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Colleges & Universities in South Carolina

Every college in South Carolina that we cover, each with its page and sources.

32 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

32 colleges

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South Carolina: 32 colleges · 20 private nonprofit, 12 public · campus setting: 15 city, 8 town, 5 suburb, 4 rural

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CollegeCityPublic/privateSettingStudentsAthleticsDistance
Allen UniversityColumbiaPrivate nonprofitCity, midsize635NCAA Division II
Anderson UniversityAndersonPrivate nonprofitCity, small3,413NCAA Division III
Benedict CollegeColumbiaPrivate nonprofitCity, midsize1,694NCAA Division II
Bob Jones UniversityGreenvillePrivate nonprofitCity, small2,477
Charleston Southern UniversityCharlestonPrivate nonprofitCity, midsize2,914NCAA Division I
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharlestonPublicCity, midsize2,661NCAA Division I
Claflin UniversityOrangeburgPrivate nonprofitTown, distant1,754NCAA Division II
Clemson UniversityClemsonPublicSuburb, midsize22,875NCAA Division I
Coastal Carolina UniversityConwayPublicCity, small10,306NCAA Division I
Coker UniversityHartsvillePrivate nonprofitTown, distant1,187NCAA Division II
College of CharlestonCharlestonPublicCity, midsize10,660NCAA Division I
Columbia CollegeColumbiaPrivate nonprofitCity, midsize1,268NAIA
Columbia International UniversityColumbiaPrivate nonprofitCity, midsize916NAIA
Converse UniversitySpartanburgPrivate nonprofitCity, small852NCAA Division II
Erskine CollegeDue WestPrivate nonprofitRural, distant854NCAA Division II
Francis Marion UniversityFlorencePublicRural, near a city3,623NCAA Division II
Furman UniversityGreenvillePrivate nonprofitSuburb, large2,327NCAA Division I
Lander UniversityGreenwoodPublicTown, distant3,669NCAA Division II
Limestone UniversityGaffneyPrivate nonprofitTown, distant1,598
Morris CollegeSumterPrivate nonprofitCity, small421NAIA
Newberry CollegeNewberryPrivate nonprofitTown, distant1,462NCAA Division II
North Greenville UniversityTigervillePrivate nonprofitRural, near a city1,944NCAA Division II
Presbyterian CollegeClintonPrivate nonprofitTown, distant903
South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburgPublicTown, distant2,762NCAA Division I
Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentralPrivate nonprofitSuburb, midsize887NCAA Division II
University of South Carolina AikenAikenPublicSuburb, large3,109NCAA Division II
University of South Carolina BeaufortBlufftonPublicTown, near a city2,067NCAA Division II
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbiaPublicCity, midsize28,470NCAA Division I
University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburgPublicSuburb, midsize4,471NCAA Division I
Voorhees UniversityDenmarkPrivate nonprofitRural, remote460NAIA
Winthrop UniversityRock HillPublicCity, small3,787NCAA Division I
Wofford CollegeSpartanburgPrivate nonprofitCity, small1,873NCAA Division I