17 colleges in South Carolina with an average net price under $20,000 a year, ranked by what families actually pay after aid. Cheapest: Spartanburg Methodist College at $9,138.
Net price is the average a family pays after grant aid — not the published sticker price. Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools granting only associate degrees are excluded, so a community college appears here only if it also awards bachelor's degrees.
Compare these on the map| # | College | Net price / yr | Graduates | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spartanburg Methodist College Spartanburg, SC |
$9,138$31,792 | 44% | 78% |
| 2 | Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC |
$10,029$15,996 | 17% | — |
| 3 | Francis Marion University Florence, SC |
$10,890$24,585 | 38% | 86% |
| 4 | Allen University Columbia, SC |
$12,389$25,866 | 25% | 73% |
| 5 | University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC |
$14,565$25,625 | 44% | 79% |
| 6 | Bob Jones University Greenville, SC |
$14,632$37,454 | 71% | — |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC |
$15,287$28,982 | 54% | 75% |
| 8 | University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC |
$15,680$27,810 | 43% | 67% |
| 9 | Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC |
$16,041$42,296 | 52% | 100% |
| 10 | Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC |
$16,375$31,746 | 52% | 79% |
| 11 | Lander University Greenwood, SC |
$16,659$28,321 | 50% | 81% |
| 12 | Benedict College Columbia, SC |
$17,734$31,592 | 43% | 96% |
| 13 | South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC |
$18,030$29,846 | 32% | 83% |
| 14 | College of Charleston Charleston, SC |
$18,177$33,689 | 65% | 60% |
| 15 | Columbia International University Columbia, SC |
$18,951$42,083 | 50% | 94% |
| 16 | Claflin University Orangeburg, SC |
$19,710$33,874 | 47% | 65% |
| 17 | Erskine College Due West, SC |
$19,826$57,166 | 34% | 63% |