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.
SAT Score | Total | Public Colleges | Private 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.
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.
School Name | SAT Average Score | |
---|---|---|
2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | |
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 | - |
Average | 1,120 +9 (0.81%) |
1,111 |