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 (%)
Harrisburg Area Community College
pub2yr
PA 15.50% 4.38% 34%
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
pub2yr
NM 15.52% 3.45% 33%
Lake Michigan College
pub2yr
MI 15.56% 13.61% 31%
South Suburban College
pub2yr
IL 15.63% 6.60% 31%
Governors State University
pub4yr
IL 15.76% 9.85% 51%
Chattahoochee Valley Community College
pub2yr
AL 15.81% 8.81% 46%
Brewton-Parker College
nfp4yr
GA 15.93% 5.31% 41%
Community College of Baltimore County
pub2yr
MD 15.94% 8.31% 36%
Estrella Mountain Community College
pub2yr
AZ 16.00% 5.37% 31%
Ecclesia College
nfp4yr
AR 16.00% 14.29% 55%
Massasoit Community College
pub2yr
MA 16.14% 6.14% 26%
Delta College
pub2yr
MI 16.15% 7.91% 37%
Collin County Community College District
pub2yr
TX 16.15% 15%
Florence-Darlington Technical College
pub2yr
SC 16.17% 9.49% 46%
Shaw University
nfp4yr
NC 16.29% 8.77% 70%
  • 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 (%)
Harrisburg Area Community College
pub2yr
PA 15.50% 4.38% 34%
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
pub2yr
NM 15.52% 3.45% 33%
Lake Michigan College
pub2yr
MI 15.56% 13.61% 31%
South Suburban College
pub2yr
IL 15.63% 6.60% 31%
Governors State University
pub4yr
IL 15.76% 9.85% 51%
Chattahoochee Valley Community College
pub2yr
AL 15.81% 8.81% 46%
Brewton-Parker College
nfp4yr
GA 15.93% 5.31% 41%
Community College of Baltimore County
pub2yr
MD 15.94% 8.31% 36%
Estrella Mountain Community College
pub2yr
AZ 16.00% 5.37% 31%
Ecclesia College
nfp4yr
AR 16.00% 14.29% 55%
Massasoit Community College
pub2yr
MA 16.14% 6.14% 26%
Delta College
pub2yr
MI 16.15% 7.91% 37%
Collin County Community College District
pub2yr
TX 16.15% 15%
Florence-Darlington Technical College
pub2yr
SC 16.17% 9.49% 46%
Shaw University
nfp4yr
NC 16.29% 8.77% 70%
  • 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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