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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.
Claflin University, has the lowest yield rate of 6.51% for academic year 2022-2023 in South Carolina. Benedict College is positioned second with 8.72% yield and Columbia College follows them with 9%. Next table shows the schools that have low yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the highest yield rates in South Carolina.
South Carolina Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2023)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Claflin University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOrangeburg, SC
6.51% 7,568 5,903 384 78.00%
2Benedict College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbia, SC
8.72% 6,446 4,369 381 67.78%
3Columbia College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbia, SC
8.90% 2,176 2,135 190 98.12%
4Furman University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGreenville, SC
12.85% 7,514 5,036 647 67.02%
5Allen University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbia, SC
12.85% 3,123 1,354 174 43.36%
6College of Charleston
Public, four-yearsCharleston, SC
13.26% 22,020 16,666 2,210 75.69%
7Presbyterian College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClinton, SC
13.76% 3,329 1,977 272 59.39%
8Converse University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpartanburg, SC
13.88% 2,917 1,621 225 55.57%
9South Carolina State University
Public, four-yearsOrangeburg, SC
15.73% 6,833 5,733 902 83.90%
10Limestone University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGaffney, SC
16.52% 2,260 2,022 334 89.47%