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

The average graduation rate over the past 11 years (2013-2023) is 75.30% where the last year rate was 78%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.20% for full-time students and 47.40% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 75.30% where the current academic year rate is 78%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	73%	71%	74%
2014-15	73%	71%	74%
2015-16	72%	70%	75%
2016-17	73%	68%	77%
2017-18	75%	70%	79%
2018-19	77%	73%	80%
2019-20	76%	72%	80%
2020-21	78%	73%	81%
2021-22	78%	74%	81%
2022-23	78%	73%	82%
Average	75.30%	71.50%	78.30%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 13.00% where the current year rate is 15%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at University of South Carolina-Columbia from 2013 to 2023.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 88.20% for full-time students and 47.40% for part-time students.

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

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 17.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 18 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at University of South Carolina-Columbia since 2023.

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