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U. Tennessee-Knoxville
U. South Carolina-Columbia

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. South Carolina-Columbia graduates 5 pts more of its students than U. Tennessee-Knoxville (77% vs. 71%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. South Carolina-Columbia grads earn $1.9K more ten years out than U. Tennessee-Knoxville's ($62,177 vs. $60,249)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
U. Tennessee-Knoxville$60.2K
U. South Carolina-Columbia$62.2K
Graduation rate
U. Tennessee-Knoxville71%
U. South Carolina-Columbia77%
Retention rate
U. Tennessee-Knoxville92%
U. South Carolina-Columbia92%

Borrowing

Median debt
U. Tennessee-Knoxville$20.5K
U. South Carolina-Columbia$21.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
U. Tennessee-Knoxville29%
U. South Carolina-Columbia41%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
U. Tennessee-Knoxville$18K
U. South Carolina-Columbia$19.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
U. Tennessee-Knoxville55%
U. South Carolina-Columbia67%
Credential within 8 years, all students
U. Tennessee-Knoxville72%
U. South Carolina-Columbia76%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
U. Tennessee-Knoxville17%
U. South Carolina-Columbia16%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
U. Tennessee-Knoxville65%
U. South Carolina-Columbia69%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
U. Tennessee-Knoxville79%
U. South Carolina-Columbia83%
Pell graduation gap
U. Tennessee-Knoxville15 pts lower
U. South Carolina-Columbia13 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupU. Tennessee-KnoxvilleU. South Carolina-Columbia
White75%80%
Asian77%86%
Hispanic/Latino67%74%
Black62%72%
Two or more races72%75%
International74%60%

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