What colleges in South Carolina actually cost
The sticker price is not what most families pay. Every South Carolina college below shows its published cost of attendance beside the average net price families in the lowest reported income band actually paid after grants and scholarships — no account needed.
- Colleges
- 82
- in South Carolina with net-price data
- Median sticker price
- $24,895
- a year, across the 82 with a cost of attendance
- Median college's avg. net price, under $30,000
- $13,607
- after grants — the median of each college's average, across the 81 that report this band
| College | City | Sticker price | Avg. net price (income band) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy for Careers and Technology | Mullins | $12,327 | $8,969Under $30,000 |
| Academy of Hair Technology | Greenville | $18,804 | $11,409Under $30,000 |
| Aiken Technical College | Graniteville | $13,171 | $4,566Under $30,000 |
| Allen University | Columbia | $23,998 | $10,553Under $30,000 |
| American College of the Building Arts | Charleston | $38,073 | $27,879Under $30,000 |
| Anderson University | Anderson | $50,192 | $17,188Under $30,000 |
| Arclabs | Piedmont | $31,480 | $26,334Under $30,000 |
| Barber Tech Academy | Orangeburg | $37,517 | $31,354Under $30,000 |
| Barber Tech Academy-Columbia | Columbia | $34,573 | $26,191Under $30,000 |
| Benedict College | Columbia | $32,000 | $17,177Under $30,000 |
| Bob Jones University | Greenville | $36,580 | $14,287Under $30,000 |
| Central Carolina Technical College | Sumter | $13,774 | $5,526Under $30,000 |
| Charleston Cosmetology Institute | Charleston | $17,691 | $11,681Under $30,000 |
| Charleston Southern University | Charleston | $44,558 | $20,145Under $30,000 |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston | $33,880 | $15,430Under $30,000 |
| Claflin University | Orangeburg | $33,530 | $16,354Under $30,000 |
| Clemson University | Clemson | $35,015 | $13,607Under $30,000 |
| Clinton College | Rock Hill | $25,015 | $11,105Under $30,000 |
| Coastal Carolina University | Conway | $26,692 | $9,563Under $30,000 |
| Coker University | Hartsville | $45,805 | $16,789Under $30,000 |
| College of Charleston | Charleston | $32,362 | $12,133Under $30,000 |
| Columbia College | Columbia | $35,258 | $17,541Under $30,000 |
| Columbia International University | Columbia | $43,045 | $21,955Under $30,000 |
| Converse University | Spartanburg | $38,838 | $14,137Under $30,000 |
| Denmark Technical College | Denmark | $24,590 | $18,698Under $30,000 |
| Erskine College | Due West | $55,248 | $14,555Under $30,000 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College | Florence | $10,731 | $1,589Under $30,000 |
| Fortis College-Columbia | Columbia | $27,793 | $19,599Under $30,000 |
| Francis Marion University | Florence | $23,850 | $9,723Under $30,000 |
| Furman University | Greenville | $76,798 | $16,401Under $30,000 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach | $34,232 | $24,977Under $30,000 |
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | $20,166 | $11,138Under $30,000 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | $11,909 | $3,673Under $30,000 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia | West Columbia | $22,984 | $15,044Under $30,000 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence | Florence | $28,021 | $20,713Under $30,000 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek | Goose Creek | $20,331 | $16,620Under $30,000 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville | Greenville | $24,774 | $18,976Under $30,000 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta | North Augusta | $22,473 | $16,229Under $30,000 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill | Rock Hill | $17,445 | $12,600Under $30,000 |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg | Spartanburg | $17,812 | $13,112Under $30,000 |
| Lander University | Greenwood | $27,277 | $11,450Under $30,000 |
| LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc | Camden | $18,170 | $12,623Under $30,000 |
| Midlands Technical College | West Columbia | $14,274 | $3,429Under $30,000 |
| Morris College | Sumter | $30,148 | $20,485Under $30,000 |
| Newberry College | Newberry | $46,442 | $19,887Under $30,000 |
| North Greenville University | Tigerville | $42,034 | $18,947Under $30,000 |
| Northeastern Technical College | Cheraw | $18,221 | $7,012Under $30,000 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | Orangeburg | $15,165 | $7,122Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston | North Charleston | $22,289 | $16,024Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia | West Columbia | $23,181 | $18,210Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville | Greenville | $22,924 | $16,587Under $30,000 |
| Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College | Kingstree | $16,300 | $8,905Under $30,000 |
| Piedmont Technical College | Greenwood | $21,746 | $11,778Under $30,000 |
| Presbyterian College | Clinton | $60,242 | $18,277Under $30,000 |
| South Carolina State University | Orangeburg | $30,015 | $16,846Under $30,000 |
| South University-Columbia | Columbia | $35,322 | $26,588Under $30,000 |
| Southeastern College-Charleston | North Charleston | $39,014 | $30,328Under $30,000 |
| Southeastern College-Columbia | Columbia | $39,250 | $31,086Under $30,000 |
| Southeastern Esthetics Institute | Elgin | $20,482 | $17,333Under $30,000 |
| Southern Wesleyan University | Central | $39,914 | $14,084Under $30,000 |
| Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg | $11,505 | $2,669Under $30,000 |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | Spartanburg | $32,183 | $13,794Under $30,000 |
| Strand College of Hair Design | Myrtle Beach | $13,811 | $8,650Under $30,000 |
| Strayer University-South Carolina | Greenville | $25,158 | $17,979$30,000–$48,000 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry | Beaufort | $23,832 | $14,531Under $30,000 |
| Top of the Line Barber College | Charleston | $24,674 | $19,078Under $30,000 |
| Tri-County Technical College | Pendleton | $25,057 | $11,937Under $30,000 |
| Trident Technical College | Charleston | $13,408 | $1,057Under $30,000 |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | Aiken | $21,540 | $8,987Under $30,000 |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | Bluffton | $24,353 | $11,397Under $30,000 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia | $31,638 | $12,634Under $30,000 |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster | Lancaster | $18,682 | $6,306Under $30,000 |
| University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | Allendale | $19,297 | $8,535Under $30,000 |
| University of South Carolina-Sumter | Sumter | $17,964 | $5,894Under $30,000 |
| University of South Carolina-Union | Union | $19,112 | $7,340Under $30,000 |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate | Spartanburg | $25,124 | $11,618Under $30,000 |
| Voorhees University | Denmark | $25,574 | $11,968Under $30,000 |
| Vski Cosmetology School | Charleston | $15,170 | $10,578Under $30,000 |
| Williamsburg Technical College | Kingstree | $15,806 | $8,307Under $30,000 |
| Winthrop University | Rock Hill | $30,710 | $12,608Under $30,000 |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg | $72,441 | $8,493Under $30,000 |
| York Technical College | Rock Hill | $15,395 | $5,749Under $30,000 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2024 data release. Sticker price is the college's cost of attendance (the published figure, or the sum of its published components). Net price is the average paid by students who received federal aid, grouped by household income. Averages from past students — your family's cost could be higher or lower.
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