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 (%)
Ferris State University
pub4yr
MI 47.71% 35.84% 35%
Kean University
pub4yr
NJ 47.72% 24.09% 45%
The University of Montana
pub4yr
MT 47.72% 32.59% 31%
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens
fp2yr
NY 47.73% 29.55% 50%
Southwest Minnesota State University
pub4yr
MN 47.75% 29.28% 10%
Alverno College
nfp4yr
WI 47.77% 24.55% 51%
Eastern Kentucky University
pub4yr
KY 47.77% 34.33% 38%
Virginia State University
pub4yr
VA 47.78% 31.33% 68%
Northern Kentucky University
pub4yr
KY 47.80% 30.58% 26%
Jacksonville University
nfp4yr
FL 47.84% 39.66% 32%
Anna Maria College
nfp4yr
MA 47.84% 39.66% 36%
Thomas University
nfp4yr
GA 47.87% 25.00% 42%
Mary Baldwin University
nfp4yr
VA 47.87% 38.83% 51%
Piedmont College
nfp4yr
GA 47.96% 39.78% 42%
Tabor College
nfp4yr
KS 48.00% 42.00% 38%
  • 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 (%)
Ferris State University
pub4yr
MI 47.71% 35.84% 35%
Kean University
pub4yr
NJ 47.72% 24.09% 45%
The University of Montana
pub4yr
MT 47.72% 32.59% 31%
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens
fp2yr
NY 47.73% 29.55% 50%
Southwest Minnesota State University
pub4yr
MN 47.75% 29.28% 10%
Alverno College
nfp4yr
WI 47.77% 24.55% 51%
Eastern Kentucky University
pub4yr
KY 47.77% 34.33% 38%
Virginia State University
pub4yr
VA 47.78% 31.33% 68%
Northern Kentucky University
pub4yr
KY 47.80% 30.58% 26%
Jacksonville University
nfp4yr
FL 47.84% 39.66% 32%
Anna Maria College
nfp4yr
MA 47.84% 39.66% 36%
Thomas University
nfp4yr
GA 47.87% 25.00% 42%
Mary Baldwin University
nfp4yr
VA 47.87% 38.83% 51%
Piedmont College
nfp4yr
GA 47.96% 39.78% 42%
Tabor College
nfp4yr
KS 48.00% 42.00% 38%
  • 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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