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Largest English language and literature programs in South Carolina
South Carolina English language and literature 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 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia | Public, 4-year | 82 |
| 2 | Clemson University | Clemson | Public, 4-year | 56 |
| 3 | College of Charleston | Charleston | Public, 4-year | 53 |
| 4 | Winthrop University | Rock Hill | Public, 4-year | 24 |
| 5 | Wofford College | Spartanburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 23 |
| 6 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | Spartanburg | Public, 4-year | 22 |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina University | Conway | Public, 4-year | 19 |
| 8 | Anderson University | Anderson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 17 |
| 9 | Trident Technical College | Charleston | Public, 2-year | 15 |
| 10 | Furman University | Greenville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 13 |
| 11 | Lander University | Greenwood | Public, 4-year | 12 |
| 12 | Presbyterian College | Clinton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 13 | Francis Marion University | Florence | Public, 4-year | 10 |
| 14 | University of South Carolina Aiken | Aiken | Public, 4-year | 7 |
| 15 | Bob Jones University | Greenville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 6 |
| 16 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston | Public, 4-year | 6 |
| 17 | University of South Carolina Beaufort | Bluffton | Public, 4-year | 6 |
| 18 | Claflin University | Orangeburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 4 |
| 19 | Converse University | Spartanburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 4 |
| 20 | North Greenville University | Tigerville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 4 |
| 21 | Allen University | Columbia | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 22 | Benedict College | Columbia | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 23 | Coker University | Hartsville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 24 | Erskine College | Due West | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 25 | South Carolina State University | Orangeburg | Public, 4-year | 2 |
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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