Carolina University

What are the graduation rates for students at Carolina University?

Carolina University's reported graduation rates are low relative to the national institutional averages in the same reporting set. The overall reported rate is 22%, while the four-year and six-year rates are 19% and 21%, respectively.

Graduation-rate measures follow defined groups of entering students over specified periods; they are not the percentage of all current students who will eventually earn a degree. Standard federal cohort measures also do not describe transfer entrants and part-time students in the same way as first-time, full-time entrants. The reported first-year retention rate is 56%, meaning that a little over half of the measured entering group returned the following fall.

These outcomes warrant attention, but the figures alone do not establish why students left or how a particular program performs. Applicants can ask for program-level completion information and a realistic course plan, especially if they expect to study part time or bring substantial transfer credit.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Carolina University?

Reported one-year post-completion earnings figures are available for only a small number of Carolina University fields. The figures listed for Bible/Biblical Studies and Theological and Ministerial Studies are $39,271 and $28,596, respectively.

These are field-specific figures measured about one year after completion, not promised starting salaries for everyone who earns those credentials. The figures as presented do not establish whether they are means or medians, and students should avoid treating them as directly comparable with a different earnings measure. Employment status, additional study, location, occupation, and the composition of the measured group can all affect the result.

Earnings are one consideration alongside tuition, borrowing, completion time, and the work a student hopes to pursue. Applicants weighing a particular degree may find occupation-specific salary information more useful than assuming that a single program figure describes every graduate's prospects.