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Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in South Carolina

Clemson University has the highest graduation rate of 85% for academic year 2022-2023 in South Carolina. Furman University is ranked second with 85% and Wofford College follows them with 82%. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have high graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the lowest graduation rates in South Carolina.
Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in South Carolina
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Clemson University
Public, four-yearsClemson, SC
85%9%92%
2Furman University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGreenville, SC
85%12%88%
3Wofford College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpartanburg, SC
82%15%89%
4University of South Carolina-Columbia
Public, four-yearsColumbia, SC
78%15%90%
5Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Public, four-yearsCharleston, SC
70%16%84%
6College of Charleston
Public, four-yearsCharleston, SC
64%26%80%
7Presbyterian College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClinton, SC
63%29%68%
8Anderson University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAnderson, SC
60%-81%
9Winthrop University
Public, four-yearsRock Hill, SC
60%18%67%
10Southern Wesleyan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCentral, SC
59%32%67%
11Converse University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpartanburg, SC
57%-74%
12Columbia College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbia, SC
55%32%55%
13North Greenville University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTigerville, SC
53%-71%
14Claflin University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOrangeburg, SC
50%27%79%
15Newberry College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNewberry, SC
49%-69%
16Coastal Carolina University
Public, four-yearsConway, SC
47%35%71%
17Erskine College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDue West, SC
46%4%63%
18Lander University
Public, four-yearsGreenwood, SC
44%32%66%
19Charleston Southern University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCharleston, SC
43%40%70%
20University of South Carolina-Upstate
Public, four-yearsSpartanburg, SC
43%38%64%