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Most selective (lowest admit rate) in South Carolina
30 colleges in South Carolina with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Allen University · SC · Private (nonprofit)32% admit2Clemson University · SC · Public38% admit3Furman University · SC · Private (nonprofit)53% admit4Anderson University · SC · Private (nonprofit)53% admit5Wofford College · SC · Private (nonprofit)59% admit6Erskine College · SC · Private (nonprofit)61% admit7University of South Carolina-Columbia · SC · Public61% admit8North Greenville University · SC · Private (nonprofit)63% admit9Converse University · SC · Private (nonprofit)64% admit10Benedict College · SC · Private (nonprofit)67% admit11Lander University · SC · Public68% admit12University of South Carolina Beaufort · SC · Public69% admit13University of South Carolina-Upstate · SC · Public70% admit14College of Charleston · SC · Public72% admit15Presbyterian College · SC · Private (nonprofit)72% admit16Claflin University · SC · Private (nonprofit)73% admit17Newberry College · SC · Private (nonprofit)75% admit18Winthrop University · SC · Public75% admit19University of South Carolina-Lancaster · SC · Public76% admit20Charleston Southern University · SC · Private (nonprofit)76% admit21University of South Carolina-Sumter · SC · Public76% admit22University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie · SC · Public76% admit23University of South Carolina Aiken · SC · Public80% admit24Coastal Carolina University · SC · Public80% admit25Spartanburg Methodist College · SC · Private (nonprofit)81% admit26South Carolina State University · SC · Public82% admit27Francis Marion University · SC · Public82% admit28Columbia College · SC · Private (nonprofit)96% admit29Coker University · SC · Private (nonprofit)97% admit30Citadel Military College of South Carolina · SC · Public98% admit
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by most selective (lowest admit rate) — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.