2021 Best Colleges in South Carolina for Students from Jamaica

With all of the options international students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Jamaican Students in South Carolina ranking is part of that endeavor.

We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across South Carolina to determine which were the best for Jamaican students in South Carolina. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in South Carolina for Students from Jamaica

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

$33,928 Avg Tuition & Fees

4.6% International Students

University of South Carolina - Columbia tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Jamaican students in South Carolina. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7,272 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Of the total number of students at the school, 4.6% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at UofSC are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

2

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

$38,550 Avg Tuition & Fees

4.9% International Students

Out of the 3 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,155 students in 2020-2021.

Around 4.9% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Clemson come from such countries as India, China, and Iran.

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

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3

Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC

$17,046 Avg Tuition & Fees

2.6% International Students

Out of the 3 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Claflin University landed the #3 spot on the list. Claflin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 437 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.6% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Claflin are Panama, Nigeria, and Mexico.

Full Claflin University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 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.