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72.89% Applicants Accepted to South Carolina Colleges

What is the Average Acceptance Rate in South Carolina?

The average acceptance rate of South Carolina colleges is 72.89%. Total 147,281 students have accepted out of 227,903. By gender, the acceptance rate of female students is 72.86% and male students' rate is 72.76%
The next schools are the top 5 South Carolina colleges that have the lowest acceptance rate. Clemson University has the lowest acceptance rate of 42.98% among South Carolina colleges. Allen University and Anderson University also have low acceptance rate of 43.36% and 45.39% respectively. The top schools are selected with an minimum number of new students (first-time students) of 100. You can view more schools at South Carolina colleges with lowest acceptance rate.
The following table summarizes the average acceptance rate in South Carolina by school type and level.
South Carolina Colleges The Average Acceptance Rate
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
4 years colleges71.16%74.84%68.84%-
Acceptance Rate by Gender at South Carolina colleges
ApplicantsAcceptedAcceptance Rate
Total227,903147,28172.89%
Female140,47593,10772.86%
Male87,19754,05972.76%
The following table shows the South Carolina Colleges with The Average Acceptance Rate. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
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South Carolina Colleges with The Average Acceptance Rate
School NameLocationAcceptance RateApplicantsAccepted
Allen University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Columbia, SC43.36%3,1231,354
Anderson University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Anderson, SC45.39%5,0432,289
Charleston Southern University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Charleston, SC86.75%4,9674,309
Benedict College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Columbia, SC67.78%6,4464,369
Southern Wesleyan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Central, SC51.18%846433
College of Charleston
Public, four-years
Charleston, SC75.69%22,02016,666
Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Public, four-years
Charleston, SC98.58%2,2532,221
Claflin University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Orangeburg, SC78.00%7,5685,903
Clemson University
Public, four-years
Clemson, SC42.98%52,81922,704
Coker University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Hartsville, SC94.08%996937
Columbia International University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Columbia, SC48.22%506244
Columbia College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Columbia, SC98.12%2,1762,135
Converse University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Spartanburg, SC55.57%2,9171,621
Erskine College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Due West, SC53.25%1,585844
Francis Marion University
Public, four-years
Florence, SC82.91%3,5232,921
Furman University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Greenville, SC67.02%7,5145,036
Lander University
Public, four-years
Greenwood, SC67.40%4,6633,143
Limestone University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Gaffney, SC89.47%2,2602,022
Newberry College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Newberry, SC75.31%3,1962,407
North Greenville University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Tigerville, SC76.06%2,1971,671
Presbyterian College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Clinton, SC59.39%3,3291,977
University of South Carolina Aiken
Public, four-years
Aiken, SC75.62%2,4531,855
University of South Carolina Beaufort
Public, four-years
Bluffton, SC80.03%2,4791,984
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Public, four-years
Columbia, SC64.05%42,18827,022
University of South Carolina-Lancaster
Public, 2-4 years
Lancaster, SC76.20%731557
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie
Public, 2-4 years
Allendale, SC70.91%495351
University of South Carolina-Sumter
Public, 2-4 years
Sumter, SC71.86%558401
University of South Carolina-Union
Public, 2-4 years
Union, SC80.08%236189
Coastal Carolina University
Public, four-years
Conway, SC78.63%17,16113,493
South Carolina State University
Public, four-years
Orangeburg, SC83.90%6,8335,733
University of South Carolina-Upstate
Public, four-years
Spartanburg, SC78.58%3,0902,428
Spartanburg Methodist College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Spartanburg, SC82.13%1,9591,609
Winthrop University
Public, four-years
Rock Hill, SC69.76%5,0993,557
Wofford College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Spartanburg, SC60.18%4,4252,663
Southeastern College-Charleston
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
North Charleston, SC94.83%116110
Southeastern College-Columbia
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Columbia, SC97.09%103100
American College of the Building Arts
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Charleston, SC76.67%3023