South Carolina Colleges where Students Complete in Time

Clemson University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 85% last year.

University of South Carolina-Columbia with 78% and College of Charleston with 64% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of South Carolina Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $35,232 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,224 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 62.75% and the average SAT score is 1,230 at the schools.

Table. South Carolina Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year 85.00%
0.47%
$39,498
($15,554)
20.00%38.00%1,32028,46616 to 1
2
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University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, 4-year 78.00%
0.17%
$34,943
($12,688)
25.00%61.00%1,27035,65318 to 1
3
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College of Charleston Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year 64.00%
3.00%
$36,858
($12,978)
14.00%72.00%1,21010,88516 to 1
4
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Coastal Carolina University Conway, SCPublic, 4-year 47.00%
4.15%
$29,628
($11,640)
19.00%80.00%1,12010,33716 to 1
Average68.50%$35,232
($13,215)
19.50%62.75%1,23021,33517 to 1