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 (%)
Chaffey College
pub2yr
CA 27.94% 10.47% 28%
Dakota College at Bottineau
pub2yr
ND 27.95% 19.25% 18%
Community College of Vermont
pub2yr
VT 27.98% 21.24% 28%
Taft College
pub2yr
CA 27.99% 16.30% 29%
College of the Mainland
pub2yr
TX 28.00% 20%
Alabama A & M University
pub4yr
AL 28.07% 11.21% 69%
Montana State University Billings
pub4yr
MT 28.13% 13.55% 29%
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
pub4yr
WV 28.14% 17.87% 27%
College of Menominee Nation
nfp2yr
WI 28.21% 57%
Columbia State Community College
pub2yr
TN 28.23% 28.23% 22%
Philander Smith College
nfp4yr
AR 28.24% 11.76% 75%
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
pub2yr
MO 28.25% 17.25% 31%
St Philip's College
pub2yr
TX 28.27% 13.37% 18%
Thomas Nelson Community College
pub2yr
VA 28.27% 14.07% 28%
North Idaho College
pub2yr
ID 28.28% 18.66% 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 (%)
Chaffey College
pub2yr
CA 27.94% 10.47% 28%
Dakota College at Bottineau
pub2yr
ND 27.95% 19.25% 18%
Community College of Vermont
pub2yr
VT 27.98% 21.24% 28%
Taft College
pub2yr
CA 27.99% 16.30% 29%
College of the Mainland
pub2yr
TX 28.00% 20%
Alabama A & M University
pub4yr
AL 28.07% 11.21% 69%
Montana State University Billings
pub4yr
MT 28.13% 13.55% 29%
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
pub4yr
WV 28.14% 17.87% 27%
College of Menominee Nation
nfp2yr
WI 28.21% 57%
Columbia State Community College
pub2yr
TN 28.23% 28.23% 22%
Philander Smith College
nfp4yr
AR 28.24% 11.76% 75%
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
pub2yr
MO 28.25% 17.25% 31%
St Philip's College
pub2yr
TX 28.27% 13.37% 18%
Thomas Nelson Community College
pub2yr
VA 28.27% 14.07% 28%
North Idaho College
pub2yr
ID 28.28% 18.66% 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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