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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Naval Academy |
pub4yr
|
MD | 91.32% | 89.19% | 0% |
| Carleton College |
nfp4yr
|
MN | 91.45% | 87.17% | 14% |
| Hamilton College |
nfp4yr
|
NY | 91.51% | 87.26% | 18% |
| Bates College |
nfp4yr
|
ME | 91.67% | 87.98% | 9% |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus |
pub4yr
|
GA | 91.92% | 50.96% | 13% |
| University of Southern California |
nfp4yr
|
CA | 92.01% | 78.80% | 21% |
| United States Coast Guard Academy |
pub4yr
|
CT | 92.05% | 91.29% | 0% |
| Wellesley College |
nfp4yr
|
MA | 92.07% | 83.81% | 22% |
| University of California-Los Angeles |
pub4yr
|
CA | 92.13% | 82.60% | 28% |
| Rice University |
nfp4yr
|
TX | 92.34% | 86.96% | 16% |
| Amherst College |
nfp4yr
|
MA | 92.42% | 86.74% | 25% |
| Vassar College |
nfp4yr
|
NY | 92.50% | 86.96% | 21% |
| College of the Holy Cross |
nfp4yr
|
MA | 92.55% | 89.84% | 16% |
| Claremont McKenna College |
nfp4yr
|
CA | 92.71% | 79.88% | 20% |
| Carnegie Mellon University |
nfp4yr
|
PA | 92.77% | 78.96% | 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Naval Academy |
pub4yr
|
MD | 91.32% | 89.19% | 0% |
| Carleton College |
nfp4yr
|
MN | 91.45% | 87.17% | 14% |
| Hamilton College |
nfp4yr
|
NY | 91.51% | 87.26% | 18% |
| Bates College |
nfp4yr
|
ME | 91.67% | 87.98% | 9% |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus |
pub4yr
|
GA | 91.92% | 50.96% | 13% |
| University of Southern California |
nfp4yr
|
CA | 92.01% | 78.80% | 21% |
| United States Coast Guard Academy |
pub4yr
|
CT | 92.05% | 91.29% | 0% |
| Wellesley College |
nfp4yr
|
MA | 92.07% | 83.81% | 22% |
| University of California-Los Angeles |
pub4yr
|
CA | 92.13% | 82.60% | 28% |
| Rice University |
nfp4yr
|
TX | 92.34% | 86.96% | 16% |
| Amherst College |
nfp4yr
|
MA | 92.42% | 86.74% | 25% |
| Vassar College |
nfp4yr
|
NY | 92.50% | 86.96% | 21% |
| College of the Holy Cross |
nfp4yr
|
MA | 92.55% | 89.84% | 16% |
| Claremont McKenna College |
nfp4yr
|
CA | 92.71% | 79.88% | 20% |
| Carnegie Mellon University |
nfp4yr
|
PA | 92.77% | 78.96% | 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.