Acceptance Rates, Scores, Requirements, and Stats for South Carolina Colleges

Applying To South Carolina Colleges

The average acceptance rate is 65.58% at South Carolina colleges and universities where total 208,439 students have applied and 136,691 have been accepted. The average undergraduate application fees is $56.00 and the graduate application fees is $44.00. Next table presents the general admission information for applying to South Carolina colleges.

General Admission Information of South Carolina Colleges
Open Admission Policy	65 out of 110 schools
Average Undergraduate Application Fees	$ 56.00
Average Graduate Application Fees	$ 44.00
Average Acceptance Rate	65.58%
Average Yield (Enrollment Rate)	21.17%
Average Test Scores	1,110 SAT / 22 ACT

Acceptance Rates and Headcounts

For academic year 2021-2022, total 208,439 students (79,635 men and 128,706 women) applied to and 136,691 (50,412 men and 86,209 women) students were accepted to admit South Carolina Colleges. Among them, 11,773 men and 17,055 women were enrolled into South Carolina schools. The average acceptance rate is 65.58% and admission yield (enrollment rate) is 21.17%. The table below shows the South Carolina colleges admission statistics including admission and enrolment rates.

Admission Statistics for South Carolina Colleges (2021-2022)
	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	208,439	79,635	128,706
Admitted	136,691	50,412	86,209
Enrolled	28,931	11,773	17,055
Acceptance Rate	65.58%	63.30%	66.98%
Enrollment Ratio	21.17%	23.35%	19.78%

[Chart]South Carolina Colleges Average Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

For South Carolina college, 8,185 students (35.00% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 5,686 students (25.00%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,210 and 25^th percentile score is 1,010. For ACT scores, 75^th percentile score is 75 and 25^th percentile score is 55. Next table shows the detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at South Carolina colleges and universities.

SAT and ACT Score Distribution at South Carolina Colleges
	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	510.00	613.00
SAT Math	500.00	597.00
ACT Composite	19.00	25.00
ACT Math	18.00	25.00
ACT English	18.00	25.00

[Chart] SAT/ACT Distribution - South Carolina Colleges

[Chart] Average SAT Scores - South Carolina Colleges

[Chart] Average ACT Scores - South Carolina Colleges

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

In South Carolina State, 55 schools use semester calendar systems and 4 schools are based on quarter system. Next table lists the number of schools with their calendar systems.

Semester	55 out of 110 schools
Quarter	4 out of 110 schools
Trimester	0 out of 110 schools
Four-one-four plan	4 out of 110 schools
Other academic year	2 out of 110 schools
Differs by program	12 out of 110 schools
Continuous	28 out of 110 schools
Un-Known/Other	5 out of 110 schools

Next table describes credits that South Carolina colleges and universities are accepting for their students

Dual Credits	57 out of 110 schools
Credits for Life Experiences	29 out of 110 schools
Advanced placement (AP) Credits	59 out of 110 schools
Credit for Military Training	60 out of 110 schools

Application Requirements

33 South Carolina schools require High School GPA and 31 schools require High School Record (or Transcript). The test scores such as SAT and ACT are required by 3 South Carolina colleges. Next table summarizes the application requirements for applying to South Carolina colleges.

Admission Checklist for South Carolina Colleges
	Required	Recommended
High School GPA	33	1
High School Rank	8	11
High School Record (or Transcript)	31	2
Completion of College Preparatory Program	16	9
Recommendations	2	10
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	0	2
Admission Test Scores	3	5
TOEFL	16	4
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	0	0

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