College of Charleston vs University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina is harder to get into (56% vs 60% admitted), but students with aid paid less there on average (in-state): $18,177 vs $22,197 a year.
Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$33,689
$32,193
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$18,177
$22,197
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$44,043
$46,885
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
College of Charleston
University of South Carolina
Under $30,000
$14,245
$13,832
$30,000–$48,000
$13,240
$14,286
$48,000–$75,000
$14,854
$17,357
$75,000–$110,000
$18,141
$23,410
Over $110,000
$25,459
$28,504
After you start
Measure
College of Charleston
University of South Carolina
Undergrads
10,558
29,820
Graduate within 6 years
65%
78%
Come back for year two
82%
92%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$63,018
$69,024
Median debt at graduation
$20,500
$20,500
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers