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  
597 Jefferson College 0.35 to 1 10% N/A 60% 28% 43 16% N/A  
597 Lindsey Wilson College 0.89 to 1 97% N/A 54% 28% 61 14% N/A  
597 Missouri Baptist University 0.35 to 1 97% 58% 66% 28% 34 7% N/A  
597 Missouri Western State University 0.96 to 1 43% N/A 62% 28% 93 20% N/A  
597 National American University-Rapid City 0.02 to 1 13% N/A 29% 28% 27 23% N/A  
597 Newman University 0.53 to 1 99% 43% 70% 28% 45 8% N/A  
597 St Petersburg College 0.22 to 1 25% N/A N/A 28% 81 21% N/A  
597 Truett-McConnell College 0.62 to 1 98% 83% 74% 28% 46 17% N/A  
597 University of Bridgeport 0.36 to 1 98% 57% 53% 28% 61 15% N/A  
597 University of Great Falls 0.52 to 1 91% N/A 55% 28% 77 8% N/A  
597 Washington Adventist University 24.50 to 1 93% N/A 69% 28% 70 10% N/A  
612 Clinton Community College 0.42 to 1 4% N/A 48% 27% 37 24% N/A  
612 Mt Sierra College 0.00 to 1 42% 40% 69% 27% 16 11% N/A  
612 NHTI-Concord's Community College 0.29 to 1 0% N/A 55% 27% 43 10% N/A  
612 Ohio University-Eastern Campus 0.33 to 1 26% N/A 57% 27% 55 9% N/A  
612 Rio Salado College 0.03 to 1 1% N/A 37% 27% 31 23% N/A  
612 Southeast Community College Area 13.50 to 1 1% N/A 63% 27% 29 14% N/A  
612 Tennessee Temple University 5.00 to 1 60% 25% 33% 27% 12 22% N/A  
612 The University of Texas at San Antonio 2.54 to 1 53% 83% 62% 27% 38 11% N/A  
612 University of North Alabama 2.32 to 1 34% 88% 71% 27% 78 14% N/A  
621 Clayton State University 1.44 to 1 5% 39% 67% 26% 41 12% 100%  
621 Eastern Iowa Community College District 0.26 to 1 15% N/A N/A 26% 29 15% N/A  
621 Everest Institute-Rochester 0.25 to 1 6% N/A N/A 26% 46 33% N/A  
621 Harrison College-Indianapolis 0.25 to 1 9% 96% 7% 26% 32 14% N/A  
621 Hodges University 0.97 to 1 31% 61% 57% 26% 14 13% N/A  
621 Independence University 0.68 to 1 0% N/A 12% 26% N/A N/A N/A  
621 Lord Fairfax Community College 0.18 to 1 10% N/A 65% 26% 40 0% N/A  
621 Mayville State University 42.00 to 1 77% N/A 53% 26% 95 6% N/A  
621 Missouri Valley College 1.66 to 1 100% 50% 50% 26% 96 18% N/A  
621 National Louis University 0.57 to 1 90% 86% 57% 26% 8 7% N/A  
621 Northeastern State University 2.06 to 1 13% 54% 63% 26% 90 18% N/A  
621 Peru State College 0.76 to 1 58% N/A 53% 26% 97 11% N/A  
621 Southside Virginia Community College 0.30 to 1 13% N/A 64% 26% 40 0% N/A  
621 Wayne State University 1.59 to 1 76% 76% 77% 26% 97 10% N/A  
635 Cabrillo College 0.75 to 1 0% N/A 72% 25% 51 17% N/A  
635 Davenport University 137.00 to 1 81% 93% 68% 25% 36 10% N/A  
635 Friends University 0.47 to 1 89% 64% 66% 25% 61 11% N/A  
635 Hudson Valley Community College 0.61 to 1 6% N/A 55% 25% 43 12% N/A  
635 Lake Land College 0.30 to 1 21% N/A 57% 25% 39 20% N/A  
635 Miami Dade College 0.19 to 1 29% N/A N/A 25% 47 19% 90%  
635 Southern University and A & M College 4.06 to 1 18% 43% 70% 25% 74 12% N/A  
635 Sul Ross State University 2.70 to 1 42% N/A 49% 25% 83 15% N/A  
643 Arkansas Northeastern College 1.27 to 1 17% N/A N/A 24% 32 24% N/A  
643 Chabot College 0.69 to 1 0% N/A 72% 24% 49 27% 100%  
643 College of Marin 0.36 to 1 0% N/A 65% 24% 60 21% N/A  
643 Community College of Aurora 0.12 to 1 15% N/A 56% 24% 24 22% N/A  
643 Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus 1.67 to 1 42% 63% 64% 24% 65 18% N/A  
643 Highland Community College 0.29 to 1 66% N/A 53% 24% 35 9% N/A  
643 Mid-Continent University 0.32 to 1 8% 95% 65% 24% 25 11% N/A  
643 Rappahannock Community College 0.14 to 1 17% N/A 60% 24% 39 0% N/A  
651 Everest University-South Orlando 0.92 to 1 3% N/A 69% 23% 13 31% N/A  
651 Great Basin College 0.43 to 1 14% N/A 58% 23% 38 10% N/A  
651 Hartnell College 0.37 to 1 3% N/A 69% 23% 60 18% N/A  
651 Haywood Community College 0.61 to 1 3% N/A 69% 23% 39 0% N/A  
651 Los Angeles Pierce College 0.44 to 1 0% N/A 74% 23% 60 18% N/A  
651 Miami University-Middletown 0.58 to 1 15% N/A 49% 23% 46 8% N/A  
651 Northwestern College 0.47 to 1 47% 94% 32% 23% 15 21% N/A  
651 Red Rocks Community College 0.20 to 1 2% N/A 54% 23% 37 19% N/A  
651 Trinity Valley Community College 1.64 to 1 29% N/A 54% 23% 60 31% N/A  
651 University of Guam 0.87 to 1 1% N/A 69% 23% 49 12% N/A  
651 Vance-Granville Community College 0.57 to 1 23% N/A 66% 23% 35 0% N/A  
651 Vincennes University 0.27 to 1 13% N/A 74% 23% 54 22% 95%  
663 Ashford University-Iowa 0.02 to 1 10% 90% 42% 22% 62 20% N/A  
663 Bay State College 0.26 to 1 79% 76% 75% 22% 38 19% N/A  
663 Kirkwood Community College 0.42 to 1 14% N/A 49% 22% 42 15% N/A  
663 Lake Superior College 0.62 to 1 0% N/A 55% 22% 14 17% N/A  
663 Nevada State College 0.37 to 1 26% 66% 62% 22% 6 15% N/A  
663 Surry Community College 0.41 to 1 16% N/A 78% 22% 43 6% N/A  
663 University of Arkansas at Little Rock 1.34 to 1 43% 96% 62% 22% 83 15% N/A  
663 Western Iowa Tech Community College 0.26 to 1 15% N/A 57% 22% 35 19% N/A  
671 Allegany College of Maryland 0.37 to 1 21% N/A 55% 21% 47 17% N/A  
671 Front Range Community College 0.26 to 1 10% N/A N/A 21% 37 16% N/A  
671 George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville 0.69 to 1 31% N/A N/A 21% 34 26% N/A  
671 New River Community College 0.31 to 1 14% N/A 60% 21% 40 20% N/A  
671 Northampton County Area Community College 0.14 to 1 5% N/A 62% 21% 42 16% N/A  
671 Pikes Peak Community College 0.25 to 1 7% N/A 57% 21% 37 19% N/A  
671 Pueblo Community College 7.00 to 1 4% N/A 50% 21% 33 31% N/A  
671 The Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online Division 0.24 to 1 81% 75% 63% 21% N/A 23% N/A  
671 University of Alaska Southeast 0.83 to 1 28% N/A 57% 21% 29 11% N/A  
680 Adams State College 0.91 to 1 65% 64% 54% 20% 62 19% N/A  
680 Bladen Community College 0.60 to 1 9% N/A 52% 20% 36 0% N/A  
680 Brookdale Community College 0.34 to 1 3% N/A 66% 20% 40 17% N/A  
680 Central Virginia Community College 0.22 to 1 2% N/A 54% 20% 43 0% N/A  
680 Colorado Northwestern Community College 0.56 to 1 58% N/A 51% 20% 36 15% N/A  
680 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla 0.40 to 1 31% 66% 70% 20% 36 28% N/A  
680 Lincoln Land Community College 0.53 to 1 8% N/A 54% 20% 39 19% N/A  
680 Manchester Community College 0.27 to 1 N/A N/A 53% 20% 37 11% N/A  
680 Parkland College 0.46 to 1 9% N/A 60% 20% 40 18% N/A  
680 Potomac College-Washington 0.12 to 1 0% N/A N/A 20% 18 20% N/A  
690 Cerro Coso Community College 0.43 to 1 0% N/A 49% 19% 37 18% N/A  
690 Franklin University 0.09 to 1 4% N/A 32% 19% 36 10% N/A  
690 Harford Community College 0.24 to 1 11% N/A 66% 19% 45 15% N/A  
690 Indiana Institute of Technology 0.15 to 1 80% 65% 59% 19% 50 11% N/A  
690 Lamar State College-Orange 0.77 to 1 10% N/A 51% 19% 23 28% N/A  
690 Patten University 0.35 to 1 96% N/A 20% 19% 32 23% N/A  
690 Strayer Virginia 0.20 to 1 49% N/A 52% 19% 31 14% N/A  
690 Suffolk County Community College 0.23 to 1 2% N/A 65% 19% 46 16% N/A  
690 The University of Texas at Brownsville 1.48 to 1 88% N/A 46% 19% 17 16% N/A  
690 Three Rivers Community College 0.36 to 1 17% N/A 53% 19% 38 22% N/A  
690 Walters State Community College 0.27 to 1 17% 100% 55% 19% 40 20% 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