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College ROI in South Carolina

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

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30Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario
$46,666Median observed year-5 earnings
$18,250Median annual net price
−93%Median modeled 10-year ROI
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

South Carolina's everyday prices are 6.3% below the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices
93.7
Housing
80.5
Utilities
88.3
U.S. average = 100
TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

30 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston · Public+23%2Clemson UniversityClemson · Public+1%3Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville · Private for-profit−10%4Wofford CollegeSpartanburg · Private nonprofit−28%5University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia · Public−35%6Furman UniversityGreenville · Private nonprofit−41%7Presbyterian CollegeClinton · Private nonprofit−64%8College of CharlestonCharleston · Public−65%9University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg · Public−66%10University of South Carolina AikenAiken · Public−75%
TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1University of South Carolina AikenAiken · Public4.3×2Francis Marion UniversityFlorence · Public4.1×3University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg · Public3.9×4Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville · Private for-profit3.8×5Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston · Public3.7×6Coastal Carolina UniversityConway · Public3.5×7Wofford CollegeSpartanburg · Private nonprofit3.4×8University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton · Public3.4×9Clemson UniversityClemson · Public3.2×10Allen UniversityColumbia · Private nonprofit3.2×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the South Carolina median among debt-reporting colleges.

1ArclabsPiedmont · Private for-profit$9,500median federal debt76%college completion2Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg · Private nonprofit$12,000median federal debt43%college completion3Fortis College-ColumbiaColumbia · Private for-profit$12,547median federal debt43%college completion4Bob Jones UniversityGreenville · Private nonprofit$16,585median federal debt65%college completion5Columbia International UniversityColumbia · Private nonprofit$20,000median federal debt47%college completion6Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston · Public$21,096median federal debt75%college completion7Clemson UniversityClemson · Public$21,500median federal debt87%college completion8University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia · Public$21,500median federal debt79%college completion9University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg · Public$22,310median federal debt43%college completion10North Greenville UniversityTigerville · Private nonprofit$23,082median federal debt55%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.
ALL COLLEGES IN SC

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88 matching colleges · page 1 of 4

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston · Public$77,277$20,723$21,096+23%Clemson UniversityClemson · Public$72,263$22,253$21,500+1%Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle BeachMyrtle Beach · Private for-profit$71,805$25,662$24,166−5%Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville · Private for-profit$67,616$17,979$40,621−10%Wofford CollegeSpartanburg · Private nonprofit$63,465$18,732$25,732−28%University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia · Public$62,564$22,811$21,500−35%Furman UniversityGreenville · Private nonprofit$62,799$30,308$23,250−41%South University-ColumbiaColumbia · Private for-profit$59,826$27,693$26,123−49%Orangeburg Calhoun Technical CollegeOrangeburg · Public$53,255$6,186$10,562−60%Presbyterian CollegeClinton · Private nonprofit$54,388$20,528$26,000−64%College of CharlestonCharleston · Public$54,011$18,960$23,250−65%University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg · Public$52,851$13,557$22,310−66%University of South Carolina AikenAiken · Public$50,627$11,641$24,275−75%Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston · Private nonprofit$51,450$21,666$26,471−76%University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton · Public$49,631$14,656$24,000−81%Coastal Carolina UniversityConway · Public$49,041$13,966$23,750−83%Newberry CollegeNewberry · Private nonprofit$49,081$21,656$26,805−85%Francis Marion UniversityFlorence · Public$46,775$11,386$27,000−92%Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville · Public$46,672$11,713$15,392−93%Winthrop UniversityRock Hill · Public$46,666$15,343$26,975−93%Lander UniversityGreenwood · Public$46,572$15,363$25,000−93%Anderson UniversityAnderson · Private nonprofit$46,437$23,544$26,700−95%Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral · Private nonprofit$45,969$15,464$26,000−96%Technical College of the LowcountryBeaufort · Public$45,868$14,724$10,000−96%Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia · Public$45,681$4,647$12,000−97%

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to South Carolina, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.