South Carolina Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate

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 having Highest Graduation Rate. Colleges having highest graduation rate.

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

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of South Carolina Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate

Clemson University has the highest graduation rate of 85% and University of South Carolina-Columbia has the second highest graduation rate of 78%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $35,230 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,224 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 65.34% and the average SAT score is 1,228 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 4 South Carolina Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. South Carolina Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
	School Name	Graduation Rate	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Yield	Acceptance Rate	SAT Score	Total Population	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Clemson University Clemson, SC Public, four-years	85.00% -	$39,498 ($15,554)	20.21%	42.98%	1,320	28,466	16 to 1
2 -	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC Public, four-years	78.00% -	$34,934 ($12,688)	24.33%	64.05%	1,280	35,653	18 to 1
3 -	College of Charleston Charleston, SC Public, four-years	64.00% 3.00%	$36,858 ($12,978)	13.26%	75.69%	1,210	10,885	16 to 1
4 -	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC Public, four-years	47.00% 4.00%	$29,628 ($11,640)	19.73%	78.63%	1,100	10,337	16 to 1
	Average	68.50%	$35,230 ($13,215)	19.38%	65.34%	1,228	21,335	17 to 1

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