University of South Carolina, Aiken

Part of the larger University of South Carolina institution, the University of South Carolina in Aiken, South Carolina has over 3,700 students and was ranked #1 amid regional Southern public colleges in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 college guide. Located between Augusta, Georgia and Columbia, South Carolina, the school is popular for its smaller size, though it is also considered one of the fastest growing campuses in the USC system.

Students at the university get to enjoy a remarkably low ratio of faculty members to students for such a public university (15:1), but that still doesn’t seem to be enough to help the numbers of the school. University of South Carolina Aiken sees 42% of its students graduate on time. Unfortunately for those students, with an annual tuition cost of $32,000, University of South Carolina, Aiken costs them -$66,000 after 20 years.