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 (%)
University of Pennsylvania
nfp4yr
PA 96.22% 89.21% 14%
Harvard University
nfp4yr
MA 96.74% 86.31% 13%
American Business and Technology University
fp4yr
MO 96.77% 42.86% 4%
Yale University
nfp4yr
CT 96.92% 87.67% 21%
Mid-America College of Funeral Service
nfp2yr
IN 96.97% 3.23% 43%
Columbia University in the City of New York
nfp4yr
NY 97.36% 88.06% 23%
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
nfp4yr
MA 97.37% 77.63% 13%
Island Drafting and Technical Institute
fp2yr
NY 97.56% 97.56% 57%
Princeton University
nfp4yr
NJ 97.57% 89.51% 22%
Saint Augustine College
nfp2yr
IL 99.19% 7.69% 70%
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York
nfp2yr
NY 100.00% 100.00% 30%
  • 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 (%)
University of Pennsylvania
nfp4yr
PA 96.22% 89.21% 14%
Harvard University
nfp4yr
MA 96.74% 86.31% 13%
American Business and Technology University
fp4yr
MO 96.77% 42.86% 4%
Yale University
nfp4yr
CT 96.92% 87.67% 21%
Mid-America College of Funeral Service
nfp2yr
IN 96.97% 3.23% 43%
Columbia University in the City of New York
nfp4yr
NY 97.36% 88.06% 23%
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
nfp4yr
MA 97.37% 77.63% 13%
Island Drafting and Technical Institute
fp2yr
NY 97.56% 97.56% 57%
Princeton University
nfp4yr
NJ 97.57% 89.51% 22%
Saint Augustine College
nfp2yr
IL 99.19% 7.69% 70%
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York
nfp2yr
NY 100.00% 100.00% 30%
  • 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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