Colleges in South Carolina and what each costs

34 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
University of South Carolina cost of attendance	Columbia	Public, 4-year	$36,126
Clemson cost of attendance	Clemson	Public, 4-year	$38,245
College of Charleston cost of attendance	Charleston	Public, 4-year	$36,218
Coastal Carolina cost of attendance	Conway	Public, 4-year	$30,591
University of South Carolina-Upstate cost of attendance	Spartanburg	Public, 4-year	$30,665
Winthrop University cost of attendance	Rock Hill	Public, 4-year	$36,833
Lander University cost of attendance	Greenwood	Public, 4-year	$30,751
Anderson University cost of attendance	Anderson	Private, 4-year	$56,644
University of South Carolina Aiken cost of attendance	Aiken	Public, 4-year	$26,933
South Carolina State University cost of attendance	Orangeburg	Public, 4-year	$30,962
Charleston Southern University cost of attendance	Charleston	Private, 4-year	$50,913
Citadel Military College of South Carolina cost of attendance	Charleston	Public, 4-year	$35,627
Francis Marion University cost of attendance	Florence	Public, 4-year	$28,680
Furman University cost of attendance	Greenville	Private, 4-year	$84,726
University of South Carolina Beaufort cost of attendance	Bluffton	Public, 4-year	$31,229
Bob Jones University cost of attendance	Greenville	Private, 4-year	$42,169
North Greenville University cost of attendance	Tigerville	Private, 4-year	$47,699
Wofford College cost of attendance	Spartanburg	Private, 4-year	$81,572
Claflin University cost of attendance	Orangeburg	Private, 4-year	$36,287
Benedict College cost of attendance	Columbia	Private, 4-year	$33,378
Newberry College cost of attendance	Newberry	Private, 4-year	$50,385
Columbia College cost of attendance	Columbia	Private, 4-year	$43,855
Converse University cost of attendance	Spartanburg	Private, 4-year	$55,175
Spartanburg Methodist College cost of attendance	Spartanburg	Private, 2-year	$37,789
Presbyterian College cost of attendance	Clinton	Private, 4-year	$67,306
Coker University cost of attendance	Hartsville	Private, 4-year	$53,942
Erskine College cost of attendance	Due West	Private, 4-year	$59,731
Southern Wesleyan University cost of attendance	Central	Private, 4-year	$47,305
Columbia International University cost of attendance	Columbia	Private, 4-year	$46,134
Allen University cost of attendance	Columbia	Private, 4-year	$27,497
Denmark Technical College cost of attendance	Denmark	Public, 2-year	$26,008
Voorhees University cost of attendance	Denmark	Private, 4-year	$27,898
Morris College cost of attendance	Sumter	Private, 4-year	$33,086
Clinton College cost of attendance	Rock Hill	Private, 4-year	$30,214

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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