Graduation Rate at AQ (Grand Rapids, MI)

[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]

At Aquinas College, the graduation rate is 65 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 78 %, and the transfer-out rate is 27 %, as of August 31, 2025.

Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 66.54% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).

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Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2024-2025, 217 students out of 332 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Aquinas College.

By gender, 84 male and 133 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.

CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total33221765.36%
Men1398460.43%
Women19313368.91%
Aquinas College graduation rate by gender

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Aquinas College.

  • American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
  • Asian: 71.43%
  • Black (Non-Hispanic): 54.55%
  • Hispanic: 70.37%
  • White: 65.57%
  • Two or More Race: 66.67%
  • Unknown: 61.40%
Graduation Rate by Gender
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native100.00%(1/1) - 100.00%(1/1)
Asian71.43%(5/7) - 83.33%(5/6)
Black (Non-Hispanic)54.55%(6/11) 66.67%(2/3) 50.00%(4/8)
Hispanic70.37%(19/27) 71.43%(10/14) 69.23%(9/13)
White65.57%(139/212) 59.21%(45/76) 69.12%(94/136)
Two or More Race66.67%(4/6) 33.33%(1/3) 100.00%(3/3)
Unknown61.40%(35/57) 61.11%(22/36) 61.90%(13/21)
Aquinas College graduation rate by race

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

At AQ, the transfer-out rate is 27.11%. Its transfer-out rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 17.90%.

AQ's retention rate is 78% for full-time students and 100 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 81.48%.


Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Aquinas College, 8 of 11 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 72.73%.

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