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South Carolina ROI Summary

Aggregated analysis of return on investment across 86 institutions in South Carolina.

South Carolina - State Aggregate

Institution Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Institutions
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate34
29%
n=28
29%
n=28
29%
n=28
Associate12
58%
n=12
42%
n=12
25%
n=12
Bachelor35
37%
n=35
18%
n=34
9%
n=34
Master's1
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
100%
n=1
n=0
n=0
Total83
38%
n=76
26%
n=74
19%
n=74

Student Outcomes

Level
Institutions
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate34
27%
n=26
29%
n=28
25%
n=28
Associate12
83%
n=12
50%
n=12
25%
n=12
Bachelor35
83%
n=35
15%
n=34
0%
n=34
Master's1
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral1
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total83
63%
n=73
26%
n=74
14%
n=74

Student Statistics

Financial ROI

Level
Students
NPV (Zero Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Med Cost)
Pos / Neg
NPV (Full Cost)
Pos / Neg
Certificate36,772
87%
n=36,101
87%
n=36,101
87%
n=36,101
Associate34,793
84%
n=34,793
78%
n=34,793
38%
n=34,793
Bachelor157,609
67%
n=157,609
49%
n=154,363
23%
n=154,363
Master's387
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral692
100%
n=692
n=0
n=0
Total230,253
73%
n=229,195
59%
n=225,257
35%
n=225,257

Student Outcomes

Level
Students
Grad Earnings
>HS / ≤HS
Social ROI
Pos / Neg
Pell ROI
Pos / Neg
Certificate36,772
82%
n=35,414
87%
n=36,101
75%
n=36,101
Associate34,793
90%
n=34,793
82%
n=34,793
38%
n=34,793
Bachelor157,609
97%
n=157,609
48%
n=154,363
0%
n=154,363
Master's387
n=0
n=0
n=0
Doctoral692
n=0
n=0
n=0
Total230,253
93%
n=227,816
59%
n=225,257
18%
n=225,257
Visualization Key

The Donut Chart shows the visual breakdown of positive vs negative results.

Green = Positive %
Red = Negative %