College ROI Rankings: South Carolina

Sorted by break-even years ยท Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

# College ROI Score Break-Even 10-yr Salary Grad Rate
1 Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
๐ŸŸข Excellent ROI 0.3 yrs $88,420 โ€”
2 Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Charleston
๐ŸŸข Excellent ROI 0.6 yrs $72,085 75%
3 Clemson University
Clemson
๐ŸŸข Excellent ROI 0.7 yrs $71,513 86.6%
4 Furman University
Greenville
๐ŸŸข Excellent ROI 0.8 yrs $68,635 78.8%
5 University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia
๐ŸŸข Excellent ROI 0.9 yrs $62,177 78.8%
6 Wofford College
Spartanburg
๐ŸŸข Excellent ROI 0.9 yrs $68,964 84.2%
7 Presbyterian College
Clinton
๐ŸŸข Excellent ROI 1.2 yrs $60,194 51.5%
8 College of Charleston
Charleston
๐ŸŸข Excellent ROI 1.3 yrs $56,416 65.8%
9 Erskine College
Due West
๐ŸŸข Excellent ROI 1.8 yrs $53,459 45.2%
10 University of South Carolina-Upstate
Spartanburg
๐ŸŸข Excellent ROI 2.3 yrs $48,587 43%
11 University of South Carolina Beaufort
Bluffton
๐ŸŸข Excellent ROI 2.6 yrs $48,088 34%
12 Coastal Carolina University
Conway
๐ŸŸข Excellent ROI 2.8 yrs $47,258 48.5%
13 Southern Wesleyan University
Central
๐ŸŸข Excellent ROI 2.9 yrs $47,756 52.4%
14 Newberry College
Newberry
๐ŸŸข Excellent ROI 2.9 yrs $48,040 45.1%
15 Bob Jones University
Greenville
๐ŸŸข Excellent ROI 3 yrs $44,354 64.8%
16 Winthrop University
Rock Hill
๐Ÿ”ต Good ROI 3.2 yrs $47,185 57%
17 University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken
๐Ÿ”ต Good ROI 3.6 yrs $45,603 39.9%
18 Charleston Southern University
Charleston
๐Ÿ”ต Good ROI 3.7 yrs $45,898 47.2%
19 Limestone University
Gaffney
๐Ÿ”ต Good ROI 4.5 yrs $44,999 35.3%
20 Francis Marion University
Florence
๐Ÿ”ต Good ROI 5.3 yrs $43,888 43.4%
21 North Greenville University
Tigerville
๐Ÿ”ต Good ROI 5.4 yrs $43,035 54.5%
22 Lander University
Greenwood
๐ŸŸก Fair ROI 6.9 yrs $42,396 49.8%
23 Anderson University
Anderson
๐ŸŸก Fair ROI 8.1 yrs $42,101 65.7%
24 Columbia College
Columbia
๐ŸŸก Fair ROI 8.9 yrs $41,338 36.9%
25 Converse University
Spartanburg
๐Ÿ”ด Slow ROI 13 yrs $40,867 61.5%
26 Claflin University
Orangeburg
๐Ÿ”ด Slow ROI 19.2 yrs $40,304 51.6%
27 Coker University
Hartsville
๐Ÿ”ด Slow ROI 19.6 yrs $40,117 39.5%
28 Strayer University-South Carolina
Greenville
๐Ÿ”ด Slow ROI 31.2 yrs $40,092 16.7%
29 Columbia International University
Columbia
๐Ÿ”ด Slow ROI 125.8 yrs $38,951 46.8%
30 Allen University
Columbia
โšช Limited Data โ€” $30,497 13.3%
31 Benedict College
Columbia
โšช Limited Data โ€” $31,902 24.3%
32 Clinton College
Rock Hill
โšช Limited Data โ€” $30,180 14.1%
33 Morris College
Sumter
โšช Limited Data โ€” $30,614 17.4%
34 South Carolina State University
Orangeburg
โšช Limited Data โ€” $38,262 36.6%
35 Sherman College of Chiropractic
Boiling Springs
โšช Limited Data โ€” โ€” โ€”
36 Voorhees University
Denmark
โšช Limited Data โ€” $35,339 43%
37 South University-Columbia
Columbia
โšช Limited Data โ€” $34,421 23.3%
38 Charleston School of Law
Charleston
โšช Limited Data โ€” โ€” โ€”
39 American College of the Building Arts
Charleston
โšช Limited Data โ€” โ€” 62.1%