The average graduation rate of Delaware colleges is 53.00%. It means that 53.00% of students have completed their studies within 150% of program length.
For the bachelor's degree (BS) in 4-year Delaware colleges, the average graduation rate is 43.80%, which means 43.80% of students earned BS degree in 6 years after enrolling first year.
In Delaware 2-year institutions (i.e. community colleges), the average graduation rate is 41.00%.
For Delaware colleges, University of Delaware has the highest graduation rate of 82.54% among 4-year colleges. For Delaware community colleges, has the highest graduation rate of 0.00%.
The following table compares graduation rates between Delaware colleges. For 4-year colleges, the rates are based on the time it takes to earn a bachelor's degree, which typically requires 4 years of study. Therefore, 100% normal time means 4-year, 125% normal time means 5-years, and the 150% normal time means 6 years.
For community colleges (2-4 year schools) and trade schools, the completion time to measure graduation rates vary depending on the length of the program. For example, 150% normal time for 1-year certificate programs is 18 months and 3 years for 2-years associate degree.
| School | Graduation Rate (Completers) | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 100% Normal Time | In 125% Normal Time | In 150% Normal Time | |||
| Margaret H Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Medical CenterTrade School | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dawn Career Institute LLCTrade School | 75.16% | - | 81.84% | - | 91% |
| Delaware Technical Community College-Terry4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 7% | - |
| Delaware State University4-Year College, public | 28.16% | 37.41% | 39.10% | 8% | 70% |
| University of Delaware4-Year College, public | 73.97% | 81.08% | 82.54% | - | 92% |
| Goldey-Beacom College4-Year College, private | 48.84% | 53.49% | 56.59% | 11% | 72% |
| Schilling-Douglas School of Hair DesignTrade School | 30.23% | - | 60.47% | - | 65% |
| Wilmington University4-Year College, private | 11.94% | 20.40% | 21.89% | 2% | 61% |
| Delaware College of Art and DesignCommunity College | - | - | - | - | 56% |
| The Salon Professional AcademyTrade School | 9.62% | - | 88.46% | - | 89% |
| Strayer University-Delaware4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Academy of Massage and BodyworkTrade School | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-DelawareTrade School | 10.53% | - | 52.63% | - | 64% |
| Hair Academy School of Barbering & BeautyTrade School | 28.57% | - | 50.00% | - | 100% |
| Polytech Adult EducationTrade School | 70.00% | - | 70.00% | - | 100% |
| Delaware Technical Community College-Owens4-Year College, public | - | - | - | - | - |
| Delaware Technical Community College-Stanton/Wilmington4-Year College, public | - | - | - | - | - |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Delaware4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| All In The Wrist Barber AcademyTrade School | 26.32% | - | 26.32% | - | 58% |