First-Gen Fit Rankings: South Carolina

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 39 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

🏆 1 Excellent (80+) ✅ 9 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 24 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 5 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville	98 🏆 Excellent	—	82%	—	100%
2	Allen University Columbia	72 ✅ Good	—	76.5%	$10,553	45%
3	Clinton College Rock Hill	72 ✅ Good	—	76.8%	$11,105	58.1%
4	Voorhees University Denmark	70 ✅ Good	—	76.7%	$11,968	56.3%
5	Claflin University Orangeburg	67 ✅ Good	—	73.5%	$16,354	75.5%
6	South Carolina State University Orangeburg	62 ✅ Good	—	70.5%	$16,846	56.5%
7	University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg	61 ✅ Good	—	46.2%	$11,618	69.9%
8	Benedict College Columbia	60 ✅ Good	—	62.3%	$17,177	57.3%
9	Francis Marion University Florence	60 ✅ Good	—	37.6%	$9,723	70%
10	University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken	60 ✅ Good	—	39.2%	$8,987	66.8%
11	Morris College Sumter	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	95.5%	$20,485	41.3%
12	Southern Wesleyan University Central	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	43.1%	$14,084	69%
13	Columbia College Columbia	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	54%	$17,541	60.4%
14	Converse University Spartanburg	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	39.8%	$14,137	79.6%
15	Lander University Greenwood	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.7%	$11,450	69.6%
16	Winthrop University Rock Hill	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	41%	$12,608	73.6%
17	Wofford College Spartanburg	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	15.6%	$8,493	91%
18	University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	40.1%	$11,397	61.3%
19	Limestone University Gaffney	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	43.4%	$16,772	64.1%
20	Coastal Carolina University Conway	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	26.2%	$9,563	77.4%
21	Newberry College Newberry	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	48.7%	$19,887	69.3%
22	Erskine College Due West	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	46.8%	$14,555	55.8%
23	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	19.1%	$12,634	92.2%
24	Bob Jones University Greenville	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.9%	$14,287	82.5%
25	College of Charleston Charleston	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	18.8%	$12,133	82%
26	South University-Columbia Columbia	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	58%	$26,588	57.1%
27	Coker University Hartsville	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	25.7%	$16,789	69.4%
28	Clemson University Clemson	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	14.8%	$13,607	93.5%
29	Presbyterian College Clinton	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.3%	$18,277	79.6%
30	Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	19.8%	$15,430	85.8%
31	North Greenville University Tigerville	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.4%	$18,947	72.5%
32	Anderson University Anderson	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	20.8%	$17,188	81.9%
33	Charleston Southern University Charleston	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.5%	$20,145	63.1%
34	Furman University Greenville	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	13.2%	$16,401	90.6%
35	Columbia International University Columbia	38 ⚠️ Low	—	34.2%	$21,955	53.3%
36	American College of the Building Arts Charleston	29 ⚠️ Low	—	18.4%	$27,879	75%
37	Medical University of South Carolina Charleston	20 ⚠️ Low	—	11.4%	—	—
38	Sherman College of Chiropractic Boiling Springs	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
39	Charleston School of Law Charleston	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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