University of South Carolina vs College of Charleston
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)
$32,193
$33,689
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$22,197
$18,177
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$46,885
$44,043
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
University of South Carolina
College of Charleston
Under $30,000
$13,832
$14,245
$30,000–$48,000
$14,286
$13,240
$48,000–$75,000
$17,357
$14,854
$75,000–$110,000
$23,410
$18,141
Over $110,000
$28,504
$25,459
After you start
Measure
University of South Carolina
College of Charleston
Undergrads
29,820
10,558
Graduate within 6 years
78%
65%
Come back for year two
92%
82%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$69,024
$63,018
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