Rio Salado College has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 9% last year.
The University of Arizona Global Campus with 11% and Del Mar College with 11% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Public 4-Years Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $10,426 and graduate tuition & fees is $12,930 for the academic year 2024-2025.
At these Low Graduation Rate Public 4-Years Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 80.29%, and the average SAT score is 1,010, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Rio Salado College Tempe, AZPublic, 4-year | 9.00% 6.00% | $8,958 ($2,368) | - | - | - | 18,841 | 31 to 1 |
| 2 - | The University of Arizona Global Campus Chandler, AZPublic, 4-year | 11.00% 3.00% | $11,960 ($14,278) | - | - | - | 28,004 | 13 to 1 |
| 2 2 | Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TXPublic, 4-year | 11.00% 1.00% | $6,050 ($5,000) | - | - | - | 10,256 | 12 to 1 |
| 4 7 | Phoenix College Phoenix, AZPublic, 4-year | 14.00% 3.00% | $8,959 ($2,358) | - | - | - | 10,660 | 16 to 1 |
| 5 - | Glendale Community College Glendale, AZPublic, 4-year | 16.00% 2.00% | $8,959 ($2,358) | - | - | - | 13,914 | 18 to 1 |
| 5 13 | Mesa Community College Mesa, AZPublic, 4-year | 16.00% 3.00% | $8,959 ($2,358) | - | - | - | 17,077 | 18 to 1 |
| 5 20 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OHPublic, 4-year | 16.00% 4.00% | $10,044 ($5,517) | - | - | - | 9,683 | 10 to 1 |
| 5 1 | University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College Blue Ash, OHPublic, 4-year | 16.00% 1.00% | $15,904 ($7,106) | - | - | - | 7,787 | 19 to 1 |
| 9 30 | Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZPublic, 4-year | 17.00% 6.00% | $8,959 ($2,358) | - | - | - | 7,065 | 16 to 1 |
| 9 6 | Henry Ford College Dearborn, MIPublic, 4-year | 17.00% 7.00% | $7,816 ($5,644) | - | - | - | 11,410 | 25 to 1 |
| 9 - | Houston City College Houston, TXPublic, 4-year | 17.00% 1.00% | $5,460 ($4,344) | - | - | - | 53,253 | 23 to 1 |
| 12 6 | Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MIPublic, 4-year | 18.00% 3.00% | $6,501 ($5,057) | - | - | - | 8,587 | 27 to 1 |
| 13 2 | College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NVPublic, 4-year | 19.00% 2.00% | $13,024 ($4,358) | - | - | - | 28,313 | 18 to 1 |
| 13 5 | Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix, AZPublic, 4-year | 19.00% - | $8,959 ($2,358) | - | - | - | 6,148 | 14 to 1 |
| 15 60 | Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar, CAPublic, 4-year | 20.00% 10.00% | $10,572 ($1,238) | - | - | - | 10,690 | 32 to 1 |
| 15 9 | Community College of Denver Denver, COPublic, 4-year | 20.00% 5.00% | $17,658 ($5,058) | - | - | - | 7,965 | 22 to 1 |
| 15 10 | Rose State College Midwest City, OKPublic, 4-year | 20.00% - | $11,407 ($5,030) | - | - | - | 7,758 | 21 to 1 |
| 15 13 | Lane Community College Eugene, ORPublic, 4-year | 20.00% 1.00% | $13,078 ($6,202) | - | - | - | 6,810 | 16 to 1 |
| 15 1 | Austin Community College District Austin, TXPublic, 4-year | 20.00% 2.00% | $10,590 ($8,580) | - | - | - | 39,727 | 19 to 1 |
| 15 13 | Collin County Community College District McKinney, TXPublic, 4-year | 20.00% 1.00% | $6,064 ($3,814) | - | - | - | 39,548 | 21 to 1 |
| 21 10 | Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CAPublic, 4-year | 21.00% 1.00% | $11,300 ($1,430) | - | - | - | 30,746 | 31 to 1 |
| 21 10 | Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, COPublic, 4-year | 21.00% 1.00% | $17,110 ($4,510) | - | - | - | 12,556 | 22 to 1 |
| 21 4 | Georgia Highlands College Rome, GAPublic, 4-year | 21.00% 1.00% | $10,080 ($3,120) | - | - | - | 5,382 | 21 to 1 |
| 21 10 | Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MOPublic, 4-year | 21.00% 4.00% | $6,990 ($5,130) | - | - | - | 15,649 | 18 to 1 |
| 21 3 | CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NYPublic, 4-year | 21.00% 2.00% | $15,282 ($7,332) | 18.17% | 80.29% | 1,010 | 14,486 | 16 to 1 |
| Average | 17.64% | $10,426 ($4,676) | 18.17% | 80.29% | 1,010 | 16,893 | 20 to 1 |