Here are the best four year colleges in South Carolina. This guide includes both private and non-profit universities and colleges in South Carolina.
- Columbia, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.allenuniversity.edu/
- Anderson, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.andersonuniversity.edu/
- Columbia, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.benedict.edu/
- Greenville, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.bju.edu/
Charleston Southern University
- Charleston, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.charlestonsouthern.edu/
- Charleston, South Carolina
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.citadel.edu/
- Orangeburg, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: claflin.edu/
- Conway, South Carolina
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.coastal.edu/
- Hartsville, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.coker.edu/
- Charleston, South Carolina
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.cofc.edu/
- Columbia, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.columbiasc.edu/
Columbia International University
- Columbia, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.ciu.edu/
- Spartanburg, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.converse.edu/
- Due West, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Rural
Website: www.erskine.edu/
- Florence, South Carolina
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.fmarion.edu/
- Greenville, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.furman.edu/
- Gaffney, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.limestone.edu/
- Sumter, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.morris.edu/
- Newberry, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.newberry.edu/
- Tigerville, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Rural
Website: www.ngu.edu/
- Clinton, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.presby.edu/
South Carolina State University
- Orangeburg, South Carolina
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: www.scsu.edu/
- Central, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.swu.edu/
University of South Carolina Aiken
- Aiken, South Carolina
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.usca.edu/
University of South Carolina Beaufort
- Bluffton, South Carolina
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: www.uscb.edu/
University of South Carolina Columbia
- Columbia, South Carolina
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.sc.edu/
University of South Carolina Upstate
- Spartanburg, South Carolina
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.uscupstate.edu/
- Denmark, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.voorhees.edu/
- Rock Hill, South Carolina
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.winthrop.edu/
- Spartanburg, South Carolina
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.wofford.edu/
The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources is part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.