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Table 1.20: Ten-Year Trend in Fall to Fall Retention
First-Time, Full-Time Degree-Seeking Undergraduate Cohorts

Public Institutions

Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018
to to to to to to to to to to
Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019
Research Institutions
Clemson 88.9% 90.3% 91.3% 91.9% 92.3% 92.9% 92.3% 92.6% 93.3% 93.0%
USC Columbia 86.1% 86.7% 87.2% 87.4% 87.9% 87.3% 86.7% 88.0% 87.1% 88.1%
Research Subtotal
87.4% 88.2% 88.8% 89.3% 89.6% 89.6% 89.0% 89.9% 89.5% 90.0%
Comprehensive Teaching Institutions
The Citadel 79.7% 81.3% 83.4% 84.6% 85.4% 85.6% 82.7% 84.6% 83.4% 83.9%
Coastal Carolina 64.5% 62.8% 59.9% 62.6% 66.9% 64.7% 68.5% 67.1% 68.9% 68.0%
College of Charleston 81.3% 83.4% 81.4% 82.6% 79.0% 79.4% 79.4% 77.8% 79.2% 81.1%
Francis Marion 67.5% 66.8% 65.2% 66.8% 68.2% 69.0% 67.8% 64.5% 67.0% 68.9%
Lander 67.8% 64.4% 60.8% 61.4% 68.0% 69.4% 70.3% 63.3% 63.8% 67.6%
SC State 62.7% 65.1% 61.3% 60.3% 62.8% 57.4% 69.8% 67.8% 63.8% 68.0%
USC Aiken 73.1% 70.4% 67.5% 65.8% 66.0% 71.1% 70.6% 67.7% 62.5% 64.0%
USC Beaufort 52.3% 53.8% 50.1% 55.8% 50.7% 57.6% 55.0% 61.8% 62.4% 56.7%
USC Upstate 69.1% 67.4% 66.3% 66.1% 73.1% 69.9% 69.7% 66.6% 63.6% 66.7%
Winthrop 69.1% 72.1% 72.8% 71.8% 76.7% 76.7% 73.1% 76.5% 75.0% 69.8%
Comprehensive Subtotal 70.6% 70.3% 68.8% 69.8% 71.7% 71.1% 72.0% 71.2% 70.5% 71.3%
Public Four-Year Total 77.9% 78.1% 77.4% 78.6% 80.1% 79.6% 79.9% 79.9% 79.8% 80.4%
Two-Year Regional Campuses of USC
USC Lancaster 58.7% 57.4% 54.5% 53.7% 52.2% 60.3% 61.6% 54.1% 53.1% 48.9%
USC Salkehatchie 44.8% 45.7% 43.4% 45.5% 43.3% 41.2% 44.4% 42.5% 44.5% 36.4%
USC Sumter 53.2% 50.2% 47.7% 55.4% 60.5% 60.2% 53.8% 54.5% 51.3% 47.6%
USC Union 58.0% 64.0% 50.6% 44.2% 46.5% 26.0% 26.4% 37.8% 41.3% 48.9%
Regional USC Subtotal
53.5% 53.0% 49.6% 50.6% 50.9% 50.1% 51.4% 48.5% 48.5% 45.3%
Technical Colleges
Aiken 55.1% 53.8% 53.8% 48.4% 52.8% 57.8% 66.1% 59.3% 58.4% 62.7%
Central Carolina 57.0% 54.5% 47.8% 48.9% 51.6% 53.5% 53.4% 59.2% 55.7% 61.2%
Denmark 32.0% 49.8% 37.3% 36.5% 44.6% 27.9% 29.2% 39.2% 44.3% 54.2%
Florence - Darlington 55.8% 52.5% 50.2% 46.3% 52.7% 51.8% 54.9% 52.0% 49.7% 50.6%
Greenville 51.1% 54.6% 52.0% 48.9% 48.9% 52.0% 53.4% 54.5% 49.8% 50.7%
Horry - Georgetown 49.3% 52.7% 51.2% 56.9% 57.9% 58.4% 53.4% 50.6% 49.8% 52.8%
Midlands 56.6% 52.2% 52.1% 52.0% 52.3% 46.9% 50.0% 47.0% 48.0% 43.2%
Northeastern 58.5% 57.8% 41.3% 51.4% 48.8% 52.5% 52.5% 47.4% 61.9% 59.5%
Orangeburg - Calhoun 57.5% 53.0% 50.3% 52.8% 53.5% 55.3% 59.5% 58.0% 58.8% 61.4%
Piedmont 59.0% 56.0% 59.6% 58.6% 59.8% 58.2% 57.8% 55.1% 53.2% 58.0%
Spartanburg CC 55.2% 57.5% 59.8% 56.2% 56.4% 57.1% 54.3% 61.5% 60.5% 60.9%
TC of The Lowcountry 51.5% 46.6% 48.0% 49.7% 52.3% 45.5% 54.1% 46.2% 47.1% 48.4%
Tri-County 44.4% 41.4% 46.3% 45.6% 47.4% 36.4% 37.3% 44.9% 51.3% 53.2%
Trident 55.9% 57.6% 50.8% 52.9% 49.7% 62.1% 59.3% 60.9% 54.5% 57.1%
Williamsburg 48.6% 42.5% 45.5% 38.5% 38.5% 42.9% 68.2% 50.0% 37.3% 52.9%
York 52.9% 54.8% 50.1% 52.3% 51.6% 59.1% 55.6% 53.6% 53.1% 57.7%
Technical Subtotal 52.9% 52.8% 50.8% 50.4% 51.4% 51.2% 51.7% 52.5% 52.0% 53.6%
Public Institution Total 65.9% 66.5% 65.2% 66.1% 67.6% 67.8% 68.6% 69.1% 70.7% 69.8%
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