South Carolina Colleges where More Students leaving before Graduation

Coastal Carolina University has the lowest 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 47% last year.

College of Charleston with 64% and University of South Carolina-Columbia with 78% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of South Carolina Colleges with Lowest 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 Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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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
2
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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
3
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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
4
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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
Average68.50%$35,232
($13,215)
19.50%62.75%1,23021,33517 to 1