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South Carolina Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) in South Carolina. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
Allen University, has the lowest yield rate of 6.09% for academic year 2024-2025 in South Carolina. Claflin University is positioned second with 7.33% yield and Benedict College follows them with 8%. Next table shows the schools that have low yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the highest yield rates in South Carolina.
South Carolina Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Allen University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbia, SC
6.09% 3,529 2,560 156 72.54%
2Claflin University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOrangeburg, SC
7.33% 8,127 5,277 387 64.93%
3Benedict College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbia, SC
7.99% 5,098 4,879 390 95.70%
4Columbia College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbia, SC
8.53% 2,634 2,474 211 93.93%
5Newberry College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNewberry, SC
10.30% 4,683 4,205 433 89.79%
6Limestone University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGaffney, SC
11.45% 3,027 2,944 337 97.26%
7South Carolina State University
Public, four-yearsOrangeburg, SC
11.45% 11,017 9,102 1,042 82.62%
8Presbyterian College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClinton, SC
11.62% 3,297 2,254 262 68.37%
9College of Charleston
Public, four-yearsCharleston, SC
11.91% 31,680 19,016 2,265 60.03%
10Converse University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpartanburg, SC
11.99% 2,979 2,018 242 67.74%