Public Four-Year Colleges in South Carolina

Clemson University

• Clemson University is a public research university that was founded in 1889. As of 2009, the school had about 14,100 undergraduates and 3,100 graduate students. The university offers bachelors, masters and doctoral degree programs in more than 100 fields of study, divided into eight primary colleges and departments. The Clemson "Tigers" compete in Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletics and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Clemson University tied for 61st in US News and World Report's 2010 ranking of national universities.

  Clemson University
  Sikes Hall
  Clemson, SC 29634
  864-656-3311
  Clemson.edu/

University of South Carolina

• The University of South Carolina System's flagship school is the University of South Carolina in Columbia. The university was founded in 1801, and, as of 2009, had about 28,500 undergraduate and graduate students. The university's College of Arts and Sciences offers departments and programs in more than 25 fields of study, and students can also pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees within the university's 14 additional colleges and schools. The "Gamecocks" compete in NCAA Division I and the Southeastern Conference. The University of South Carolina at Columbia tied for 110th in US News and World Report's 2010 ranking of national universities.

  University of South Carolina
  512 Main Street
  Columbia, SC 29208
  803-777-7000
  sc.edu/

South Carolina State University

• South Carolina State University, a historically black, public research university, was founded in 1896 and had about 4,100 undergraduates and 700 graduate students as of 2009. The university's 14 broad academic departments are divided into three colleges, including the College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences, the College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technology. Qualified students can apply to enter the university's honors program. The South Carolina State "Bulldogs" compete in NCAA Division I and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

  South Carolina State University
  300 College Street NE
  Orangeburg, SC 29117
  803-536-7000
  scsu.edu/

College of Charleston

• The College of Charleston, founded in 1770, is South Carolina's oldest college. As of 2009, the school had about 9,900 undergraduates and 1,500 graduate students. College of Charleston students can pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates within the college's six schools, including schools of business, the arts, education and health, humanities and social sciences, languages, cultures and world affairs and sciences and mathematics.

  College of Charleston
  66 George Street
  Charleston, SC 29424
  843-805-5507
  cofc.edu/