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 (%)
Maine Maritime Academy
pub4yr
ME 72.46% 54.37% 28%
Ursinus College
nfp4yr
PA 72.49% 66.67% 20%
University of Missouri-Columbia
pub4yr
MO 72.51% 51.50% 21%
Luther College
nfp4yr
IA 72.55% 66.13% 20%
Earlham College
nfp4yr
IN 72.62% 64.68% 31%
Reed College
nfp4yr
OR 72.66% 60.67% 11%
Lincoln University
nfp4yr
CA 72.73% 72.73% 22%
Dewey University-Juana Díaz
nfp4yr
PR 72.73% 7.58% 97%
Appalachian State University
pub4yr
NC 72.74% 57.01% 28%
Point Loma Nazarene University
nfp4yr
CA 72.74% 65.38% 26%
Saint Vincent College
nfp4yr
PA 72.75% 66.67% 28%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
pub4yr
PA 72.75% 52.52% 24%
St. Mary's College of Maryland
pub4yr
MD 72.77% 64.12% 21%
Westminster College
nfp4yr
PA 72.79% 67.01% 31%
Nazareth College
nfp4yr
NY 72.83% 62.04% 25%
  • 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 (%)
Maine Maritime Academy
pub4yr
ME 72.46% 54.37% 28%
Ursinus College
nfp4yr
PA 72.49% 66.67% 20%
University of Missouri-Columbia
pub4yr
MO 72.51% 51.50% 21%
Luther College
nfp4yr
IA 72.55% 66.13% 20%
Earlham College
nfp4yr
IN 72.62% 64.68% 31%
Reed College
nfp4yr
OR 72.66% 60.67% 11%
Lincoln University
nfp4yr
CA 72.73% 72.73% 22%
Dewey University-Juana Díaz
nfp4yr
PR 72.73% 7.58% 97%
Appalachian State University
pub4yr
NC 72.74% 57.01% 28%
Point Loma Nazarene University
nfp4yr
CA 72.74% 65.38% 26%
Saint Vincent College
nfp4yr
PA 72.75% 66.67% 28%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
pub4yr
PA 72.75% 52.52% 24%
St. Mary's College of Maryland
pub4yr
MD 72.77% 64.12% 21%
Westminster College
nfp4yr
PA 72.79% 67.01% 31%
Nazareth College
nfp4yr
NY 72.83% 62.04% 25%
  • 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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