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Colleges in South Carolina

All 38 South Carolina colleges in the Trajecta rankings, ordered by Trajecta Score — a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. Every school links to its full data page.

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Colleges in South Carolina ranked by Trajecta Score
# College City Selectivity Admit rate Score
1 Clemson University Clemson Selective 38% 67
2 Furman University Greenville Moderate 43% 64
3 Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston Selective 23% 63
4 Wofford College Spartanburg Moderate 52% 61
5 University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia Moderate 60% 60
6 College of Charleston Charleston Moderate 60% 53
7 Presbyterian College Clinton Open 68% 50
8 Bob Jones University Greenville Open — 50
9 University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg Open 67% 47
10 Winthrop University Rock Hill Open 79% 45
11 University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken Open 79% 44
12 Coastal Carolina University Conway Open 75% 43
13 Anderson University Anderson Moderate 55% 43
14 University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton Open 73% 43
15 Francis Marion University Florence Open 86% 42
16 Erskine College Due West Moderate 63% 41
17 Voorhees University Denmark Open — 41
18 Claflin University Orangeburg Moderate 65% 40
19 Spartanburg Methodist College Spartanburg Open 78% 39
20 North Greenville University Tigerville Open 67% 39
21 Converse University Spartanburg Open 68% 38
22 Lander University Greenwood Open 81% 38
23 Newberry College Newberry Open 90% 37
24 Clinton College Rock Hill Open — 37
25 Southern Wesleyan University Central Open 100% 37
26 Charleston Southern University Charleston Open 96% 35
27 South Carolina State University Orangeburg Open 83% 35
28 American College of the Building Arts Charleston Moderate 44% 35
29 Morris College Sumter Open — 32
30 Columbia College Columbia Open 94% 32
31 Columbia International University Columbia Open 94% 32
32 Limestone University Gaffney Open 97% 32
33 Allen University Columbia Open 73% 30
34 Coker University Hartsville Open 94% 30
35 Benedict College Columbia Open 96% 26
— Greenville Technical College Greenville Open — —
— Medical University of South Carolina Charleston Open — —
— Sherman College of Chiropractic Boiling Springs Open — —

Scores and admissions data from College Scorecard / IPEDS. How the ranking works →