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Considering a degree in Architecture?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Architecture majors who live in South Carolina.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Architecture degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of South Carolina.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Coast Guard Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,063 | 1319 | 0.206 | |
| 1 | United States Naval Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,474 | 1305 | 0.0927 | |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 3600 | 93300 | 0.9613 | 4,561 | 1542 | 0.0456 | |
| 4 | Princeton University | 4100 | 83400 | 0.9508 | 5,916 | 1528 | 0.0442 | |
| 5 | University of Pennsylvania | 5100 | 93100 | 0.9457 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 6900 | 41500 | 0.8345 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 7 | Greenville Technical College | 7200 | 18400 | 0.6091 | 11,999 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | United States Merchant Marine Academy | 7400 | 8800 | 0.16 | 962 | 1214 | 0.3424 | |
| 9 | Washington University in St Louis | 7500 | 102300 | 0.9263 | 8,153 | 1512 | 0.1192 | |
| 10 | University of Notre Dame | 8200 | 89100 | 0.9078 | 8,950 | 1497 | 0.0938 | |
| 11 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8600 | 98000 | 0.9125 | 9,164 | 1535 | 0.0386 | |
| 12 | Middlebury College | 8800 | 94500 | 0.9069 | 2,640 | 1499 | 0.1277 | |
| 13 | Carnegie Mellon University | 8900 | 90900 | 0.9025 | 7,728 | 1528 | 0.1107 | |
| 14 | Portland State University | 9700 | 26100 | 0.628 | 14,932 | 1174 | 0.8586 | |
| 15 | Rice University | 9800 | 92500 | 0.8944 | 4,807 | 1528 | 0.0801 | |
| 16 | University of Central Florida | 10000 | 31700 | 0.6853 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 17 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38600 | 0.7362 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 18 | Cornell University | 10500 | 93700 | 0.8878 | 16,138 | 1528 | 0.0838 | |
| 19 | University of California-Berkeley | 10700 | 44400 | 0.7592 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 | |
| 19 | Wellesley College | 10700 | 95400 | 0.8874 | 2,366 | 1499 | 0.1479 | |
| 21 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 11000 | 26000 | 0.5775 | 22,313 | 1341 | 0.2996 | |
| 22 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 11100 | 36600 | 0.6964 | 27,963 | 1090 | 0.8395 | |
| 23 | California State University-Fresno | 11400 | 54600 | 0.7904 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 24 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy | 11700 | 46600 | 0.7489 | 1,511 | 1120 | 0.9202 | |
| 25 | Brown University | 11900 | 94000 | 0.8733 | 7,951 | 1500 | 0.0634 | |
| 26 | Mount Holyoke College | 12600 | 89900 | 0.8599 | 2,135 | 1419 | 0.3841 | |
| 27 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12800 | 29300 | 0.5632 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 28 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13200 | 17900 | 0.2633 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 29 | Louisiana Tech University | 13500 | 42900 | 0.6852 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 30 | Coastal Carolina University | 13600 | 45300 | 0.7001 | 11,471 | 1160 | 0.7003 | |
| 30 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 13600 | 21300 | 0.3614 | 18,667 | 1090 | 0.9711 | |
| 32 | University of Georgia | 13700 | 27200 | 0.4956 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 32 | University of Houston | 13700 | 21800 | 0.3715 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 32 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7774 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 35 | University of North Alabama | 13800 | 28200 | 0.5109 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 36 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 14300 | 31000 | 0.5394 | 13,432 | 1225 | 0.8701 | |
| 37 | University of Memphis | 14600 | 26400 | 0.4478 | 15,538 | 1080 | 0.7878 | |
| 38 | University of Maine at Augusta | 15000 | 54900 | 0.7265 | 4,313 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 15300 | 54400 | 0.7192 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 40 | University of Kansas | 15900 | 34900 | 0.5438 | 22,544 | 1176 | 0.9258 | |
| 41 | North Carolina State University | 16100 | 28500 | 0.4348 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 42 | Keene State College | 16300 | 51400 | 0.6827 | 2,640 | 1064 | 0.8982 | |
| 42 | University of California-Los Angeles | 16300 | 36700 | 0.5554 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 44 | Indiana State University | 16700 | 32400 | 0.4848 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 45 | Bennington College | 16800 | 89500 | 0.8125 | 708 | 1402 | 0.3721 | |
| 45 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 16800 | 41200 | 0.5929 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 45 | Georgia Southern University | 16800 | 20100 | 0.1638 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 48 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 16900 | 26500 | 0.3632 | 23,003 | 1164 | 0.7367 | |
| 49 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 17200 | 26300 | 0.3451 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 50 | Barnard College | 17500 | 99700 | 0.8241 | 3,223 | 1499 | 0.1005 | |
| 50 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17500 | 29900 | 0.4164 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 52 | California State University-Sacramento | 17700 | 30700 | 0.4233 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 52 | Yale University | 17700 | 278600 | 0.9365 | 6,667 | 1507 | 0.0475 | |
| 54 | Prairie View A & M University | 17800 | 25400 | 0.2993 | 9,022 | 960 | 0.7836 | |
| 55 | Morgan State University | 17900 | 42200 | 0.5763 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 56 | University of Arkansas | 18000 | 28500 | 0.3702 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 57 | SUNY College of Technology at Alfred | 18200 | 37500 | 0.5147 | 3,758 | 0 | 0.7236 | |
| 58 | University of Rhode Island | 18800 | 33900 | 0.4455 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 59 | Connecticut College | 18900 | 93000 | 0.7965 | 1,953 | 1284 | 0.3923 | |
| 59 | La Roche University | 18900 | 87300 | 0.7837 | 1,972 | 990 | 0.6638 | |
| 61 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19100 | 79300 | 0.7598 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 62 | Lehigh University | 19200 | 89800 | 0.7863 | 5,986 | 1436 | 0.2896 | |
| 63 | Norwich University | 19400 | 100600 | 0.8075 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 64 | SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | 20100 | 55300 | 0.6363 | 2,881 | 1040 | 0.89 | |
| 65 | South Dakota State University | 20200 | 25200 | 0.2009 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 66 | Syracuse University | 20300 | 83600 | 0.7572 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 66 | University of Southern California | 20300 | 76400 | 0.7347 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 68 | North Dakota State University | 20600 | 25700 | 0.2008 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 69 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20700 | 40600 | 0.4913 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 70 | University of New Orleans | 21100 | 30000 | 0.2963 | 5,419 | 1040 | 0.7431 | |
| 71 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4156 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 71 | Utah State University | 21800 | 38800 | 0.4382 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 73 | Mount Mary University | 22100 | 57200 | 0.6134 | 616 | 1069 | 0.831 | |
| 74 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 22200 | 80400 | 0.7236 | 17,848 | 1470 | 0.1565 | |
| 75 | Marywood University | 22400 | 93800 | 0.7612 | 1,936 | 1144 | 0.7878 | |
| 75 | Tufts University | 22400 | 99000 | 0.7738 | 7,031 | 1497 | 0.1082 | |
| 77 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 22500 | 34200 | 0.3424 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 78 | University of Florida | 22600 | 42800 | 0.4725 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 79 | SUNY Maritime College | 23000 | 59200 | 0.6118 | 1,401 | 1164 | 0.785 | |
| 79 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 81 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23100 | 0 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 82 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 23900 | 34500 | 0.3075 | 10,396 | 1125 | 0.7162 | |
| 83 | Judson University | 24000 | 49100 | 0.5122 | 697 | 1010 | 0.8905 | |
| 83 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 24000 | 38500 | 0.3764 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 85 | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | 24100 | 60700 | 0.6029 | 1,984 | 1239 | 0.6328 | |
| 86 | Anderson University | 24300 | 52100 | 0.5335 | 3,724 | 1209 | 0.5491 | |
| 87 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 24700 | 40500 | 0.3902 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 88 | Kent State University at Kent | 24900 | 28400 | 0.1253 | 21,144 | 1104 | 0.7603 | |
| 89 | Temple University | 25100 | 36100 | 0.3049 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 90 | Delaware Valley University | 25700 | 95800 | 0.7318 | 1,680 | 1189 | 0.9268 | |
| 91 | Stony Brook University | 26100 | 33200 | 0.2129 | 18,616 | 1410 | 0.4818 | |
| 92 | Ball State University | 26500 | 26500 | 0 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 93 | Drury University | 26800 | 54500 | 0.5082 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 93 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 26800 | 40600 | 0.3399 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 95 | Hobart William Smith Colleges | 27100 | 88300 | 0.693 | 1,862 | 1296 | 0.667 | |
| 95 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 97 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 98 | Mississippi State University | 29900 | 34400 | 0.1326 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 99 | Thomas Jefferson University | 30200 | 70000 | 0.5692 | 3,772 | 1255 | 0.8098 | |
| 100 | Lawrence Technological University | 30300 | 99100 | 0.6946 | 2,661 | 1149 | 0.8101 | |
| 101 | Ithaca College | 30600 | 72600 | 0.5782 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 102 | Iowa State University | 30700 | 45200 | 0.3221 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 103 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 31100 | 50300 | 0.3816 | 21,028 | 1450 | 0.1334 | |
| 104 | University of Kentucky | 31500 | 36500 | 0.1371 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 105 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 32200 | 54400 | 0.408 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 106 | University of Oregon | 32900 | 40200 | 0.1826 | 20,710 | 1193 | 0.8742 | |
| 107 | Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | 33900 | 61800 | 0.4524 | 838 | 1143 | 0.6054 | |
| 108 | University of Idaho | 34500 | 48700 | 0.2916 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 109 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 34700 | 46400 | 0.2519 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 109 | University of Illinois Chicago | 34700 | 51300 | 0.3235 | 24,260 | 1174 | 0.7576 | |
| 111 | Chatham University | 34800 | 63900 | 0.4557 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 111 | Samford University | 34800 | 93800 | 0.6291 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 113 | Auburn University | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 114 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 35200 | 35200 | 0 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 115 | Kean University | 36700 | 44900 | 0.1827 | 11,932 | 1040 | 0.7811 | |
| 116 | University of Connecticut | 36800 | 66200 | 0.4444 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 117 | Andrews University | 37100 | 76700 | 0.5161 | 1,384 | 1143 | 0.8185 | |
| 118 | Benedictine College | 37500 | 52500 | 0.2855 | 2,404 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 119 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37800 | 66700 | 0.4334 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 120 | Maine Maritime Academy | 38300 | 53000 | 0.2775 | 977 | 1189 | 0.9615 | |
| 121 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 39600 | 40300 | 0.0174 | 26,213 | 1209 | 0.7778 | |
| 122 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 39900 | 59200 | 0.3258 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 123 | Drexel University | 40000 | 86400 | 0.5373 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 124 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 40900 | 58700 | 0.3035 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 125 | College of Charleston | 42000 | 62300 | 0.3257 | 10,596 | 1234 | 0.73 | |
| 126 | University of Arizona | 42500 | 48600 | 0.1254 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 127 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 42900 | 88100 | 0.5129 | 35,358 | 1448 | 0.1642 | |
| 128 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43100 | 58500 | 0.2631 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 129 | Florida Atlantic University | 45300 | 45300 | 0 | 25,626 | 1150 | 0.5497 | |
| 130 | University at Buffalo | 46400 | 46400 | 0 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 131 | Otis College of Art and Design | 46600 | 79800 | 0.4158 | 1,188 | 1335 | 0.8034 | |
| 132 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 47400 | 57100 | 0.1698 | 32,545 | 1129 | 0.799 | |
| 133 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48200 | 51200 | 0.0598 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 134 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 49200 | 58800 | 0.1628 | 25,054 | 1225 | 0.7762 | |
| 135 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 49500 | 67600 | 0.2678 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 | |
| 136 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49900 | 58900 | 0.1528 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 137 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50600 | 63800 | 0.2065 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 138 | University of San Francisco | 51000 | 87200 | 0.4152 | 5,171 | 1333 | 0.7176 | |
| 139 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 52600 | 86300 | 0.3905 | 5,833 | 1440 | 0.6725 | |
| 140 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 141 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 53400 | 96100 | 0.4442 | 6,839 | 1469 | 0.1446 | |
| 142 | University of Colorado Boulder | 55200 | 70900 | 0.2208 | 32,244 | 1351 | 0.7809 | |
| 143 | Miami University-Oxford | 57400 | 57400 | 0 | 16,405 | 1284 | 0.74 | |
| 144 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 58100 | 71200 | 0.1836 | 1,192 | 1232 | 0.7681 | |
| 145 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 58700 | 62100 | 0.0548 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 146 | Howard University | 60000 | 88500 | 0.3222 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 147 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60400 | 63000 | 0.0407 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 | |
| 148 | Clemson University | 61100 | 63700 | 0.0403 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 149 | Webb Institute | 61200 | 74800 | 0.1819 | 104 | 1465 | 0.2484 | |
| 150 | The Catholic University of America | 82500 | 82500 | 0 | 3,294 | 1229 | 0.7328 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.