Colleges with the smallest classes in South Carolina
34 colleges ranked by student–faculty ratio
These 34 smallest-class colleges in South Carolina, ranked by student–faculty ratio, run from 8:1 at American College of the Building Arts to 19:1 at South Carolina State University. 13 are public and 21 are private.
| # | College | Type | Student:faculty | Undergrads | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American College of the Building Arts Charleston, SC | Private | 8:1 | 140 | 62% |
| 2 | Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC | Public | 8:1 | 281 | — |
| 3 | Furman University Greenville, SC | Private | 9:1 | 2,322 | 53% |
| 4 | Clinton College Rock Hill, SC | Private | 10:1 | 94 | — |
| 5 | Morris College Sumter, SC | Private | 10:1 | 421 | — |
| 6 | Voorhees University Denmark, SC | Private | 10:1 | 460 | — |
| 7 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC | Public | 11:1 | 2,624 | 98% |
| 8 | Columbia College Columbia, SC | Private | 11:1 | 1,245 | 96% |
| 9 | Limestone University Gaffney, SC | Private | 11:1 | 1,528 | 98% |
| 10 | Presbyterian College Clinton, SC | Private | 11:1 | 862 | 72% |
| 11 | Coker University Hartsville, SC | Private | 12:1 | 807 | 97% |
| 12 | Converse University Spartanburg, SC | Private | 12:1 | 845 | 64% |
| 13 | Francis Marion University Florence, SC | Public | 12:1 | 2,640 | 82% |
| 14 | Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC | Private | 12:1 | 771 | 100% |
| 15 | Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC | Public | 12:1 | 3,424 | 75% |
| 16 | Wofford College Spartanburg, SC | Private | 12:1 | 1,873 | 59% |
| 17 | Bob Jones University Greenville, SC | Private | 13:1 | 2,209 | — |
| 18 | Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC | Private | 13:1 | 2,716 | 76% |
| 19 | Claflin University Orangeburg, SC | Private | 13:1 | 1,727 | 73% |
| 20 | North Greenville University Tigerville, SC | Private | 13:1 | 1,719 | 63% |
| 21 | Benedict College Columbia, SC | Private | 14:1 | 1,573 | 67% |
| 22 | Newberry College Newberry, SC | Private | 14:1 | 1,462 | 75% |
| 23 | University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC | Public | 14:1 | 1,958 | 69% |
| 24 | Anderson University Anderson, SC | Private | 15:1 | 3,080 | 53% |
| 25 | Erskine College Due West, SC | Private | 15:1 | 821 | 61% |
| 26 | University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC | Public | 15:1 | 2,805 | 80% |
| 27 | University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC | Public | 15:1 | 4,008 | 70% |
| 28 | Allen University Columbia, SC | Private | 16:1 | 635 | 32% |
| 29 | Clemson University Clemson, SC | Public | 16:1 | 22,778 | 38% |
| 30 | Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC | Public | 16:1 | 9,909 | 80% |
| 31 | College of Charleston Charleston, SC | Public | 16:1 | 10,366 | 72% |
| 32 | Lander University Greenwood, SC | Public | 17:1 | 3,384 | 68% |
| 33 | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC | Public | 18:1 | 28,113 | 61% |
| 34 | South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC | Public | 19:1 | 2,757 | 82% |
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