The Cheapest Colleges in South Carolina by Average Net Price for 2023
The lowest net price colleges in South Carolina are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. Benedict College leads the list with a $12,155 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.
Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2019/2020 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 Benedict CollegeColumbia, Private Not For Profit |
$12,155 | 51% |
#2 Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, Public Not For Profit |
$12,380 | 40% |
#3 University of South Carolina AikenAiken, Public Not For Profit |
$12,689 | 37% |
#4 Allen UniversityColumbia, Private Not For Profit |
$13,858 | 38% |
#5 Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, Public Not For Profit |
$14,716 | 35% |
#6 University of South Carolina UpstateSpartanburg, Public Not For Profit |
$15,074 | 33% |
#7 Lander UniversityGreenwood, Public Not For Profit |
$15,541 | 34% |
#8 Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, Private For Profit |
$15,669 | 49% |
#9 Voorhees CollegeDenmark, Private Not For Profit |
$16,223 | 24% |
#10 Morris CollegeSumter, Private Not For Profit |
$16,326 | 36% |
#11 Coker CollegeHartsville, Private Not For Profit |
$16,647 | 62% |
#12 University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, Public Not For Profit |
$16,748 | 18% |
#13 Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, Private Not For Profit |
$17,496 | 56% |
#14 Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, Public Not For Profit |
$17,920 | 37% |
#15 Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, Private Not For Profit |
$18,614 | 50% |
#16 Columbia International UniversityColumbia, Private Not For Profit |
$18,651 | 47% |
#17 Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, Public Not For Profit |
$19,300 | 29% |
#18 South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, Public Not For Profit |
$20,022 | 9% |
#19 Newberry CollegeNewberry, Private Not For Profit |
$20,205 | 51% |
#20 Columbia CollegeColumbia, Private Not For Profit |
$20,277 | 33% |