Largest South Carolina Colleges and Universities

Largest South Carolina Colleges with Most Enrollment

University of South Carolina-Columbia has the most students of 38,532 for the academic year 2024-2025 in South Carolina. Clemson University is ranked second with 29,077 students and College of Charleston follows them with 11,926 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most students by gender.

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Largest South Carolina Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	University of South Carolina-Columbia Public, four-yearsColumbia, SC	38,532	23,066	15,466
2	Clemson University Public, four-yearsClemson, SC	29,077	15,647	13,430
3	College of Charleston Public, four-yearsCharleston, SC	11,926	8,156	3,770
4	Coastal Carolina University Public, four-yearsConway, SC	11,348	6,410	4,938
5	University of South Carolina-Upstate Public, four-yearsSpartanburg, SC	4,916	3,292	1,624
6	Winthrop University Public, four-yearsRock Hill, SC	4,894	3,328	1,566
7	Anderson University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAnderson, SC	4,710	2,755	1,955
8	Lander University Public, four-yearsGreenwood, SC	4,378	2,968	1,410
9	Francis Marion University Public, four-yearsFlorence, SC	4,112	2,738	1,374
10	University of South Carolina Aiken Public, four-yearsAiken, SC	4,022	2,497	1,525
11	Charleston Southern University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCharleston, SC	3,832	2,413	1,419
12	Citadel Military College of South Carolina Public, four-yearsCharleston, SC	3,793	867	2,926
13	South Carolina State University Public, four-yearsOrangeburg, SC	3,242	1,817	1,425
14	Furman University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGreenville, SC	2,554	1,512	1,042
15	North Greenville University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTigerville, SC	2,304	1,237	1,067
16	Claflin University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOrangeburg, SC	1,852	1,295	557
17	Wofford College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpartanburg, SC	1,817	936	881
18	Limestone University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGaffney, SC	1,807	945	862
19	Converse University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpartanburg, SC	1,787	1,337	450
20	Columbia College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbia, SC	1,725	1,391	334

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