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 (%)
Boricua College
nfp4yr
NY 93.89% 41.94% 82%
Swarthmore College
nfp4yr
PA 94.09% 86.95% 22%
Cornell University
nfp4yr
NY 94.14% 87.83% 17%
Harvey Mudd College
nfp4yr
CA 94.39% 88.32% 12%
Johns Hopkins University
nfp4yr
MD 94.62% 87.41% 17%
Elyon College
nfp2yr
NY 95.12% 95.12% 57%
Georgetown University
nfp4yr
DC 95.20% 89.58% 13%
Northwestern University
nfp4yr
IL 95.23% 86.28% 19%
Stanford University
nfp4yr
CA 95.52% 77.20% 19%
Brown University
nfp4yr
RI 95.84% 86.45% 14%
New York Seminary
nfp2yr
NY 95.87% 95.87% 40%
Duke University
nfp4yr
NC 95.87% 89.23% 13%
University of Chicago
nfp4yr
IL 95.90% 90.62% 12%
University of Notre Dame
nfp4yr
IN 95.90% 89.91% 10%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
nfp4yr
MA 96.20% 88.43% 20%
  • 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 (%)
Boricua College
nfp4yr
NY 93.89% 41.94% 82%
Swarthmore College
nfp4yr
PA 94.09% 86.95% 22%
Cornell University
nfp4yr
NY 94.14% 87.83% 17%
Harvey Mudd College
nfp4yr
CA 94.39% 88.32% 12%
Johns Hopkins University
nfp4yr
MD 94.62% 87.41% 17%
Elyon College
nfp2yr
NY 95.12% 95.12% 57%
Georgetown University
nfp4yr
DC 95.20% 89.58% 13%
Northwestern University
nfp4yr
IL 95.23% 86.28% 19%
Stanford University
nfp4yr
CA 95.52% 77.20% 19%
Brown University
nfp4yr
RI 95.84% 86.45% 14%
New York Seminary
nfp2yr
NY 95.87% 95.87% 40%
Duke University
nfp4yr
NC 95.87% 89.23% 13%
University of Chicago
nfp4yr
IL 95.90% 90.62% 12%
University of Notre Dame
nfp4yr
IN 95.90% 89.91% 10%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
nfp4yr
MA 96.20% 88.43% 20%
  • 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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