Eligibility

  • Allendale
  • Bamberg
  • Barnwell
  • Charleston
  • Clarendon
  • Darlington
  • Dillon
  • Florence
  • Jasper
  • Lee
  • Marion
  • Marlboro
  • Spartanburg
  • Williamsburg

Eligible schools are listed below. Private high school and homeschooled graduates do not qualify. Graduates of the state’s Governor’s Schools qualify if they previously attended an eligible high school.

Allendale County

  • Allendale-Fairfax High School

Bamberg County

  • Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School
  • Denmark-Olar High School

Barnwell County

  • Barnwell High School
  • Blackville-Hilda High School
  • Williston-Elko High School

Charleston County

  • Academic Magnet High School
  • Allegro Charter School of Music
  • Baptist Hill High School
  • Burke High School
  • Charleston Charter School for Math & Science
  • Charleston County School of the Arts
  • James Island Charter High School
  • Lowcountry Leadership Charter School
  • Lucy Beckham High School
  • Military Magnet Academy
  • North Charleston High School
  • Oceanside Collegiate Academy
  • Palmetto Scholars Academy
  • R.B. Stall High School
  • St. John’s High School
  • Wando High School
  • West Ashley High School

Clarendon County

  • East Clarendon High School
  • Manning High School
  • Scotts Branch High School

Darlington County

  • Darlington High School
  • Hartsville Senior High School
  • Lamar High School
  • Mayo High School for Math, Science & Technology
  • SC Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics*

Dillon County

  • Dillon High School
  • Lake View High School
  • Latta High School

Florence County

  • Hannah-Pamplico High School
  • J Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet
  • Johnsonville High School
  • Lake City High School
  • South Florence High School
  • Virtus Academy
  • West Florence High School
  • Wilson Senior High School

Greenville County

  • SC Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities*

Jasper County

  • Hardeeville Junior & Senior High School
  • Polaris Tech Charter School
  • Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence
  • Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts & Sciences

Lee County

  • Lee Central High School
  • Pee Dee Math, Science and Technology Academy

Marion County

  • Marion High School
  • Mullins High School

Marlboro County

  • Marlboro County High School

McCormick County

  • SC Governor’s School for Agriculture*

Spartanburg County

  • Boiling Springs High School
  • Broome High School
  • Chapman High School
  • Chesnee High School
  • Dorman High School
  • High Point Academy
  • James F. Byrnes High School
  • Landrum High School
  • Mountain View Preparatory
  • SC School for the Deaf and the Blind
  • Spartanburg High School
  • Woodruff High School

Williamsburg County

  • Hemingway High School
  • Kingstree Senior High School

* Must have attended an eligible high school previously.

You will if you meet two out of the three requirements:

  • Graduate with a 3.0 GPA
  • Rank in the top 30 percent of your graduating class
  • Have a 1100 SAT score or a 22 ACT score

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Students who earn a Federal Pell Grant of any amount are eligible.

  • Anderson University
  • Bob Jones University
  • Claflin University
  • Clemson University
  • College of Charleston
  • Columbia College
  • Columbia International University
  • Converse University
  • Furman University
  • North Greenville University
  • Presbyterian College
  • Southern Wesleyan University
  • The Citadel
  • University of South Carolina – Columbia
  • University of South Carolina – Upstate*
  • Winthrop University
  • Wofford College

*To be eligible for the Meeting Street Scholarship at USC – Upstate, students must live in Spartanburg County.