2021 Best Affordable Colleges in South Carolina for Students from Pakistan

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Value Colleges for Pakistani Students in South Carolina ranking.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across South Carolina to determine which were the best for Pakistani students in South Carolina. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the total number of international students at the school and the school's overall value.

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Top Value Colleges in South Carolina for Students from Pakistan

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

$33,928 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

4.6% International Students

Our 2021 rankings named University of South Carolina - Columbia the best affordable school for Pakistani students in South Carolina working on their bachelor’s degree. This large public school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 7,272 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 4.6% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at UofSC are China, India, and Saudi Arabia. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at UofSC is about $33,928 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $30,160 a year in average tuition and fees.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC

$38,550 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

4.9% International Students

A rank of #2 on our list means Clemson University is a great place for Pakistani students in South Carolina working on their bachelor’s degree. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5,155 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 4.9% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Clemson are India, China, and Iran. International students at Clemson can expect to pay, on average, about $38,550 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $23,246 per year.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.