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U. South Carolina-Columbia
Clemson

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
U. South Carolina-Columbia$62.2K
Clemson$71.5K
Graduation rate
U. South Carolina-Columbia77%
Clemson84%
Retention rate
U. South Carolina-Columbia92%
Clemson93%

Borrowing

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

Eight-year outcomes

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

Graduation by group

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

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. South Carolina-ColumbiaClemson
White80%88%
Asian86%84%
Hispanic/Latino74%83%
Black72%78%
Two or more races75%83%
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;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