South Carolina Colleges & Universities

Anderson, SC — Private Christian university; home of the Trojans; from the same Anderson County that produced Jim Rice (Baseball HOF) and Shoeless Joe Jackson; USA South Conference member

Charleston, SC — Public liberal arts university, est. 1770; home of the Cougars; one of the oldest universities in the South; consistent NCAA Tournament men's basketball program

Charleston, SC — Public senior military college, est. 1842; home of the Bulldogs; renowned for leadership development and a strong FCS football tradition; one of six senior military colleges in the United States

Clemson, SC — Public research university, est. 1889; home of the Tigers; alma mater of DeAndre Hopkins and William "Refrigerator" Perry; national football championships (2016, 2018) and consistent ACC powerhouse

Clinton, SC (Laurens County) — Private liberal arts college, est. 1880; home of the Blue Hose; affiliated with the Presbyterian Church; notable football tradition in the South Atlantic Conference

Columbia, SC — Private HBCU, est. 1870; home of the Yellow Jackets; affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church; one of Columbia's historic Black institutions of higher learning

Columbia, SC — Private HBCU, est. 1870; home of the Tigers; one of South Carolina's historically Black colleges with deep roots in the African American community of the Midlands; SIAC Conference member

Columbia, SC — Public flagship research university, est. 1801; home of the Gamecocks; alma mater of Jadeveon Clowney, Stephon Gilmore, and Alex English; multiple national championships in baseball and women's basketball

Conway, SC (Horry County) — Public university; home of the Chanticleers; Sun Belt Conference member; 2016 College World Series national baseball champions — one of the great Cinderella stories in college sports

Denmark, SC (Bamberg County) — Private HBCU, est. 1897; home of the Tigers; affiliated with the Episcopal Church; one of SC's smaller HBCUs with a deep tradition of community service and liberal arts education

Due West, SC (Abbeville County) — Private liberal arts college, est. 1839; home of the Flying Fleet; affiliated with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church; one of SC's oldest liberal arts colleges

Florence, SC — Public liberal arts university; home of the Patriots; named for Revolutionary War general Francis "The Swamp Fox" Marion; Peach Belt Conference member serving the Pee Dee region

Gaffney, SC (Cherokee County) — Private liberal arts university, est. 1845; home of the Saints; NCAA Division II member with notable wrestling and football programs; one of the oldest private colleges in SC

Greenville, SC — Private Christian university, est. 1927; home of the Bruins; one of America's most prominent fundamentalist Christian institutions; noted for arts, music, and speech programs

Greenville, SC — Private liberal arts university, est. 1826; home of the Paladins; alma mater of Beth Daniel (World Golf Hall of Fame); Division I FCS football with multiple national championship appearances

Greenwood, SC — Public liberal arts university; home of the Bearcats; Peach Belt Conference member; named for Samuel Lander, Methodist minister who founded a female seminary on the site in 1872

Newberry, SC — Private liberal arts college, est. 1856; home of the Wolves; affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church; South Atlantic Conference member with consistent athletics programs

North Charleston, SC — Private Baptist university; home of the Buccaneers; Big South Conference member; consistent Division I athletics across multiple sports

Orangeburg, SC — Private HBCU, est. 1869; home of the Panthers; the oldest HBCU in South Carolina; affiliated with the United Methodist Church; SIAC Conference member

Orangeburg, SC — Public HBCU, est. 1896; home of the Bulldogs; alma mater of multiple NFL players; one of the most football-productive HBCUs in the Southeast; MEAC Conference member

Rock Hill, SC (York County) — Public university; home of the Eagles; Big South Conference member; located in the same city that produced Jadeveon Clowney and Stephon Gilmore

Spartanburg, SC — Private liberal arts university, est. 1889; home of the Valkyries; historically a women's college, now co-ed; noted for music, education, and liberal arts programs in the Upstate SC region

Spartanburg, SC — Public university (University of South Carolina system); home of the Spartans; Big South Conference member; serves the Upstate SC region

Spartanburg, SC — Private Methodist liberal arts college, est. 1854; home of the Terriers; Division I FCS program with multiple Southern Conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances

Sumter, SC — Private HBCU, est. 1908; home of the Hornets; affiliated with the Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina; serves the Sumter and greater Pee Dee region