No South Carolina college made it into U.S. News and World Report's annual list of the hardest colleges in which to be accepted, but there are plenty of schools that are picky about who they let in.
The state's largest schools — Clemson and USC — rank in the middle of the pack, while some of the state's smallest private schools rank among the most selective. Claflin College, which turns away more than 60 percent of applicants, has an enrollment of just 1,961 students.
Surprisingly, the state's public military college, The Citadel, accepts more than three-quarters of its applicants, though it ranks as one of the region's most prestigious institutions of higher learning.
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Here's a list of the state's colleges and universities sorted by acceptance rate.
College Acceptance Rate Claflin University 39.09 Lander University 46.26 Coker College 52.87 Limstone College 53.19 Converse College 53.33 Francis Marion University 58.68 Allen University 60.46 Newberry College 60.86 University of South Carolina 63.12 Clemson University 63.28 Wofford College 64.82 Erskine College 66.82 Presbyterian College 67.39 Wingthrop University 68.41 Columbia College 68.84 College of Charleston 73.51 Coastal Carolina University 74.61 Benedict College 74.64 Anderson University 74.88 The Citadel 76.89 Furman University 83.02 South Carolina State University 95.81 Southern Wesleyan University 97.36 SOURCE: US News and World Report*Not all colleges disclose their acceptance data.
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