ERIC ED594921: South Carolina Commission on Higher Education Statistical Abstract, 2018. 40th Edition

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STATISTICAL ABSTRACT
Mr. Jeffrey M. Schilz, Interim President & Executive Director
Editors
Mr. Andrew N. Roof
Mr. Christopher Robinson
Mr. Jeff Thompson
Mr. Kenneth Turner
Mr. Jeff Schilz 1122 Lady Street, Suite 300 Tel. [phone]
Interim President & Columbia, South C arolina 29201 Fax. [phone]
Executiv e Director http://www.che.sc.gov
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT S

Fortieth Edition
TheS outh Carolina Higher Education Statistical Abstract is a comprehensive, single-source compilation of
tables and graphs which report data frequently requested by the Governor, Legislators, college and
university staff, other state government officials, and the general public. The 2018 edition of the
Statistical Abstract marks the 40th year of this valuable publication.
ThisA bstract includes the most recent statistics on enrollment, degrees awarded, faculty, tuition and fees,
funding, and other factual data. A glossary of terms is included in the appendix.
TheA bstract would not have been possible without the assistance of the college and university
institutional representatives’ completion of data for Commission reports and the federal Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The help and support of these individuals is extremely
important to the Commission’s data collection process. Their assistance is greatly appreciated.
Jeff M. Schilz
Interim President & Executive Dire ctor
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Commission's Mission, Goals, Roles & Functions Page 1
South Carolina: Facts at a Glance Page 2
Enrollment Page 4
10-Year Analysis: Total Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Enrollment Page 6
10-Year Analysis: Total Headcount Enrollment Page 9
Fall 2017 Undergraduate Fall Enrollment Page 13
Fall 2017 Headcount Enrollment Page 14
Cohort of First-Time, Full-Time, Degree-Seeking Freshmen Retained from Fall 2016 to 2017 Page 34
Fall 2017 Migration (Undergraduate Transfers) Page 40
Degrees Awarded Page 50
10-Year Summary Page 52
2016-2017 Total Degrees Awarded by Level Page 54
5-Year Trend of Degrees Awarded Page 56
FY 2016-2017 Total Degrees Awarded by Race, Gender & Credential Page 57
FY 2016-2017 Degrees Awarded by Race, Gender & Discipline Page 58
Graduation Rates Page 65
Public 4-Year Institutions Page 67
Public 2-Year Institutions Page 69
Fall 2017 Success Rate: Public 4-Year Institutions Page 72
Fall 2017 Success Rate: Public 2-Year Institutions Page 73
SAT & ACT Scores Page 75
SAT Report Overview Page 76
First-Time Entering Freshmen with SAT/ACT Scores Page 78
Fall 2017 Average SAT Score Comparison Page 84
Scholarships Page 86
2017-2018 AY Scholarship/Grant Disbursements Page 90
Fall 2017 Scholarship Disbursements Page 92
Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Retention Page 94
LIFE Scholarship Retention Page 95
LIFE & Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Disbursements with Enhancements Page 97
Fall 2016 First-Time Undergraduate HOPE Recipients Page 98
South Carolina National Guard College Assistance Program Page 99
Tuition & Fees Page 101
Analysis of Undergraduate In-State, Out-of-State Student Tuition & Required Fees Page 103
10-Year Summary of Tuition & Required Fees Page 104
Undergraduate Tuition, Required Fees & Average Housing Costs Page 106
Total Abatements Page 108
Number of Students Receiving Educational Fees Page 109
Finance Page 111
10-Year Comparison of State Education Recurring Appropriations Page 112
Fund Appropriations Comparison by Dollars & Percents. Page 113
5-Year Lottery Appropriations for Higher Education Page 114
5-Year Beginning Appropriations for State Undergraduate Scholarship & Grant Programs Page 115
Facilities Page 117
Fall 2017 Assignable Area by Function Page 119
Facilities Utilization Summary Page 120
Fall 2017 Square Feet by Classification Page 122
Fall 2017 Number of Buildings & Age Page 123
Faculty Page 125
Fall 2017 Full-Time Teaching Faculty Average Salaries Page 127
Fall 2017 Full-Time Faculty Summary by Race & Tenure Page 130
Appendix 1: Types of Public Institutions in S.C. by Mission
Page 135
Appendix 2: Locations of S.C. Public Colleges & Universities
Page 136
Appendix 3: Higher Education Acronyms & Terms
Page 138
Appendix 4: Public Institutions' Boards of Trustees
Page 140
Appendix 5: Glossary
Page 142
Appendix 6: Explanations & Changes in Categories for Race/Ethnicity Reporting
Page 147
Appendix 7: List of Commissioners
Page 148
Appendix 8: Agency Staff Leadership Page 149
Appendix 9: Simplified Data Field Dictionary Page 150
COMMISSION'S MISSION, GOALS, ROLES & FUNCTIONS
MISSION
The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education is committed to promoting access, affordability, and quality in the state
system of higher education through coordination, regulation, advocacy and oversight, as directed by the General Assembly.
GOALS
High academic quality (§ 59-103-15.A.2.a)
Affordable and accessible education (§ 59-103-15.A.2.b)
Instructional excellence (§ 59-103-15.A.2.c)
Coordination and cooperation with public education (§ 59-103-15.A.2.d)
Cooperation among the General Assembly, Commission on Higher Education, the Council of Presidents of State Institutions,
institutions of higher learning, and the business community (§ 59-103-15.A.2.e)
Economic growth (§ 59-103-15.A.2.f)
Clearly defined missions of institutions (§ 59-103-15.A.2.g)
ROLES & FUNCTIONS

To provide pertinent information about higher education to To reduce, expand, or consolidate, and beginning July 1,
parents and students. (§ 13-1-1840, 59-59-190, 59-103- 1999, close any institution which does not meet the
65 through 180) standards of achievement enumerated in § 59-103-30 of
To review and approve new degree program proposals and the Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. (§ 59-
evaluate the productivity of existing programs. (§ 59-101- 103-45.5)
150, 59-103-20, 59-103-35) To review and approve each institutional mission statement
To administer state, regional, and federal programs affecting to ensure it is within the overall mission of that particular
South Carolina higher education. (§ 59-114-40 through 59- type of institution and is within the overall mission of the
114-75) state. (§ 59-103-45)
To maintain a statewide planning and institutional To evaluate the financial health of our public colleges and
effectiveness system. (§ 59-103-30 through 59-103-45, universities to ensure that, given national and state trends
59-104-610 through 59-104-660) in higher education, current and proposed academic
programs; construction and maintenance projects, leases,
To monitor the implementation and evaluate the
and land purchases; and other activities of those institutions
effectiveness of programs designed to provide minority
are viable and that access, affordability, and excellence are
groups with access to and equality of higher education
sustainable. (§ 2-47-40, 2-47-55, 11-51-125, 59-101-187,
opportunities. (§ 59-25-55, Provisos 1A.6. and 11.2. of the
Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Appropriations Bill H.4950) 59-101-340, 59-101-350, 59-103-30, 59-103-110)
To examine and license non-public educational institutions. To administer and provide oversight for a number of
(§ 59-58-40) student financial aid programs including Palmetto Fellows,
LIFE, HOPE, Lottery Tuition Assistance, S.C. Need-based
To make recommendations by means of data collection,
Grants, and the S.C. National Guard College Assistance
research, and studies to the Governor, S.C. Department of
Program. (§ 59-104-20, 59-114-40, 59-142-20, 59-149-
Administration, S.C. Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, and
10, and 59-150-360 through 59-150-370)
the General Assembly regarding policies, roles, operations,
and structure of South Carolina's higher education To serve as the State Approving Agency (SAA) to evaluate
institutions. (§ 59-11-75.A, 59-101-350, 59-103-35 educational/vocational institutions and training
through 59-103-36, 59-103-45, 59-103-60 through 59- establishments where veterans and others eligible for the GI
103-70) Bill can receive those benefits. (38 CFR 21.4150 through 38
CFR 21.4155)
To maintain statewide higher education data collection.
(§ 59-53-40, 59-101-350, 59-104-20, 59-143-30, 59- To serve as the fiscal agent for the state electronic Library
149-40, 59-150-70, Provisos 1.17., 3.4., 11.17., 11.16., 83.6., (PASCAL) system. (Proviso 3.6 of the Fiscal Year 2018-
and 117.72 of the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Appropriations Bill 2019 Appropriations Bill H.4950)
H.4950)
To establish procedures for the transferability of courses at
the undergraduate level between and among two-year and
four-year institutions. (§ 59-53-40 and 59-103-45)
To coordinate with the State Board of Education in
determining minimum academic expectations and
requirements and approving appropriate secondary courses
for prospective post-secondary students. (§ 59-103-45.2)
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Governor The Honorable Henry McMaster
Lt. Governor The Honorable Kevin Bryant
President Pro Tempore of the Senate The Honorable Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives The Honorable James H. "Jay" Lucas
Interim President & Executive Director, CHE Jeffrey M. Schilz
STATE APPROPRIATIONS
TO PUBLIC COLLEGES $559,570,247
& UNIVERSITIES
(FY 2017-2018) 7.04% of Total State recurring
Appropriations 2017-2018
NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS 84
Research Institutions 3
Comprehensive Teaching Institutions 10
Two-Year Regional Campuses of USC 4
Technical Colleges 16
Independent Four-Year Institutions 23
Independent Two-Year Institutions 2
Out-of-State Degree Granting 24
FALL 2017 HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT 238,567
Public Institutions 200,621
Research Institutions 62,103
Comprehensive Teaching Institutions 52,465
Two-Year Regional Campuses of USC 4,826
Technical Colleges 81,227
Independent Institutions 37,946
Independent Four-Year Institutions 37,156
Independent Two-Year Institutions 790
FY 2016-2017 TOTAL DEGREES AWARDED 51,996
Public Institutions 43,738
Research Institutions 15,634
Comprehensive Teaching Institutions 10,640
Two-Year Regional Campuses of USC 499
Technical Colleges 16,965
Independent Institutions 8,258
Independent Four-Year Institutions 8,075
Independent Two-Year Institutions 183
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ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
in Fall 2017,
238,567 students, as measured by headcount, were
enrolled throughout 33 public four- and two-year
institutions and 22 independent institutions. Despite a
0.2% overall decrease in total enrollment from Fall
2016, enrollment at public four-year institutions
increased 1.5%, rising to 114,568 persons, which was
48% of total enrollment. Enrollment in independent
colleges and universities decreased 2.3%.
Of the total enrolled students, 139,416, or 58.4%, were
females and 99,151 were males. This population's racial
composition was 62.5% White, 22% Black, 4.6%
Hispanic, 3% of two or more races, and 1.8% Asian,
with the remainder categorized as other.
In Fall 2017, 45,533 freshmen enrolled in South Carolina's public four-year, public two-year, and
independent institutions. Of this cohort, 19,479 enrolled in public four-year institutions, 18,143 in
public two-year colleges and regional campuses, and 7,911 in independent institutions. First-time
freshmen enrollment was 55.7% female and 44.3% male; and the racial composition of this group was
61% White, 24.2% Black, 5.5% Hispanic, 3.6% of two or more races, and 1.6% Asian, with the
remainder categorized as other.
NATIONWIDE,
between January and October 2017, 1.9 million of 2.9 million, or 66.7%, of
high school graduates from ages 16 to 24 enrolled in colleges or universities, according to the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics. This marked a decrease from the previous year, when 69.7% of high school
graduates enrolled in colleges or universities.
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ENROLLMENTS OF NON-SC GEO-ORIGIN STUDENTS RACIAL COMPOSITION COMPARISON
YEARLY GROWTH RATE & SECTOR ENROLLMENT FIR S T - T IME FRESHME
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Since 2007, enrollment of non-SC geo-origin students Enrollments of first-time freshmen in 2017, while
in South Carolina's institutions has increased; however, demographically similar to the total student population,
the rate at which these students are enrolling appears indicate minorities' increasing composition of South
to be declining. And while Research Institutions have Carolina's post-secondary education student body.
historically enrolled a preponderance of this population, in Notably, first-time freshmen designating themselves as
recent years they have come to attract nearly all non- Blacks, Hispanics, or people of 2 or More Races have
SC geo-origin enrollees. increased relative to the whole population.