Admission Statistics for South Carolina Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,661,090 students have applied and among them 1,050,491 were admitted to South Carolina colleges. 230,062 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools.

The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for South Carolina colleges.

Applicants by State

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2024-2025)
South Carolina Colleges
	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
Total	1,661,090	1,050,491	230,062
Public Schools	1,203,583	751,045	175,124
4 Years (Or High)	1,179,274	732,569	167,718
2-4 Years	24,309	18,476	7,406
Less Than 2 Years	0	0	0
Private Schools	457,507	299,446	54,938
4 Years (Or High)	441,267	287,153	50,238
2-4 Years	14,919	11,007	3,974
Less Than 2 Years	1,321	1,286	726

[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for South Carolina Colleges

63.24% Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of South Carolina colleges is 63.24% in academic year 2024-2025. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 62.40% and the average rate of private schools was 65.45%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for South Carolina colleges with comparable factors.

Acceptance Rate by State

Lowest Acceptance Rate

63.24% Acceptance Rate (2024-2025)
South Carolina Colleges
	Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average	63.24%
Public Schools	62.40%
4 Years (Or High)	62.12%
2-4 Years	76.00%
Less Than 2 Years	0.00%
Private Schools	65.45%
4 Years (Or High)	65.07%
2-4 Years	73.78%
Less Than 2 Years	97.35%

[CHART#2] 63.24% Acceptance Rate for South Carolina Colleges

21.90% Yield

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of South Carolina colleges was 21.90% in academic year 2024-2025. Public schools' average admission yield was 23.32% and the average rate of private schools was 18.35%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for South Carolina colleges with comparable factors.

21.90% Yield (2024-2025)
South Carolina Colleges
	Admission Yield
All Schools Average	21.90%
Public Schools	23.32%
4 Years (Or High)	22.89%
2-4 Years	40.08%
Less Than 2 Years	0.00%
Private Schools	18.35%
4 Years (Or High)	17.50%
2-4 Years	36.10%
Less Than 2 Years	56.45%

[CHART#3] 21.90% Yield for South Carolina Colleges

1,158 SAT Score

The average SAT score of South Carolina colleges is 1,158 for the academic year 2024-2025. In public schools, the average SAT score is 1,151 and private schools' average SAT score is 1,167. The following table shows SAT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2024-2025.

SAT Score by State

Colleges by SAT Score

Highest SAT Score

1,158 SAT Score (2024-2025)
South Carolina Colleges
		Total	Evidence-based Reading and Writing	Math
All Schools (4-years colleges)	25^th pctl.	1060	541	519
	50^th pctl.	1158	591	567
	75^th pctl.	1256	639	617
Public colleges	25^th pctl.	1051	536	515
	50^th pctl.	1151	588	563
	75^th pctl.	1249	635	615
Private colleges	25^th pctl.	1072	547	525
	50^th pctl.	1167	595	572
	75^th pctl.	1264	644	620

[CHART#4] 1,158 SAT Score for South Carolina Colleges

25 ACT Score

The average ACT score (Composite) of South Carolina colleges is 25 for the academic year 2024-2025. In public schools, the average ACT composite score is 24 and private schools' average ACT score is 25. The following table shows ACT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2024-2025.

25 ACT Score (2024-2025)
South Carolina Colleges
		Composite	English	Math
All Schools (4-years colleges)	25^th pctl.	22	20	20
	50^th pctl.	25	24	23
	75^th pctl.	28	28	26
Public colleges	25^th pctl.	21	20	19
	50^th pctl.	24	23	23
	75^th pctl.	27	27	26
Private colleges	25^th pctl.	22	21	20
	50^th pctl.	25	25	23
	75^th pctl.	28	29	27

[CHART#5] 25 ACT Score for South Carolina Colleges