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Table 3.2: Graduation Rates for Public Four-Year Institutions
Ten-Year Trend in Percent of First-Time, Full-Time Undergraduates

Graduating within 150% of Program Time

Cohort Fall 2004 Cohort Fall 2005 Cohort Fall 2006 Cohort Fall 2007 Cohort Fall 2008 Cohort Fall 2009 Cohort Fall 2010 Cohort Fall 2011 Cohort Fall 2012 Cohort Fall 2013
Reported through Reported through Reported through Reported through Reported through Reported through Reported through Reported through Reported through Reported through
August 2010 August 2011 August 2012 August 2013 August 2014 August 2015 August 2016 August 2017 August 2018 August 2019
Research Institutions
Clemson 76.2% 80.4% 81.6% 82.5% 82.3% 80.9% 80.9% 82.1% 82.8% 83.4%
USC Columbia 67.6% 70.2% 72.4% 72.7% 73.0% 72.5% 71.7% 73.0% 74.9% 75.8%
Research Subtotal
71.7% 74.7% 76.4% 76.9% 77.0% 76.4% 75.4% 76.6% 78.3% 78.8%
Comprehensive Teaching Institutions
The Citadel 71.8% 70.3% 65.8% 68.9% 68.9% 67.4% 69.4% 73.3% 71.1% 73.9%
Coastal Carolina 43.0% 46.3% 47.3% 45.8% 45.2% 42.7% 41.7% 42.2% 43.7% 46.8%
College of Charleston 66.1% 63.3% 68.8% 64.5% 66.5% 68.0% 69.2% 69.2% 71.4% 65.3%
Francis Marion 40.0% 41.7% 42.5% 40.6% 41.0% 42.0% 40.2% 37.3% 39.4% 43.1%
Lander 42.2% 36.9% 40.5% 51.5% 44.9% 45.8% 42.9% 42.4% 42.7% 44.8%
SC State 39.3% 34.6% 34.3% 35.7% 38.3% 36.0% 36.3% 36.0% 33.7% 35.1%
USC Aiken 38.0% 41.5% 42.9% 42.1% 38.6% 43.2% 42.6% 40.6% 39.3% 38.4%
USC Beaufort 18.9% 20.5% 22.5% 26.9% 25.9% 23.2% 23.6% 27.3% 31.9% 30.2%
USC Upstate 38.6% 38.7% 37.5% 40.5% 38.4% 40.0% 42.2% 42.6% 44.0% 47.7%
Winthrop 54.5% 57.7% 53.2% 55.9% 51.7% 55.2% 58.2% 56.1% 55.9% 63.4%
Comprehensive Subtotal
49.8% 49.2% 50.0% 49.7% 49.6% 50.1% 49.7% 50.3% 51.2% 52.5%
Public Four-Year Institutions Total 59.1% 60.0% 61.0% 60.6% 61.3% 61.5% 60.9% 61.6% 63.4% 64.8%

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