The average graduation rate for South Carolina Colleges is 40.15%, transfer-out rate is 27.57%, and retention rate is 69.59%.

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The table below summarizes and compares the graduation, transfer-out, and retention rate for South Carolina Colleges. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.

Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Comparison between South Carolina Colleges

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South Carolina Colleges Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Comparison Table
School NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateTransfer-out Rate (BS degree)Retention Rate (Full-time)Retention Rate (Part-time)
 Academy for Careers and TechnologyMullins, SC- -- 75%-
Academy of Hair TechnologyGreenville, SC- -- 100%88%
Aiken Technical CollegeGraniteville, SC19% 23%- 55%42%
Allen UniversityColumbia, SC8% -12% 58%20%
American College of the Building ArtsCharleston, SC53% 3%- 80%-
Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC60% -- 81%50%
ArclabsPiedmont, SC- -- 85%85%
Barber Tech AcademyOrangeburg, SC- -- 67%50%
Benedict CollegeColumbia, SC19% 32%- 65%-
Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, SC69% 17%24% 80%47%
Central Carolina Technical CollegeSumter, SC21% 19%- 61%39%
Charleston Cosmetology InstituteCharleston, SC- -- 74%33%
Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, SC43% 40%3% 70%7%
Charzanne Beauty CollegeGreenwood, SC- -- 65%83%
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC70% 16%20% 84%-
Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC50% 27%14% 79%-
Clemson UniversityClemson, SC85% 9%5% 92%13%
Clinton CollegeRock Hill, SC11% -- 30%-
Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC47% 35%42% 71%-
Coker UniversityHartsville, SC41% 43%48% 63%50%
College of CharlestonCharleston, SC64% 26%22% 80%44%
Columbia CollegeColumbia, SC55% 32%35% 55%38%
Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SC70% 17%- 66%38%
Converse UniversitySpartanburg, SC57% -- 74%100%
Denmark Technical CollegeDenmark, SC15% 41%- 46%50%
Erskine CollegeDue West, SC46% 4%- 63%44%
Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeFlorence, SC19% 23%- 62%42%
Fortis College-ColumbiaColumbia, SC31% -- 55%-
Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, SC39% 42%34% 65%50%
Furman UniversityGreenville, SC85% 12%17% 88%-
Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, SC17% 20%- --
Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, SC26% 18%- 63%40%
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-ColumbiaColumbia, SC- -- 80%100%
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-ColumbiaColumbia, SC- -- 57%86%
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-FlorenceFlorence, SC- -- 89%43%
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose CreekGoose Creek, SC- -- 88%100%
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-GreenvilleGreenville, SC- -- 86%60%
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North AugustaNorth Augusta, SC- -- 91%25%
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock HillRock Hill, SC- -- 83%100%
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-SpartanburgSpartanburg, SC- -- 95%100%
Lander UniversityGreenwood, SC44% 32%32% 66%14%
LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology IncCamden, SC- -- 75%-
Limestone UniversityGaffney, SC25% 50%- 65%40%
Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia, SC15% 30%- 47%36%
Miller-Motte College-CharlestonCharleston, SC50% -- 66%100%
Miller-Motte College-ConwayConway, SC50% -- 72%-
Morris CollegeSumter, SC23% 34%47% 40%-
Newberry CollegeNewberry, SC49% -- 69%-
North Greenville UniversityTigerville, SC53% -- 71%-
Northeastern Technical CollegeCheraw, SC25% 29%- 49%39%
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical CollegeOrangeburg, SC28% 26%- 68%43%
Paul Mitchell the School-CharlestonNorth Charleston, SC- -- 93%60%
Paul Mitchell the School-ColumbiaWest Columbia, SC- -- 94%50%
Paul Mitchell the School-GreenvilleGreenville, SC- -- 75%50%
Personal Touch Beauty and Barber CollegeKingstree, SC- -- 100%-
Piedmont Technical CollegeGreenwood, SC27% 15%- 61%41%
Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SC63% 29%32% 68%-
South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC34% 26%22% 68%10%
South University-ColumbiaColumbia, SC7% 7%- 46%17%
Southeastern College-CharlestonNorth Charleston, SC83% -- 80%71%
Southeastern College-ColumbiaColumbia, SC58% -- 85%78%
Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, SC59% 32%32% 67%-
Spartanburg Community CollegeSpartanburg, SC28% 12%- 61%38%
Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg, SC35% 30%- --
Strand College of Hair DesignMyrtle Beach, SC- -- 86%-
Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville, SC25% -- 100%39%
Technical College of the LowcountryBeaufort, SC14% 31%- 48%44%
Top of the Line Barber CollegeCharleston, SC- -- 80%-
Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton, SC34% 34%- 55%43%
Trident Technical CollegeCharleston, SC23% 17%- 60%35%
University of South Carolina AikenAiken, SC42% 39%40% 60%-
University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, SC38% 42%52% 61%38%
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC78% 15%17% 90%56%
University of South Carolina-LancasterLancaster, SC16% 53%- 37%17%
University of South Carolina-SalkehatchieAllendale, SC23% 43%- 42%29%
University of South Carolina-SumterSumter, SC25% 37%- 57%17%
University of South Carolina-UnionUnion, SC30% 40%- 52%50%
University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, SC43% 38%37% 64%33%
Voorhees UniversityDenmark, SC36% -- 65%33%
Vski Cosmetology SchoolCharleston, SC- -- 79%-
Williamsburg Technical CollegeKingstree, SC14% 61%- 45%43%
Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SC60% 18%23% 67%100%
Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC82% 15%19% 89%-
York Technical CollegeRock Hill, SC30% 17%- 62%35%
Average40.15%27.57%27.35%69.59%49.43%

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