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Table 1.21: Ten-Year Trend in Fall to Fall Retention
First-Time, Full-Time Degree-Seeking Undergraduate Cohorts

Independent 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
Independent Senior Institutions
Allen University 43.2% 36.3% 60.9% 44.6% 50.3% 38.6% 47.7% 28.9% 49.2% 55.1%
Anderson University 68.2% 72.5% 77.3% 72.6% 76.9% 73.2% 75.5% 74.6% 79.4% 80.1%
Benedict College 58.3% 47.2% 56.8% 53.3% 57.8% 62.4% 56.1% 52.7% 55.6% 54.0%
Bob Jones University 75.5% 75.1% 83.1% 79.8% 80.6% 80.2% 80.7% 81.8% 82.3% 81.9%
Charleston Southern University 64.2% 63.3% 56.3% 64.7% 64.3% 64.7% 69.7% 65.7% 66.3% 64.9%
Claflin University 69.3% 76.1% 71.3% 65.9% 70.6% 77.4% 77.1% 76.5% 75.7% 69.6%
Coker University 70.9% 65.8% 68.6% 57.5% 64.3% 70.3% 59.3% 61.4% 50.2% 62.1%
Columbia College 61.5% 67.5% 59.6% 64.2% 74.0% 75.7% 67.6% 69.9% 70.4% 68.1%
Columbia International University 78.8% 82.1% 77.2% 85.1% 69.3% 72.9% 75.8% 100.0% 66.7% 68.4%
Converse College 1 71.9% 61.6% 76.8% 71.9% 70.9% 66.2% 70.3% 71.8% 69.9%
Erskine College 76.9% 75.7% 62.6% 83.2% 60.4% 61.5% 60.8% 49.3% 53.9% 63.3%
Furman University 88.5% 88.8% 87.6% 87.5% 88.6% 84.6% 83.4% 89.3% 88.4% 88.4%
Limestone University 65.8% 59.0% 54.7% 58.3% 60.5% 55.8% 50.7% 51.5% 52.3% 62.0%
Morris College 62.0% 43.0% 40.5% 50.0% 50.4% 48.7% 57.3% 48.4% 50.0% 40.3%
Newberry College 62.3% 62.8% 67.0% 68.6% 71.7% 70.8% 65.5% 64.2% 60.9% 66.8%
North Greenville University 69.0% 73.2% 68.6% 73.3% 77.1% 73.4% 70.1% 70.4% 73.2% 71.6%
Presbyterian College 83.5% 76.0% 86.1% 80.1% 83.1% 80.7% 76.0% 81.9% 76.4% 75.8%
South University 40.7% 31.9% 35.7% 41.7% 36.4% 37.5% 42.1% 9.1% 0.0% 55.6%
Southern Wesleyan University 70.2% 73.2% 62.8% 60.3% 73.0% 69.2% 71.7% 77.4% 69.7% 75.0%
Voorhees College 64.9% 46.9% 46.0% 46.3% 44.9% 56.6% 41.3% 55.3% 44.7% 53.0%
Wofford College 89.0% 87.2% 89.0% 89.5% 88.9% 87.5% 85.7% 89.1% 87.8% 91.6%
Independent Sr. Subtotal
69.9% 66.5% 69.5% 69.8% 71.5% 70.9% 69.7% 70.2% 70.0% 68.7%
Independent Two-Year Institutions
Spartanburg Methodist College 47.5% 50.6% 52.1% 52.8% 51.0% 55.0% 52.5% 50.0% 50.0% 50.5%
Independent 2-Yr Subtotal
47.5% 50.6% 52.1% 52.8% 51.0% 55.0% 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 50.5%
Independent Institution Total 68.6% 65.6% 68.5% 68.7% 70.2% 69.9% 68.7% 69.1% 68.7% 69.3%
1 Data unavailable as of 1/7/2021

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