Graduation Rate and Comparison Chart

The following chart compares the graduation rate between University of South Carolina-Columbia and similar colleges.

Number of Completers and Graduation Rate

The next table summarizes the outcome measures with the number of students at University of South Carolina-Columbia. 3,995 students have completed and 815 students have transferred out to other institutes. In addition, 25 students still enrolled and 266 students have left the school before completing their studies.
Graduation Rate with number of completers
TotalBachelor's or Equivalent
Total (Candidates)5,1015,101
Completers3,995
(78.32%)
3,995
Transfer-out815
(15.98%)
815
Still Enrolled25
(0.49%)
25
No Longer Enrolled266
(5.21%)
266

Graduation Rate by Completion Time (Bachelor's Degree)

The below table shows the number of completers with graduation rate by completion time. The number in parenthesis denote the graduation rate for the corresponding students. The numbers and rate for the 125% and 150% normal times are not cumulative, but additional completers and graduate rate for that period. For example, 3,503 students have completed in 4 years and additional 430 students have completed in the 5th year.
Graduation Rate by Completion Time (4-years Bachelor's degree)
TotalMenWomen
100% normal time (in 4 Years)3,503
(68.67%)
1,420
(60.68%)
2,083
(75.44%)
125% normal time (in 5 Years)430
(8.43%)
267
(11.41%)
163
(5.90%)
150% normal time (in 6 Years)61
(1.20%)
42
(1.79%)
19
(0.69%)

Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity

Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
Total78.32% (3,995/5,101) 73.93% (1,730/2,340) 82.04% (2,265/2,761)
American Indian or Alaska Native60.00% (3/5) 0.00% (0/2) 100.00% (3/3)
Asian81.76% (121/148) 81.54% (53/65) 81.93% (68/83)
Black (Non-Hispanic)74.41% (189/254) 60.42% (58/96) 82.91% (131/158)
Hispanic78.70% (170/216) 75.00% (66/88) 81.25% (104/128)
White78.90% (3,305/4,189) 74.77% (1,464/1,958) 82.52% (1,841/2,231)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander71.43% (5/7) 50.00% (2/4) 100.00% (3/3)
Two or More Race68.72% (123/179) 63.64% (42/66) 71.68% (81/113)
Unknown73.17% (30/41) 71.43% (15/21) 75.00% (15/20)

Number of Completers by Race/Ethnicity