“South Carolina's premier private Presbyterian liberal arts college — Blue Hose Scottish heritage with strong pre-health and business programs.”
Presbyterian College (PC) is a private Presbyterian-affiliated liberal arts college founded in 1880, located on a 240-acre campus in Clinton, South Carolina, in the Upstate region between Greenville and Columbia. Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), PC combines its 145-year heritage with a comprehensive liberal arts and pre-professional curriculum. With approximately 1,000 undergraduates and a 13:1 student-to-faculty ratio, PC offers a personally engaged academic experience grounded in Presbyterian values and Scottish heritage that defines campus identity. PC's curriculum emphasizes integrated liberal arts and pre-professional preparation, with strong programs in business, biology, education, communication, and pre-professional pathways (medicine, pharmacy, law). The PC School of Pharmacy is a notable graduate offering, and the college's pre-health programs achieve strong placement to medical, dental, and pharmacy schools. International students are welcome with English proficiency demonstration through TOEFL or IELTS. Campus life at PC centers on the distinctively named Blue Hose community in NCAA Division I athletics through the Big South Conference and Pioneer Football League. The Blue Hose name comes from the socks worn by the football team in the early twentieth century, and the mascot is Scotty the Scotsman — a medieval Scottish warrior reflecting PC's Scottish Presbyterian heritage. The garnet (Tartan Red) and PC True Blue colors define athletic identity. Students live on campus in residence halls and significant Greek life housing. With its combination of Presbyterian heritage, Scottish identity, strong pre-health programs, and South Carolina Upstate location, PC offers a distinctive small-college experience.
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Tuition & Fees (All Students)
$46,580
/yr
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How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Strong programs in biology, chemistry, and pre-health pathways with high acceptance rates to medical and dental schools.
Practical business education with strong placement in South Carolina and Southeast employers.
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) graduate program complementing PC's strong pre-pharmacy undergraduate pathway.
Comprehensive teacher preparation with K-12 licensure pathways.
Programs in literature, history, philosophy, religion, communication, psychology, and political science.
4 years
Distinctive PC pathway from undergraduate pre-pharmacy to PC's own Doctor of Pharmacy program — rare integration at a small LAC.
4 years
Strong pre-health track with high medical and dental school acceptance rates.
4 years
Comprehensive business education with strong placement in Greenville/Spartanburg/Columbia metros.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $44,910
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
