The average graduation rate of U.S. colleges is 58.60%. It means that 58.60% of students have completed their studies within 150% of program length.
For the bachelor's degree (BS) in 4-year colleges, the average graduation rate is 52.90%, which means 52.90% of students earned BS degree in 6 years after enrolling first year.
In 2-year institutions (i.e. community colleges), the average graduation rate is 51.11%.
Rhode Island colleges have the highest graduation rate of 73.30%. New Mexico colleges has the lowest graduation rate of 37.08%.
The following table compares the graduation rate by state. It compares the graduation rate by school level and completion time for degrees and certificate programs.You can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the column title.
| State | 4-Year Colleges | Community Colleges | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate | |
| Alaska | 40.43% | 8.00% | 73.43% | 40.00% | - | 50.50% |
| Alabama | 46.90% | 28.78% | 70.41% | 37.08% | 20.68% | 60.80% |
| Arkansas | 46.61% | 24.44% | 65.83% | 45.46% | 9.52% | 59.50% |
| American Samoa | 32.00% | - | - | - | ||
| Arizona | 38.80% | 16.29% | 60.13% | 51.43% | 16.00% | 71.71% |
| California | 60.06% | 13.68% | 80.18% | 53.23% | 9.19% | 70.33% |
| Colorado | 46.44% | 23.32% | 70.50% | 61.88% | 16.56% | 67.56% |
| Connecticut | 63.59% | 18.35% | 79.19% | 62.00% | 13.00% | 71.71% |
| District of Columbia | 54.27% | 18.17% | 80.58% | 61.67% | 10.00% | 59.00% |
| Delaware | 43.80% | 7.00% | 73.75% | 41.00% | - | 56.00% |
| Florida | 55.72% | 18.00% | 70.83% | 62.66% | 9.47% | 68.09% |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 34.00% | 4.00% | 40.00% | - | - | - |
| Georgia | 40.89% | 24.22% | 67.14% | 44.28% | 9.48% | 64.45% |
| Guam | 43.00% | 88.50% | - | - | - | |
| Hawaii | 49.44% | 21.50% | 72.86% | 52.90% | 12.29% | 71.00% |
| Iowa | 63.12% | 22.06% | 73.19% | 53.05% | 13.33% | 63.05% |
| Idaho | 49.50% | 11.64% | 70.07% | 62.33% | 17.00% | 75.00% |
| Illinois | 55.67% | 26.94% | 73.26% | 45.27% | 19.72% | 66.27% |
| Indiana | 56.24% | 19.14% | 74.80% | 53.50% | 15.25% | 65.91% |
| Kansas | 46.71% | 17.85% | 65.86% | 50.04% | 17.60% | 65.14% |
| Kentucky | 50.38% | 16.89% | 72.97% | 49.00% | 10.06% | 65.86% |
| Louisiana | 46.77% | 18.00% | 72.50% | 44.16% | 17.64% | 64.72% |
| Massachusetts | 66.65% | 17.78% | 79.75% | 32.55% | 22.44% | 63.85% |
| Maryland | 56.34% | 26.35% | 77.53% | 34.22% | 20.69% | 64.22% |
| Maine | 57.68% | 15.15% | 73.61% | 45.00% | 13.43% | 62.50% |
| Marshall Islands | 18.00% | - | - | - | ||
| Michigan | 56.38% | 18.96% | 76.69% | 41.93% | 20.96% | 61.18% |
| Minnesota | 59.84% | 22.79% | 76.44% | 42.00% | 19.42% | 63.21% |
| Missouri | 54.62% | 23.22% | 71.75% | 50.00% | 14.55% | 69.16% |
| Northern Marianas | 41.00% | 8.00% | 73.00% | - | - | - |
| Mississippi | 51.44% | 29.50% | 72.94% | 45.18% | 15.79% | 62.76% |
| Montana | 46.07% | 10.00% | 71.08% | 37.44% | 17.86% | 56.70% |
| North Carolina | 50.84% | 25.83% | 75.51% | 44.76% | 16.33% | 67.27% |
| North Dakota | 43.00% | 14.92% | 76.18% | 45.00% | 10.00% | 63.40% |
| Nebraska | 52.19% | 21.00% | 75.75% | 62.56% | 12.43% | 75.13% |
| New Hampshire | 57.21% | 11.00% | 77.50% | 46.50% | 19.86% | 67.63% |
| New Jersey | 56.40% | 33.40% | 79.32% | 50.26% | 13.84% | 70.45% |
| New Mexico | 37.08% | 16.33% | 63.00% | 32.29% | 13.18% | 57.95% |
| Nevada | 43.90% | 27.86% | 74.83% | 60.14% | 1.50% | 72.71% |
| New York | 57.10% | 26.31% | 79.86% | 53.31% | 19.80% | 65.49% |
| Ohio | 46.10% | 19.52% | 69.34% | 62.14% | 12.00% | 71.50% |
| Oklahoma | 38.30% | 14.18% | 66.83% | 53.92% | 14.64% | 66.73% |
| Oregon | 56.46% | 21.95% | 79.83% | 55.15% | 18.57% | 70.88% |
| Pennsylvania | 58.47% | 18.92% | 78.72% | 58.13% | 17.41% | 69.03% |
| Puerto Rico | 43.93% | 6.39% | 74.08% | 56.14% | 19.60% | 62.07% |
| Palau | 27.00% | 12.00% | 72.00% | |||
| Rhode Island | 73.30% | 17.67% | 82.50% | 60.33% | 9.00% | 72.00% |
| South Carolina | 47.32% | 22.68% | 70.64% | 37.67% | 23.79% | 62.80% |
| South Dakota | 44.60% | 8.29% | 74.54% | 65.50% | 3.75% | 75.75% |
| Tennessee | 50.93% | 18.83% | 71.30% | 58.46% | 7.18% | 69.00% |
| Texas | 45.58% | 21.68% | 69.36% | 51.62% | 13.82% | 67.31% |
| Utah | 50.50% | 15.44% | 71.17% | 59.00% | 14.00% | 70.00% |
| Virginia | 58.79% | 25.55% | 78.24% | 47.50% | 13.12% | 66.64% |
| Virgin Islands | 28.00% | 69.00% | - | - | - | |
| Vermont | 63.60% | 13.20% | 82.30% | 20.00% | 24.00% | 49.00% |
| Washington | 45.93% | 16.91% | 76.59% | 73.88% | 1.00% | 63.88% |
| Wisconsin | 56.28% | 20.00% | 73.21% | 54.45% | 9.40% | 72.71% |
| West Virginia | 47.39% | 24.00% | 64.85% | 61.00% | 9.92% | 68.00% |
| Wyoming | 45.43% | 20.33% | 67.50% | 60.00% | 15.50% | 74.33% |