South Carolina Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Public Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 12 public colleges in South Carolina with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Clemson University leads the list by accepting 43% of high school students that applied.

List of South Carolina Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
Clemson University

Clemson, SC

43%
University of South Carolina Columbia

Columbia, SC

64%
Lander University

Greenwood, SC

67%
Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

70%
College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

76%
University of South Carolina Aiken

Aiken, SC

76%
Coastal Carolina University

Conway, SC

79%
University of South Carolina Upstate

Spartanburg, SC

79%
University of South Carolina Beaufort

Bluffton, SC

80%
Francis Marion University

Florence, SC

83%
South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, SC

84%
Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

99%