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U. North Carolina Wilmington
U. South Carolina-Columbia

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. South Carolina-Columbia grads earn $7.2K more ten years out than U. North Carolina Wilmington's ($62,177 vs. $54,967)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. South Carolina-Columbia graduates 3 pts more of its students than U. North Carolina Wilmington (77% vs. 74%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. North Carolina Wilmington$55K
U. South Carolina-Columbia$62.2K
Graduation rate
U. North Carolina Wilmington74%
U. South Carolina-Columbia77%
Retention rate
U. North Carolina Wilmington88%
U. South Carolina-Columbia92%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. North Carolina Wilmington$19.5K
U. South Carolina-Columbia$21.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. North Carolina Wilmington36%
U. South Carolina-Columbia41%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. North Carolina Wilmington$16.8K
U. South Carolina-Columbia$19.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. North Carolina Wilmington63%
U. South Carolina-Columbia67%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. North Carolina Wilmington74%
U. South Carolina-Columbia76%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. North Carolina Wilmington19%
U. South Carolina-Columbia16%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. North Carolina Wilmington64%
U. South Carolina-Columbia69%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. North Carolina Wilmington72%
U. South Carolina-Columbia83%
Pell graduation gap
U. North Carolina Wilmington8 pts lower
U. South Carolina-Columbia13 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. North Carolina WilmingtonU. South Carolina-Columbia
White72%80%
Asian68%86%
Hispanic/Latino68%74%
Black67%72%
Two or more races69%75%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students60%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;University of North Carolina Wilmington Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why