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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 43.40% where the last year rate was 43%. The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 67.40% for full-time students and 33.00% for part-time students.

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Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 43.40% where the current academic year rate is 43%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	40%	32%	46%
2014-15	38%	34%	41%
2015-16	40%	33%	44%
2016-17	42%	35%	45%
2017-18	43%	33%	48%
2018-19	46%	38%	50%
2019-20	48%	42%	51%
2020-21	47%	40%	50%
2021-22	47%	37%	52%
2022-23	43%	32%	48%
Average	43.40%	35.60%	47.50%

University of South Carolina-Upstate Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 34.60% where the current year rate is 38%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of South Carolina-Upstate from 2013 to 2023.

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	36%
2014-15	34%
2015-16	34%
2016-17	34%
2017-18	34%
2018-19	37%
2019-20	35%
2020-21	33%
2021-22	31%
2022-23	38%
Average	34.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 67.40% for full-time students and 33.00% for part-time students.

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

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	66%	36%
2014-15	73%	30%
2015-16	70%	27%
2016-17	68%	54%
2017-18	68%	-
2018-19	65%	50%
2019-20	67%	100%
2020-21	72%	-
2021-22	61%	-
2022-23	64%	33%
Average	67.40%	33.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 15.90 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-Upstate since 2023.

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	15:1
2014-15	17:1
2015-16	17:1
2016-17	18:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	16:1
2019-20	15:1
2020-21	16:1
2021-22	15:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	15.90:1

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