The average graduation rate of North Dakota colleges is 51.16%. It means that 51.16% of students have completed their studies within 150% of program length.
For the bachelor's degree (BS) in 4-year North Dakota colleges, the average graduation rate is 43.00%, which means 43.00% of students earned BS degree in 6 years after enrolling first year.
In North Dakota 2-year institutions (i.e. community colleges), the average graduation rate is 45.00%.
For North Dakota colleges, University of Mary has the highest graduation rate of 66.60% among 4-year colleges. For North Dakota community colleges, North Dakota State College of Science has the highest graduation rate of 54.72%.
The following table compares graduation rates between North Dakota 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 | |||
| Rasmussen University-North Dakota4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bismarck State College4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 15% | 77% |
| Dickinson State University4-Year College, public | 23.08% | 43.36% | 48.25% | 4% | 67% |
| Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 22% | - |
| Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Grand ForksTrade School | 16.67% | - | 83.33% | - | 88% |
| University of Jamestown4-Year College, private | 37.16% | 46.36% | 49.04% | - | 67% |
| Lake Region State CollegeCommunity College | 50.00% | - | 52.41% | 16% | 65% |
| Cankdeska Cikana Community CollegeCommunity College | 8.00% | - | 28.00% | 4% | 44% |
| University of Mary4-Year College, private | 56.55% | 65.28% | 66.60% | 20% | 84% |
| Mayville State University4-Year College, public | 23.31% | 37.59% | 39.85% | 5% | 81% |
| Minot State University4-Year College, public | 28.91% | 43.49% | 45.05% | 16% | 66% |
| University of North Dakota4-Year College, public | 39.13% | 55.84% | 60.54% | 24% | 84% |
| North Dakota State College of ScienceCommunity College | 48.86% | - | 54.72% | - | 79% |
| Dakota College at BottineauCommunity College | 42.16% | - | 48.04% | - | 63% |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus4-Year College, public | 46.34% | 60.49% | 63.89% | 22% | 78% |
| Williston State CollegeCommunity College | 36.29% | - | 41.94% | - | 66% |
| Sitting Bull College4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 14% | - |
| Trinity Bible College and Graduate School4-Year College, private | 38.71% | - | 38.71% | 5% | 63% |
| Turtle Mountain College4-Year College, private | - | - | - | 9% | 100% |
| United Tribes Technical College4-Year College, private | - | - | - | 17% | - |
| Valley City State University4-Year College, public | 37.33% | 52.67% | 53.33% | 21% | 71% |
| The Salon Professional Academy-FargoTrade School | 50.00% | - | 60.00% | - | 93% |
| The Hair AcademyTrade School | - | - | - | 5% | 60% |
| Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-FargoTrade School | 21.21% | - | 72.73% | - | 85% |
| Lynnes Welding TrainingTrade School | 98.08% | - | 98.08% | - | - |
| Lynnes Welding Training-BismarckTrade School | - | - | - | - | - |