Schools Ranked by Graduation Rate

The graduation rate is an indicator of success of a college’s student in attaining their educational goals. The figures are provided by the College Navigator database offered by the U.S. Department of Education. College Navigator defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time undergraduate students. We used the latest figures available, which are of students who began their studies in the fall of 2005 and who graduated within 150% of the normal time to program completion. (For example, for a four-year program, the graduation rate includes students who graduate within six years of beginning the program.)

College Navigator did not have graduation rate figures for all of the colleges on our list. We did not, however, want to penalize those colleges without data. To that end, we simply excluded those schools from the rankings in this category.

Rank School FT to PT
Faculty Ratio		 Institution
Fin. Aid Rate		 Acceptance Rate Retention Rate Graduation Rate Accred.
Years		 Default
Rate		 Job Place. Rate  
396 Fort Hays State University 6.93 to 1 84% 68% 63% 42% 97 7% N/A  
396 Kaskaskia College 0.49 to 1 25% N/A 61% 42% 43 0% N/A  
396 Lakeland College 0.16 to 1 100% 82% 70% 42% 51 5% N/A  
396 Lynn University 1.33 to 1 77% N/A 60% 42% 45 8% N/A  
396 Salem State University 0.79 to 1 54% 57% 73% 42% 59 10% N/A  
396 Southeastern University 1.56 to 1 84% N/A 66% 42% 26 11% N/A  
396 Texas A & M International University 32.00 to 1 24% 48% 68% 42% 42 12% N/A  
396 The University of Texas-Pan American 13.15 to 1 36% 70% 78% 42% 56 11% N/A  
396 University of Saint Mary 0.75 to 1 96% 55% 47% 42% 84 7% N/A  
396 Valley City State University 2.46 to 1 88% 87% 57% 42% 97 10% N/A  
396 West Texas A & M University 1.92 to 1 34% 69% 65% 42% 87 11% N/A  
412 Albany State University 1.28 to 1 7% 55% 65% 41% 61 12% 85%  
412 Arlington Baptist College 1.18 to 1 31% N/A 46% 41% 31 14% N/A  
412 Barclay College 0.63 to 1 100% 100% 76% 41% 37 12% N/A  
412 Culver-Stockton College 1.45 to 1 100% 66% 65% 41% 88 13% N/A  
412 Everest College-Phoenix 0.79 to 1 0% N/A 43% 41% 15 30% N/A  
412 Kennesaw State University 1.28 to 1 3% 64% 77% 41% 44 9% N/A  
412 King College 1.27 to 1 79% 66% 67% 41% 65 9% N/A  
412 Limestone College 1.13 to 1 90% 51% 59% 41% 84 14% N/A  
412 North Carolina A & T State University 3.28 to 1 51% 61% 74% 41% 76 14% N/A  
412 Springfield College in Illinois to 1 N/A N/A N/A 41% 79 21% 96%  
412 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 0.90 to 1 42% 67% 71% 41% 42 8% N/A  
412 University of South Carolina-Aiken 1.75 to 1 28% 50% 70% 41% 35 6% N/A  
412 Winston-Salem State University 2.97 to 1 33% 62% 80% 41% 65 12% N/A  
412 Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College 0.67 to 1 9% N/A 72% 41% 33 15% N/A  
412 Wright State University-Main Campus 1.96 to 1 53% N/A 62% 41% 44 8% N/A  
427 Bismarck State College 0.52 to 1 24% N/A N/A 40% 46 6% N/A  
427 Columbia College 0.08 to 1 21% N/A 57% 40% 94 12% 85%  
427 Eastern Michigan University 1.51 to 1 72% 66% 76% 40% 97 9% N/A  
427 Fisher College 0.25 to 1 86% 59% 71% 40% 42 19% N/A  
427 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 3.48 to 1 25% 48% 79% 40% 77 18% N/A  
427 Humboldt State University 1.10 to 1 40% 83% 74% 40% 63 8% N/A  
427 Jackson State University 2.72 to 1 41% 31% 73% 40% 64 16% 70%  
427 Jacksonville University 1.31 to 1 99% 42% 60% 40% 62 13% N/A  
427 Kennebec Valley Community College 0.34 to 1 25% N/A 67% 40% 33 18% N/A  
427 Lanier Technical College 0.46 to 1 0% N/A 50% 40% 40 0% N/A  
427 Montana Tech of the University of Montana 2.29 to 1 59% 88% 68% 40% 80 7% N/A  
427 Moraine Park Technical College 0.93 to 1 8% N/A 63% 40% 37 8% N/A  
427 Oakland University 0.98 to 1 79% 68% 73% 40% 46 6% N/A  
427 Schiller International University 0.36 to 1 0% N/A 17% 40% 29 8% N/A  
427 Schreiner University 1.04 to 1 100% 61% 64% 40% 78 12% N/A  
427 The University of Texas at Arlington 2.29 to 1 50% 69% 71% 40% 48 10% N/A  
427 The University of Texas at Tyler 2.30 to 1 44% 46% 64% 40% 38 12% N/A  
427 University of Central Arkansas 2.79 to 1 37% 91% 69% 40% 81 13% N/A  
427 University of Colorado Denver 5.44 to 1 42% 60% 76% 40% 42 5% N/A  
427 University of Massachusetts-Boston 1.01 to 1 53% 68% 75% 40% 40 6% N/A  
427 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1.98 to 1 8% 90% 70% 40% 43 6% N/A  
427 Vatterott College-Berkerley 4.25 to 1 37% N/A N/A 40% 31 26% N/A  
449 Central Carolina Community College 0.37 to 1 0% N/A N/A 39% 40 0% N/A  
449 Columbia Southern University 0.15 to 1 20% N/A 86% 39% 11 9% N/A  
449 Dowling College 0.25 to 1 92% 82% 65% 39% 41 7% N/A  
449 Hawaii Pacific University 0.68 to 1 62% 71% 67% 39% 39 5% N/A  
449 Heald College-Fresno 0.36 to 1 7% 87% 53% 39% 29 15% N/A  
449 Holy Names University 0.32 to 1 98% 64% 70% 39% 63 11% N/A  
449 Iowa Central Community College 0.28 to 1 48% N/A 55% 39% 38 20% N/A  
449 Mississippi University for Women 2.06 to 1 78% 44% 75% 39% 91 9% N/A  
449 Ohio University-Zanesville Campus 0.49 to 1 20% N/A 56% 39% 66 9% N/A  
449 Park University 0.15 to 1 49% 76% 67% 39% 99 10% N/A  
449 Presentation College 1.59 to 1 81% 75% 67% 39% 41 11% N/A  
449 Rasmussen College-Minnesota 0.17 to 1 100% 71% 44% 39% 33 14% N/A  
449 San Joaquin Valley College-Online 0.48 to 1 0% N/A 41% 39% N/A 18% N/A  
449 Southern Arkansas University Tech 1.17 to 1 21% N/A 60% 39% 32 21% N/A  
449 Tarleton State University 1.08 to 1 25% 63% 67% 39% 86 11% N/A  
449 Texas Woman's University 1.09 to 1 34% 88% 68% 39% 89 8% N/A  
449 University of Nevada-Las Vegas 1.25 to 1 57% 82% 76% 39% 48 7% N/A  
449 University of South Carolina-Upstate 1.07 to 1 42% 59% 67% 39% 36 7% N/A  
449 University of West Georgia 3.20 to 1 5% 55% 74% 39% 76 8% N/A  
449 Western Oregon University 1.01 to 1 51% 89% 68% 39% 88 5% N/A  
449 Western State College of Colorado 4.33 to 1 73% 93% 63% 39% 97 12% N/A  
470 Chaminade University of Honolulu 0.47 to 1 99% 90% 71% 38% 52 10% N/A  
470 Charleston Southern University 1.17 to 1 98% 65% 63% 38% 42 6% N/A  
470 Husson University 11.22 to 1 81% 75% 74% 38% 38 12% N/A  
470 Judson College 1.80 to 1 96% 74% 65% 38% 87 5% N/A  
470 National University 0.09 to 1 2% N/A 85% 38% 11 7% N/A  
470 New England College 0.62 to 1 96% 77% 60% 38% 45 11% N/A  
470 North Carolina Central University 2.36 to 1 64% 61% 68% 38% 74 15% N/A  
470 Portland State University 0.94 to 1 32% 69% 73% 38% 56 7% N/A  
470 University of Memphis 1.51 to 1 29% 66% 77% 38% 85 9% N/A  
470 University of South Alabama 2.27 to 1 53% 87% 65% 38% 44 8% N/A  
470 Washburn University 0.90 to 1 50% 100% 62% 38% 99 10% N/A  
481 Anthem College-Phoenix 0.08 to 1 1% N/A 29% 37% 3 9% N/A  
481 Bellevue University 0.37 to 1 88% N/A 50% 37% 35 9% N/A  
481 Capitol College 0.20 to 1 82% 56% 74% 37% 36 7% N/A  
481 Dakota College at Bottineau 0.47 to 1 36% N/A 41% 37% 41 8% N/A  
481 Eastern Kentucky University 1.56 to 1 27% 66% 66% 37% 84 12% 100%  
481 Huntington Junior College 1.05 to 1 4% N/A 48% 37% 15 20% N/A  
481 Lander University 1.51 to 1 37% 46% 64% 37% 60 4% N/A  
481 Northern Kentucky University 1.36 to 1 36% 66% 66% 37% 39 11% N/A  
481 Northern State University 7.75 to 1 65% 94% 68% 37% 94 10% N/A  
481 Northwest Florida State College 0.47 to 1 11% N/A N/A 37% 45 18% N/A  
481 Northwestern Oklahoma State University 1.19 to 1 60% 100% 59% 37% 90 15% N/A  
481 Ridgewater College 1.17 to 1 0% N/A 65% 37% 16 12% N/A  
481 Rivier College 18.25 to 1 98% 81% 78% 37% 64 3% N/A  
481 Shoreline Community College 0.45 to 1 18% N/A 64% 37% 46 11% N/A  
481 Southwestern Oklahoma State University 3.82 to 1 57% 92% 57% 37% 90 17% N/A  
481 SUNY College of Technology at Delhi 1.24 to 1 28% 57% 80% 37% 60 14% N/A  
481 The University of Texas at El Paso 2.29 to 1 37% 99% 75% 37% 76 12% N/A  
481 Wayland Baptist University 0.41 to 1 82% 99% 50% 37% 56 13% N/A  
481 Wilmington University 0.10 to 1 5% N/A 58% 37% 37 7% N/A  
500 Bluefield College 0.70 to 1 99% 49% 56% 36% 63 9% N/A  

Methodology

For each college, we gathered data for nine different metrics: the number of full-time faculty per part-time faculty member; institutional financial aid, acceptance, retention, graduation, job placement, and default rates; years accredited; and undergraduate tuition. Learn more