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The real 4-year cost of South University-Columbia in South Carolina
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at South University-Columbia went from $14,210 to $16,452, an average of 0.1% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition drop or reset, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $14,210 | – | – |
| 2009 | $14,810 | – | – |
| 2010 | $15,285 | – | – |
| 2011 | $15,910 | – | – |
| 2012 | $16,360 | – | – |
| 2013 | $16,360 | – | – |
| 2014 | $16,360 | – | – |
| 2015 | $16,761 | – | – |
| 2016 | $17,306 | – | – |
| 2017 | $17,014 | – | – |
| 2018 | $17,014 | – | – |
| 2019 | $17,014 | – | – |
| 2020 | $18,000 | – | – |
| 2021 | $18,000 | – | – |
| 2022 | $16,560 | – | – |
| 2023 | $16,452 | $16,452 | – |
| 2024 | – | $16,462 | $15,935–$16,990 |
| 2025 | – | $16,472 | $15,434–$17,545 |
| 2026 | – | $16,483 | $14,948–$18,119 |
| 2027 | – | $16,493 | $14,478–$18,711 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $16,483 |
| Year 2 | $16,493 |
| Year 3 | $16,503 |
| Year 4 | $16,513 |
| 4-year total | $65,992 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $25,992
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $34,440
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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See my 4-year cost at South University-Columbia4-year schools with similar prices in South Carolina
Closest to South University-Columbia by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Morris College$16,224
- Columbia College$16,745
- Winthrop University$15,956
- Medical University of South Carolina$16,972
- Claflin University$17,046
- Clemson University$15,120
- Benedict College$18,000
- Allen University$14,304
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Published figures for South University-Columbia from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.