See also: USC Columbia Graduation Rate (%) as of Fall 2002

USC Columbia
Return Rate Percentage of First-Time Full-Time Freshmen (Fall 2002)

Cohort			Enrolled		2nd Year		3rd Year		4th Year
1985			2,864		78.9		69.3		65.0
1986			2,536		78.7		69.1		64.2
1987			2,881		80.4		69.7		65.4
1988			2,993		79.1		69.3		65.8
1989			2,780		80.3		70.5		66.4
1990			2,474		81.5		71.1		67.7
1991			2,591		79.4		69.4		64.1
1992			2,460		78.1		66.6		61.3
1993			2,298		79.6		70.2		65.4
1994			2,347		77.8		66.5		60.4
1995			2,593		79.1		69.3		63.7
1996			2,635		80.4		71.1		64.9
1997			2,925		79.6		70.6		65.4
1998			2,760		80.9		72.8		67.8
1999			2,598		81.8		73.8
2000			2,477		80.6		73.4
2001			3,229		81.7