Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate in South Carolina
Ranked by graduation rate (61 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | Graduation rate | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southeastern Esthetics Institute Elgin, SC · Private for-profit | 90% | $17,333 | — |
| 2 | Clemson University Clemson, SC · Public | 87% | $22,253 | $71,513 |
| 3 | Wofford College Spartanburg, SC · Private nonprofit | 84% | $18,732 | $68,964 |
| 4 | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC · Public | 79% | $22,811 | $62,177 |
| 5 | Furman University Greenville, SC · Private nonprofit | 79% | $30,308 | $68,635 |
| 6 | Arclabs Piedmont, SC · Private for-profit | 76% | $26,608 | — |
| 7 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC · Public | 75% | $20,723 | $72,085 |
| 8 | Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston North Charleston, SC · Private for-profit | 75% | $17,726 | $26,696 |
| 9 | Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia West Columbia, SC · Private for-profit | 69% | $18,210 | $26,696 |
| 10 | Southeastern College-Charleston North Charleston, SC · Private for-profit | 67% | $31,105 | $30,737 |
| 11 | Southeastern College-Columbia Columbia, SC · Private for-profit | 67% | $31,941 | $31,156 |
| 12 | College of Charleston Charleston, SC · Public | 66% | $18,960 | $56,416 |
| 13 | Anderson University Anderson, SC · Private nonprofit | 66% | $23,544 | $42,101 |
| 14 | Bob Jones University Greenville, SC · Private nonprofit | 65% | $16,641 | $44,354 |
| 15 | Converse University Spartanburg, SC · Private nonprofit | 62% | $23,283 | $40,867 |
| 16 | Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC · Public | 57% | $15,343 | $47,185 |
| 17 | North Greenville University Tigerville, SC · Private nonprofit | 55% | $21,063 | $43,035 |
| 18 | Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC · Private nonprofit | 52% | $15,464 | $47,756 |
| 19 | Claflin University Orangeburg, SC · Private nonprofit | 52% | $17,800 | $40,304 |
| 20 | Presbyterian College Clinton, SC · Private nonprofit | 51% | $20,528 | $60,194 |
| 21 | Lander University Greenwood, SC · Public | 50% | $15,363 | $42,396 |
| 22 | Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC · Public | 48% | $13,966 | $47,258 |
| 23 | University of South Carolina-Union Union, SC · Public | 48% | $8,065 | $33,699 |
| 24 | Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC · Private nonprofit | 47% | $21,666 | $45,898 |
| 25 | Columbia International University Columbia, SC · Private nonprofit | 47% | $26,036 | $38,951 |
| 26 | Erskine College Due West, SC · Private nonprofit | 45% | $16,525 | $53,459 |
| 27 | Newberry College Newberry, SC · Private nonprofit | 45% | $21,656 | $48,040 |
| 28 | Fortis College-Columbia Columbia, SC · Private for-profit | 43% | $20,404 | $36,368 |
| 29 | Francis Marion University Florence, SC · Public | 43% | $11,386 | $43,888 |
| 30 | University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC · Public | 43% | $13,557 | $48,587 |
| 31 | Voorhees University Denmark, SC · Private nonprofit | 43% | $13,335 | $35,339 |
| 32 | Spartanburg Methodist College Spartanburg, SC · Private nonprofit | 43% | $14,580 | $42,895 |
| 33 | Tri-County Technical College Pendleton, SC · Public | 42% | $14,670 | $40,101 |
| 34 | University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC · Public | 40% | $11,641 | $45,603 |
| 35 | Coker University Hartsville, SC · Private nonprofit | 40% | $20,286 | $40,117 |
| 36 | University of South Carolina-Sumter Sumter, SC · Public | 39% | $7,712 | $42,437 |
| 37 | Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC · Public | 38% | $4,159 | $35,507 |
| 38 | Columbia College Columbia, SC · Private nonprofit | 37% | $18,408 | $41,338 |
| 39 | South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC · Public | 37% | $18,097 | $38,262 |
| 40 | Central Carolina Technical College Sumter, SC · Public | 34% | $5,571 | $32,603 |
| 41 | University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC · Public | 34% | $14,656 | $48,088 |
| 42 | Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence, SC · Public | 34% | $2,004 | $32,748 |
| 43 | Aiken Technical College Graniteville, SC · Public | 34% | $4,807 | $39,225 |
| 44 | Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC · Public | 33% | $11,366 | $35,768 |
| 45 | Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg, SC · Public | 32% | $6,186 | $35,761 |
| 46 | University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie Allendale, SC · Public | 30% | $9,229 | $31,360 |
| 47 | York Technical College Rock Hill, SC · Public | 30% | $5,931 | $37,257 |
| 48 | Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · Public | 30% | $1,406 | $38,253 |
| 49 | Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg, SC · Public | 28% | $2,405 | $37,097 |
| 50 | University of South Carolina-Lancaster Lancaster, SC · Public | 25% | $9,801 | $39,426 |
| 51 | Benedict College Columbia, SC · Private nonprofit | 24% | $18,250 | $31,902 |
| 52 | South University-Columbia Columbia, SC · Private for-profit | 23% | $27,693 | $34,421 |
| 53 | Northeastern Technical College Cheraw, SC · Public | 21% | $6,913 | $32,141 |
| 54 | Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC · Public | 21% | $11,713 | $39,473 |
| 55 | Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC · Public | 18% | $4,647 | $38,701 |
| 56 | Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort, SC · Public | 18% | $14,724 | $35,090 |
| 57 | Morris College Sumter, SC · Private nonprofit | 17% | $20,555 | $30,614 |
| 58 | Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville, SC · Private for-profit | 17% | $17,979 | $40,092 |
| 59 | Williamsburg Technical College Kingstree, SC · Public | 15% | $9,887 | $29,935 |
| 60 | Allen University Columbia, SC · Private nonprofit | 13% | $10,972 | $30,497 |
| 61 | Denmark Technical College Denmark, SC · Public | 13% | $19,156 | $25,351 |