There are 516 Colleges & Universities in South Carolina, serving a population of 4,893,444 people in an area of 30,054 square miles. There is 1 College & University per 9,483 people, and 1 College & University per 58 square miles.
The state of South Carolina is ranked 48th in Colleges & Universities per capita, and 24th in Colleges & Universities per square mile.