Best College among regional universities in the South: #42 (U.S. News & World Report, 2021)
Best Undergraduate Teaching among regional universities in the South:#11 (U.S. News & World Report, 2021)
Most Innovative among regional universities in the South: #16 (U.S. News & World Report, 2021)
Best Value among regional universities in the South: #26 (U.S. News & World Report,2021)
Top Performer: Social Mobility among regional universities in the South: #64 (U.S. News & World Report, 2021)
Best Southeastern universities (The Princeton Review, 2021)
Best Student Engagement: #26among all universities in the United States(Wall Street Journal, 2021)
Best College Buys (Institutional Research and Evaluation, 2021)
Online Bachelor Programs: #3 in South Carolina; #2 among private institutions in South Carolina; #1 in Upstate South Carolina; #80 nationally (U.S. News & World Report, 2020)
Online Graduate Business Programs: #3 in South Carolina; #2 among private institutions in South Carolina; #3 in Upstate South Carolina (U.S. News & World Report, 2020)
Online Graduate Business Administration Programs: #4 in South Carolina; #4 among private institutions in South Carolina; #2 in Upstate South Carolina (U.S. News & World Report, 2020)
Online Graduate Education Programs: #3 in South Carolina; #1 among private institutions in South Carolina; #1 in Upstate South Carolina #120 nationally (U.S. News & World Report, 2020)
Online Graduate Nursing Programs: #3 in South Carolina; #1 among private institutions in South Carolina; #1 in Upstate South Carolina; #66 nationally (U.S. News & World Report, 2020)
Three consecutive Apple Distinguished School recognitions (2014, 2016, 2018)