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Highest first-year retention in South Carolina
54 colleges in South Carolina with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Clemson University · SC · Public93%2Furman University · SC · Private (nonprofit)91%3University of South Carolina-Columbia · SC · Public91%4Allen University · SC · Private (nonprofit)90%5Wofford College · SC · Private (nonprofit)90%6Arclabs · SC · Private (for-profit)88%7Citadel Military College of South Carolina · SC · Public88%8Anderson University · SC · Private (nonprofit)82%9College of Charleston · SC · Public82%10Bob Jones University · SC · Private (nonprofit)81%11Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach · SC · Private (for-profit)80%12Claflin University · SC · Private (nonprofit)79%13Coastal Carolina University · SC · Public76%14Presbyterian College · SC · Private (nonprofit)74%15Winthrop University · SC · Public73%16Newberry College · SC · Private (nonprofit)70%17Francis Marion University · SC · Public69%18Lander University · SC · Public69%19North Greenville University · SC · Private (nonprofit)69%20University of South Carolina-Upstate · SC · Public69%21Converse University · SC · Private (nonprofit)68%22Trident Technical College · SC · Public68%23Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College · SC · Public67%24Columbia International University · SC · Private (nonprofit)66%25Southern Wesleyan University · SC · Private (nonprofit)66%26University of South Carolina-Union · SC · Public66%27Benedict College · SC · Private (nonprofit)65%28University of South Carolina Aiken · SC · Public64%29York Technical College · SC · Public64%30Coker University · SC · Private (nonprofit)63%31Erskine College · SC · Private (nonprofit)63%32Spartanburg Community College · SC · Public63%33Voorhees University · SC · Private (nonprofit)63%34Charleston Southern University · SC · Private (nonprofit)62%35Williamsburg Technical College · SC · Public62%36University of South Carolina Beaufort · SC · Public61%37Technical College of the Lowcountry · SC · Public60%38Florence-Darlington Technical College · SC · Public59%39Horry-Georgetown Technical College · SC · Public59%40Northeastern Technical College · SC · Public59%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by highest first-year retention — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.