South Carolina

Where South Carolina's high school graduates go to college

66,964
Total Freshmen
1029
Destination Colleges
85%
Stay In-State
65%
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Enrollment by Sector

Trends Over Time

Top Destination Colleges

Where South Carolina's high school graduates enroll as freshmen

# College State Freshmen Share
1 University of South Carolina-Columb in-state South Carolina 6,700 10.0%
2 Clemson University in-state South Carolina 4,654 7.0%
3 Tri-County Technical College in-state South Carolina 3,425 5.1%
4 Midlands Technical College in-state South Carolina 3,093 4.6%
5 Trident Technical College in-state South Carolina 3,052 4.6%
6 Greenville Technical College in-state South Carolina 2,558 3.8%
7 College of Charleston in-state South Carolina 1,980 3.0%
8 Winthrop University in-state South Carolina 1,698 2.5%
9 Horry-Georgetown Technical College in-state South Carolina 1,697 2.5%
10 Coastal Carolina University in-state South Carolina 1,695 2.5%
11 Lander University in-state South Carolina 1,552 2.3%
12 York Technical College in-state South Carolina 1,481 2.2%
13 Francis Marion University in-state South Carolina 1,389 2.1%
14 University of South Carolina-Upstat in-state South Carolina 1,355 2.0%
15 Piedmont Technical College in-state South Carolina 1,339 2.0%
16 Spartanburg Community College in-state South Carolina 1,274 1.9%
17 Anderson University in-state South Carolina 973 1.5%
18 Spartanburg Methodist College in-state South Carolina 955 1.4%
19 Florence-Darlington Technical Colle in-state South Carolina 948 1.4%
20 University of South Carolina Aiken in-state South Carolina 940 1.4%
21 Central Carolina Technical College in-state South Carolina 900 1.3%
22 Claflin University in-state South Carolina 852 1.3%
23 South Carolina State University in-state South Carolina 778 1.2%
24 Citadel Military College of South C in-state South Carolina 639 1.0%
25 University of South Carolina-Lancas in-state South Carolina 630 0.9%
26 Charleston Southern University in-state South Carolina 604 0.9%
27 Aiken Technical College in-state South Carolina 600 0.9%
28 University of South Carolina Beaufo in-state South Carolina 582 0.9%
29 Wofford College in-state South Carolina 520 0.8%
30 Technical College of the Lowcountry in-state South Carolina 509 0.8%
31 University of South Carolina-Sumter in-state South Carolina 454 0.7%
32 Orangeburg Calhoun Technical Colleg in-state South Carolina 433 0.6%
33 Newberry College in-state South Carolina 427 0.6%
34 Presbyterian College in-state South Carolina 416 0.6%
35 Northeastern Technical College in-state South Carolina 410 0.6%
36 North Greenville University in-state South Carolina 401 0.6%
37 Bob Jones University in-state South Carolina 383 0.6%
38 University of South Carolina-Salkeh in-state South Carolina 334 0.5%
39 Coker University in-state South Carolina 330 0.5%
40 Limestone University in-state South Carolina 302 0.5%
41 Converse University in-state South Carolina 300 0.4%
42 Furman University in-state South Carolina 290 0.4%
43 Southern New Hampshire University New Hampshire 268 0.4%
44 Benedict College in-state South Carolina 252 0.4%
45 University of South Carolina-Union in-state South Carolina 243 0.4%
46 Southern Wesleyan University in-state South Carolina 226 0.3%
47 Liberty University Virginia 216 0.3%
48 Erskine College in-state South Carolina 210 0.3%
49 Allen University in-state South Carolina 204 0.3%
50 Western Carolina University North Carolina 199 0.3%