Overall Graduation Rates
List of Institutions (sorted by graduation rates)
| Institution | Sector | State | 150% normal time to completion | 100% normal time to completion | Pell awarded student (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonoran Desert Institute |
fp2yr
|
AZ | 61.10% | 13.41% | 27% |
| Williamson College of the Trades |
nfp2yr
|
PA | 61.11% | 61.11% | 59% |
| North Park University |
nfp4yr
|
IL | 61.17% | 42.46% | 46% |
| Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences |
fp2yr
|
NY | 61.18% | 54.12% | 33% |
| Cairn University-Langhorne |
nfp4yr
|
PA | 61.22% | 46.26% | 36% |
| Fontbonne University |
nfp4yr
|
MO | 61.24% | 49.44% | 48% |
| Franklin College |
nfp4yr
|
IN | 61.25% | 57.09% | 38% |
| Manhattanville College |
nfp4yr
|
NY | 61.25% | 54.12% | 29% |
| Dallas Baptist University |
nfp4yr
|
TX | 61.34% | 45.65% | 26% |
| Western Carolina University |
pub4yr
|
NC | 61.36% | 42.90% | 35% |
| Wilkes University |
nfp4yr
|
PA | 61.38% | 49.83% | 33% |
| Johnson University |
nfp4yr
|
TN | 61.45% | 58.49% | 43% |
| Vanguard University of Southern California |
nfp4yr
|
CA | 61.46% | 55.53% | 46% |
| Mount St. Mary's University |
nfp4yr
|
MD | 61.46% | 55.14% | 27% |
| Capital University |
nfp4yr
|
OH | 61.53% | 54.49% | 28% |
- 150% Graduation Rate reflects completion within 3 years for an Associate Degree, and within 6 years for a Bachelor's degree
- 100% Graduation Rate reflects completion within 2 years for an Associate Degree, and within 4 years for a Bachelor's degree
- Graduation Rates by Sector aggregates starting and graduating cohorts to calculate sector-wide rates
List of Institutions (sorted by graduation rates)
| Institution | Sector | State | 150% normal time to completion | 100% normal time to completion | Pell awarded student (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonoran Desert Institute |
fp2yr
|
AZ | 61.10% | 13.41% | 27% |
| Williamson College of the Trades |
nfp2yr
|
PA | 61.11% | 61.11% | 59% |
| North Park University |
nfp4yr
|
IL | 61.17% | 42.46% | 46% |
| Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences |
fp2yr
|
NY | 61.18% | 54.12% | 33% |
| Cairn University-Langhorne |
nfp4yr
|
PA | 61.22% | 46.26% | 36% |
| Fontbonne University |
nfp4yr
|
MO | 61.24% | 49.44% | 48% |
| Franklin College |
nfp4yr
|
IN | 61.25% | 57.09% | 38% |
| Manhattanville College |
nfp4yr
|
NY | 61.25% | 54.12% | 29% |
| Dallas Baptist University |
nfp4yr
|
TX | 61.34% | 45.65% | 26% |
| Western Carolina University |
pub4yr
|
NC | 61.36% | 42.90% | 35% |
| Wilkes University |
nfp4yr
|
PA | 61.38% | 49.83% | 33% |
| Johnson University |
nfp4yr
|
TN | 61.45% | 58.49% | 43% |
| Vanguard University of Southern California |
nfp4yr
|
CA | 61.46% | 55.53% | 46% |
| Mount St. Mary's University |
nfp4yr
|
MD | 61.46% | 55.14% | 27% |
| Capital University |
nfp4yr
|
OH | 61.53% | 54.49% | 28% |
- 150% Graduation Rate reflects completion within 3 years for an Associate Degree, and within 6 years for a Bachelor's degree
- 100% Graduation Rate reflects completion within 2 years for an Associate Degree, and within 4 years for a Bachelor's degree
- Graduation Rates by Sector aggregates starting and graduating cohorts to calculate sector-wide rates
Graduation Rates by Sector
On-time Graduation Rates Are Too Low
- Across all two-year institutions, only 21.7% students complete their two-year degree program in two years.
- Only 40.25% of students complete a four-year degree program in four years. This figure only includes first-time, full-time students; it excludes all part-time and transfer students.
Sector Graduation Insight
- Four-year for-profit institutions have lower 150% of normal time graduation rates (28%) than either private not-for-profits (67%) or public institutions (67%) or public institutions (63%) but serve a higher percentage of low-income students.
- Public two-year institutions have lower 150% graduation rates (29%) than either private not-for-profits (54.6%) or for-profit institutions (48%) but have open-enrollment policies mandated by the state and are not able to include students who transfer out and graduate from another institution in their reporting.