Colleges in South Carolina whose graduates clear the bar most often

Ranked by the share of each school's programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test).

#	College	Programs clearing the bar	Median earnings	Programs measured
1	Medical University of South Carolina	100%	$103,491	12
2	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	100%	$66,254	20
3	Strayer University-South Carolina	100%	$63,879	16
4	Charleston Southern University	100%	$57,216	20
5	College of Charleston	100%	$56,122	39
6	South University-Columbia	100%	$53,445	17
7	Spartanburg Community College	100%	$50,236	13
8	University of South Carolina-Upstate	100%	$45,710	18
9	Clemson University	99%	$70,059	83
10	University of South Carolina-Columbia	97%	$64,940	92
11	Coastal Carolina University	97%	$55,622	39
12	Winthrop University	97%	$48,702	33
13	Anderson University	96%	$53,016	23
14	Midlands Technical College	96%	$48,244	26
15	Lander University	93%	$43,637	15
16	Claflin University	93%	$40,132	14
17	Wofford College	92%	$61,342	12
18	Tri-County Technical College	92%	$52,237	13
19	Columbia College	92%	$50,070	13
20	University of South Carolina Aiken	92%	$49,530	13
21	South Carolina State University	92%	$48,628	13
22	Trident Technical College	90%	$50,424	10
23	University of South Carolina Beaufort	90%	$46,829	10
24	Francis Marion University	89%	$51,005	19
25	Furman University	82%	$57,264	11

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Ranked on one stated metric, the share of a school's programs that clear the benchmark. Schools need at least 10 programs with reported earnings to appear. Note that specialised graduate institutions (medical and health-science centres, for example) often rank at the top because their programs are almost all high-earning; the 'programs measured' column and each school's page give the context.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10). Earnings are median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing, and describe past graduates rather than a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.