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Most affordable for-profit colleges in South Carolina

2 for-profit colleges in South Carolina report net price data, ranging from $22,112 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $22,123. South Carolina's for-profit colleges run notably less expensive than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in South Carolina

$22,123

National median for for-profit colleges

$25,582

for-profit colleges reporting in South Carolina

2

The most affordable for-profit colleges in South Carolina, ranked by net price

1

South University-Columbia

SC

Net price

$22,112

Receive grant aid

93%

2

Strayer University-South Carolina

SC

Net price

$22,134

Receive grant aid

33%

What makes a school affordable here

In South Carolina, the most affordable for-profit colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At South University-Columbia, the most affordable on this list, 93% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. See full methodology →