Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at South University-Columbia

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 11.90% where the current academic year rate is 23%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at South University-Columbia over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9%	7%	10%
2016-17	10%	4%	12%
2017-18	11%	7%	13%
2018-19	23%	29%	20%
2019-20	17%	40%	12%
2020-21	6%	0%	11%
2021-22	13%	0%	16%
2022-23	7%	16%	5%
2023-24	%	0%	0%
2024-25	23%	20%	24%
Average	11.90%	12.30%	12.30%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 1.40% where the current year rate is 3%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at South University-Columbia from 2022 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 36.30% for full-time students and 28.10% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at South University-Columbia from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 21 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at South University-Columbia since 2025.

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