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 (%)
West Texas A & M University
pub4yr
TX 45.66% 28.73% 42%
Fisk University
nfp4yr
TN 45.67% 37.98% 51%
Rhode Island College
pub4yr
RI 45.72% 21.44% 44%
University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
pub4yr
PR 45.74% 10.29% 83%
Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus
nfp2yr
LA 45.76% 37.29% 76%
Belmont Abbey College
nfp4yr
NC 45.78% 39.29% 28%
Arkansas Tech University
pub4yr
AR 45.78% 29.39% 36%
Winston-Salem State University
pub4yr
NC 45.78% 28.32% 64%
Fortis College-Centerville
fp2yr
OH 45.83% 33.33% 74%
Columbia College Hollywood
nfp4yr
CA 45.83% 40.26% 53%
Kentucky Wesleyan College
nfp4yr
KY 45.86% 32.60% 43%
Blackburn College
nfp4yr
IL 45.91% 35.85% 58%
Hallmark University
nfp2yr
TX 46.02% 56.67% 49%
Beal College
fp2yr
ME 46.06% 57%
Lincoln Christian University
nfp4yr
IL 46.07% 40.26% 41%
  • 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 (%)
West Texas A & M University
pub4yr
TX 45.66% 28.73% 42%
Fisk University
nfp4yr
TN 45.67% 37.98% 51%
Rhode Island College
pub4yr
RI 45.72% 21.44% 44%
University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
pub4yr
PR 45.74% 10.29% 83%
Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus
nfp2yr
LA 45.76% 37.29% 76%
Belmont Abbey College
nfp4yr
NC 45.78% 39.29% 28%
Arkansas Tech University
pub4yr
AR 45.78% 29.39% 36%
Winston-Salem State University
pub4yr
NC 45.78% 28.32% 64%
Fortis College-Centerville
fp2yr
OH 45.83% 33.33% 74%
Columbia College Hollywood
nfp4yr
CA 45.83% 40.26% 53%
Kentucky Wesleyan College
nfp4yr
KY 45.86% 32.60% 43%
Blackburn College
nfp4yr
IL 45.91% 35.85% 58%
Hallmark University
nfp2yr
TX 46.02% 56.67% 49%
Beal College
fp2yr
ME 46.06% 57%
Lincoln Christian University
nfp4yr
IL 46.07% 40.26% 41%
  • 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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