedmont | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $23,647 | — |
| Barber Tech Academy | Orangeburg | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $26,410 | — |
| Benedict College | Columbia | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $17,200 | $18,456 | D-II |
| Bob Jones University | Greenville | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $21,890 | $16,506 | Other |
| Central Carolina Technical College | Sumter | Public · 2-year | $5,715 | $4,531 | — |
| Charleston Cosmetology Institute | Charleston | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $11,454 | — |
| Charleston School of Law | Charleston | Private for-profit · 4-year | None | None | — |
| Charleston Southern University | Charleston | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $29,990 | $17,591 | D-I |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston | Public · 4-year | $12,570 | $21,619 | D-I |
| Claflin University | Orangeburg | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $17,046 | $19,951 | D-I |
| Clemson University | Clemson | Public · 4-year | $15,558 | $22,433 | D-I |
| Clinton College | Rock Hill | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $10,516 | $15,853 | Other |
| Coastal Carolina University | Conway | Public · 4-year | $11,640 | $12,952 | D-I |
| Coker University | Hartsville | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $31,764 | $16,290 | D-II |
| College of Charleston | Charleston | Public · 4-year | $12,978 | $18,690 | D-I |
| Columbia College | Columbia | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $22,050 | $18,880 | NAIA |
| Columbia International University | Columbia | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $26,840 | $20,035 | NAIA |
| Converse University | Spartanburg | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $21,410 | $19,737 | D-II |
| Denmark Technical College | Denmark | Public · 2-year | $6,116 | $16,293 | NJCAA |
| Erskine College | Due West | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $36,710 | $36,283 | D-II |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College | Florence | Public · 2-year | $4,636 | $2,362 | NJCAA |
| Fortis College-Columbia | Columbia | Private for-profit · 2-year | $14,872 | $28,044 | — |
| Francis Marion University | Florence | Public · 4-year | $11,160 | $12,106 | D-II |
| Furman University | Greenville | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $55,772 | $31,357 | D-I |
| Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | $39,230 | None | — |
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | Public · 4-year | $5,402 | $6,773 | — |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | Public · 2-year | $4,372 | $4,116 | — |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia | Columbia | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $17,427 | — |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia | Columbia | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $14,518 | — |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence | Florence | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $18,688 | — |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek | Goose Creek | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $13,614 | — |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville | Greenville | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $19,160 | — |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta | North Augusta | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $18,213 | — |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill | Rock Hill | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $12,410 | — |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg | Spartanburg | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $13,696 | — |
| Lander University | Greenwood | Public · 4-year | $11,700 | $15,344 | D-II |
| LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc | Camden | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $10,570 | — |
| Limestone University | Gaffney | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $26,300 | $23,290 | D-II |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston | Public · 4-year | None | None | — |
| Midlands Technical College | West Columbia | Public · 2-year | $4,788 | $6,283 | — |
| Miller-Motte College-Charleston | Charleston | Private for-profit · 2-year | None | None | — |
| Morris College | Sumter | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $15,758 | $18,671 | NAIA |
| Newberry College | Newberry | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $29,100 | $18,671 | D-II |
| North Greenville University | Tigerville | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $23,590 | $16,010 | D-II |
| Northeastern Technical College | Cheraw | Public · 2-year | $5,664 | $7,007 | NJCAA |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | Orangeburg | Public · 2-year | $4,970 | $3,827 | — |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia | West Columbia | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $13,907 | — |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville | Greenville | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $15,227 | — |
| Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College | Kingstree | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $15,926 | — |
| Piedmont Technical College | Greenwood | Public · 2-year | $4,547 | $11,392 | — |
| Presbyterian College | Clinton | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $41,900 | $21,157 | D-I |
| Sherman College of Chiropractic | Spartanburg | Private nonprofit · 4-year | None | None | — |
| South Carolina State University | Orangeburg | Public · 4-year | $11,060 | $17,552 | D-I |
| South University-Columbia | Columbia | Private for-profit · 4-year | $17,014 | $24,139 | — |
| Southeastern College-Charleston | North Charleston | Private for-profit · 2-year | $23,324 | $34,401 | — |
| Southeastern College-Columbia | Columbia | Private for-profit · 2-year | $23,324 | $34,116 | — |
| Southeastern Esthetics Institute | Elgin | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $16,859 | — |
| Southern Wesleyan University | Central | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $27,820 | $16,920 | D-II |
| Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg | Public · 2-year | $4,902 | $5,616 | — |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | Spartanburg | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $19,350 | $16,571 | NAIA |
| Strand College of Hair Design | Myrtle Beach | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $10,522 | — |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry | Beaufort | Public · 2-year | $5,476 | $4,985 | — |
| Top of the Line Barber College | Charleston | Private for-profit · Certificate/trade | None | $14,692 | — |
| Tri-County Technical College | Pendleton | Public · 2-year | $4,448 | $3,914 | — |
| Trident Technical College | Charleston | Public · 2-year | $4,564 | $251 | — |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | Aiken | Public · 4-year | $10,760 | $11,476 | D-II |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | Bluffton | Public · 4-year | $10,730 | $15,848 | D-II |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia | Public · 4-year | $12,688 | $21,044 | D-I |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster | Lancaster | Public · 2-year | $7,558 | $9,798 | NJCAA |
| University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | Allendale | Public · 2-year | $7,558 | $12,040 | NJCAA |
| University of South Carolina-Sumter | Sumter | Public · 2-year | $7,558 | $8,913 | NJCAA |
| University of South Carolina-Union | Union | Public · 2-year | $7,558 | $11,112 | NJCAA |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate | Spartanburg | Public · 4-year | $11,583 | $13,466 | D-I |
| Voorhees University | Denmark | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $12,630 | $14,407 | NAIA |
| Vski Cosmetology School | Charleston | Private nonprofit · Certificate/trade | None | $10,301 | — |
| Williamsburg Technical College | Kingstree | Public · 2-year | $4,488 | $8,062 | — |
| Winthrop University | Rock Hill | Public · 4-year | $15,866 | $16,576 | D-I |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $51,530 | $29,236 | D-I |
| York Technical College | Rock Hill | Public · 2-year | $5,512 | $1,798 | — |
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