Graduation Rate at Lee

[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]

At Lee University, the graduation rate is 63 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 82 %, and the transfer-out rate is 24 %, as of August 31, 2025.

Its graduation rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 54.38% (private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University with medium programs).

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Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2024-2025, 547 students out of 874 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Lee University.

By gender, 162 male and 385 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.

CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total87454762.59%
Men29116255.67%
Women58338566.04%
Lee University graduation rate by gender

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Lee University.

  • American Indian or Alaska Native: 25.00%
  • Asian: 100.00%
  • Black (Non-Hispanic): 43.75%
  • Hispanic: 80.00%
  • White: 64.09%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 50.00%
  • Two or More Race: 60.00%
  • Unknown: 50.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native25.00%(1/4) 33.33%(1/3) -
Asian100.00%(10/10) 100.00%(4/4) 100.00%(6/6)
Black (Non-Hispanic)43.75%(21/48) 40.00%(8/20) 46.43%(13/28)
Hispanic80.00%(4/5) 50.00%(1/2) 100.00%(3/3)
White64.09%(464/724) 57.45%(135/235) 67.28%(329/489)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander50.00%(1/2) 50.00%(1/2) -
Two or More Race60.00%(21/35) 57.14%(4/7) 60.71%(17/28)
Unknown50.00%(14/28) 36.36%(4/11) 58.82%(10/17)
Lee University graduation rate by race

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

At Lee, the transfer-out rate is 23.57%. Its transfer-out rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 21.11%.

Lee's retention rate is 82% for full-time students and 17 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 72.75%.


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 Lee University, 11 of 18 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 61.11%.

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