Private Colleges in South Carolina, Ranked by Acceptance Rate
South Carolina has 20 private colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database. The most selective is Furman University at 43%; the most accessible is Southern Wesleyan University at 100%, and the median private college in the state admits 68%. None admits fewer than 30% of applicants, so a strong profile is competitive across the whole list. Private colleges set their own aid policies, so the sticker price on this list says little about what a family actually pays; the acceptance rate says a lot about where to apply.
- Furman University43%acceptanceSelectiveSC · SAT 1360
- Morris College50%acceptanceSelectiveSC · SAT 1000
- Voorhees University50%acceptanceSelectiveSC · SAT 1000
- Wofford College52%acceptanceModerately selectiveSC · SAT 1320
- Anderson University (SC)55%acceptanceModerately selectiveSC · SAT 1150
- Bob Jones University58%acceptanceModerately selectiveSC · SAT 1180
- Erskine College63%acceptanceModerately selectiveSC · SAT 1150
- Claflin University65%acceptanceModerately selectiveSC · SAT 1020
- North Greenville University67%acceptanceModerately selectiveSC · SAT 1150
- Presbyterian College68%acceptanceModerately selectiveSC · SAT 1140
- Converse University68%acceptanceModerately selectiveSC · SAT 1150
- Allen University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveSC · SAT 1020
- Spartanburg Methodist College78%acceptanceAccessibleSC · SAT 1120
- Newberry College90%acceptanceAccessibleSC · SAT 1150
- Coker University94%acceptanceAccessibleSC · SAT 1150
- Columbia International University94%acceptanceAccessibleSC · SAT 1130
- Columbia College (SC)94%acceptanceAccessibleSC · SAT 1120
- Charleston Southern University96%acceptanceAccessibleSC · SAT 1080
- Benedict College96%acceptanceAccessibleSC · SAT 1020
- Southern Wesleyan University100%acceptanceAccessibleSC · SAT 1150
Your chances at these colleges
Estimated chance of admission for three typical students, from the same model as the calculator. Unweighted GPA; 2, 4 and 7 AP courses respectively; Regular Decision; no legacy, athletic or first-generation hook.
Which of the Private Colleges in South Carolina can I get into with a 3.7 GPA and a 1300 SAT?
By CollegeCalcAI's model, a student with a 3.7 unweighted GPA and a 1300 SAT has a Likely or Safety estimate (45% or higher) at 19 of the 19 colleges here, including Furman University, Morris College and Voorhees University. Estimates assume Regular Decision and no hook; courses, activities and essays move them.
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