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U. South Carolina-Columbia
North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    North Carolina State University at Raleigh graduates 8 pts more of its students than U. South Carolina-Columbia (85% vs. 77%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    North Carolina State University at Raleigh grads earn $6.6K more ten years out than U. South Carolina-Columbia's ($68,758 vs. $62,177)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. South Carolina-Columbia$62.2K
North Carolina State University at Raleigh$68.8K
Graduation rate
U. South Carolina-Columbia77%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh85%
Retention rate
U. South Carolina-Columbia92%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh94%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. South Carolina-Columbia$21.5K
North Carolina State University at Raleigh$20.1K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. South Carolina-Columbia41%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh33%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. South Carolina-Columbia$19.5K
North Carolina State University at Raleigh$17.2K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. South Carolina-Columbia67%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh68%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. South Carolina-Columbia76%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh85%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. South Carolina-Columbia16%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh10%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. South Carolina-Columbia69%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh79%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. South Carolina-Columbia83%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh87%
Pell graduation gap
U. South Carolina-Columbia13 pts lower
North Carolina State University at Raleigh8 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. South Carolina-ColumbiaNorth Carolina State University at Raleigh
White80%86%
Asian86%88%
Hispanic/Latino74%78%
Black72%76%
Two or more races75%86%
International60%81%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;University of South Carolina-Columbia 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;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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