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Top colleges in SC by 10-year ROI

College Scorecard + IPEDS Last updated: May 2026

Executive Summary

Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in SC with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. Citadel Military College of South Carolina leads this list at $230,098 (10 Yr. ROI).

Leaders: top 3

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

10 Yr. ROI $230,098

SC · Public

Clemson University

10 Yr. ROI $215,115

SC · Public

Wofford College

10 Yr. ROI $211,630

SC · Private nonprofit

Top 25 Top colleges in SC by 10-year ROI

Rank	Institution	State	Control	Enrollment	10 Yr. ROI	Also see
1	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	SC	Public	2,705	$230,098	Grad 75.0% · Net $20,723
2	Clemson University	SC	Public	23,300	$215,115	Grad 86.6% · Net $22,253
3	Wofford College	SC	Private nonprofit	1,816	$211,630	Grad 84.2% · Net $18,732
4	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	Public	29,820	$170,586	Grad 78.8% · Net $22,811
5	Presbyterian College	SC	Private nonprofit	852	$163,688	Grad 51.5% · Net $20,528
6	University of South Carolina-Upstate	SC	Public	4,038	$163,306	Grad 43.0% · Net $13,557
7	University of South Carolina Aiken	SC	Public	2,962	$157,071	Grad 39.9% · Net $11,641
8	College of Charleston	SC	Public	10,558	$156,020	Grad 65.8% · Net $18,960
9	Coastal Carolina University	SC	Public	10,377	$147,656	Grad 48.5% · Net $13,966
10	Erskine College	SC	Private nonprofit	766	$144,114	Grad 45.2% · Net $16,525
11	University of South Carolina Beaufort	SC	Public	2,052	$143,955	Grad 34.0% · Net $14,656
12	Furman University	SC	Private nonprofit	2,379	$142,182	Grad 78.8% · Net $30,308
13	Southern Wesleyan University	SC	Private nonprofit	747	$141,242	Grad 52.4% · Net $15,464
14	Francis Marion University	SC	Public	2,628	$141,054	Grad 43.4% · Net $11,386
15	Winthrop University	SC	Public	3,523	$137,802	Grad 57.0% · Net $15,343
16	Bob Jones University	SC	Private nonprofit	2,005	$126,436	Grad 64.8% · Net $16,641
17	Lander University	SC	Public	3,397	$122,436	Grad 49.8% · Net $15,363
18	Columbia College	SC	Private nonprofit	1,343	$120,448	Grad 36.9% · Net $18,408
19	Newberry College	SC	Private nonprofit	1,479	$109,360	Grad 45.1% · Net $21,656
20	Charleston Southern University	SC	Private nonprofit	2,893	$109,016	Grad 47.2% · Net $21,666
21	North Greenville University	SC	Private nonprofit	1,819	$99,837	Grad 54.5% · Net $21,063
22	Strayer University-South Carolina	SC	Private for-profit	1,868	$99,244	Grad 16.7% · Net $17,979
23	Anderson University	SC	Private nonprofit	3,183	$98,945	Grad 65.7% · Net $23,544
24	Coker University	SC	Private nonprofit	840	$92,620	Grad 39.5% · Net $20,286
25	Claflin University	SC	Private nonprofit	1,706	$87,968	Grad 51.6% · Net $17,800

Method notes

Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to IPEDS 2023 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.

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