First- to Second-Year Retention Rate
The percentage of first-year students in a given cohort who returned to USC for their second year of college
First-Year GPA
Combined fall and spring semester GPA
Six-Year Graduation Rate
The percentage of first-year students in a given cohort who graduated from USC within six years
Definition of Terms
All First-Year Students — all first-time, full-time students starting in a given fall semester
Excluding Honors College — first-year students not enrolled in the South Carolina Honors College
Note: Given that these students have significantly higher predicted grades and tend to enroll in UNIV 101 at a lower rate than other students, excluding these students from the analyses provides a more accurate picture of the impact of the course.
Pell Grant — first-year students who are recipients of a Pell Grant
First-Generation — first-year students whose parents have not completed a bachelor’s degree