The average graduation rate for Michigan Colleges is 49.47%, transfer-out rate is 20.02%, and retention rate is 74.13%.

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

Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Comparison between Michigan Colleges

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Michigan 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)
Abcott InstituteSouthfield, MI- -- 56%-
Adrian CollegeAdrian, MI50% 26%3% 67%-
Albion CollegeAlbion, MI59% -- 73%-
Alma CollegeAlma, MI62% -- 73%-
Alpena Community CollegeAlpena, MI43% 20%- 66%44%
Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, MI70% 7%27% 82%60%
Aquinas CollegeGrand Rapids, MI61% 29%30% 77%-
Baker CollegeOwosso, MI20% 27%- 63%43%
Bay de Noc Community CollegeEscanaba, MI31% 19%- 58%55%
Bay Mills Community CollegeBrimley, MI26% 26%- --
Bayshire Academy of Beauty Craft IncBay City, MI- -- 100%63%
Brighton Institute of CosmetologyBrighton, MI- -- 95%100%
Cadillac Institute of CosmetologyCadillac, MI- -- 100%100%
Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, MI76% 14%- 86%100%
Carnegie InstituteTroy, MI70% -- 50%67%
Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, MI61% -- 72%42%
Chamberlain University-MichiganTroy, MI100% -- 100%-
Cleary UniversityHowell, MI63% -- 52%40%
College for Creative StudiesDetroit, MI64% 6%7% 76%45%
Concordia University Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI51% -- 68%-
Cornerstone UniversityGrand Rapids, MI61% -- 82%-
Creative Hair School of CosmetologyFlint, MI- -- 60%-
D&S School of CosmetologyWaterford, MI- -- 100%-
Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, MI50% -- 74%45%
Delta CollegeUniversity Center, MI15% 19%- 64%43%
Detroit Business Institute-DownriverRiverview, MI- -- 100%-
Dorsey CollegeMadison Heights, MI53% -- 47%-
Dorsey College-DearbornDetroit, MI- -- 32%-
Dorsey College-RosevilleRoseville, MI- -- 22%-
Dorsey College-SaginawSaginaw, MI- -- 38%-
Dorsey College-WayneWayne, MI- -- 40%-
Dorsey College-WoodhavenWoodhaven, MI- -- 77%-
Douglas J Aveda InstituteEast Lansing, MI67% -- 90%-
Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MI45% -- 66%25%
Elevate Salon InstituteRoyal Oak, MI- -- 81%88%
Empire Beauty School-MichiganGrand Rapids, MI- -- 67%42%
Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, MI49% 7%20% 77%50%
French Academy of CosmetologySpring Lake, MI- -- 100%33%
Glen Oaks Community CollegeCentreville, MI35% 18%- 61%44%
Gogebic Community CollegeIronwood, MI28% 21%- 54%64%
Grace Christian UniversityWyoming, MI53% -- 69%7%
Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, MI18% 20%- 56%56%
Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MI66% 14%16% 79%36%
Great Lakes Boat Building SchoolCedarville, MI- -- 86%-
Great Lakes Christian CollegeLansing, MI32% -- 77%25%
Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, MI11% 33%- --
Hillsdale Beauty CollegeHillsdale, MI- -- 67%100%
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI86% 6%7% 96%-
Hope CollegeHolland, MI80% -- 89%85%
Jackson CollegeJackson, MI16% 34%- --
Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, MI79% -- 86%-
Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeKalamazoo, MI22% 15%- 62%49%
Kellogg Community CollegeBattle Creek, MI8% 11%- 62%46%
Kettering UniversityFlint, MI69% -- 87%-
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community CollegeBaraga, MI21% -- 50%35%
Kirtland Community CollegeGrayling, MI33% 14%- 69%41%
Kuyper CollegeGrand Rapids, MI54% -- 82%100%
L'esprit AcademyCanton, MI- -- 97%63%
Lake Michigan CollegeBenton Harbor, MI21% 58%- 79%47%
Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, MI51% -26% 72%33%
Lansing Community CollegeLansing, MI19% 22%- 68%49%
Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, MI65% 21%21% 70%-
M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount PleasantMount Pleasant, MI- -- 100%38%
Macomb Community CollegeWarren, MI11% 26%- 67%51%
Madonna UniversityLivonia, MI49% 34%25% 76%-
Marketti Academy of CosmetologyWaterford, MI- -- 100%-
Metro Detroit Barber CollegeDetroit, MI100% -- 80%100%
MIAT College of TechnologyCanton, MI60% 1%- 73%-
Michigan Career and Technical InstitutePlainwell, MI- -- 73%-
Michigan College of Beauty-MonroeMonroe, MI- -- 78%69%
Michigan College of Beauty-TroyTroy, MI- -- 79%82%
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI81% 10%12% 89%66%
Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI67% 21%21% 85%50%
Mid Michigan CollegeHarrison, MI11% 17%- 57%46%
Monroe County Community CollegeMonroe, MI31% 14%- 60%39%
Montcalm Community CollegeSidney, MI37% 11%- 61%50%
Mott Community CollegeFlint, MI15% 12%- 61%50%
Muskegon Community CollegeMuskegon, MI26% 21%- 60%44%
North Central Michigan CollegePetoskey, MI32% 15%- 53%47%
Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, MI52% -- 73%54%
Northwestern Michigan CollegeTraverse City, MI24% 22%- 92%-
Northwood UniversityMidland, MI62% -36% 81%60%
Nuvo College of CosmetologyNorton Shores, MI- -- 60%-
Oakland Community CollegeAuburn Hills, MI16% 22%- 60%54%
Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, MI57% 27%8% 75%50%
Olivet CollegeOlivet, MI44% 21%- 65%100%
P&A Scholars Beauty SchoolDetroit, MI- -- 83%-
Paul Mitchell the School-Farmington HillsFarmington Hills, MI- -- 100%100%
Paul Mitchell the School-Grand RapidsKentwood, MI- -- 80%50%
Paul Mitchell the School-Great LakesPort Huron, MI- -- 100%-
Paul Mitchell the School-MichiganSterling Heights, MI- -- 94%64%
Port Huron Cosmetology CollegeWaterford, MI- -- 100%100%
Protege AcademyEast Lansing, MI- -- 100%-
Protege AcademyMt. Pleasant, MI- -- 100%-
Rochester UniversityRochester Hills, MI40% -- 61%17%
Ross College-Grand Rapids NorthGrand Rapids, MI52% 2%- 71%-
Ross Medical Education Center - KalamazooKalamazoo, MI- -- 68%-
Ross Medical Education Center-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI- -- 83%-
Ross Medical Education Center-Battle CreekBattle Creek, MI- -- 74%-
Ross Medical Education Center-BrightonBrighton, MI- -- 81%-
Ross Medical Education Center-CantonCanton, MI- -- 69%-
Ross Medical Education Center-DavisonDavison, MI- -- 70%-
Ross Medical Education Center-FlintFlint, MI- -- 70%-
Ross Medical Education Center-KentwoodKentwood, MI- -- 67%-
Ross Medical Education Center-LansingLansing, MI- -- 66%-
Ross Medical Education Center-MidlandMidland, MI- -- 80%-
Ross Medical Education Center-New BaltimoreNew Baltimore, MI- -- 87%-
Ross Medical Education Center-Port HuronPort Huron, MI- -- 76%-
Ross Medical Education Center-Roosevelt ParkRoosevelt Park, MI- -- 72%-
Ross Medical Education Center-SaginawSaginaw, MI- -- 72%-
Ross Medical Education Center-TaylorTaylor, MI- -- 75%-
Ross Medical Education Center-WarrenWarren, MI- -- 70%-
Sacred Heart Major SeminaryDetroit, MI100% -- 100%-
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal CollegeMount Pleasant, MI28% 14%- 100%60%
Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, MI49% -- 72%50%
School of Missionary Aviation TechnologyIonia, MI100% -- 96%-
Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, MI16% 32%- --
Siena Heights UniversityAdrian, MI51% 26%43% 70%-
Southwestern Michigan CollegeDowagiac, MI32% 16%- 60%40%
Spring Arbor UniversitySpring Arbor, MI60% 28%- 68%-
St Clair County Community CollegePort Huron, MI24% 21%- 64%51%
Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber SchoolSouthgate, MI87% -- 50%-
Taylortown School of Beauty IncTaylor, MI- -- 38%-
The Salon Professional Academy of HollandHolland, MI- -- 80%-
The Michigan Barber SchoolDetroit, MI100% -- 57%-
The Salon Professional Academy-Battle CreekBattle Creek, MI- -- 100%100%
Twin City Beauty CollegeSaint Joseph, MI- -- 60%-
University of Detroit MercyDetroit, MI72% 23%- 85%59%
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI93% -- 97%85%
University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, MI56% 28%- 82%59%
University of Michigan-FlintFlint, MI46% -- 77%46%
Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, MI27% 18%- 65%53%
Wayne County Community College DistrictDetroit, MI12% 19%- 62%38%
Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI60% 21%33% 84%51%
West Michigan College of Barbering and BeautyKalamazoo, MI100% -- 67%85%
West Shore Community CollegeScottville, MI29% 23%- 57%46%
Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI55% 26%30% 77%43%
Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater DetroitOak Park, MI76% 23%63% 89%-
Average49.47%20.02%23.78%74.13%56.92%

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