30 colleges in South Carolina with an average net price under $25,000 a year, ranked by what families actually pay after aid. Cheapest: Allen University at $10,972.
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 | Allen University Columbia, SC |
$10,972$23,998 | 13% | 73% |
| 2 | Francis Marion University Florence, SC |
$11,386$23,850 | 43% | 86% |
| 3 | University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC |
$11,641$21,540 | 40% | 79% |
| 4 | Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC |
$11,713$20,166 | 21% | — |
| 5 | University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC |
$13,557$25,124 | 43% | 67% |
| 6 | Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC |
$13,966$26,692 | 48% | 75% |
| 7 | Spartanburg Methodist College Spartanburg, SC |
$14,580$32,183 | 43% | 78% |
| 8 | University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC |
$14,656$24,353 | 34% | 73% |
| 9 | Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC |
$15,343$30,710 | 57% | 79% |
| 10 | Lander University Greenwood, SC |
$15,363$27,277 | 50% | 81% |
| 11 | Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC |
$15,464$39,914 | 52% | 100% |
| 12 | Erskine College Due West, SC |
$16,525$55,248 | 45% | 63% |
| 13 | Bob Jones University Greenville, SC |
$16,641$36,580 | 65% | — |
| 14 | Claflin University Orangeburg, SC |
$17,800$33,530 | 52% | 65% |
| 15 | Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville, SC |
$17,979$25,158 | 17% | — |
| 16 | South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC |
$18,097$30,015 | 37% | 83% |
| 17 | Benedict College Columbia, SC |
$18,250$32,000 | 24% | 96% |
| 18 | Columbia College Columbia, SC |
$18,408$35,258 | 37% | 94% |
| 19 | Wofford College Spartanburg, SC |
$18,732$72,441 | 84% | 52% |
| 20 | College of Charleston Charleston, SC |
$18,960$32,362 | 66% | 60% |
| 21 | Coker University Hartsville, SC |
$20,286$45,805 | 40% | 94% |
| 22 | Presbyterian College Clinton, SC |
$20,528$60,242 | 51% | 68% |
| 23 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC |
$20,723$33,880 | 75% | 23% |
| 24 | North Greenville University Tigerville, SC |
$21,063$42,034 | 55% | 67% |
| 25 | Newberry College Newberry, SC |
$21,656$46,442 | 45% | 90% |
| 26 | Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC |
$21,666$44,558 | 47% | 96% |
| 27 | Clemson University Clemson, SC |
$22,253$35,015 | 87% | 38% |
| 28 | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC |
$22,811$31,638 | 79% | 60% |
| 29 | Converse University Spartanburg, SC |
$23,283$38,838 | 62% | 68% |
| 30 | Anderson University Anderson, SC |
$23,544$50,192 | 66% | 55% |