College ROI in South Carolina
See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.
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
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%
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 4 of 4
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.