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 (%)
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
pub4yr
NH 77.84% 69.58% 20%
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
pub4yr
MA 77.89% 65.79% 18%
Endicott College
nfp4yr
MA 77.92% 76.05% 15%
Saint Norbert College
nfp4yr
WI 78.04% 75.25% 17%
University of California-Santa Cruz
pub4yr
CA 78.09% 60.39% 32%
University of St Thomas
nfp4yr
MN 78.10% 68.80% 18%
Drake University
nfp4yr
IA 78.15% 69.74% 19%
University of South Carolina-Columbia
pub4yr
SC 78.17% 66.90% 20%
Drexel University
nfp4yr
PA 78.22% 31.18% 24%
New Castle School of Trades
fp2yr
PA 78.22% 69.91% 67%
Duquesne University
nfp4yr
PA 78.33% 66.83% 17%
Compass College of Cinematic Arts
nfp4yr
MI 78.38% 70.27% 36%
Gustavus Adolphus College
nfp4yr
MN 78.40% 74.30% 25%
Saint Michael's College
nfp4yr
VT 78.40% 74.73% 17%
Augustana College
nfp4yr
IL 78.61% 75.52% 23%
  • 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 (%)
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
pub4yr
NH 77.84% 69.58% 20%
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
pub4yr
MA 77.89% 65.79% 18%
Endicott College
nfp4yr
MA 77.92% 76.05% 15%
Saint Norbert College
nfp4yr
WI 78.04% 75.25% 17%
University of California-Santa Cruz
pub4yr
CA 78.09% 60.39% 32%
University of St Thomas
nfp4yr
MN 78.10% 68.80% 18%
Drake University
nfp4yr
IA 78.15% 69.74% 19%
University of South Carolina-Columbia
pub4yr
SC 78.17% 66.90% 20%
Drexel University
nfp4yr
PA 78.22% 31.18% 24%
New Castle School of Trades
fp2yr
PA 78.22% 69.91% 67%
Duquesne University
nfp4yr
PA 78.33% 66.83% 17%
Compass College of Cinematic Arts
nfp4yr
MI 78.38% 70.27% 36%
Gustavus Adolphus College
nfp4yr
MN 78.40% 74.30% 25%
Saint Michael's College
nfp4yr
VT 78.40% 74.73% 17%
Augustana College
nfp4yr
IL 78.61% 75.52% 23%
  • 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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