The Citadel
Military college in downtown Charleston founded in 1842

Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University has been ranked in the top 15 percent of the nation's four-year undergraduate institutions in Forbes "America's Best Colleges 2009."

Clemson University
Ranked as the 22nd best national public university by U.S.News and World Report.

College of Charleston
College of Charleston: founded in 1770, the oldest institution of higher learning in SC