Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at U of South Carolina-Union

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 23.50% where the last year rate was 30%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 41.60% for full-time students and 36.40% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 23.50% where the current academic year rate is 30%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at University of South Carolina-Union over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	29%	41%	25%
2014-15	26%	23%	28%
2015-16	19%	13%	23%
2016-17	14%	12%	16%
2017-18	13%	18%	9%
2018-19	20%	26%	18%
2019-20	25%	26%	25%
2020-21	28%	30%	26%
2021-22	31%	33%	29%
2022-23	30%	33%	28%
Average	23.50%	25.50%	22.70%

University of South Carolina-Union Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 36.90% where the current year rate is 40%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of South Carolina-Union from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	21%
2014-15	28%
2015-16	26%
2016-17	25%
2017-18	45%
2018-19	59%
2019-20	55%
2020-21	28%
2021-22	42%
2022-23	40%
Average	36.90%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 41.60% for full-time students and 36.40% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at U of South Carolina-Union from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	44%	38%
2014-15	46%	47%
2015-16	26%	40%
2016-17	26%	14%
2017-18	38%	-
2018-19	41%	-
2019-20	48%	100%
2020-21	51%	50%
2021-22	44%	25%
2022-23	52%	50%
Average	41.60%	36.40%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 17.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of South Carolina-Union since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	17:1
2014-15	18:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	19:1
2017-18	16:1
2018-19	18:1
2019-20	18:1
2020-21	15:1
2021-22	20:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	17.10:1

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