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Summary of South Carolina Colleges by SAT Score

More colleges are removing SAT scores as a "required item" from their application requirements, but still they are considering the SAT score in admission process. In South Carolina, 22 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.

SAT Percentile and Score Table

The 2023 Average SAT score South Carolina colleges is 1,120. For public South Carolina colleges, the average SAT score is 1,138 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,106.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 22 colleges that require or consider the SAT score for admission. The large-font numbers in each cell mean the number of schools for corresponding score and school type and the small-font numbers below mean the percentile for that SAT score.
You can see the list of college in each SAT range by following the link on the SAT range.
Number of South Carolina Colleges by 2023 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate Colleges
1500 or higher - - -
1450 - 1500 - - -
1400 - 1450 - - -
1350 - 1400 - - -
1300 - 1350 2
91 to 99+
1
90 to 99+
1
92 to 99+
1250 - 1300 2
82 to 91
1
80 to 90
1
83 to 92
1200 - 1250 1
77 to 82
1
70 to 80
-
1150 - 1200 2
68 to 77
1
60 to 70
1
75 to 83
1100 - 1150 4
50 to 68
2
40 to 60
2
58 to 75
1050 - 1100 6
23 to 50
3
10 to 40
3
33 to 58
1000 - 1050 4
5 to 23
1
0 to 10
3
8 to 33
Below 1000 1
0 to 5
- 1
0 to 8

South Carolina Colleges by SAT Score Chart

The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for South Carolina colleges.
[Chart] Number of Colleges by SAT score and percentile

List of South Carolina Colleges by SAT score

The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for South Carolina colleges, based on the most recent two years of data. A green number means the school's SAT score is higher than last year, while a red number means the score lower than last year.
22 South Carolina Colleges SAT Scores
School NameSAT Average Score
2022-20232021-2022
Furman University
Private | Greenville, SC
1,340
+9 (0.68%)
1,331
Clemson University
Public | Clemson, SC
1,320
-
1,320
Wofford College
Private | Spartanburg, SC
1,284
+26 (2.07%)
1,258
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Public | Columbia, SC
1,280
+25 (1.99%)
1,255
College of Charleston
Public | Charleston, SC
1,210
+25 (2.11%)
1,185
Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Public | Charleston, SC
1,170 -
Presbyterian College
Private | Clinton, SC
1,160
+45 (4.04%)
1,115
Converse University
Private | Spartanburg, SC
1,140 -
American College of the Building Arts
Private | Charleston, SC
1,125
+5 (0.45%)
1,120
Coastal Carolina University
Public | Conway, SC
1,100
-10 (-0.90%)
1,110
Winthrop University
Public | Rock Hill, SC
1,100
+2 (0.18%)
1,098
Southern Wesleyan University
Private | Central, SC
1,090
+16 (1.49%)
1,074
Columbia International University
Private | Columbia, SC
1,090
+52 (5.01%)
1,038
University of South Carolina Aiken
Public | Aiken, SC
1,075
+10 (0.94%)
1,065
Lander University
Public | Greenwood, SC
1,070
+20 (1.90%)
1,050
Charleston Southern University
Private | Charleston, SC
1,060
-35 (-3.20%)
1,095
University of South Carolina-Upstate
Public | Spartanburg, SC
1,050
-
1,050
Erskine College
Private | Due West, SC
1,034
-1 (-0.10%)
1,035
Columbia College
Private | Columbia, SC
1,030 -
Newberry College
Private | Newberry, SC
1,015
-30 (-2.87%)
1,045
Francis Marion University
Public | Florence, SC
1,005
-20 (-1.95%)
1,025
Benedict College
Private | Columbia, SC
900 -
Average1,120
+9 (0.81%)
1,111