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South Carolina tuition and net price

University of South Carolina · Columbia, South Carolina · Public · 29,820 undergraduates

$12,688
in-state tuition and fees, 2025-26
$37,376
out-of-state tuition and fees
$32,193
full cost of attendance a year
$22,197
average net price after aid

Residency is worth $24,688 a year in tuition and fees at South Carolina: South Carolina residents pay $12,688 for 2025-26, everyone else $37,376. For families earning under $30,000 the average net price ($13,832) is higher than in-state tuition, because it also covers housing, food and books. Ohio State University has the lowest average net price among the schools closest to South Carolina in size and selectivity ($17,269), and Pitt the highest ($29,362).

Net price by family income

Income under $30,000: $13,832Income under $30,000$13,832Income $30,001 to $48,000: $14,286Income $30,001 to $48,000$14,286Income $48,001 to $75,000: $17,357Income $48,001 to $75,000$17,357Income $75,001 to $110,000: $23,410Income $75,001 to $110,000$23,410Income over $110,000: $28,504Income over $110,000$28,504
Average yearly price after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid and paying the in-state rate.

For an estimate based on your own family's finances, use South Carolina's net price calculator.

Tuition and fees since 2014-15

$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k2014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232025-26Out-of-stateIn-state2014-15 Out-of-state: $29k In-state: $11k2015-16 Out-of-state: $30k In-state: $11k2016-17 Out-of-state: $31k In-state: $11k2017-18 Out-of-state: $32k In-state: $12k2018-19 Out-of-state: $33k In-state: $13k2019-20 Out-of-state: $34k In-state: $13k2020-21 Out-of-state: $34k In-state: $13k2021-22 Out-of-state: $34k In-state: $13k2022-23 Out-of-state: $34k In-state: $13k2023-24 Out-of-state: $35k In-state: $13k2024-25 Out-of-state: no data In-state: no data2025-26 Out-of-state: $37k In-state: $13k
Published full-time undergraduate tuition and required fees. No figure was published for 2024-25.
Show the numbers by year
Academic yearIn-stateOut-of-state
2025-26$12,688$37,376
2023-24$12,688$34,943
2022-23$12,688$33,928
2021-22$12,688$33,928
2020-21$12,688$33,928
2019-20$12,688$33,928
2018-19$12,616$33,298
2017-18$11,862$31,962
2016-17$11,454$30,882
2015-16$11,482$30,298
2014-15$11,158$29,440

Cost of attendance and aid

Tuition and fees (2025-26)
$12,688 in-state, $37,376 out-of-state
Room and board on campus
$16,376
Books and supplies
$1,480
Full cost of attendance
$32,193 a year (most recent year reported)
Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
23%
Undergraduates with a federal loan
41%
Median federal debt at graduation
$20,500

Colleges similar to South Carolina

The six public four-year colleges closest to South Carolina in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.

CollegeAcceptance rateUndergraduatesAvg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
UMass Amherst
Amherst, MA		60%23,671$22,857$80,486
Rutgers
New Brunswick, NJ		58%37,751$24,897$80,490
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA		55%30,923$25,808$88,716
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH		61%45,638$17,269$67,080
Texas A&M
College Station, TX		57%59,615$21,527$78,159
Pitt
Pittsburgh, PA		58%20,370$29,362$73,113

Tuition and fees for 2025-26, cost of attendance and net price come from the College Scorecard; earlier tuition years come from IPEDS via the Urban Institute. Net price is what first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, and it lags the tuition year. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · South Carolina on College Scorecard