Main College Cost Directory 2026
U.S. College Cost Directory
Use this directory as the main starting point for comparing U.S. colleges by tuition, total cost, net price, median earnings, graduation rate, and value score.
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| University | Location | Type | Total Cost | Net Price | Median Earnings | Graduation Rate | Value Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University | Clemson, SC | Public | $35,015 | $22,253 | $71,513 | 86.6% | Value Score = earnings 28.6 + graduation 21.6 + net price 7.6 + total cost 5.6 + debt 4.6 = 68.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston, SC | Public | $33,880 | $20,723 | $72,085 | 75% | Value Score = earnings 28.8 + graduation 18.8 + net price 8.1 + total cost 5.8 + debt 4.9 = 66.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia, SC | Public | $31,638 | $22,811 | $62,177 | 78.8% | Value Score = earnings 24.9 + graduation 19.7 + net price 7.4 + total cost 6.0 + debt 4.7 = 62.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg, SC | Private Nonprofit | $72,441 | $18,732 | $68,964 | 84.2% | Value Score = earnings 27.6 + graduation 21.1 + net price 8.8 + total cost 0.9 + debt 4.1 = 62.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| College of Charleston | Charleston, SC | Public | $32,362 | $18,960 | $56,416 | 65.8% | Value Score = earnings 22.6 + graduation 16.5 + net price 8.7 + total cost 6.0 + debt 5.0 = 58.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Furman University | Greenville, SC | Private Nonprofit | $76,798 | $30,308 | $68,635 | 78.8% | Value Score = earnings 27.5 + graduation 19.7 + net price 4.9 + total cost 0.4 + debt 4.4 = 56.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Bob Jones University | Greenville, SC | Private Nonprofit | $36,580 | $16,641 | $44,354 | 64.8% | Value Score = earnings 17.7 + graduation 16.2 + net price 9.5 + total cost 5.4 + debt 6.4 = 55.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Presbyterian College | Clinton, SC | Private Nonprofit | $60,242 | $20,528 | $60,194 | 51.5% | Value Score = earnings 24.1 + graduation 12.9 + net price 8.2 + total cost 2.5 + debt 6.3 = 53.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Winthrop University | Rock Hill, SC | Public | $30,710 | $15,343 | $47,185 | 57% | Value Score = earnings 18.9 + graduation 14.2 + net price 9.9 + total cost 6.2 + debt 4.6 = 53.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate | Spartanburg, SC | Public | $25,124 | $13,557 | $48,587 | 43% | Value Score = earnings 19.4 + graduation 10.8 + net price 10.5 + total cost 6.9 + debt 5.7 = 53.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Coastal Carolina University | Conway, SC | Public | $26,692 | $13,966 | $47,258 | 48.5% | Value Score = earnings 18.9 + graduation 12.1 + net price 10.3 + total cost 6.7 + debt 5.1 = 53.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | Aiken, SC | Public | $21,540 | $11,641 | $45,603 | 39.9% | Value Score = earnings 18.2 + graduation 10.0 + net price 11.1 + total cost 7.3 + debt 6.3 = 52.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Erskine College | Due West, SC | Private Nonprofit | $55,248 | $16,525 | $53,459 | 45.2% | Value Score = earnings 21.4 + graduation 11.3 + net price 9.5 + total cost 3.1 + debt 7.3 = 52.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Lander University | Greenwood, SC | Public | $27,277 | $15,363 | $42,396 | 49.8% | Value Score = earnings 17.0 + graduation 12.4 + net price 9.9 + total cost 6.6 + debt 6.4 = 52.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Francis Marion University | Florence, SC | Public | $23,850 | $11,386 | $43,888 | 43.4% | Value Score = earnings 17.6 + graduation 10.8 + net price 11.2 + total cost 7.0 + debt 5.5 = 52.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Southern Wesleyan University | Central, SC | Private Nonprofit | $39,914 | $15,464 | $47,756 | 52.4% | Value Score = earnings 19.1 + graduation 13.1 + net price 9.8 + total cost 5.0 + debt 4.4 = 51.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | Bluffton, SC | Public | $24,353 | $14,656 | $48,088 | 34% | Value Score = earnings 19.2 + graduation 8.5 + net price 10.1 + total cost 7.0 + debt 6.1 = 50.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| North Greenville University | Tigerville, SC | Private Nonprofit | $42,034 | $21,063 | $43,035 | 54.5% | Value Score = earnings 17.2 + graduation 13.6 + net price 8.0 + total cost 4.7 + debt 5.7 = 49.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Newberry College | Newberry, SC | Private Nonprofit | $46,442 | $21,656 | $48,040 | 45.1% | Value Score = earnings 19.2 + graduation 11.3 + net price 7.8 + total cost 4.2 + debt 5.5 = 48.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Voorhees University | Denmark, SC | Private Nonprofit | $25,574 | $13,335 | $35,339 | 43% | Value Score = earnings 14.1 + graduation 10.7 + net price 10.6 + total cost 6.8 + debt 5.6 = 47.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Anderson University | Anderson, SC | Private Nonprofit | $50,192 | $23,544 | $42,101 | 65.7% | Value Score = earnings 16.8 + graduation 16.4 + net price 7.2 + total cost 3.7 + debt 3.7 = 47.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Converse University | Spartanburg, SC | Private Nonprofit | $38,838 | $23,283 | $40,867 | 61.5% | Value Score = earnings 16.3 + graduation 15.4 + net price 7.2 + total cost 5.1 + debt 3.6 = 47.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Claflin University | Orangeburg, SC | Private Nonprofit | $33,530 | $17,800 | $40,304 | 51.6% | Value Score = earnings 16.1 + graduation 12.9 + net price 9.1 + total cost 5.8 + debt 3.7 = 47.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Charleston Southern University | Charleston, SC | Private Nonprofit | $44,558 | $21,666 | $45,898 | 47.2% | Value Score = earnings 18.4 + graduation 11.8 + net price 7.8 + total cost 4.4 + debt 4.8 = 47.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Columbia College | Columbia, SC | Private Nonprofit | $35,258 | $18,408 | $41,338 | 36.9% | Value Score = earnings 16.5 + graduation 9.2 + net price 8.9 + total cost 5.6 + debt 5.8 = 46.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Columbia International University | Columbia, SC | Private Nonprofit | $43,045 | $26,036 | $38,951 | 46.8% | Value Score = earnings 15.6 + graduation 11.7 + net price 6.3 + total cost 4.6 + debt 7.0 = 45.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Coker University | Hartsville, SC | Private Nonprofit | $45,805 | $20,286 | $40,117 | 39.5% | Value Score = earnings 16.0 + graduation 9.9 + net price 8.2 + total cost 4.3 + debt 5.7 = 44.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| South Carolina State University | Orangeburg, SC | Public | $30,015 | $18,097 | $38,262 | 36.6% | Value Score = earnings 15.3 + graduation 9.2 + net price 9.0 + total cost 6.2 + debt 4.0 = 43.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Allen University | Columbia, SC | Private Nonprofit | $23,998 | $10,972 | $30,497 | 13.3% | Value Score = earnings 12.2 + graduation 3.3 + net price 11.3 + total cost 7.0 + debt 6.6 = 40.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Clinton College | Rock Hill, SC | Private Nonprofit | $25,015 | $11,458 | $30,180 | 14.1% | Value Score = earnings 12.1 + graduation 3.5 + net price 11.2 + total cost 6.9 + debt 6.6 = 40.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Benedict College | Columbia, SC | Private Nonprofit | $32,000 | $18,250 | $31,902 | 24.3% | Value Score = earnings 12.8 + graduation 6.1 + net price 8.9 + total cost 6.0 + debt 5.4 = 39.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Morris College | Sumter, SC | Private Nonprofit | $30,148 | $20,555 | $30,614 | 17.4% | Value Score = earnings 12.2 + graduation 4.3 + net price 8.1 + total cost 6.2 + debt 5.8 = 36.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
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Figures are designed for comparison and may not match a student’s final bill. Residency, aid eligibility, housing, program fees, course load, and family income can change the real cost.