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 (%)
American University
nfp4yr
DC 78.70% 73.13% 14%
Saint Johns University
nfp4yr
MN 78.71% 73.17% 20%
Loyola Marymount University
nfp4yr
CA 78.77% 71.52% 14%
Emerson College
nfp4yr
MA 78.77% 76.15% 16%
University of Scranton
nfp4yr
PA 78.83% 75.52% 19%
Creighton University
nfp4yr
NE 78.85% 69.64% 7%
Samford University
nfp4yr
AL 78.91% 68.12% 11%
Clark University
nfp4yr
MA 78.95% 74.59% 22%
Bryan University
fp2yr
MO 79.07% 100.00% 73%
CBD College
nfp2yr
CA 79.26% 35%
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service
nfp2yr
GA 79.59% 79.59% 75%
University of Dayton
nfp4yr
OH 79.79% 64.10% 15%
Trinity University
nfp4yr
TX 79.90% 68.60% 16%
Chapman University
nfp4yr
CA 79.90% 71.63% 19%
Yeshiva University
nfp4yr
NY 79.92% 70.85% 12%
  • 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 (%)
American University
nfp4yr
DC 78.70% 73.13% 14%
Saint Johns University
nfp4yr
MN 78.71% 73.17% 20%
Loyola Marymount University
nfp4yr
CA 78.77% 71.52% 14%
Emerson College
nfp4yr
MA 78.77% 76.15% 16%
University of Scranton
nfp4yr
PA 78.83% 75.52% 19%
Creighton University
nfp4yr
NE 78.85% 69.64% 7%
Samford University
nfp4yr
AL 78.91% 68.12% 11%
Clark University
nfp4yr
MA 78.95% 74.59% 22%
Bryan University
fp2yr
MO 79.07% 100.00% 73%
CBD College
nfp2yr
CA 79.26% 35%
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service
nfp2yr
GA 79.59% 79.59% 75%
University of Dayton
nfp4yr
OH 79.79% 64.10% 15%
Trinity University
nfp4yr
TX 79.90% 68.60% 16%
Chapman University
nfp4yr
CA 79.90% 71.63% 19%
Yeshiva University
nfp4yr
NY 79.92% 70.85% 12%
  • 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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