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 (%)
Virginia Military Institute
pub4yr
VA 73.67% 63.51% 14%
The Catholic University of America
nfp4yr
DC 73.67% 65.93% 11%
New Jersey Institute of Technology
pub4yr
NJ 73.69% 38.49% 37%
University of Iowa
pub4yr
IA 73.72% 55.95% 19%
Lake Area Technical College
pub2yr
SD 73.73% 67.41% 33%
California Lutheran University
nfp4yr
CA 73.78% 68.07% 32%
University at Buffalo
pub4yr
NY 73.78% 59.99% 32%
International Business College-Indianapolis
fp2yr
IN 73.79% 72.82% 63%
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles
fp2yr
CA 73.80% 30%
Career Networks Institute
fp2yr
CA 73.81% 43%
State Technical College of Missouri
pub2yr
MO 73.87% 70.48% 35%
Drew University
nfp4yr
NJ 73.88% 67.98% 30%
School of Visual Arts
fp4yr
NY 73.90% 62.52% 17%
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
pub4yr
NY 73.91% 48.57% 48%
Maryland Institute College of Art
nfp4yr
MD 73.96% 67.32% 22%
  • 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 (%)
Virginia Military Institute
pub4yr
VA 73.67% 63.51% 14%
The Catholic University of America
nfp4yr
DC 73.67% 65.93% 11%
New Jersey Institute of Technology
pub4yr
NJ 73.69% 38.49% 37%
University of Iowa
pub4yr
IA 73.72% 55.95% 19%
Lake Area Technical College
pub2yr
SD 73.73% 67.41% 33%
California Lutheran University
nfp4yr
CA 73.78% 68.07% 32%
University at Buffalo
pub4yr
NY 73.78% 59.99% 32%
International Business College-Indianapolis
fp2yr
IN 73.79% 72.82% 63%
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles
fp2yr
CA 73.80% 30%
Career Networks Institute
fp2yr
CA 73.81% 43%
State Technical College of Missouri
pub2yr
MO 73.87% 70.48% 35%
Drew University
nfp4yr
NJ 73.88% 67.98% 30%
School of Visual Arts
fp4yr
NY 73.90% 62.52% 17%
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
pub4yr
NY 73.91% 48.57% 48%
Maryland Institute College of Art
nfp4yr
MD 73.96% 67.32% 22%
  • 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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