The average graduation rate for Alabama 4-Year Colleges is 37.87%, transfer-out rate is 24.85%, and retention rate is 67.29%.

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The table below summarizes and compares the graduation, transfer-out, and retention rate for Alabama 4-Year Colleges. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.

Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Comparison between Alabama 4-Year Colleges

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Alabama 4-Year Colleges Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Comparison Table
School NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateTransfer-out Rate (BS degree)Retention Rate (Full-time)Retention Rate (Part-time)
 Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, AL26% 34%42% 59%25%
Alabama School of Nail Technology & CosmetologyJackson, AL- -- 89%-
Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL27% 34%37% 60%20%
Amridge UniversityMontgomery, AL50% 50%60% --
Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL80% 12%14% 93%73%
Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, AL35% 31%34% 70%23%
Bevill State Community CollegeJasper, AL36% 16%- 66%65%
Birmingham-Southern CollegeBirmingham, AL64% 27%24% 77%-
Bishop State Community CollegeMobile, AL22% 19%- 61%33%
Blue Cliff Career CollegeMobile, AL- -- 73%-
Brown Beauty Barber SchoolBessemer, AL- -- 83%-
Central Alabama Community CollegeAlexander City, AL21% 18%- 62%35%
Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePhenix City, AL25% 21%- 61%21%
Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minette, AL22% 21%- 62%42%
Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, AL32% -- 42%30%
Enterprise State Community CollegeEnterprise, AL28% 29%- 63%46%
Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, AL32% 39%46% 63%33%
Fortis CollegeMobile, AL- -- 55%-
Fortis College-DothanDothan, AL- -- 56%-
Fortis College-MontgomeryMontgomery, AL- -- 44%-
Fortis Institute-BirminghamBirmingham, AL36% -- 25%-
Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsden, AL25% 4%- 65%41%
George C Wallace Community College-DothanDothan, AL29% 16%- 65%45%
George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville, AL45% 11%- 66%49%
George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaSelma, AL36% 12%- 57%48%
H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegeMontgomery, AL20% 11%- 58%35%
Heritage Christian UniversityFlorence, AL- 100%- 100%-
Herzing University-BirminghamBirmingham, AL30% -- 50%50%
Huntingdon CollegeMontgomery, AL50% -- 65%-
Huntsville Bible CollegeHuntsville, AL- -- 100%67%
J F Ingram State Technical CollegeDeatsville, AL9% -- 65%52%
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegeHuntsville, AL12% 18%- 47%23%
Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, AL52% 26%34% 66%28%
Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham, AL21% 37%- 61%38%
John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTanner, AL36% 16%- 64%43%
Lawson State Community CollegeBirmingham, AL22% 15%- 60%32%
Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegeAndalusia, AL33% -- 64%43%
Marion Military InstituteMarion, AL26% 55%- 41%-
Midfield Institute of CosmetologyMidfield, AL- -- 100%-
Miles CollegeFairfield, AL26% -- 57%50%
New Beginning College of CosmetologyAlbertville, AL- -- 56%-
Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsville, AL44% 5%- 73%58%
Northwest-Shoals Community CollegeMuscle Shoals, AL26% 6%- 64%45%
Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL46% -12% 77%50%
Paul Mitchell the School-BirminghamHoover, AL- -- 75%-
Paul Mitchell the School-HuntsvilleMadison, AL- -- 83%-
Reid State Technical CollegeEvergreen, AL44% -- 73%40%
Remington College-Mobile CampusMobile, AL40% -- 51%-
Ross Medical Education Center-HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL- -- 56%-
Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL77% -- 91%50%
Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosa, AL22% 19%- 62%34%
Snead State Community CollegeBoaz, AL39% 15%- 64%30%
South University-MontgomeryMontgomery, AL9% -- 17%-
Southern Union State Community CollegeWadley, AL24% 41%- 68%40%
Spring Hill CollegeMobile, AL61% 29%32% 81%-
Stillman CollegeTuscaloosa, AL24% 18%6% 63%100%
Talladega CollegeTalladega, AL35% -4% 76%100%
The Salon Professional Academy-HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL- -- 90%-
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL72% 18%19% 87%60%
Troy UniversityTroy, AL45% 25%29% 75%29%
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AL67% -11% 76%67%
University Academy of Hair DesignTuscaloosa, AL- -- 86%-
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL64% 15%22% 82%54%
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL62% 20%30% 80%31%
University of MobileMobile, AL45% -- 68%100%
University of MontevalloMontevallo, AL54% 22%28% 73%27%
University of North AlabamaFlorence, AL52% 23%30% 76%29%
University of South AlabamaMobile, AL47% 30%31% 69%29%
University of West AlabamaLivingston, AL38% 36%31% 69%25%
Winonah's International School of CosmetologyHoover, AL- -- 67%-
Average37.87%24.85%27.43%67.29%44.43%

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