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U. South Carolina-Columbia
U. North Carolina Wilmington

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

Borrowing

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

Eight-year outcomes

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

Graduation by group

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

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. South Carolina-ColumbiaU. North Carolina Wilmington
White80%72%
Asian86%68%
Hispanic/Latino74%68%
Black72%67%
Two or more races75%69%
International60%Not shown: under 30 students

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;University of North Carolina Wilmington 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