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Table 5.4: Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Retention between Fall 2018 and Fall 2019
by Student Level

Scholarship Retention for Freshmen,
Freshmen in Fall 2018 Sophomores in Fall 2018 Juniors in Fall 2018 Sophomores, & Juniors
Retained Retained Retained Retained
Palmetto Fellow Palmetto Fellow Palmetto Fellow Palmetto Fellow
Scholarship
Scholarship
Scholarship
Scholarship
Recipients Same Institution Retention % Recipients Same Institution Retention % Recipients Same Institution Retention % Recipients Same Institution Retention %
Fall 2018 Fall 2018 Fall 2018 Fall 2018
Fall 2019 Fall 2019 Fall 2019 Fall 2019
Research Institutions
Clemson 796 657 82.5% 973 851 87.5% 780 685 87.8% 2,549 2,193 86.0%
USC Columbia 446 405 90.8% 547 516 94.3% 466 443 95.1% 1,459 1,364 93.5%
MUSC 0.0% 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0%
Research Subtotal
1,242 1,062 85.5% 1,520 1,367 89.9% 1,248 1,128 90.4% 4,010 3,557 88.7%
Comprehensive Teaching Institutions
The Citadel 14 14 100.0% 15 13 86.7% 7 7 100.0% 36 34 94.4%
Coastal Carolina 32 29 90.6% 39 36 92.3% 20 19 95.0% 91 84 92.3%
College of Charleston 106 97 91.5% 134 117 87.3% 124 106 85.5% 364 320 87.9%
Francis Marion 17 16 94.1% 23 19 82.6% 19 16 84.2% 59 51 86.4%
Lander 37 33 89.2% 22 21 95.5% 22 22 100.0% 81 76 93.8%
SC State 1 1 100.0% 2 1 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 5 2 40.0%
USC Aiken 16 12 75.0% 31 23 74.2% 23 23 100.0% 70 58 82.9%
USC Beaufort 5 4 80.0% 10 9 90.0% 5 4 80.0% 20 17 85.0%
USC Upstate 21 18 85.7% 22 22 100.0% 18 14 77.8% 61 54 88.5%
Winthrop 39 36 92.3% 76 72 94.7% 82 75 91.5% 197 183 92.9%
Comprehensive Subtotal
288 260 90.3% 374 333 89.0% 322 286 88.8% 984 879 89.3%
Public Four-Year Institution Subtotal 1,530 1,322 86.4% 1,894 1,700 89.8% 1,570 1,414 90.1% 4,994 4,436 88.8%
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