Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for South Carolina Colleges

There are 46 active four-years colleges and universities in South Carolina - 14 public and 32 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in South Carolina is 47%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes lower from 50% to 47%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 14 to 1 and it decreased by 1 compared to 15 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	50%	47%	52%
2014-15	50%	47%	54%
2015-16	48%	46%	51%
2016-17	50%	47%	53%
2017-18	51%	45%	56%
2018-19	52%	48%	56%
2019-20	51%	47%	57%
2020-21	50%	46%	55%
2021-22	50%	45%	54%
2022-23	47%	42%	52%
Average	49.90%	46.00%	54.00%

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	24%
2014-15	24%
2015-16	22%
2016-17	22%
2017-18	26%
2018-19	27%
2019-20	26%
2020-21	27%
2021-22	27%
2022-23	26%
Average	25.10%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	67%	42%
2014-15	69%	54%
2015-16	69%	53%
2016-17	68%	45%
2017-18	68%	55%
2018-19	67%	45%
2019-20	69%	43%
2020-21	73%	51%
2021-22	68%	40%
2022-23	69%	40%
Average	68.70%	46.80%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	15:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	13:1
2021-22	13:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	14.40:1

Most Searched South Carolina Colleges (last 30 days)

4-Year Colleges

Clemson University Public, four-years | Clemson
University of South Carolina-Columbia Public, four-years | Columbia
Coastal Carolina University Public, four-years | Conway
College of Charleston Public, four-years | Charleston
Charleston Southern University Private, four-years | Charleston
Furman University Private, four-years | Greenville
South Carolina State University Public, four-years | Orangeburg
Medical University of South Carolina Public, four-years | Charleston
Lander University Public, four-years | Greenwood
Columbia International University Private, four-years | Columbia

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Graduate

Clemson University Public, four-years | Clemson
University of South Carolina-Columbia Public, four-years | Columbia
Limestone University Private, four-years | Gaffney
Converse University Private, four-years | Spartanburg
Furman University Private, four-years | Greenville
Voorhees University Private, four-years | Denmark
College of Charleston Public, four-years | Charleston
South Carolina State University Public, four-years | Orangeburg
Francis Marion University Public, four-years | Florence
Medical University of South Carolina Public, four-years | Charleston

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Online Schools

Trident Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Charleston
Converse University Private, four-years | Spartanburg
Presbyterian College Private, four-years | Clinton
Winthrop University Public, four-years | Rock Hill
Anderson University Private, four-years | Anderson
York Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Rock Hill
Benedict College Private, four-years | Columbia
Strayer University-South Carolina Private, four-years | Greenville
Citadel Military College of South Carolina Public, four-years | Charleston
Clemson University Public, four-years | Clemson

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Trade Schools

Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville Private, Less than 2-years | Greenville
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg Private, Less than 2-years | Spartanburg
Strayer University-South Carolina Private, four-years | Greenville
Charleston Cosmetology Institute Private, Less than 2-years | Charleston
Columbia College Private, four-years | Columbia
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville Private, Less than 2-years | Greenville
Centura College-Columbia Private, 2-4 years | Columbia
B-Unique Beauty and Barber Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Greenville
Academy of Hair Technology Private, Less than 2-years | Greenville
Medical University of South Carolina Public, four-years | Charleston

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for South Carolina Colleges

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