Below is a ranking of the 12 public colleges in South Carolina with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Clemson University leads the list by accepting 38% of high school students that applied.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Clemson UniversityClemson, SC |
38% |
|
University of South Carolina ColumbiaColumbia, SC |
61% |
|
Lander UniversityGreenwood, SC |
68% |
|
University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, SC |
69% |
|
University of South Carolina UpstateSpartanburg, SC |
70% |
|
College of CharlestonCharleston, SC |
72% |
|
Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SC |
75% |
|
University of South Carolina AikenAiken, SC |
80% |
|
Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC |
80% |
|
Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, SC |
82% |
|
South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC |
82% |
|
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC |
98% |