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Best Biology Colleges in South Carolina

By David Krug, Co-Founder, CollegeRanker · Updated 2026-05-31 · 26 schools · Agent Insights
26
Schools Analyzed
$48,959
Avg. Earnings (10yr)
52%
Avg. Graduation Rate
$18,703
Avg. Net Price

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This ranking scores 26 institutions on graduation rates, graduate earnings, debt burdens, and social mobility data from Opportunity Insights. Every data point comes from federal sources. No surveys, no opinions.

Social mobility carries the heaviest weight in our algorithm. We use Raj Chetty's Mobility Report Card — built on 30 million anonymized tax records — to measure whether a college changes a family's economic trajectory across generations. Schools that take low-income students and launch them into higher earnings rank higher than schools that admit wealthy students and take credit for their success.

The transparency penalty matters here. Schools that don't report their data get scored lower than schools that do. If an institution won't show you its numbers, we think you should know that before you write them a tuition check.

Quick Numbers

Schools ranked 26
Avg. earnings at 10yr $48,959
Avg. graduation rate 52%
Avg. net price $18,703
Avg. median debt $25,742

How We Ranked

Biology programs in South Carolina ranked by outcomes and program concentration

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Earnings vs. Cost

Each dot is a ranked school. Up = higher earnings. Right = higher cost. Top-left is the best value.

$15K$68K$120K$0$50KNET PRICEWofford CollegePresbyterian CollegeClemson UniversityFurman UniversityCollege of

Graduation Rates

Longer bars = higher graduation rate.

Wofford College82%Presbyterian College56%Clemson University87%Furman University80%College of Charleston65%Coastal Carolina Univers…50%Francis Marion University43%Erskine College47%Winthrop University59%Converse University54%Newberry College45%Charleston Southern Univ…48%North Greenville Univers…55%Claflin University50%Lander University49%University of South Caro…78%South Carolina State Uni…33%Coker University38%Citadel Military College…74%University of South Caro…43%

Top 3

#1

Wofford College

Spartanburg, SC

Graduation82%
Earnings$68,964
Net Price$18,732

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#2

Presbyterian College

Clinton, SC

Graduation56%
Earnings$60,194
Net Price$20,528

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Graduation87%
Earnings$71,513
Net Price$22,253

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Full Rankings

#1

Wofford College

Spartanburg, SC · 1,816 students · Private nonprofit

52% accepted 82% graduate $68,964 earnings
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#2

Presbyterian College

Clinton, SC · 852 students · Private nonprofit

68% accepted 56% graduate $60,194 earnings
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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC · 23,300 students · Public

38% accepted 87% graduate $71,513 earnings
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#4

Furman University

Greenville, SC · 2,379 students · Private nonprofit

43% accepted 80% graduate $68,635 earnings
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#5

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC · 10,558 students · Public

60% accepted 65% graduate $56,416 earnings
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#6

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, SC · 10,377 students · Public

75% accepted 50% graduate $47,258 earnings
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#7

Francis Marion University

Florence, SC · 2,628 students · Public

86% accepted 43% graduate $43,888 earnings
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#8

Erskine College

Due West, SC · 766 students · Private nonprofit

63% accepted 47% graduate $53,459 earnings
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#9

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC · 3,523 students · Public

79% accepted 59% graduate $47,185 earnings
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#10

Converse University

Spartanburg, SC · 1,173 students · Private nonprofit

68% accepted 54% graduate $40,867 earnings
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#11

Newberry College

Newberry, SC · 1,479 students · Private nonprofit

90% accepted 45% graduate $48,040 earnings
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#12

Charleston Southern University

Charleston, SC · 2,893 students · Private nonprofit

96% accepted 48% graduate $45,898 earnings
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#13

North Greenville University

Tigerville, SC · 1,819 students · Private nonprofit

67% accepted 55% graduate $43,035 earnings
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#14

Claflin University

Orangeburg, SC · 1,706 students · Private nonprofit

65% accepted 50% graduate $40,304 earnings
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#15

Lander University

Greenwood, SC · 3,397 students · Public

81% accepted 49% graduate $42,396 earnings
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#16

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SC · 29,820 students · Public

60% accepted 78% graduate $62,177 earnings
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#17

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, SC · 2,934 students · Public

83% accepted 33% graduate $38,262 earnings
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#18

Coker University

Hartsville, SC · 840 students · Private nonprofit

94% accepted 38% graduate $40,117 earnings
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#19

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, SC · 2,705 students · Public

23% accepted 74% graduate $72,085 earnings
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#20

University of South Carolina-Upstate

Spartanburg, SC · 4,038 students · Public

67% accepted 43% graduate $48,587 earnings
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#21

University of South Carolina Aiken

Aiken, SC · 2,962 students · Public

79% accepted 40% graduate $45,603 earnings
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#22

Anderson University

Anderson, SC · 3,183 students · Private nonprofit

55% accepted 67% graduate $42,101 earnings
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#23

University of South Carolina Beaufort

Bluffton, SC · 2,052 students · Public

73% accepted 36% graduate $48,088 earnings
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#24

Benedict College

Columbia, SC · 1,536 students · Private nonprofit

96% accepted 23% graduate $31,902 earnings
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#25

Voorhees University

Denmark, SC · 440 students · Private nonprofit

40% graduate $35,339 earnings
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#26

Morris College

Sumter, SC · 383 students · Private nonprofit

19% graduate $30,614 earnings
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Sources & Citations

[1]

U.S. Department of Education. College Scorecard Data. Federal Student Aid, National Center for Education Statistics. →

[2]

National Center for Education Statistics. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). →

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David Krug

Co-Founder, CollegeRanker

David Krug is the co-founder of CollegeRanker and a data systems architect focused on making institutional research accessible to families. He builds the data pipelines and ranking algorithms that power CollegeRanker, drawing from federal datasets and Raj Chetty's Opportunity Insights research to measure what traditional rankings ignore: whether a college actually changes a family's economic trajectory.

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