
Listed below are the South Carolina institutions of higher education in the BrainTrack database. Large schools in South Carolina include: University of South Carolina-Columbia, Clemson University, Greenville Technical College, Trident Technical College, and College of Charleston.
| School | City | Students | Highest Degree | Tenure System | | Aiken Technical College | Graniteville | | | |
| Allen University | Columbia | 725 | Bachelors | |
| Anderson University | Anderson | 2,064 | Masters | yes |
| Benedict College | Columbia | 2,883 | Bachelors | yes |
| Bob Jones University | Greenville | 4,141 | | |
| Brown Mackie College | Greenville | | | |
| Cathedral Bible College | Myrtle Beach | 152 | | |
| Central Carolina Technical College | Sumter | 3,206 | Associates | |
| Centura College - Columbia | Columbia | 157 | Associates | |
| Charleston School of Law | Charleston | 616 | | yes |
| Charleston Southern University | Charleston | 3,200 | Masters | yes |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston | 3,328 | Masters | yes |
| Claflin University | Orangeburg | 1,773 | Masters | yes |
| Clemson University | Clemson | 18,317 | | yes |
| Clinton Junior College | Rock Hill | 124 | Associates | |
| Coastal Carolina University | Conway | 8,154 | Masters | yes |
| Coker College | Hartsville | 1,099 | Bachelors | yes |
| College of Charleston | Charleston | 11,367 | Masters | yes |
| Columbia College | Columbia | 1,445 | Masters | yes |
| Columbia International University | Columbia | 923 | | |
| Converse College | Spartanburg | 2,068 | Masters | yes |
| Denmark Technical College | Denmark | 2,277 | Associates | |
| Erskine College and Seminary | Due West | 864 | | yes |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College | Florence | 4,505 | Associates | |
| Francis Marion University | Florence | 4,020 | Masters | yes |
| Furman University | Greenville | 2,977 | Masters | yes |
| Golf Academy of America | Myrtle Beach | 356 | Associates | |
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | 14,414 | Associates | |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | 6,187 | Associates | |
| ITT Technical Institute | Columbia, Greenville | | | |
| Lander University | Greenwood | 2,614 | Masters | yes |
| Limestone College | Gaffney | 3,255 | Bachelors | yes |
| Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary | Columbia | 146 | Masters | yes |
| Medical Careers Institute | Columbia, Greenville, North Charleston | | | |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston | 2,528 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| Midlands Technical College | West Columbia | 11,234 | Associates | |
| Miller-Motte Technical College | Charleston | | | |
| Morris College | Sumter | 921 | Bachelors | yes |
| Newberry College | Newberry | 973 | Bachelors | yes |
| North Greenville University | Tigerville | 2,160 | Masters | |
| Northeastern Technical College | Cheraw | 1,010 | Associates | |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | Orangeburg | 2,737 | Associates | |
| Piedmont Technical College | Greenwood | 4,959 | Associates | |
| Presbyterian College | Clinton | 1,177 | Bachelors | yes |
| Remington College | Columbia | | | |
| Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic | Spartanburg | 240 | | |
| South Carolina State University | Orangeburg | 4,888 | | yes |
| Southeastern Institute | Columbia, North Charleston | | | |
| Southern Wesleyan University | Central | 2,391 | Masters | yes |
| Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg | 4,701 | Associates | |
| Spartanburg Methodist College | Spartanburg | 750 | Associates | yes |
| Strayer University | Columbia, Greenville, North Charleston | | | |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry | Beaufort | 2,105 | Associates | |
| The Art Institutes | Charleston | | | |
| Tri-County Technical College | Pendleton | 5,730 | Associates | |
| Trident Technical College | Charleston | 12,763 | Associates | |
| University of Phoenix | Columbia | | | |
| University of South Carolina-Aiken | Aiken | 3,232 | Masters | yes |
| University of South Carolina-Beaufort | Bluffton | 1,502 | Bachelors | yes |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia | 27,488 | Doctoral & professional | yes |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster | Lancaster | 1,666 | Associates | yes |
| University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | Allendale | 965 | Associates | yes |
| University of South Carolina-Sumter | Sumter | 1,235 | Associates | yes |
| University of South Carolina-Union | Union | 367 | Associates | yes |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate | Spartanburg | 5,063 | Masters | yes |
| Voorhees College | Denmark | 568 | Bachelors | |
| Williamsburg Technical College | Kingstree | 640 | Associates | |
| Winthrop University | Rock Hill | 6,249 | Masters | yes |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg | 1,429 | Bachelors | yes |
| York Technical College | Rock Hill | 5,098 | Associates | |