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 (%)
California State University-Chico
pub4yr
CA 65.37% 33.06% 43%
California College of the Arts
nfp4yr
CA 65.42% 43.75% 23%
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
pub4yr
NY 65.42% 57.64% 39%
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
pub4yr
OK 65.51% 44.59% 27%
Fortis College-Landover
fp2yr
MD 65.55% 36.76% 71%
Berea College
nfp4yr
KY 65.58% 44.65% 89%
York College of Pennsylvania
nfp4yr
PA 65.59% 49.83% 25%
South Florida State College
pub2yr
FL 65.63% 44%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
pub4yr
NC 65.65% 42.79% 35%
Santa Barbara Business College-Bakersfield
fp2yr
CA 65.71% 14%
Chaminade University of Honolulu
nfp4yr
HI 65.74% 48.15% 42%
East Carolina University
pub4yr
NC 65.78% 44.92% 32%
Saint Edward's University
nfp4yr
TX 65.79% 55.34% 39%
Nebraska Wesleyan University
nfp4yr
NE 65.83% 58.54% 28%
Seattle Pacific University
nfp4yr
WA 65.94% 55.60% 33%
  • 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 (%)
California State University-Chico
pub4yr
CA 65.37% 33.06% 43%
California College of the Arts
nfp4yr
CA 65.42% 43.75% 23%
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
pub4yr
NY 65.42% 57.64% 39%
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
pub4yr
OK 65.51% 44.59% 27%
Fortis College-Landover
fp2yr
MD 65.55% 36.76% 71%
Berea College
nfp4yr
KY 65.58% 44.65% 89%
York College of Pennsylvania
nfp4yr
PA 65.59% 49.83% 25%
South Florida State College
pub2yr
FL 65.63% 44%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
pub4yr
NC 65.65% 42.79% 35%
Santa Barbara Business College-Bakersfield
fp2yr
CA 65.71% 14%
Chaminade University of Honolulu
nfp4yr
HI 65.74% 48.15% 42%
East Carolina University
pub4yr
NC 65.78% 44.92% 32%
Saint Edward's University
nfp4yr
TX 65.79% 55.34% 39%
Nebraska Wesleyan University
nfp4yr
NE 65.83% 58.54% 28%
Seattle Pacific University
nfp4yr
WA 65.94% 55.60% 33%
  • 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.

 

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