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Considering a degree in Hospitality?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Hospitality majors who live in South Carolina.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Hospitality 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 | College of the Ozarks | 6600 | 38400 | 0.8291 | 1,454 | 1135 | 0.1199 | |
| 2 | Greenville Technical College | 7200 | 18400 | 0.6091 | 11,999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Stephen F Austin State University | 10100 | 27800 | 0.6356 | 9,129 | 1075 | 0.9399 | |
| 4 | Northern Arizona University | 11600 | 27900 | 0.5837 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 5 | Eastern Kentucky University | 12100 | 22900 | 0.4725 | 13,448 | 1110 | 0.7761 | |
| 6 | California State University-Northridge | 12200 | 22000 | 0.4437 | 32,756 | 1005 | 0.9345 | |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic University | 12200 | 25800 | 0.5278 | 24,876 | 1130 | 0.6613 | |
| 8 | Boston University | 12400 | 92800 | 0.8665 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 9 | University of the Virgin Islands | 13000 | 22800 | 0.4292 | 1,569 | 925 | 0.9898 | |
| 10 | Eastern Illinois University | 13100 | 24300 | 0.4597 | 6,785 | 985 | 0.6535 | |
| 10 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13100 | 28000 | 0.5318 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 10 | University of North Alabama | 13100 | 28200 | 0.5358 | 7,662 | 1140 | 0.8731 | |
| 13 | Livingstone College | 13300 | 29900 | 0.5558 | 924 | 890 | 0.5925 | |
| 14 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13400 | 25700 | 0.4786 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 15 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 13500 | 19400 | 0.3042 | 14,416 | 1210 | 0.8851 | |
| 16 | University of Delaware | 13600 | 34500 | 0.606 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 17 | Arkansas Tech University | 14400 | 34400 | 0.5815 | 8,145 | 1035 | 0.9589 | |
| 18 | Central Michigan University | 14500 | 37800 | 0.6157 | 10,193 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 18 | Northern Illinois University | 14500 | 30400 | 0.5221 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 20 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 14600 | 26500 | 0.4478 | 22,364 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 21 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 14900 | 29600 | 0.4973 | 7,622 | 1075 | 0.9254 | |
| 22 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 15100 | 20300 | 0.2556 | 14,463 | 1125 | 0.6344 | |
| 23 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 15500 | 26900 | 0.4234 | 2,476 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 24 | Florida State University | 15700 | 22900 | 0.3141 | 32,720 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 25 | Appalachian State University | 16100 | 19500 | 0.1745 | 19,560 | 1190 | 0.9014 | |
| 25 | University of South Carolina Beaufort | 16100 | 24300 | 0.3384 | 2,162 | 1025 | 0.725 | |
| 27 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 16600 | 28200 | 0.4108 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 28 | Eastern Michigan University | 16700 | 36100 | 0.5365 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 29 | Western Carolina University | 16800 | 19400 | 0.1341 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.8183 | |
| 30 | Ferris State University | 16900 | 31000 | 0.4555 | 8,991 | 1015 | 0.9139 | |
| 31 | University of South Florida | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 32 | West Virginia University | 17200 | 40900 | 0.5792 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 33 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,445 | 1160 | 0.8921 | |
| 34 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 17700 | 27400 | 0.3538 | 27,132 | 1099 | 0.9617 | |
| 35 | Columbia College | 18400 | 35800 | 0.4867 | 1,391 | 950 | 0.9393 | |
| 36 | Youngstown State University | 18500 | 34000 | 0.4559 | 9,400 | 1115 | 0.8445 | |
| 37 | University of Mississippi | 18600 | 27000 | 0.311 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 38 | Cleary University | 19100 | 56600 | 0.6622 | 769 | 1060 | 0.6754 | |
| 39 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 19400 | 26700 | 0.2738 | 4,891 | 1095 | 0.9205 | |
| 40 | Madonna University | 19500 | 49200 | 0.604 | 1,828 | 980 | 0.6339 | |
| 41 | Southeast Missouri State University | 19600 | 30600 | 0.3599 | 7,926 | 945 | 0.7352 | |
| 42 | University of South Alabama | 19700 | 22400 | 0.1208 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 43 | Davis & Elkins College | 19900 | 48300 | 0.5871 | 661 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 44 | Bay Path University | 20000 | 55400 | 0.6388 | 1,177 | 1110 | 0.852 | |
| 44 | Central Connecticut State University | 20000 | 29500 | 0.3219 | 8,170 | 1075 | 0.7333 | |
| 44 | Iowa State University | 20000 | 24200 | 0.1732 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 47 | University of New Orleans | 20100 | 30600 | 0.3437 | 5,419 | 1040 | 0.7431 | |
| 48 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,293 | 1095 | 0.8122 | |
| 49 | Bellevue University | 20300 | 36400 | 0.4434 | 11,037 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | Georgia State University | 20300 | 26000 | 0.2194 | 27,415 | 1080 | 0.5544 | |
| 51 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1844 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 51 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20600 | 39900 | 0.484 | 5,255 | 1109 | 0.7295 | |
| 53 | Husson University | 20800 | 42900 | 0.5156 | 2,763 | 1174 | 0.8095 | |
| 54 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 20900 | 39200 | 0.4671 | 11,355 | 1222 | 0.8816 | |
| 55 | North Dakota State University | 21000 | 25700 | 0.1847 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 56 | University of West Florida | 21500 | 21500 | 0 | 9,970 | 1149 | 0.5824 | |
| 57 | Belhaven University | 21600 | 43300 | 0.5018 | 1,614 | 1105 | 0.4975 | |
| 57 | Northern Michigan University | 21600 | 33100 | 0.3475 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 59 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 22400 | 43200 | 0.4816 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 60 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | 22500 | 25400 | 0.1143 | 2,906 | 1125 | 0.4696 | |
| 61 | New York University | 22600 | 91800 | 0.7535 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 62 | The University of Alabama | 22800 | 31000 | 0.2643 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 63 | Saint Cloud State University | 23100 | 36800 | 0.3737 | 8,738 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 63 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23100 | 25800 | 0.1029 | 7,735 | 1015 | 0.6218 | |
| 63 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23100 | 0 | 10,193 | 1181 | 0.9912 | |
| 66 | San Jose State University | 23200 | 41100 | 0.4356 | 28,008 | 1124 | 0.8461 | |
| 67 | Robert Morris University | 23300 | 58000 | 0.5988 | 4,325 | 1145 | 0.8989 | |
| 68 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23500 | 45800 | 0.4873 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 69 | Central Washington University | 23600 | 27900 | 0.1544 | 10,317 | 1045 | 0.9062 | |
| 70 | Florida International University | 23700 | 34100 | 0.3049 | 45,193 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 71 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24100 | 67400 | 0.6429 | 5,690 | 1055 | 0.9071 | |
| 71 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 24100 | 39300 | 0.3873 | 23,920 | 1397 | 0.5973 | |
| 73 | Bradley University | 24400 | 50800 | 0.5196 | 3,596 | 1223 | 0.7676 | |
| 74 | SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | 24600 | 36300 | 0.3219 | 2,881 | 1040 | 0.8901 | |
| 75 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 24900 | 25000 | 0.0016 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 76 | University of Central Florida | 25300 | 25300 | 0 | 59,552 | 1280 | 0.4011 | |
| 77 | Saint Leo University | 25600 | 50000 | 0.4878 | 7,516 | 1110 | 0.784 | |
| 78 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5412 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8628 | |
| 78 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 25900 | 34900 | 0.2578 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 78 | Western Kentucky University | 25900 | 27000 | 0.0407 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 81 | Fort Hays State University | 26000 | 36100 | 0.2808 | 10,172 | 1075 | 0.9026 | |
| 82 | University of North Texas | 26100 | 26100 | 0 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 83 | Salem State University | 26300 | 43200 | 0.3914 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 84 | Ball State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 85 | Kennesaw State University | 26600 | 26600 | 0 | 42,760 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 85 | University of Georgia | 26600 | 48800 | 0.4551 | 32,399 | 1382 | 0.377 | |
| 87 | College of Coastal Georgia | 26700 | 36000 | 0.2584 | 3,468 | 1005 | 0.9813 | |
| 87 | Flagler College | 26700 | 61200 | 0.5636 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 89 | Northwood University | 26800 | 54500 | 0.5087 | 2,045 | 1055 | 0.6451 | |
| 90 | Troy University | 26900 | 34700 | 0.2248 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 91 | Keystone College | 27000 | 36000 | 0.25 | 894 | 1020 | 0.848 | |
| 92 | Kansas State University | 27300 | 30400 | 0.1035 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 93 | Mitchell College | 27800 | 66600 | 0.5826 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 94 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 28000 | 32800 | 0.145 | 19,701 | 1214 | 0.8749 | |
| 95 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28500 | 41800 | 0.3166 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 95 | Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science | 28500 | 50700 | 0.4385 | 926 | 1010 | 0.7653 | |
| 97 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 28600 | 69300 | 0.5871 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9519 | |
| 98 | Saint Xavier University | 28700 | 53700 | 0.4652 | 3,098 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 99 | James Madison University | 28900 | 28900 | 0 | 20,973 | 1260 | 0.7152 | |
| 99 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2124 | 28,674 | 980 | 0.9419 | |
| 101 | California State University-East Bay | 29500 | 45100 | 0.3461 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 102 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 29600 | 34000 | 0.1293 | 6,907 | 1060 | 0.974 | |
| 103 | Montana State University | 29700 | 31900 | 0.0689 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 103 | Montclair State University | 29700 | 36300 | 0.1819 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 103 | University of Denver | 29700 | 76900 | 0.6141 | 6,614 | 1347 | 0.7781 | |
| 106 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 107 | Southern Utah University | 30100 | 40800 | 0.2624 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 108 | North Carolina Central University | 30500 | 40000 | 0.2374 | 6,595 | 1060 | 0.8696 | |
| 108 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30500 | 78100 | 0.6093 | 14,267 | 1381 | 0.6693 | |
| 110 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 30600 | 39200 | 0.2197 | 12,507 | 1010 | 0.8897 | |
| 111 | San Francisco State University | 30900 | 47700 | 0.3523 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 112 | California State University-Long Beach | 31000 | 38900 | 0.2032 | 36,082 | 1135 | 0.4627 | |
| 112 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 31000 | 77600 | 0.6003 | 5,044 | 1274 | 0.8883 | |
| 114 | Siena Heights University | 31100 | 46300 | 0.3275 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 115 | San Diego State University | 31300 | 36100 | 0.1329 | 35,782 | 1208 | 0.3619 | |
| 116 | University of Kentucky | 31400 | 36400 | 0.1373 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 117 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31700 | 41200 | 0.2308 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.7517 | |
| 118 | Belmont University | 32400 | 69900 | 0.536 | 7,175 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 119 | Lipscomb University | 32500 | 57800 | 0.4373 | 3,336 | 1260 | 0.6773 | |
| 119 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32500 | 35100 | 0.0742 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 121 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3115 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 122 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32900 | 35000 | 0.0614 | 6,136 | 1159 | 0.8767 | |
| 123 | Framingham State University | 33100 | 38100 | 0.1312 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8361 | |
| 123 | Liberty University | 33100 | 44600 | 0.2578 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 125 | Coastal Carolina University | 33200 | 45100 | 0.2636 | 10,811 | 1145 | 0.7527 | |
| 126 | Wilkes University | 33700 | 61900 | 0.4548 | 2,076 | 1144 | 0.9064 | |
| 127 | Auburn University | 33800 | 33800 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4592 | |
| 128 | Colorado Mesa University | 34000 | 40000 | 0.1498 | 9,473 | 1055 | 0.8203 | |
| 129 | Meredith College | 34500 | 64200 | 0.4628 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 130 | Southeastern University | 34700 | 60500 | 0.4262 | 10,172 | 1110 | 0.5298 | |
| 130 | Southern New Hampshire University | 34700 | 44300 | 0.2166 | 164,423 | 965 | 0.9951 | |
| 132 | Culinary Institute of America | 35100 | 69900 | 0.4981 | 3,011 | 1050 | 0.9115 | |
| 133 | California Lutheran University | 35300 | 70000 | 0.4959 | 2,297 | 1254 | 0.7567 | |
| 134 | Mount Mercy University | 35500 | 61200 | 0.4206 | 1,139 | 1110 | 0.8252 | |
| 134 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 35500 | 64400 | 0.4491 | 1,889 | 985 | 0.9305 | |
| 134 | Temple University | 35500 | 56400 | 0.3707 | 21,457 | 1135 | 0.8041 | |
| 137 | New Jersey City University | 35600 | 39800 | 0.1056 | 3,871 | 1015 | 0.9838 | |
| 137 | Stockton University | 35600 | 44500 | 0.2001 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 139 | Baldwin Wallace University | 35900 | 66100 | 0.4571 | 2,862 | 1203 | 0.757 | |
| 140 | Virginia State University | 36700 | 42200 | 0.1304 | 5,124 | 955 | 0.8863 | |
| 141 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 37100 | 37600 | 0.0133 | 2,953 | 975 | 0.8445 | |
| 142 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37800 | 66300 | 0.43 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5478 | |
| 143 | Washington State University | 38200 | 53900 | 0.2906 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 144 | Southern Connecticut State University | 38600 | 52900 | 0.2704 | 7,252 | 1005 | 0.9147 | |
| 145 | Nichols College | 39600 | 59600 | 0.3359 | 1,163 | 1135 | 0.8084 | |
| 146 | Endicott College | 40200 | 64200 | 0.3738 | 3,194 | 1275 | 0.7121 | |
| 147 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 40400 | 44100 | 0.0839 | 13,432 | 1225 | 0.8701 | |
| 148 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence | 40500 | 66000 | 0.3866 | 3,908 | 1050 | 0.8841 | |
| 149 | Webber International University | 40700 | 44400 | 0.0823 | 833 | 950 | 0.694 | |
| 150 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41300 | 57000 | 0.2756 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.782 | |
| 151 | Middle Tennessee State University | 41600 | 46000 | 0.0956 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 152 | University of Alaska Anchorage | 42200 | 42200 | 0 | 9,853 | 990 | 0.6652 | |
| 153 | Merrimack College | 43500 | 78800 | 0.4474 | 4,102 | 1115 | 0.7002 | |
| 154 | Campbell University | 44100 | 68700 | 0.3586 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.8718 | |
| 155 | St. John's University-New York | 44500 | 78000 | 0.4292 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 156 | Ashland University | 44900 | 56400 | 0.204 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 156 | Oregon State University | 44900 | 61900 | 0.2746 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 158 | High Point University | 45300 | 72900 | 0.3785 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 159 | Michigan State University | 47200 | 56200 | 0.1601 | 41,234 | 1279 | 0.848 | |
| 160 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83900 | 0.4184 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 161 | DePaul University | 49200 | 66000 | 0.2547 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 162 | Lynn University | 51600 | 66000 | 0.2181 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 163 | University of San Francisco | 53900 | 84800 | 0.3643 | 5,321 | 1292 | 0.6171 | |
| 164 | Dallas Baptist University | 56400 | 63400 | 0.1104 | 2,785 | 1109 | 0.8884 | |
| 165 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58200 | 64100 | 0.092 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 166 | College of Charleston | 60400 | 61200 | 0.0131 | 10,880 | 1255 | 0.6003 | |
| 167 | Mercyhurst University | 60900 | 68000 | 0.1044 | 2,274 | 1090 | 0.8102 | |
| 168 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | 61900 | 64200 | 0.0358 | 1,880 | 1185 | 0.9867 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.