Public Colleges near Columbia, South Carolina

University of South Carolina

• The University of South Carolina consists of four campuses: Columbia, Aiken, Beaufort and Upsate. The Columbia campus has 14 colleges and schools that offer over 350 degree programs. The university has several research initiatives including nanotechnology, health sciences, future fuels, environmental and information and knowledge technologies. The university won its first College World Series championship in 2010, and the school ranks 111th in the tier one nation universities category of the 2011 Best Colleges listing from U.S. News & World Report.

  University of South Carolina

  Columbia, SC 29208

  803-777-7000

  sc.edu

South Carolina State University

• South Carolina State University is 48 minutes from Columbia in Orangeburg. The school is a historical African-American college founded in 1896 as a land grant college for the state's African-American students. The school has unique degree programs including the only undergraduate degree program in nuclear engineering in South Carolina, the only master of science in transportation in South Carolina and the only master of business administration degree with a concentration in agribusiness in South Carolina. In addition the school has the only undergraduate environmental science field station in the nation.

  South Carolina State University

  300 College Street NE,

  Orangeburg SC 29117

  800-260-5956

  scsu.edu

Winthrop University

• Winthrop University, located in Rock Hill, is one hour and 14 minutes from Columbia. The school ranks 25th in the tier one South regional universities category of the 2011 Best Colleges listing from U.S. News & World Report. In addition to the school's national ranking, the school has achieved recognition for its high graduation rate among minority populations. The school was included in the Education Trust Report " Big Gaps, Small Gaps: Some Colleges and Universities Do Better than Others in Graduating African-American Students" as a national leader in graduation rates among minorities. The school offers 41 undergraduate and 24 graduate degree programs.

  Winthrop University

  701 Oakland Ave.

  Rock Hill, SC 29733

  803-323-2211

  winthrop.edu