Overall Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates for Pell Students (sorted by graduation rates)
Institution Sector State # of Graduates 150% Pell recipients, 150% normal time to completion Starting Cohort, 150%, pell
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs
fp2yr
CO 88 72.73% 121
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown
fp2yr
WV 51 72.86% 70
Washington & Jefferson College
nfp4yr
PA 94 72.87% 129
Yeshivath Viznitz
nfp4yr
NY 27 72.97% 37
Stanbridge University
fp2yr
CA 733 73.15% 1002
Marquette University
nfp4yr
WI 240 73.17% 328
Loyola University Maryland
nfp4yr
MD 123 73.21% 168
Dordt University
nfp4yr
IA 63 73.26% 86
Siena College
nfp4yr
NY 140 73.30% 191
Miami University-Oxford
pub4yr
OH 267 73.35% 364
Maryville University of Saint Louis
nfp4yr
MO 69 73.40% 94
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
pub4yr
NH 541 73.51% 736
Salve Regina University
nfp4yr
RI 100 73.53% 136
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles
fp2yr
CA 178 73.55% 242
The College of Wooster
nfp4yr
OH 89 73.55% 121
  • 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 for Pell Recipients by Sector

Summary of Data for Graduation Rates, Students Receiving a Pell Grant:

  • Data reflect institutions with starting (full-time first-time) cohorts of 30+ Pell recipients.
  • The overall 150% graduation rate of Pell recipients, regardless of sector, is 43.3%

Institutions with High Graduation Rates

20 Institutions With High Graduation Rates (50%+) Graduating the Most Pell Students
Institution Sector 150% Grad rate 150% # of grads Starting Cohort
Ultimate Medical Academy-Clearwater nfp2yr
53.62
2424
4521
The Pennsylvania State University pub4yr
56.17
2176
3874
California State University-Northridge pub4yr
51.46
1817
3531
Arizona State University-Tempe pub4yr
59.80
2007
3356
California State University-Los Angeles pub4yr
51.14
1343
2626
University of California-Irvine pub4yr
81.79
1909
2334
California State University-Long Beach pub4yr
74.14
1677
2262
Texas A & M University-College Station pub4yr
75.86
1625
2142
University of California-Riverside pub4yr
75.00
1590
2120
California State University-Fullerton pub4yr
68.59
1406
2050
University of Central Florida pub4yr
71.14
1452
2041
Florida International University pub4yr
68.75
1340
1949
Rutgers University-New Brunswick pub4yr
80.74
1497
1854
Michigan State University pub4yr
72.19
1337
1852
The University of Texas at Austin pub4yr
80.98
1460
1803
University of California-Davis pub4yr
85.05
1525
1793
University of Florida pub4yr
88.97
1573
1768
University of California-Santa Barbara pub4yr
83.26
1442
1732
University of California-Los Angeles pub4yr
88.25
1487
1685
Florida State University pub4yr
86.66
1319
1522
  • 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

Institutions with Low Graduation Rates

Of the 200 Institutions with the Lowest Graduation Rates, the 10 Institutions Enrolling the Largest Cohorts of Students Receiving Pell
Institution Sector 150% Grad rate 150% # of grads Starting Cohort
University of Phoenix-Arizona fp4yr
13.53
684
5055
Ashford University fp4yr
10.67
265
2483
Lone Star College System pub2yr
17.48
384
2197
Houston Community College pub2yr
16.29
355
2179
El Centro College pub2yr
18.12
373
2058
Blinn College pub2yr
9.14
156
1707
Monroe Community College pub2yr
16.90
264
1562
Tyler Junior College pub2yr
17.67
240
1358
South University-Savannah Online fp4yr
5.07
68
1341
Baker College nfp2yr
17.86
232
1299
Southwest Tennessee Community College pub2yr
13.37
157
1174
Hudson County Community College pub2yr
15.45
177
1146
Saint Louis Community College pub2yr
15.86
168
1059
Community College of Philadelphia pub2yr
16.06
168
1046
Chattanooga State Community College pub2yr
17.60
170
966
Community College of Allegheny County pub2yr
12.80
122
953
Nashville State Community College pub2yr
16.32
148
907
Community College of Baltimore County pub2yr
12.43
112
901
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry pub2yr
16.78
148
882
College of Southern Nevada pub2yr
14.46
127
878

200 Institutions with the Lowest Graduation Rates by Sector

Summary of Data for Lowest 200 Graduation Rates, Students Receiving a Pell Grant

  • Data reflect 200 institutions with starting (full-time first-time) cohorts of 30+ Pell recipients and the lowest reported 150% graduation rate for Pell recipients.
  • The overall 150% graduation rate of Pell recipients among the 200 institutions with the lowest Pell recipient  graduation rate, regardless of sector, is 14.0%
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