The average graduation rate for Ohio 4-Year Colleges is 48.83%, transfer-out rate is 20.60%, and retention rate is 69.66%.

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

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Ohio 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)
Academia Medical InstituteColumbus, OH- -- 69%-
Adult and Community Education-HudsonColumbus, OH- -- 86%-
Allegheny Wesleyan CollegeSalem, OH40% 5%9% 76%-
Allstate Hairstyling & Barber CollegeCleveland, OH56% -- 92%86%
American Institute of Alternative MedicineColumbus, OH61% -- --
Antioch CollegeYellow Springs, OH25% -9% 73%-
Apex Academy Hair Skin Nails School of CosmetologyOntario, OH- -- 47%-
Apollo Career CenterLima, OH- -- 47%66%
Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH49% -- 70%-
Ashland County-West Holmes Career CenterAshland, OH- -- 92%88%
Ashland UniversityAshland, OH60% 30%- 70%37%
Ashtabula County Technical and Career CampusJefferson, OH- -- 58%80%
ATA College-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH50% -- 82%-
Athena Career AcademyToledo, OH75% -- 15%-
Auburn Career CenterConcord Twp, OH- -- 83%94%
Aultman College of Nursing and Health SciencesCanton, OH81% 18%- 67%100%
Aveda Fredric's Institute-CincinnatiWest Chester, OH- -- 78%-
Aveda Institute-ColumbusColumbus, OH- -- 70%-
Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH65% -- 82%67%
Belmont CollegeSt Clairsville, OH34% 15%- 51%35%
Bluffton UniversityBluffton, OH45% -29% 70%-
Bowling Green State University-FirelandsHuron, OH11% 39%- 55%30%
Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, OH61% 23%28% 77%57%
Brown Aveda Institute-MentorMentor, OH73% -- 86%80%
Brown Aveda Institute-StrongsvilleStrongsville, OH70% -- 73%100%
Bryant & Stratton College-ParmaParma, OH30% 8%100% --
Buckeye Hills Career CenterRio Grande, OH- -- 100%-
Buckeye Joint Vocational SchoolNew Philadelphia, OH- -- 87%-
Butler Technology and Career Development SchoolsMonroe, OH- -- 67%-
Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical EducationCanton, OH- -- 82%100%
Capital UniversityColumbus, OH61% -- 78%-
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking CountyNewark, OH- -- 93%-
Casal Aveda InstituteNiles, OH55% -- 83%100%
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH85% -- 93%-
Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH75% -- 86%-
Central Ohio Technical CollegeNewark, OH30% 17%- --
Central School of Practical NursingIndependence, OH- -- 74%-
Central State UniversityWilberforce, OH25% 34%46% 41%14%
Chamberlain University-OhioColumbus, OH11% 66%33% 100%-
Choffin Career and Technical CenterYoungstown, OH- -- 79%-
Cincinnati School of Barbering & Hair DesignCincinnati, OH65% -- 75%-
Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, OH16% 19%- 22%50%
Clark State CollegeSpringfield, OH31% 26%- --
Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland, OH73% 8%- 80%-
Cleveland Institute of MusicCleveland, OH82% 9%2% 89%-
Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH48% 39%- 69%32%
Columbiana County Career and Technical CenterLisbon, OH- -- 86%-
Columbus College of Art and DesignColumbus, OH59% -- 78%-
Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, OH25% 16%- 63%45%
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North DaytonDayton, OH71% -- 66%59%
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South DaytonDayton, OH86% 2%- 72%43%
Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, OH25% 12%- 57%41%
Cuyahoga Valley Career CenterBrecksville, OH- -- 86%82%
Davis CollegeToledo, OH- -- 23%50%
Dayton Barber CollegeMiamisburg, OH66% -- 84%-
Dayton School of Medical MassageDayton, OH- -- 72%-
Defiance CollegeDefiance, OH41% 8%- 58%-
Denison UniversityGranville, OH84% 13%- 90%-
DeVry University-OhioColumbus, OH23% 17%20% 42%33%
East Ohio CollegeEast Liverpool, OH58% -- 70%-
Eastern Gateway Community CollegeSteubenville, OH31% -- 64%41%
Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical SchoolsGroveport, OH- -- 85%-
Edison State Community CollegePiqua, OH23% 14%- 58%35%
EHOVE Career CenterMilan, OH- -- 86%77%
Elite Academy of Hair DesignBridgeport, OH- -- 79%78%
Elite School of CosmetologyNorwalk, OH57% -- 67%100%
Elite Welding Academy LLCCincinnati, OH- -- 100%-
Empire Beauty School-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH- -- 65%14%
ETI Technical CollegeNiles, OH82% 8%- 63%100%
Felbry CollegeColumbus, OH95% -- --
Fortis College-CentervilleCenterville, OH48% -- 28%-
Fortis College-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH42% -- 53%-
Fortis College-ColumbusWesterville, OH43% -- 52%-
Fortis College-Cuyahoga FallsCuyahoga Falls, OH35% -- 40%-
Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, OH76% 13%17% 86%57%
Franklin UniversityColumbus, OH49% 39%30% 50%44%
Galen College of Nursing-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH64% -- 80%45%
Gerbers Akron Beauty SchoolAkron, OH- -- 20%50%
Global Tech CollegeToledo, OH- -- 17%-
Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnati, OH45% 19%8% 78%100%
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health ScienceCincinnati, OH40% -- --
Great Oaks Career CampusesCincinnati, OH- -- 74%-
Hair AcademyChillicothe, OH- -- 92%77%
Hannah E Mullins School of Practical NursingSalem, OH- -- 58%100%
Heidelberg UniversityTiffin, OH54% 21%15% 75%-
Herzing University-AkronAkron, OH21% -- 50%-
Hiram CollegeHiram, OH52% -- 69%-
Hobart Institute of Welding TechnologyTroy, OH- -- 93%-
Hocking CollegeNelsonville, OH26% 14%- 46%33%
Hondros College of NursingWesterville, OH38% 1%- 36%-
International College of BroadcastingDayton, OH53% -- 47%-
James A. Rhodes State CollegeLima, OH26% 17%- 60%37%
John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OH78% -- 86%-
Kent State University at AshtabulaAshtabula, OH11% 4%5% 58%26%
Kent State University at East LiverpoolEast Liverpool, OH13% 3%12% 20%38%
Kent State University at GeaugaBurton, OH15% 10%6% 36%34%
Kent State University at KentKent, OH64% 6%5% 78%60%
Kent State University at SalemSalem, OH12% 5%4% 48%31%
Kent State University at StarkNorth Canton, OH12% 7%4% 48%35%
Kent State University at TrumbullWarren, OH12% 6%4% 44%13%
Kent State University at TuscarawasNew Philadelphia, OH24% 5%3% 42%21%
Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH87% 8%5% 88%-
Kettering CollegeKettering, OH50% -- 73%80%
Knox County Career CenterMount Vernon, OH- -- 100%56%
LaBarberia Institute of HairMayfield Hts, OH72% -- 23%-
Lake Erie CollegePainesville, OH42% -- 66%-
Lakeland Community CollegeKirtland, OH16% 16%- 57%51%
Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, OH26% 21%- --
Lorain County Joint Vocational School DistrictOberlin, OH- -- 90%90%
Lourdes UniversitySylvania, OH50% -- 64%60%
Madison Adult Career CenterMansfield, OH73% -- 75%91%
Mahoning County Career and Technical CenterCanfield, OH- -- 75%90%
Malone UniversityCanton, OH51% -- 73%-
Marietta CollegeMarietta, OH50% -- 64%-
Marion Technical CollegeMarion, OH29% 7%- 56%36%
Medina County Career CenterMedina, OH- -- 71%-
Mercy College of OhioToledo, OH52% 21%27% 77%-
Meryma'at Barber CollegeCleveland, OH91% -- 61%-
Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, OH19% 29%- 57%38%
Miami University-MiddletownMiddletown, OH22% 23%- 55%20%
Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH80% 14%- 89%60%
Miami Valley Career Technology CenterEnglewood, OH- -- 88%-
Mid-EastCTC-Adult EducationZanesville, OH- -- 86%86%
Moler Hollywood Beauty AcademyCincinnati, OH- -- 75%60%
Moler-Pickens Beauty AcademyFairfield, OH- -- 50%48%
Mount Carmel College of NursingColumbus, OH64% 28%- 68%71%
Mount Saint Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH50% -- 69%-
Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, OH68% 20%33% 70%-
Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, OH59% -- 68%-
MyComputerCareer at ColumbusWesterville, OH75% 1%- 77%-
North Central State CollegeMansfield, OH26% 13%- 88%100%
Northern Career InstituteEastlake, OH- -- 80%-
Northern Institute of CosmetologyLorain, OH- -- 71%-
Northwest State Community CollegeArchbold, OH45% 9%- 75%56%
Notre Dame CollegeCleveland, OH42% 31%- 62%50%
O C Collins Career CenterChesapeake, OH70% 29%- 100%-
Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH83% -- 87%-
Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving AcademyTrotwood, OH- -- 92%100%
Ohio Business College-SanduskySandusky, OH62% -- 38%43%
Ohio Business College-SheffieldSheffield Village, OH73% -- 73%50%
Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, OH32% -- 61%-
Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbus, OH50% 13%34% 58%-
Ohio Institute of Allied HealthHuber Heights, OH92% -- 78%-
Ohio Media School-CincinnatiNorwood, OH- -- 73%-
Ohio Media School-ColumbusColumbus, OH- -- 66%-
Ohio Media School-Valley ViewValley View, OH- -- 63%-
Ohio Medical Career CollegeDayton, OH83% -- 83%-
Ohio Northern UniversityAda, OH72% -24% 80%100%
Ohio State Beauty AcademyLima, OH50% -- 86%-
Ohio State College of Barber StylingColumbus, OH79% -- 71%-
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal WinchesterCANAL WINCHESTER, OH59% -- 76%-
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-HeathHeath, OH48% -- 81%-
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteWooster, OH49% 23%- 51%33%
Ohio State University-Lima CampusLima, OH20% 55%30% 44%46%
Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH88% 7%10% 93%52%
Ohio State University-Mansfield CampusMansfield, OH16% 66%31% 33%60%
Ohio State University-Marion CampusMarion, OH16% 62%24% 41%38%
Ohio State University-Newark CampusNewark, OH33% 44%35% 24%18%
Ohio Technical CollegeCleveland, OH59% -- 97%-
Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, OH18% 37%29% 56%8%
Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, OH16% 44%41% 58%50%
Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, OH12% 33%33% 54%33%
Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH65% 27%25% 79%53%
Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, OH21% 31%19% 49%50%
Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, OH18% 43%30% 50%25%
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH66% 26%- 82%-
Orion InstitutePerrysburg, OH- -- 100%-
Otterbein UniversityWesterville, OH69% 22%- 79%50%
Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, OH27% 9%- 62%46%
Paramount Beauty AcademyPortsmouth, OH- -- 90%-
Paul Mitchell the School-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH- -- 77%33%
Paul Mitchell the School-ClevelandTwinsburg, OH- -- 68%-
Paul Mitchell the School-ColumbusColumbus, OH- -- 83%-
Paul Mitchell the School-ToledoSylvania, OH- -- 62%56%
Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School DistrictChillicothe, OH- -- 100%93%
Polaris Career CenterMiddleburg Heights, OH- -- 88%80%
Pontifical College JosephinumColumbus, OH30% -70% 100%-
Portage Lakes Career CenterUniontown, OH- -- 85%92%
Professional Skills InstituteMaumee, OH77% -- --
Rabbinical College TelsheWickliffe, OH14% 57%57% 67%-
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-AllianceAlliance, OH55% 1%- 77%-
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-BoardmanBoardman, OH50% 3%- 67%-
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-BrunswickBrunswick, OH56% -- 76%-
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-NilesNiles, OH54% -- 58%-
Remington College-Cleveland CampusCleveland, OH40% -- 53%-
Rosedale Bible CollegeIrwin, OH53% 6%- 78%40%
Ross College-CantonCanton, OH52% 2%- 75%50%
Ross College-SylvaniaSylvania, OH33% -- 66%-
Ross Medical Education Center-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH- -- 68%-
Ross Medical Education Center-DaytonDayton, OH- -- 60%-
Ross Medical Education Center-ElyriaElyria, OH- -- 69%-
Ross Medical Education Center-NilesNiles, OH- -- 74%-
Ross Medical Education Center-OntarioOntario, OH- -- 73%-
Salon Institute-Toledo CampusToledo, OH60% -- 100%-
Sandusky Career CenterSandusky, OH- -- 100%-
Scioto County Career Technical CenterLucasville, OH- -- 76%90%
Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouth, OH35% 26%8% 66%25%
Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, OH30% 23%- 73%22%
Southern State Community CollegeHillsboro, OH31% 16%- 57%35%
Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, OH20% 11%- 49%42%
Stautzenberger College-BrecksvilleBrecksville, OH65% -- 60%-
Stautzenberger College-MaumeeMaumee, OH52% -- 64%-
Summit Salon Academy-PerrysburgPerrysburg, OH66% -- 88%94%
Terra State Community CollegeFremont, OH25% 21%- 63%50%
The Christ College of Nursing and Health SciencesCincinnati, OH53% -- 68%33%
The College of WoosterWooster, OH74% -- 83%-
The Modern College of DesignKettering, OH54% -- --
The North Coast CollegeLakewood, OH23% -- --
The Spa SchoolColumbus, OH65% -- 93%-
The University of FindlayFindlay, OH65% 24%- 75%-
Tiffin Academy of Hair DesignTiffin, OH- -- 83%75%
Tiffin UniversityTiffin, OH45% 30%38% 60%16%
Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing EducationToledo, OH52% 43%- 89%-
Tri-County Adult Career CenterNelsonville, OH- -- 45%-
Tri-Rivers Career CenterMarion, OH- -- 75%90%
Trinity Health System School of NursingSteubenville, OH- -- 75%-
Trumbull Career & Technical CenterWarren, OH- -- 86%-
Union Institute & UniversityCincinnati, OH50% -44% 100%67%
University of Akron Main CampusAkron, OH47% 27%19% 68%40%
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, OH16% 48%- --
University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia, OH21% 41%- --
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH72% -19% 86%53%
University of DaytonDayton, OH81% 15%- 88%75%
University of Mount UnionAlliance, OH61% 20%29% 78%-
University of Northwestern OhioLima, OH59% 6%28% 67%-
University of Rio GrandeRio Grande, OH37% 12%33% 53%40%
University of ToledoToledo, OH54% -- 75%42%
Upper Valley Career CenterPiqua, OH- -- 70%60%
Ursuline CollegePepper Pike, OH48% 40%41% 69%-
Valley College-ClevelandCleveland, OH58% 2%- 83%-
Valor Christian CollegeCanal Winchester, OH54% 11%- --
Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology CenterFremont, OH- -- 50%100%
Vantage Career CenterVan Wert, OH- -- 67%77%
Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, OH58% -- 76%20%
Warren County Career CenterLebanon, OH- -- 88%77%
Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical TrainingMarietta, OH- -- 76%84%
Washington State Community CollegeMarietta, OH37% 13%- 51%38%
Wayne County Schools Career CenterSmithville, OH- -- 74%77%
Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, OH41% -- 70%73%
Wilmington CollegeWilmington, OH50% -- 67%-
Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, OH57% 27%31% 75%-
Wright State University-Lake CampusCelina, OH42% -- 58%21%
Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, OH43% -- 64%31%
Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH73% -- 84%-
Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, OH48% 19%- 78%34%
Zane State CollegeZanesville, OH53% 6%- --
Average48.83%20.60%25.22%69.66%56.51%

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