College ROI in South Carolina

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

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×

ALL COLLEGES IN SC

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CollegeEarningsNet price10-year ROINet payoff

Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston · Public$77,277$20,723+23%+$59,878 Clemson UniversityClemson · Public$72,263$22,253+1%+$3,618 Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle BeachMyrtle Beach · Private for-profit$71,805$25,662−5%−$14,598 Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville · Private for-profit$67,616$17,979−10%−$25,756 Wofford CollegeSpartanburg · Private nonprofit$63,465$18,732−28%−$70,278 University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia · Public$62,564$22,811−35%−$95,604 Furman UniversityGreenville · Private nonprofit$62,799$30,308−41%−$123,242 South University-ColumbiaColumbia · Private for-profit$59,826$27,693−49%−$142,512 Orangeburg Calhoun Technical CollegeOrangeburg · Public$53,255$6,186−60%−$122,194 Presbyterian CollegeClinton · Private nonprofit$54,388$20,528−64%−$168,232 College of CharlestonCharleston · Public$54,011$18,960−65%−$165,730 University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg · Public$52,851$13,557−66%−$155,718 University of South Carolina AikenAiken · Public$50,627$11,641−75%−$170,294 Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston · Private nonprofit$51,450$21,666−76%−$202,164 University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton · Public$49,631$14,656−81%−$192,314 Coastal Carolina UniversityConway · Public$49,041$13,966−83%−$195,454 Newberry CollegeNewberry · Private nonprofit$49,081$21,656−85%−$225,814 Francis Marion UniversityFlorence · Public$46,775$11,386−92%−$207,794 Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville · Public$46,672$11,713−93%−$210,132 Winthrop UniversityRock Hill · Public$46,666$15,343−93%−$224,712 Lander UniversityGreenwood · Public$46,572$15,363−93%−$225,732 Anderson UniversityAnderson · Private nonprofit$46,437$23,544−95%−$259,806 Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral · Private nonprofit$45,969$15,464−96%−$232,166 Technical College of the LowcountryBeaufort · Public$45,868$14,724−96%−$230,216 Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia · Public$45,681$4,647−97%−$191,778

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution located in South Carolina, including historical records marked as not currently operating. “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.