| | | 1997 IPEDS Finance Survey | | | |
| | | 1996-97 Fiscal Year | Fall 1996 | | |
| | Institution | General | Total FTE | Continuing | |
| | | Overhead Costs* | Students | Ed. FTE | Cost/FTE |
| Research Universities | | | | | |
| | Clemson | $17,776,161 | 14,978.28 | | $1,187 |
| | U.S.C. - Columbia** | 25,659,437 | 20,379.88 | | 1,259 |
| | Medical University of S. C.** | 18,153,022 | 2,298.59 | | 7,897 |
| | Sub total Research Universities | 61,588,620 | 37,656.75 | | 1,636 |
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| Teaching Colleges & Universities | | | | | |
| | The Citadel | 4,453,681 | 3,046.21 | | 1,462 |
| | Coastal Carolina University | 4,012,422 | 3,792.51 | | 1,058 |
| | College of Charleston | 7,482,700 | 8,947.56 | | 836 |
| | Francis Marion University | 3,588,741 | 3,076.34 | | 1,167 |
| | Lander University | 3,358,927 | 2,216.65 | | 1,515 |
| | South Carolina State University | 5,686,346 | 4,364.18 | | 1,303 |
| | U.S.C. - Aiken | 2,257,403 | 2,291.86 | | 985 |
| | U.S.C.-Spartanburg | 2,514,615 | 2,662.31 | | 945 |
| | Winthrop University | 5,479,965 | 4,293.08 | | 1,276 |
| | Sub total Teaching Colleges & Univ. | 38,834,800 | 34,690.70 | | 1,119 |
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| Regional Campuses of U.S.C. | | | | | |
| | U.S.C. - Beaufort | 586,272 | 551.53 | | 1,063 |
| | U.S.C. - Lancaster | 426,791 | 643.53 | | 663 |
| | U.S.C. - Salkehatchie | 589,507 | 464.73 | | 1,268 |
| | U.S.C. - Sumter | 790,412 | 857.60 | | 922 |
| | U.S.C. - Union | 367,371 | 178.93 | | 2,053 |
| | Sub total Regional Campuses of U.S.C. | 2,760,353 | 2,696.32 | | 1,024 |
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| Technical Colleges | | | | | |
| | Aiken Tech | 1,570,010 | 1,309.66 | 276.60 | 990 |
| | Central Carolina Tech | 1,135,705 | 1,383.40 | 504.70 | 602 |
| | Chesterfield-Marlboro Tech | 855,923 | 581.40 | 111.80 | 1,235 |
| | Denmark Tech | 814,925 | 693.73 | 24.10 | 1,135 |
| | Florence-Darlington Tech | 2,543,792 | 1,952.66 | 382.60 | 1,089 |
| | Greenville Tech | 4,677,262 | 5,367.06 | 716.90 | 769 |
| | Horry-Georgetown Tech | 1,993,578 | 2,185.66 | 609.90 | 713 |
| | Midlands Tech | 4,636,161 | 5,989.00 | 883.90 | 675 |
| | Orangeburg-Calhoun Tech | 1,665,403 | 1,241.53 | 374.40 | 1,031 |
| | Piedmont Tech | 2,489,220 | 1,953.60 | 387.40 | 1,063 |
| | Spartanburg Tech | 1,861,642 | 1,727.53 | 440.00 | 859 |
| | Tech College of the Low Country | 1,301,252 | 770.20 | 61.90 | 1,564 |
| | Tri-County Tech | 2,257,159 | 2,120.40 | 476.60 | 869 |
| | Trident Tech | 5,129,170 | 5,597.00 | 846.90 | 796 |
| | Williamsburg Tech | 873,458 | 351.80 | 44.50 | 2,204 |
| | York County | 2,403,540 | 2,229.26 | 370.10 | 925 |
| | Sub total Technical Colleges | 36,208,200 | 35,453.89 | 6,512.30 | 863 |
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| Total | | $139,391,973 | 110,497.66 | 6,512.30 | 1,191 |
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| * | Includes Unrestricted and Restricted for Research Sector Only | | | | |
| ** | Includes Medical and Dental | | | | |
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