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Clemson
U. South Carolina-Columbia

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Clemson grads earn $9.3K more ten years out than U. South Carolina-Columbia's ($71,513 vs. $62,177)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Clemson graduates 8 pts more of its students than U. South Carolina-Columbia (84% vs. 77%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Clemson$71.5K
U. South Carolina-Columbia$62.2K
Graduation rate
Clemson84%
U. South Carolina-Columbia77%
Retention rate
Clemson93%
U. South Carolina-Columbia92%

Borrowing

Median debt
Clemson$21.5K
U. South Carolina-Columbia$21.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Clemson31%
U. South Carolina-Columbia41%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Clemson$21.3K
U. South Carolina-Columbia$19.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Clemson68%
U. South Carolina-Columbia67%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Clemson85%
U. South Carolina-Columbia76%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Clemson11%
U. South Carolina-Columbia16%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Clemson80%
U. South Carolina-Columbia69%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Clemson89%
U. South Carolina-Columbia83%
Pell graduation gap
Clemson9 pts lower
U. South Carolina-Columbia13 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupClemsonU. South Carolina-Columbia
White88%80%
Asian84%86%
Hispanic/Latino83%74%
Black78%72%
Two or more races83%75%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students60%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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