List of Oldest Colleges and Universities in South Carolina (SC)
By Size Or Age |
By Cost |
By Demographic |
| Institution Name | City | State | In-State | Out-of-State | # of Students | Accred Year | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Converse College | Spartanburg | SC | $23,344.00 | $23,344.00 | 1,881 | 1912 | Visit Site |
| College of Charleston | Charleston | SC | $7,778.00 | $18,732.00 | 11,316 | 1916 | Visit Site |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg | SC | $27,830.00 | $27,830.00 | 1,363 | 1917 | Visit Site |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia | SC | $8,346.00 | $21,632.00 | 27,272 | 1917 | Visit Site |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster | Lancaster | SC | $4,868.00 | $11,780.00 | 1,502 | 1917 | Visit Site |
| University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | Allendale | SC | $4,868.00 | $11,780.00 | 909 | 1917 | Visit Site |
| University of South Carolina-Sumter | Sumter | SC | $4,868.00 | $11,780.00 | 1,174 | 1917 | Visit Site |
| University of South Carolina-Union | Union | SC | $4,868.00 | $11,780.00 | 398 | 1917 | Visit Site |
| Coker College | Hartsville | SC | $18,602.00 | $18,602.00 | 1,197 | 1923 | Visit Site |
| Winthrop University | Rock Hill | SC | $10,210.00 | $19,034.00 | 6,382 | 1923 | Visit Site |
| Furman University | Greenville | SC | $31,560.00 | $31,560.00 | 2,951 | 1924 | Visit Site |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston | SC | $7,735.00 | $19,291.00 | 3,300 | 1924 | Visit Site |
| Erskine College and Seminary | Due West | SC | $21,680.00 | $21,680.00 | 892 | 1925 | Visit Site |
| Clemson University | Clemson | SC | $10,370.00 | $22,300.00 | 17,585 | 1927 | Visit Site |
| Limestone College | Gaffney | SC | $15,900.00 | $15,900.00 | 3,389 | 1928 | Visit Site |
| Newberry College | Newberry | SC | $20,891.00 | $20,891.00 | 918 | 1936 | Visit Site |
| Columbia College | Columbia | SC | $21,650.00 | $21,650.00 | 1,510 | 1938 | Visit Site |
| South Carolina State University | Orangeburg | SC | $7,318.00 | $14,362.00 | 4,933 | 1941 | Visit Site |
| Benedict College | Columbia | SC | $14,010.00 | $14,010.00 | 2,641 | 1946 | Visit Site |
| Voorhees College | Denmark | SC | $7,460.00 | $7,460.00 | 587 | 1946 | Visit Site |
| W L Bonner College | Columbia | SC | $7,508.00 | $7,508.00 | 85 | 1946 | |
| Claflin University | Orangeburg | SC | $12,358.00 | $12,358.00 | 1,763 | 1947 | Visit Site |
| Presbyterian College | Clinton | SC | $26,320.00 | $26,320.00 | 1,180 | 1949 | Visit Site |
| Lander University | Greenwood | SC | $7,728.00 | $14,616.00 | 2,408 | 1952 | Visit Site |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | Spartanburg | SC | $11,040.00 | $11,040.00 | 797 | 1957 | Visit Site |
| North Greenville University | Tigerville | SC | $11,180.00 | $11,180.00 | 2,094 | 1957 | Visit Site |
| Anderson University | Anderson | SC | $17,850.00 | $17,850.00 | 1,902 | 1959 | Visit Site |
| South University | Columbia | SC | $12,443.00 | $12,443.00 | 801 | 1959 | Visit Site |
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | SC | $3,566.00 | $6,698.00 | 14,300 | 1968 | Visit Site |
| Cathedral Bible College | Myrtle Beach | SC | $2,100.00 | $2,100.00 | 126 | 1969 | Visit Site |
| Central Carolina Technical College | Sumter | SC | $3,400.00 | $5,156.00 | 3,283 | 1970 | Visit Site |
| Charleston Southern University | Charleston | SC | $17,795.00 | $17,795.00 | 3,286 | 1970 | Visit Site |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College | Florence | SC | $3,452.00 | $5,286.00 | 3,956 | 1970 | Visit Site |
| Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg | SC | $3,980.00 | $6,110.00 | 4,459 | 1970 | Visit Site |
| York Technical College | Rock Hill | SC | $3,448.00 | $7,000.00 | 4,731 | 1970 | Visit Site |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | Orangeburg | SC | $3,528.00 | $4,464.00 | 2,399 | 1970 | Visit Site |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston | SC | Unknown | Unknown | 2,537 | 1971 | Visit Site |
| Tri-County Technical College | Pendleton | SC | $3,292.00 | $6,592.00 | 5,223 | 1971 | Visit Site |
| The Art Institute of Charleston | Charleston | SC | $27,840.00 | $27,840.00 | 224 | 1971 | Visit Site |
| Francis Marion University | Florence | SC | $7,038.00 | $13,841.00 | 3,864 | 1972 | Visit Site |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | SC | $3,832.00 | $4,864.00 | 5,800 | 1972 | Visit Site |
| Piedmont Technical College | Greenwood | SC | $3,484.00 | $4,684.00 | 4,880 | 1972 | Visit Site |
| Forrest Junior College | Anderson | SC | $10,056.00 | $10,056.00 | 115 | 1972 | Visit Site |
| Northeastern Technical College | Cheraw | SC | $3,174.00 | $5,454.00 | 976 | 1973 | Visit Site |
| Southern Wesleyan University | Central | SC | $17,200.00 | $17,200.00 | 2,445 | 1973 | Visit Site |
| Midlands Technical College | West Columbia | SC | $4,036.00 | $9,532.00 | 10,706 | 1974 | Visit Site |
| Trident Technical College | Charleston | SC | $3,574.00 | $6,100.00 | 12,076 | 1974 | Visit Site |
| Aiken Technical College | Graniteville | SC | $3,658.00 | $9,222.00 | 2,529 | 1975 | Visit Site |
| Coastal Carolina University | Conway | SC | $7,600.00 | $16,590.00 | 7,872 | 1976 | Visit Site |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate | Spartanburg | SC | $7,900.00 | $15,896.00 | 4,916 | 1976 | Visit Site |
| Williamsburg Technical College | Kingstree | SC | $2,950.00 | $5,292.00 | 601 | 1977 | Visit Site |
| University of South Carolina-Aiken | Aiken | SC | $7,036.00 | $13,952.00 | 3,267 | 1977 | Visit Site |
| Morris College | Sumter | SC | $9,250.00 | $9,250.00 | 871 | 1978 | Visit Site |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry | Beaufort | SC | $3,150.00 | $6,861.00 | 1,893 | 1978 | Visit Site |
| Denmark Technical College | Denmark | SC | $2,288.00 | $4,376.00 | 1,571 | 1979 | Visit Site |
| Columbia International University | Columbia | SC | $15,640.00 | $15,640.00 | 911 | 1982 | Visit Site |
| Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary | Columbia | SC | Unknown | Unknown | 153 | 1983 | Visit Site |
| Allen University | Columbia | SC | $9,884.00 | $9,884.00 | 651 | 1992 | Visit Site |
| Golf Academy of America | Myrtle Beach | SC | $10,230.00 | $10,230.00 | 408 | 1998 | Visit Site |
| ITT Technical Institute-Greenville | Greenville | SC | $15,600.00 | $15,600.00 | 524 | 1999 | Visit Site |
| University of Phoenix-Columbia Campus | Columbia | SC | $10,770.00 | $10,770.00 | 440 | 2000 | Visit Site |
| Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic | Spartanburg | SC | Unknown | Unknown | 289 | 2002 | Visit Site |
| Southern Methodist College | Orangeburg | SC | $6,616.00 | $6,616.00 | 26 | 2002 | Visit Site |
| Clinton Junior College | Rock Hill | SC | $3,635.00 | $3,635.00 | 93 | 2003 | Visit Site |
| ITT Technical Institute-Columbia | Columbia | SC | $15,600.00 | $15,600.00 | 125 | 2004 | Visit Site |
| University of South Carolina-Beaufort | Bluffton | SC | $6,260.00 | $13,942.00 | 1,461 | 2004 | Visit Site |
| Bob Jones University | Greenville | SC | $10,610.00 | $10,610.00 | 4,228 | 2006 | Visit Site |
