# List of colleges and universities in South Carolina

There are 60 colleges and universities in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The University of South Carolina in Columbia is the largest university in the state, by enrollment. Trident Technical College in North Charleston is the largest two-year college. The oldest institution is the College of Charleston, founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785.
The majority of colleges and universities in South Carolina are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). There are eight historically black colleges and universities.
The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Greenville are the only medical schools in the state accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).
Charleston School of Law and the University of South Carolina School of Law are American Bar Association (ABA) approved law schools.

## Institutions
### Four-year

List of four-year colleges and universities in South Carolina :
| School | Location(s) | Control | Type | Enrollment (Fall 2010) | Enrollment (Fall 2023) | Founded | Accreditation |
| Allen University | Columbia | Private (A.M.E Church) | Baccalaureate college | 848 | 677 | 1870 | SACS |
| Anderson University | Anderson | Private (Baptist) | Master's university | 2,512 | 4,325 | 1911 | SACS |
| Benedict College | Columbia | Private (Baptist) | Baccalaureate college | 3,137 | 1,731 | 1870 | SACS |
| Bob Jones University | Greenville | Private (Nondenominational) | Master's university | 3,794 | 2,893 | 1927 | TRACS, SACS |
| Charleston School of Law | Charleston | Private | Special-focus institution | 700 | 675 | 2003 | ABA |
| Charleston Southern University | North Charleston | Private (Baptist) | Master's university | 3,213 | 3,545 | 1964 | SACS |
| The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina | Charleston | Public | Master's university | 3,402 | 3,727 | 1842 | SACS |
| Claflin University | Orangeburg | Private (Methodist) | Baccalaureate college | 1,920 | 1,835 | 1869 | SACS |
| Clemson University | Clemson | Public | Research university | 19,453 | 28,747 | 1889 | SACS |
| Clinton College | Rock Hill | Private (AME Zion) | Baccalaureate/associate's college | 143 | 106 | 1894 | TRACS |
| Coastal Carolina University | Conway | Public | Master's university | 8,706 | 10,829 | 1954 | SACS |
| Coker University | Hartsville | Private | Master's university | 1,106 | 1,263 | 1908 | SACS |
| College of Charleston | Charleston | Public | Master's university | 11,532 | 11,729 | 1770 | SACS |
| Columbia College | Columbia | Private (Methodist) | Master's university | 1,367 | 1,572 | 1854 | SACS |
| Columbia International University | Columbia | Private (Interdenominational) | Master's university | 1,201 | 2,631 | 1923 | SACS |
| Converse University | Spartanburg | Private | Master's university | 1,269 | 1,341 | 1890 | SACS |
| Erskine College | Due West | Private (Presbyterian) | Doctoral/Professional university | 811 | 984 | 1839 | SACS |
| Francis Marion University | Florence | Public | Master's university | 4,032 | 4,017 | 1970 | SACS |
| Furman University | Greenville | Private | Baccalaureate college | 2,996 | 2,505 | 1826 | SACS |
| Lander University | Greenwood | Public | Baccalaureate college | 3,060 | 4,363 | 1872 | SACS |
| Limestone University | Gaffney | Private (Interdenominational) | Baccalaureate college | 3,419 | 1,782 | 1845 | SACS |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston | Public | Special-focus institution | 2,556 | 3,117 | 1824 | SACS |
| Morris College | Sumter | Private (Baptist) | Baccalaureate college | 1,048 | 421 | 1908 | SACS |
| Newberry College | Newberry | Private (Lutheran) | Baccalaureate college | 1,155 | 1,507 | 1856 | SACS |
| North Greenville University | Tigerville | Private (Baptist) | Master's university | 2,312 | 2,219 | 1891 | SACS |
| Presbyterian College | Clinton | Private (Presbyterian) | Baccalaureate college | 1,266 | 1,136 | 1880 | SACS |
| Sherman College of Chiropractic | Spartanburg | Private | Special-focus institution | 237 | 381 | 1973 | CCE |
| South Carolina State University | Orangeburg | Public | Master's university | 4,362 | 3,041 | 1896 | SACS |
| Southern Wesleyan University | Central | Private (Wesleyan) | Master's university | 1,883 | 1,188 | 1906 | SACS |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | Spartanburg | Private (Methodist) | Associate's college | 790 | 1,029 | 1911 | SACS |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | Aiken | Public | Master's university | 3,254 | 3,855 | 1961 | SACS |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | Beaufort | Public | Baccalaureate college | 1,754 | 2,121 | 1959 | SACS |
| University of South Carolina Columbia (Main campus) | Columbia | Public | Research university | 29,599 | 36,579 | 1801 | SACS |
| University of South Carolina Upstate | Spartanburg | Public | Baccalaureate college | 5,492 | 4,946 | 1967 | SACS |
| Voorhees University | Denmark | Private (Episcopal) | Baccalaureate college | 752 | 515 | 1897 | SACS |
| Winthrop University | Rock Hill | Public | Master's university | 5,998 | 4,694 | 1886 | SACS |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg | Private (Methodist) | Baccalaureate college | 1,541 | 1,873 | 1854 | SACS |

### Two-year

List of two-year colleges and universities in South Carolina :
| School | Location(s) | Control | Type | Enrollment (Fall 2010) | Enrollment (Fall 2022) | Founded | Accreditation |
| Aiken Technical College | Aiken | Public | Associate's college | 3,128 | 2,121 | 1972 | SACS |
| Central Carolina Technical College | Sumter | Public | Associate's college | 4,382 | 3,314 | 1962 | SACS |
| Denmark Technical College | Denmark | Public | Associate's college | 1,033 | 725 | 1947 | SACS |
| Florence–Darlington Technical College | Florence | Public | Associate's college | 5,855 | 2,940 | 1963 | SACS |
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | Public | Associate's college | 14,879 | 11,380 | 1962 | SACS |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | Public | Associate's college | 7,826 | 8,137 | 1966 | SACS |
| Midlands Technical College | West Columbia | Public | Associate's college | 12,078 | 9,091 | 1973 | SACS |
| Northeastern Technical College | Cheraw | Public | Associate's college | 1,219 | 1,466 | 1968 | SACS |
| Orangeburg–Calhoun Technical College | Orangeburg | Public | Associate's college | 3,200 | 2,012 | 1968 | SACS |
| Piedmont Technical College | Greenwood | Public | Associate's college | 5,703 | 5,315 | 1966 | SACS |
| Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg | Public | Associate's college | 5,871 | 6,224 | 1963 | SACS |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry | Beaufort | Public | Associate's college | 2,792 | 2,196 | 1868 | SACS |
| Tri-County Technical College | Pendleton | Public | Associate's college | 6,941 | 5,629 | 1962 | SACS |
| Trident Technical College | North Charleston | Public | Associate's college | 15,790 | 11,789 | 1964 | SACS |
| University of South Carolina Lancaster | Lancaster | Public | Associate's college | 1,588 | 1,772 | 1959 | SACS |
| University of South Carolina Salkehatchie | Allendale | Public | Associate's college | 1,150 | 745 | 1965 | SACS |
| University of South Carolina Sumter | Sumter | Public | Associate's college | 1,192 | 1,537 | 1966 | SACS |
| University of South Carolina Union | Union | Public | Associate's college | 530 | 1,098 | 1965 | SACS |
| Williamsburg Technical College | Kingstree | Public | Associate's college | 723 | 673 | 1969 | SACS |
| York Technical College | Rock Hill | Public | Associate's college | 6,000 | 4,521 | 1964 | SACS |

## Defunct colleges

* The Arsenal, Columbia, sister school of The Citadel. The only surviving building is now the South Carolina Governor's Mansion. (1842 to 1865, destroyed during the Civil War)
* Chicora College, Columbia (1893 to 1930, merged with Queens College)
* Due West Female College, Due West (1859 to 1927, merged with Erskine College)
* Friendship College, Rock Hill (1891 to 1981, closed)

## Out-of-state for-profit institutions

Schools based in other states offer programs at locations in South Carolina:
* ECPI University has campuses in Charleston, Columbia, and Greenville
* Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine has a campus in Spartanburg
* Miller-Motte College has a campus in Summerville
* South University has a campus in Columbia
* Strayer University has a campus in Greenville