Safest Colleges in South Carolina
25 schools ranked by lowest violent crime rate from federal Clery Act filings. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Violent (4yr avg) | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aiken Technical College Graniteville · community | 0 | $4,807 | 26.3% | $39,225 | — |
| 2 | Allen University Columbia · private | 0 | $10,972 | 17.6% | $30,497 | 72.5% |
| 3 | Anderson University Anderson · private | 0 | $23,544 | 62.3% | $42,101 | 54.7% |
| 4 | Charleston Southern University Charleston · private | 0 | $21,666 | 46.1% | $45,898 | 96.5% |
| 5 | Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort · community | 0 | $14,724 | 19.3% | $35,090 | — |
| 6 | Southern Wesleyan University Central · private | 0 | $15,464 | 55.2% | $47,756 | 99.5% |
| 7 | Charleston Cosmetology Institute Charleston · private | 0 | $15,548 | 60.7% | $25,812 | — |
| 8 | Northeastern Technical College Cheraw · community | 0 | $6,913 | 24.9% | $32,141 | — |
| 9 | Clinton College Rock Hill · community | 0 | $11,458 | 15.2% | $30,180 | — |
| 10 | Coker University Hartsville · private | 0 | $20,286 | 50.6% | $40,117 | 94.0% |
| 11 | Columbia International University Columbia · private | 0 | $26,036 | 74.9% | $38,951 | 94.5% |
| 12 | Converse University Spartanburg · private | 0 | $23,283 | 59.1% | $40,867 | 67.7% |
| 13 | Denmark Technical College Denmark · community | 0 | $19,156 | 20.1% | $25,351 | — |
| 14 | Erskine College Due West · private | 0 | $16,525 | 50.3% | $53,459 | 62.7% |
| 15 | Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence · community | 0 | $2,004 | 18.8% | $32,748 | — |
| 16 | Furman University Greenville · private | 0 | $30,308 | 83.6% | $68,635 | 43.0% |
| 17 | Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway · community | 0 | $4,159 | 32.5% | $35,507 | — |
| 18 | Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence Florence · private | 0 | $21,962 | 74.0% | $25,542 | — |
| 19 | Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek Goose Creek · private | 0 | $17,230 | 83.5% | $25,088 | — |
| 20 | Midlands Technical College West Columbia · community | 0 | $4,647 | 21.5% | $38,701 | — |
| 21 | North Greenville University Tigerville · private | 0 | $21,063 | 55.0% | $43,035 | 66.7% |
| 22 | Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg · community | 0 | $6,186 | 36.2% | $35,761 | — |
| 23 | Piedmont Technical College Greenwood · community | 0 | $11,366 | 32.2% | $35,768 | — |
| 24 | University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken · public | 0 | $11,641 | 45.7% | $45,603 | 78.5% |
| 25 | University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton · public | 0 | $14,656 | 39.9% | $48,088 | 72.5% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.