University of
South Carolina-Salkehatchie
Public Community College in Allendale, SC. Six-year graduation rate 30%. Median 10-year earnings $31,360.
Ten-year median earnings of $31,360 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Completion is the weak point: 30% graduate within six years. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $11,000.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 30% — below national average
Admissions
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie accepts 76% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. With 679 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. 23% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Only 30% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. Retention is weak: only 43% of full-time first-years return, so roughly three in five leave after one year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. The 34% transfer-out rate is high enough that a large share of this school's students are really passing through. The 14:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 290 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $11,477 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Income makes less difference than usual: $8,535 at $0–30k, $15,119 at $110k+. Most students get help: 86% receive grants worth $7,255 on average. 35% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 148 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $8,535 |
| $30–48k | $6,158 |
| $48–75k | $10,592 |
| $75–110k | $14,089 |
| $110k+ | $15,119 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 101 of these 290 students, totalling $528,992 — an average of $5,238 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Allendale County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)