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 (%)
Lafayette College
nfp4yr
PA 87.91% 84.93% 11%
Bucknell University
nfp4yr
PA 87.95% 83.26% 10%
Bentley University
nfp4yr
MA 87.98% 83.28% 14%
Ohio State University-Main Campus
pub4yr
OH 87.99% 66.97% 20%
Pitzer College
nfp4yr
CA 88.39% 80.52% 14%
Whitman College
nfp4yr
WA 88.74% 78.30% 14%
Providence College
nfp4yr
RI 88.95% 85.27% 15%
University of Wisconsin-Madison
pub4yr
WI 89.20% 69.30% 15%
University of Richmond
nfp4yr
VA 89.21% 84.49% 18%
Boston University
nfp4yr
MA 89.35% 84.07% 17%
University of California-San Diego
pub4yr
CA 89.35% 73.02% 33%
Davidson College
nfp4yr
NC 89.61% 86.08% 15%
Macalester College
nfp4yr
MN 89.69% 84.54% 22%
Emory University
nfp4yr
GA 90.04% 83.48% 20%
Haverford College
nfp4yr
PA 90.12% 84.30% 15%
  • 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 (%)
Lafayette College
nfp4yr
PA 87.91% 84.93% 11%
Bucknell University
nfp4yr
PA 87.95% 83.26% 10%
Bentley University
nfp4yr
MA 87.98% 83.28% 14%
Ohio State University-Main Campus
pub4yr
OH 87.99% 66.97% 20%
Pitzer College
nfp4yr
CA 88.39% 80.52% 14%
Whitman College
nfp4yr
WA 88.74% 78.30% 14%
Providence College
nfp4yr
RI 88.95% 85.27% 15%
University of Wisconsin-Madison
pub4yr
WI 89.20% 69.30% 15%
University of Richmond
nfp4yr
VA 89.21% 84.49% 18%
Boston University
nfp4yr
MA 89.35% 84.07% 17%
University of California-San Diego
pub4yr
CA 89.35% 73.02% 33%
Davidson College
nfp4yr
NC 89.61% 86.08% 15%
Macalester College
nfp4yr
MN 89.69% 84.54% 22%
Emory University
nfp4yr
GA 90.04% 83.48% 20%
Haverford College
nfp4yr
PA 90.12% 84.30% 15%
  • 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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