This article features top engineering colleges in South Carolina that offer master and doctoral degrees in the fields of biological engineering, chemical engineering, computer science, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, etc. Please be informed that each school receives national wide rank as the ranking compares all engineering schools in the United States. Some important ranking factors include average GRE scores, alumni surveys, current student interviews, institutional research publications, and peer college assessment. In the following list of best engineering schools in the state of South Carolina, you can see tuition cost for both in-state and out-of-state students, acceptable rates and admissions statistics for each top ranked engineering college.
| National Ranking | South Carolina Top Engineering Programs |
| 77 | Clemson University (Clemson, SC) Overall acceptance rate: 41.4% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 740 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $8,932 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $18,538 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 1,246 Research expenditures per faculty member: $144,525 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $28,616,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 99 | University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC) Overall acceptance rate: 39.1% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 746 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $11,316 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,844 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 535 Research expenditures per faculty member: $275,687 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $28,120,150 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.9% |