Private Universities in South Carolina

Allen University

1530 Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29204

Phone Number:

(803) 254-4165

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

Bachelor’s degree

Location:

Midsize City

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

725 (all undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

21 to 1

Anderson University

316 Boulevard, Anderson, SC 29621

Phone Number:

(864) 231-2000

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree

Location:

Small City

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

2,064 (1,974 undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

17 to 1

Benedict College

1600 Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29204-1086

Phone Number:

(803) 256-4220

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

Bachelor’s degree

Location:

Midsize City

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

2,883 (all undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

22 to 1

Bob Jones University

1700 Wade Hampton Boulavard, Greenville, SC 29614-0001

Phone Number:

(864) 242-5100

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

One but less than two years certificate
Associate’s degree
Two but less than 4 years certificate
Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree
Post-master’s certificate
Doctor’s degree
First-professional degree

Location:

Small City

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

4,141 (3,634 undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

15 to 1

Cathedral Bible College

803 Howard Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577-1413

Phone Number:

(843) 477-1503

Institute:

4-year, primarily associate’s, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

Less than one year certificate
One but less than two years certificate
Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree
Doctor’s degree

Location:

Small City

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

152 (119 undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

6 to 1

Charleston School of Law

81 Mary St, Charleston, SC 29402

Phone Number:

(843) 329-1000

Institute:

4-year, Private for-profit

Degrees offered:

 

On-Campus housing:

No

Enrollment:

616 (0 undergraduate)

Charleston Southern University

9200 University Blvd, Charleston, SC 29410-8087

Phone Number:

(843) 863-7000

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree

Location:

Small City

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

3,200 (2,762 undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

17 to 1

Claflin University

400 Magnolia Street, Orangeburg, SC 29115-4498

Phone Number:

(803) 535-5000

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree

Location:

Distant Town

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

1,773 (1,690 undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

14 to 1

Coker College

300 E College Ave, Hartsville, SC 29550

Phone Number:

(843) 383-8000

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

Bachelor’s degree

Location:

Distant Town

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

1,099 (all undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

13 to 1

Columbia College

1301 Columbia College Dr, Columbia, SC 29203

Phone Number:

(803) 786-3012

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree

Location:

Midsize City

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

1,445 (1,232 undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

12 to 1

Columbia International University

7435 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203-1513

Phone Number:

(803) 754-4100

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

One but less than two years certificate
Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree
Post-master’s certificate
Doctor’s degree
First-professional degree

Location:

Large Suburban

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

923 (480 undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

18 to 1

Converse College

580 E Main St, Spartanburg, SC 29302-0006

Phone Number:

(864) 596-9000

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree

Location:

Small City

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

2,068 (735 undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

14 to 1

Erskine College and Seminary

2 Washington St, Due West, SC 29639

Phone Number:

(864) 379-2131

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

One but less than two years certificate
Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree
Doctor’s degree
First-professional degree

Location:

Distant Rural

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

864 (566 undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

11 to 1

Furman University

3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613-6162

Phone Number:

(864) 294-2000

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree

Location:

Large Suburban

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

2,977 (2,801 undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

11 to 1

ITT Technical Institute-Columbia

720 Gracern Rd Ste 120, Columbia, SC 29210

Phone Number:

(803) 216-6600

Institute:

4-year, primarily associate’s, Private for-profit

Degrees offered:

Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree

Location:

Midsize City

On-Campus housing:

No

Enrollment:

261 (all undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

22 to 1

ITT Technical Institute-Greenville

Six Independence Pointe, Greenville, SC 29615

Phone Number:

(864) 288-0777

Institute:

4-year, primarily associate’s, Private for-profit

Degrees offered:

Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree

Location:

Large Suburban

On-Campus housing:

No

Enrollment:

555 (all undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

21 to 1

Limestone College

1115 College Drive, Gaffney, SC 29340-3799

Phone Number:

(800) 795-7151 x0

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree

Location:

Fringe Town

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

3,255 (all undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

18 to 1

Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary

4201 N Main St, Columbia, SC 29203-5898

Phone Number:

(803) 786-5150

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

Master’s degree
First-professional degree

Location:

Midsize City

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

146 (0 undergraduate)

Morris College

100 West College Street, Sumter, SC 29150-3599

Phone Number:

(803) 934-3200

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

Bachelor’s degree

Location:

Small City

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

921 (all undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

18 to 1

Newberry College

2100 College St, Newberry, SC 29108

Phone Number:

(803) 276-5010

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

Bachelor’s degree

Location:

Distant Town

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

973 (all undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

15 to 1

North Greenville University

7801 N. Tigerville Road, Tigerville, SC 29688-1892

Phone Number:

(864) 977-7000

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree

Location:

Distant Rural

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

2,160 (2,062 undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

14 to 1

Presbyterian College

503 S Broad St, Clinton, SC 29325

Phone Number:

(864) 833-2820

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

Bachelor’s degree

Location:

Distant Town

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

1,177 (all undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

12 to 1

Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic

2020 Springfield Rd, Spartanburg, SC 29316

Phone Number:

(864) 578-8770

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

 

Location:

Midsize Suburban

On-Campus housing:

No

Enrollment:

240 (0 undergraduate)

South University

9 Science Court, Columbia, SC 29203

Phone Number:

(803) 799-9082

Institute:

4-year, Private for-profit

Degrees offered:

Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree

Location:

Large Suburban

On-Campus housing:

No

Enrollment:

1,038 (774 undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

21 to 1

Southern Methodist College

541 Broughton St, Orangeburg, SC 29115-7367

Phone Number:

(803) 534-7826

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

One but less than two years certificate
Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree

Location:

Distant Town

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Southern Wesleyan University

907 Wesleyan Drive, Central, SC 29630-1020

Phone Number:

(864) 644-5000

Institute:

4-year, Private not-for-profit

Degrees offered:

Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree

Location:

Fringe Town

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

2,391 (1,631 undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

24 to 1

Strayer University-Charleston Campus

5010 Wetland Crossing, North Charleston, SC 29418

Phone Number:

(843) 746-5100

Institute:

4-year, Private for-profit

Degrees offered:

Less than one year certificate
One but less than two years certificate
Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree

On-Campus housing:

No

Strayer University-Columbia Campus

200 Center Point Circle, Ste 300, Columbia, SC 29210

Phone Number:

(803) 750-2500

Institute:

4-year, Private for-profit

Degrees offered:

Less than one year certificate
One but less than two years certificate
Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree

On-Campus housing:

No

Strayer University-Greenville Campus

555 North Pleasantburg Drive, Suite 300, Greenville, SC 29607

Phone Number:

(864) 232-4700

Institute:

4-year, Private for-profit

Degrees offered:

Less than one year certificate
One but less than two years certificate
Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree

On-Campus housing:

No

The Art Institute of Charleston

24 N. Market St, Charleston, SC 29401

Phone Number:

(843) 727-3500

Institute:

4-year, Private for-profit

Degrees offered:

Less than one year certificate
Associate’s degree
Bachelor’s degree

Location:

Midsize City

On-Campus housing:

Yes

Enrollment:

499 (all undergraduate)

Student-to-faculty ratio:

20 to 1