19 Best colleges for Social Psychology in South Carolina

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in South Carolina ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 575K citations received by 18.3K academic papers made by 19 universities in South Carolina was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia

For Social Psychology

#68 in the United States

#78 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 98%

2. Clemson University

Clemson

For Social Psychology

#128 in the United States

#147 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 85%

3. Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston

For Social Psychology

#158 in the United States

#181 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 3,175
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1824

4. Anderson University - South Carolina

Anderson

For Social Psychology

#233 in the United States

#264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Net Price: $21,633
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,409

5. College of Charleston

Charleston

For Social Psychology

#292 in the United States

#325 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 100%

6. Winthrop University

Rock Hill

For Social Psychology

#500 in the United States

#551 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1088
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

7. Furman

Greenville

For Social Psychology

#553 in the United States

#608 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1358
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,370

8. Columbia College - South Carolina

Columbia

For Social Psychology

#576 in the United States

#631 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $18,779

9. Coastal Carolina University

Conway

For Social Psychology

#604 in the United States

#659 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 100%

10. University of South Carolina - Aiken

Aiken

For Social Psychology

#650 in the United States

#709 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

11. University of South Carolina - Upstate

Spartanburg

For Social Psychology

#663 in the United States

#722 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 100%

12. Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston

For Social Psychology

#754 in the United States

#817 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 84%

13. Francis Marion University

Florence

For Social Psychology

#844 in the United States

#913 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1007
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

14. Wofford College

Spartanburg

For Social Psychology

#958 in the United States

#1028 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1277
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,192

15. Lander University

Greenwood

For Social Psychology

#966 in the United States

#1036 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

16. University of South Carolina - Beaufort

Bluffton

For Social Psychology

#1025 in the United States

#1096 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $8,452
Enrollment: 2,124

17. Presbyterian College

Clinton

For Social Psychology

#1079 in the United States

#1150 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $21,571

18. South Carolina State University

Orangeburg

For Social Psychology

#1098 in the United States

#1169 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $15,873
Enrollment: 2,649

19. Charleston Southern University

Charleston

For Social Psychology

#1168 in the United States

#1242 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $17,536

Closest to South Carolina states to learn Social Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
North Carolina	33	23
Georgia	35	36
Virginia	33	40
Tennessee	25	57
Kentucky	20	47
Alabama	17	82
West Virginia	9	101
District of Columbia	9	90
Florida	34	27
Maryland	24	24
Ohio	48	9
Indiana	23	48
Pennsylvania	87	5
Mississippi	9	168
New Jersey	22	30
Illinois	53	10
Arkansas	14	135
Louisiana	18	84
Connecticut	19	8
New York	107	4
Missouri	25	43
Rhode Island	9	67
Michigan	29	1
Massachusetts	59	2
Vermont	7	129
Iowa	16	25
Wisconsin	26	15
New Hampshire	11	105
Oklahoma	12	98
Kansas	9	51
Maine	7	205
Minnesota	24	14
Texas	61	16
Nebraska	9	72
South Dakota	8	279
North Dakota	4	187
Colorado	17	75
Puerto Rico	7	669
New Mexico	7	103
Utah	10	54
Arizona	7	17
Montana	4	217
Idaho	5	247
Nevada	4	145
California	104	3
Oregon	15	87
Washington	19	7
Alaska	3	429
Hawaii	5	130

Psychology subfields in South Carolina

Child Psychology13

Clinical Psychology12

Cognitive Science10

Education Majors17

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution2

Neuroscience17

Occupational Therapy3

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3