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South Carolina Campus Safety

According to the U.S. Department of Education's Clery Act filings, this covers on-campus safety for all 87 tracked colleges and universities in South Carolina, ranked by reported incident rate per 1,000 enrolled students.

87
Institutions tracked
2.29
Avg incidents / 1k
#35
State safety rank
252,587
Students enrolled

Data updated June 2026

The state in one line

Across South Carolina's 87 campuses, Aiken Technical College reports the lowest rate (0.00 per 1,000), the median campus reports 0.00, and 47 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents.

87
campuses tracked
2.29
statewide avg, per 1,000
0.00
safest - Aiken Technical College
47
campuses reporting zero

Per-1,000-student rates let small and large campuses be compared fairly, but a handful of reports at a small school can still produce a high rate. Read alongside enrollment.

South Carolina reports Clery Act campus safety data across 87 higher education institutions distributed across 40 cities , serving approximately 252,587 enrolled students combined. The statewide average safety score stands at 2.29 on-campus incidents per 1,000 enrolled students, placing South Carolina at national rank #35 among US states for campus safety outcomes. The median institution in South Carolina reports 0.00 incidents per 1,000 students, while 47 campuses reported zero on-campus incidents during the survey window.

The largest institution by enrollment is University of South Carolina-Columbia with 36,579 students and a safety score of 2.02. Raw incident counts across institutions in this state must be interpreted alongside enrollment size, a large urban research university and a small rural liberal arts college produce very different absolute numbers for identical underlying risk.

Every institution listed below participates in federal financial aid programs and is therefore legally required under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to publish annual on-campus crime statistics. The data is collected by the US Department of Education via the OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. Rankings shown on this page reflect incident rates per 1,000 enrolled students, so smaller schools with a handful of reports can score worse than large universities with dozens of reports. Use the table below to compare campuses with similar enrollment profiles before drawing conclusions about relative safety.

South Carolina campuses, ranked by safety

# Campus EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Aiken Technical College Graniteville · 2,218 students 2,218 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #1
2 Allen University Columbia · 677 students 677 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #2
3 Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort · 2,349 students 2,349 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #3
4 Southern Wesleyan University Central · 1,188 students 1,188 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #4
5 Northeastern Technical College Cheraw · 1,477 students 1,477 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #5
6 Columbia International University Columbia · 2,631 students 2,631 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #6
7 Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence · 3,521 students 3,521 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #7
8 Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway · 7,353 students 7,353 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #8
9 Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg · 2,146 students 2,146 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #9
10 University of South Carolina-Lancaster Lancaster · 2,328 students 2,328 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #10
11 University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie Allendale · 809 students 809 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #11
12 University of South Carolina-Union Union · 1,392 students 1,392 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #12
13 Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg · 6,330 students 6,330 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #13
14 Central Carolina Technical College Sumter · 3,004 students 3,004 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #14
15 Voorhees University Denmark · 515 students 515 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #15
16 Williamsburg Technical College Kingstree · 629 students 629 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #16
17 York Technical College Rock Hill · 4,731 students 4,731 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #17
18 South University-Columbia Columbia · 509 students 509 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #18
19 Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville · 2,061 students 2,061 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #19
20 Fortis College-Columbia Columbia · 513 students 513 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #20
21 Arclabs Piedmont · 643 students 643 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #21
22 Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach · 629 students 629 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #22
23 Greenville Technical College Greenville · 10,661 students 10,661 0.19 4% of the leader · rank #23
24 Piedmont Technical College Greenwood · 4,999 students 4,999 0.20 4% of the leader · rank #24
25 Midlands Technical College West Columbia · 8,978 students 8,978 0.22 4% of the leader · rank #25
26 Trident Technical College North Charleston · 14,025 students 14,025 0.29 4% of the leader · rank #26
27 Tri-County Technical College Pendleton · 5,780 students 5,780 0.35 4% of the leader · rank #27
28 University of South Carolina-Sumter Sumter · 1,692 students 1,692 0.59 4% of the leader · rank #28
29 Lander University Greenwood · 4,363 students 4,363 0.69 4% of the leader · rank #29
30 Bob Jones University Greenville · 2,893 students 2,893 0.69 4% of the leader · rank #30
31 University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken · 3,855 students 3,855 0.78 4% of the leader · rank #31
32 Erskine College Due West · 984 students 984 1.02 4% of the leader · rank #32
33 Columbia College Columbia · 1,572 students 1,572 1.27 4% of the leader · rank #33
34 Clemson University Clemson · 28,747 students 28,747 1.39 5% of the leader · rank #34
35 Charleston School of Law Charleston · 675 students 675 1.48 5% of the leader · rank #35
36 Coastal Carolina University Conway · 10,829 students 10,829 1.66 6% of the leader · rank #36
37 North Greenville University Tigerville · 2,219 students 2,219 1.80 6% of the leader · rank #37
38 University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia · 36,579 students 36,579 2.02 7% of the leader · rank #38
39 Anderson University Anderson · 4,325 students 4,325 2.08 7% of the leader · rank #39
40 College of Charleston Charleston · 11,729 students 11,729 2.13 8% of the leader · rank #40
41 Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston · 3,727 students 3,727 2.15 8% of the leader · rank #41
42 University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg · 4,946 students 4,946 2.22 8% of the leader · rank #42
43 Limestone University Gaffney · 1,782 students 1,782 2.24 8% of the leader · rank #43
44 Benedict College Columbia · 1,731 students 1,731 2.31 8% of the leader · rank #44
45 Francis Marion University Florence · 4,017 students 4,017 2.99 11% of the leader · rank #45
46 Coker University Hartsville · 1,263 students 1,263 3.17 11% of the leader · rank #46
47 University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton · 2,121 students 2,121 3.30 12% of the leader · rank #47
48 Charleston Southern University North Charleston · 3,545 students 3,545 4.23 15% of the leader · rank #48
49 Converse University Spartanburg · 1,341 students 1,341 4.47 16% of the leader · rank #49
50 Winthrop University Rock Hill · 4,694 students 4,694 5.54 20% of the leader · rank #50
51 Wofford College Spartanburg · 1,873 students 1,873 5.87 21% of the leader · rank #51
52 Newberry College Newberry · 1,507 students 1,507 5.97 21% of the leader · rank #52
53 Claflin University Orangeburg · 1,835 students 1,835 7.08 25% of the leader · rank #53
54 South Carolina State University Orangeburg · 3,041 students 3,041 7.56 27% of the leader · rank #54
55 Denmark Technical College Denmark · 646 students 646 7.74 27% of the leader · rank #55
56 Medical University of South Carolina Charleston · 3,117 students 3,117 10.27 36% of the leader · rank #56
57 Presbyterian College Clinton · 1,136 students 1,136 10.56 37% of the leader · rank #57
58 Furman University Greenville · 2,505 students 2,505 11.58 41% of the leader · rank #58
59 Spartanburg Methodist College Spartanburg · 1,029 students 1,029 18.46 65% of the leader · rank #59
60 Academy for Careers and Technology Mullins · 45 students 45 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #60
61 Academy of Hair Technology Greenville · 95 students 95 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #61
62 American College of the Building Arts Charleston · 140 students 140 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #62
63 Barber Tech Academy Orangeburg · 67 students 67 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #63
64 Charleston Cosmetology Institute Charleston · 89 students 89 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #64
65 Clinton College Rock Hill · 106 students 106 28.30 100% of the leader · rank #65
66 Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia Columbia · 124 students 124 8.06 28% of the leader · rank #66
67 Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia Columbia · 74 students 74 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #67
68 Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence Florence · 178 students 178 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #68
69 Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek Goose Creek · 128 students 128 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #69
70 Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville Greenville · 133 students 133 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #70
71 Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta North Augusta · 125 students 125 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #71
72 Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill Rock Hill · 172 students 172 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #72
73 Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg Spartanburg · 132 students 132 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #73
74 LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc Camden · 30 students 30 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #74
75 Miller-Motte College-Charleston North Charleston · 124 students 124 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #75
76 Miller-Motte College-Conway Conway · 164 students 164 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #76
77 Morris College Sumter · 421 students 421 26.13 92% of the leader · rank #77
78 Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia West Columbia · 300 students 300 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #78
79 Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville Greenville · 147 students 147 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #79
80 Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College Kingstree · 12 students 12 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #80
81 Sherman College of Chiropractic Boiling Springs · 381 students 381 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #81
82 Southeastern College-Charleston North Charleston · 232 students 232 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #82
83 Southeastern College-Columbia Columbia · 249 students 249 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #83
84 Southeastern Esthetics Institute Elgin · 318 students 318 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #84
85 Strand College of Hair Design Myrtle Beach · 103 students 103 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #85
86 Top of the Line Barber College Charleston · 60 students 60 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #86
87 Vski Cosmetology School Charleston · 24 students 24 0.00 4% of the leader · rank #87

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What this means for you

Use South Carolina's list as a starting point for comparison, not a final judgment on any one campus.

Figures reflect the June 2026 Clery Act reporting release as filed with the U.S. Department of Education.

Data sourced from the U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety & Security Survey (Clery Act). See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCampus Editorial.

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