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Largest biology sciences programs in South Carolina
South Carolina biology sciences programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson University | Clemson | Public, 4-year | 419 |
| 2 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia | Public, 4-year | 390 |
| 3 | College of Charleston | Charleston | Public, 4-year | 165 |
| 4 | Wofford College | Spartanburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 94 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina University | Conway | Public, 4-year | 69 |
| 6 | Winthrop University | Rock Hill | Public, 4-year | 67 |
| 7 | Francis Marion University | Florence | Public, 4-year | 65 |
| 8 | Charleston Southern University | Charleston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 43 |
| 9 | Presbyterian College | Clinton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 40 |
| 10 | University of South Carolina Aiken | Aiken | Public, 4-year | 39 |
| 11 | Furman University | Greenville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 34 |
| 12 | Benedict College | Columbia | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 32 |
| 13 | Claflin University | Orangeburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 31 |
| 14 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston | Public, 4-year | 29 |
| 15 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | Spartanburg | Public, 4-year | 29 |
| 16 | University of South Carolina Beaufort | Bluffton | Public, 4-year | 27 |
| 17 | Anderson University | Anderson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 25 |
| 18 | Lander University | Greenwood | Public, 4-year | 25 |
| 19 | South Carolina State University | Orangeburg | Public, 4-year | 23 |
| 20 | Newberry College | Newberry | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 17 |
| 21 | Erskine College | Due West | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 15 |
| 22 | North Greenville University | Tigerville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 15 |
| 23 | Allen University | Columbia | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 14 |
| 24 | Bob Jones University | Greenville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 14 |
| 25 | Coker University | Hartsville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 8 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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