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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Peninsula College |
pub2yr
|
CA | 32.60% | 12.92% | 17% |
| Missouri State University-West Plains |
pub2yr
|
MO | 32.61% | 22.83% | 28% |
| Western Oklahoma State College |
pub2yr
|
OK | 32.63% | 23.73% | 39% |
| Meridian Community College |
pub2yr
|
MS | 32.66% | 25.18% | 37% |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez |
nfp4yr
|
PR | 32.68% | 4.82% | 80% |
| Norco College |
pub2yr
|
CA | 32.74% | 15.10% | 18% |
| Vance-Granville Community College |
pub2yr
|
NC | 32.75% | 21.64% | 29% |
| Illinois Central College |
pub2yr
|
IL | 32.76% | 17.84% | 23% |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College |
pub2yr
|
MN | 32.76% | 26.03% | 36% |
| Hagerstown Community College |
pub2yr
|
MD | 32.76% | 22.17% | 34% |
| Waubonsee Community College |
pub2yr
|
IL | 32.77% | 17.02% | 25% |
| Fulton-Montgomery Community College |
pub2yr
|
NY | 32.78% | 24.47% | 32% |
| Northeast Texas Community College |
pub2yr
|
TX | 32.80% | 21.69% | 53% |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
nfp4yr
|
OK | 32.80% | 30.16% | 28% |
| Cypress College |
pub2yr
|
CA | 32.81% | 29% |
- 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Peninsula College |
pub2yr
|
CA | 32.60% | 12.92% | 17% |
| Missouri State University-West Plains |
pub2yr
|
MO | 32.61% | 22.83% | 28% |
| Western Oklahoma State College |
pub2yr
|
OK | 32.63% | 23.73% | 39% |
| Meridian Community College |
pub2yr
|
MS | 32.66% | 25.18% | 37% |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez |
nfp4yr
|
PR | 32.68% | 4.82% | 80% |
| Norco College |
pub2yr
|
CA | 32.74% | 15.10% | 18% |
| Vance-Granville Community College |
pub2yr
|
NC | 32.75% | 21.64% | 29% |
| Illinois Central College |
pub2yr
|
IL | 32.76% | 17.84% | 23% |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College |
pub2yr
|
MN | 32.76% | 26.03% | 36% |
| Hagerstown Community College |
pub2yr
|
MD | 32.76% | 22.17% | 34% |
| Waubonsee Community College |
pub2yr
|
IL | 32.77% | 17.02% | 25% |
| Fulton-Montgomery Community College |
pub2yr
|
NY | 32.78% | 24.47% | 32% |
| Northeast Texas Community College |
pub2yr
|
TX | 32.80% | 21.69% | 53% |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
nfp4yr
|
OK | 32.80% | 30.16% | 28% |
| Cypress College |
pub2yr
|
CA | 32.81% | 29% |
- 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.