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Colleges in South Carolina.

All 31 four-year colleges in South Carolina that report admissions (12 public, 19 private), with acceptance rates, SAT ranges, average price after grants and the first 2026–27 deadline. Most applied to first. Open a college to check your chances.

CollegeAdmittedSAT middle 50%Net priceFirst deadline
ClemsonClemson42%1250–1400$24,408EA Oct 15
University of South CarolinaColumbia57%1200–1360$26,068EA Oct 15
College of CharlestonCharleston73%1160–1300$20,806ED Nov 2
Coastal Carolina UniversityConway70%1060–1210$14,453ED Oct 19
South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg68%898–1193$17,928Rolling
Furman UniversityGreenville49%1280–1410$32,901ED Nov 1
Benedict CollegeColumbia67%820–1010$18,146–
Claflin UniversityOrangeburg73%–$21,232RD Apr 3
Winthrop UniversityRock Hill83%1020–1210$16,838Rolling
Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston76%950–1160$21,347Rolling
Lander UniversityGreenwood68%960–1160$14,657Rolling
Anderson UniversityAnderson53%1090–1290$22,222Rolling
Newberry CollegeNewberry75%820–1060$20,941Rolling
Wofford CollegeSpartanburg59%1200–1350$31,061ED Nov 1
Allen UniversityColumbia32%–$11,058Rolling
University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg70%1000–1170$13,794Rolling
Francis Marion UniversityFlorence82%900–1138$11,231–
North Greenville UniversityTigerville63%1010–1250$20,264–
Presbyterian CollegeClinton65%1155–1240$20,058EA Nov 1
Limestone UniversityGaffney98%–$21,177–
University of South Carolina AikenAiken79%1000–1200$11,697RD Jul 15
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston29%1010–1220$21,041RD Jul 15
University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton69%–$15,781–
Converse UniversitySpartanburg64%1030–1238$19,438EA Nov 1
Columbia CollegeColumbia96%–$23,920Rolling
Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg81%–$16,556Rolling
Coker UniversityHartsville97%–$18,910Rolling
Erskine CollegeDue West61%–$21,982–
Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral51%1023–1138$20,336–
Columbia International UniversityColumbia98%–$21,320–
American College of the Building ArtsCharleston62%1050–1230$26,246–

ED = early decision, EA = early action, REA = restrictive early action, RD = regular decision. Deadlines are from Common App’s requirements grid; colleges not on the Common App show a dash. Admit rates come from each college’s Common Data Set when it publishes one, otherwise IPEDS (fall 2023). All application deadlines.

Hardest colleges to get into in South Carolina

  1. Citadel Military College of South Carolina admitted 29% of 2,989 applicants.
  2. Allen University admitted 32% of 3,658 applicants.
  3. Clemson admitted 42% of 64,805 applicants.
  4. Furman University admitted 49% of 9,312 applicants.
  5. Southern Wesleyan University admitted 51% of 846 applicants.

Easiest colleges to get into in South Carolina

  1. Limestone University admitted 98% of 3,075 applicants.
  2. Coker University admitted 97% of 1,121 applicants.
  3. Columbia College admitted 96% of 2,163 applicants.
  4. Winthrop University admitted 83% of 6,171 applicants.
  5. Francis Marion University admitted 82% of 3,489 applicants.

Among colleges with at least 500 applicants.

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Sources: each college’s Common Data Set where published, IPEDS (College Navigator), and Common App’s 2026–27 requirements grid. Clarity Prep isn’t affiliated with any college listed.