South Carolina Colleges Where More Students Leave 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 48% last year.

College of Charleston with 66% and University of South Carolina-Columbia with 79% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of South Carolina Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate.

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

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $36,272 and graduate tuition & fees is $24,452 for the academic year 2024-2025.

For these well-regarded South Carolina Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate, the average acceptance rate is 58.45% and the average SAT score is 1,238, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.

Comparison between South Carolina Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate

Table. South Carolina Colleges With The 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 48.00%
2.00%
$29,628
($11,640)
16.91%75.27%1,14011,34817 to 1
2
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College of Charleston Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year 66.00%
2.00%
$38,296
($12,978)
11.91%60.03%1,22011,92616 to 1
3
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University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, 4-year 79.00%
2.00%
$36,298
($12,688)
22.94%60.15%1,27038,53219 to 1
4
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Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year 87.00%
-
$40,866
($15,554)
20.69%38.34%1,32029,07716 to 1
Average70.00%$36,272
($13,215)
18.11%58.45%1,23822,72117 to 1