The average graduation rate for North Carolina Colleges is 43.78%, transfer-out rate is 21.40%, and retention rate is 67.17%.

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

Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Comparison between North Carolina Colleges

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North Carolina 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)
 Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC32% -- 65%46%
Alexander Paul Institute of Hair DesignGreenville, NC- -- 100%-
Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC75% 17%19% 83%60%
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, NC31% 9%- 58%45%
Aveda Institute-Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC- -- 91%-
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-CharlotteCharlotte, NC70% -- 76%-
Barton CollegeWilson, NC47% -- 74%-
Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC45% -- 67%41%
Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, NC46% -- 66%-
Bennett CollegeGreensboro, NC19% 57%- 92%100%
Beyond Measure Barbering InstituteMebane, NC- -- 55%79%
Bladen Community CollegeDublin, NC47% -- 57%36%
Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, NC50% 12%- 69%47%
Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC35% -2% 69%33%
Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, NC40% 19%- 67%46%
Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber CollegeDurham, NC- -- 75%-
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord, NC47% -- --
Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, NC40% 20%- 71%50%
Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC55% 34%39% 75%19%
Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, NC29% 54%- 10%2%
Carolina Christian CollegeWinston Salem, NC- -- 23%-
Carolina College of Hair DesignAsheville, NC- -- 78%-
Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC32% -10% 49%-
Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, NC33% 66%- --
Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NC35% 10%- 71%50%
Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC56% -31% 65%-
Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC31% 17%- 63%49%
Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, NC32% 14%- 70%53%
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC22% 30%- 61%48%
Chamberlain University-North CarolinaCharlotte, NC100% -- 100%-
Charlotte Christian College and Theological SeminaryCharlotte, NC25% -- 50%-
Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC25% 33%48% 63%-
Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, NC33% -- 22%50%
Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC37% 19%- 70%38%
College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, NC42% 14%- 54%56%
College of WilmingtonWilmington, NC- -- 80%-
Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, NC38% 17%- 62%55%
Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC91% -- 94%-
Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, NC36% 15%- 66%50%
DeVry University-North CarolinaCharlotte, NC33% 33%33% --
Duke UniversityDurham, NC96% -- 97%-
Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, NC23% 23%- 66%46%
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC65% 24%25% 80%65%
Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, NC27% -- 74%86%
Elevate Salon InstituteDurham, NC- -- 75%92%
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC42% 26%33% 76%-
Elon UniversityElon, NC83% -- 90%100%
Empire Beauty School-CharlotteCharlotte, NC- -- 56%50%
Empire Beauty School-ConcordConcord, NC- -- 73%29%
Empire Beauty School-PinevilleCharlotte, NC- -- 53%67%
Empire Beauty School-West GreensboroGreensboro, NC- -- 64%55%
Empire Beauty School-Winston-SalemWinston-Salem, NC- -- 14%43%
Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC43% 25%32% 70%20%
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, NC15% 19%- 59%40%
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC28% 12%- 63%55%
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC52% -- 66%-
Gaston CollegeDallas, NC43% 7%- 75%54%
Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, NC40% 37%11% 59%-
Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC49% 36%- 66%-
Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, NC27% 16%- 54%43%
Gwinnett CollegeRaleigh, NC- -- 76%73%
Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, NC28% 7%- 54%54%
Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC28% 8%- 52%48%
Health And Style InstituteGreensboro, NC37% -- 61%50%
Heritage Bible CollegeDunn, NC- -- 33%100%
High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC68% -- 83%-
Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, NC53% 9%- 69%51%
James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, NC34% 50%- 75%51%
Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC52% 21%2% 64%-
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC42% -10% 57%75%
Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC47% 11%- 50%45%
Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, NC46% 32%- 77%-
Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC28% 17%- 61%41%
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC51% -- 71%35%
Leons Beauty School IncGreensboro, NC- -- 87%-
Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC25% -- 70%-
Louisburg CollegeLouisburg, NC69% 16%- 42%11%
Manna UniversityFayetteville, NC75% -- 100%-
Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC40% 13%45% 62%50%
Martin Community CollegeWilliamston, NC47% 37%- 65%30%
Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, NC24% 24%- 67%32%
McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC45% 7%- 59%37%
Meredith CollegeRaleigh, NC67% 27%32% 77%100%
Methodist UniversityFayetteville, NC40% 43%- 62%-
Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, NC43% 15%- 53%-
Miller-Motte College-FayettevilleFayetteville, NC39% -- 76%-
Miller-Motte College-JacksonvilleJacksonville, NC62% -- 80%-
Miller-Motte College-RaleighRaleigh, NC37% -- 68%-
Miller-Motte College-WilmingtonWilmington, NC16% -- --
Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC30% 16%- 56%31%
Mitchells AcademyWilson, NC- -- 85%-
Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, NC34% -- 63%43%
Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC41% 22%- 62%-
MyComputerCareer at RaleighRaleigh, NC72% 2%- 76%-
NASCAR Technical InstituteMooresville, NC49% -- 57%-
Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC39% -- 68%82%
No Grease Barber SchoolCharlotte, NC- -- 80%-
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC56% 21%25% 74%43%
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC44% 27%32% 76%47%
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC84% 9%12% 94%78%
North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, NC38% 9%49% 66%67%
Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, NC18% 27%- 63%47%
Paul Mitchell the School-FayettevilleFayetteville, NC- -- 57%-
Paul Mitchell the School-GastoniaGastonia, NC- -- 75%80%
Paul Mitchell the School-RaleighRaleigh, NC- -- 60%57%
Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC34% 43%- 61%-
Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC30% 16%- 33%40%
Pinnacle Institute of CosmetologyMooresville, NC- -- 56%-
Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC27% 19%- 68%40%
Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC68% -- 72%50%
Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, NC39% 21%- 76%51%
Richmond Community CollegeHamlet, NC34% 11%- 67%56%
Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie, NC46% 26%- 73%36%
Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC41% 16%- 53%52%
Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC22% 17%- 49%34%
Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC30% 15%- 56%39%
Saint Augustine's UniversityRaleigh, NC20% -45% 64%50%
Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, NC61% -26% 73%-
Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC30% 20%- 59%44%
Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, NC39% 16%- 74%40%
Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC13% -- 57%100%
South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, NC31% 17%- 67%45%
South University-High PointHigh Point, NC12% 25%- --
Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, NC55% -- 81%46%
Southeastern College-CharlotteCharlotte, NC56% -- 85%60%
Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC37% 23%- 67%43%
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeWendell, NC31% 36%- 75%-
Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, NC45% 7%- 58%37%
St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC27% -- 59%-
Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, NC37% 13%- 66%42%
Strayer University-North CarolinaGreensboro, NC28% -- 50%32%
Surry Community CollegeDobson, NC27% 18%- 65%63%
Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy, NC36% 14%- 63%51%
University of Mount OliveMount Olive, NC48% -38% 63%63%
University of North Carolina at AshevilleAsheville, NC58% 32%27% 69%33%
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC91% 5%6% 96%92%
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC69% 20%26% 84%68%
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC57% 26%28% 73%43%
University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC45% 32%39% 72%17%
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC81% 12%19% 93%-
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC74% 19%21% 83%78%
Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC31% 10%- 72%42%
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC89% -- 94%-
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC31% 16%- 68%50%
Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC44% -- 69%-
Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC48% 17%- 80%68%
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC60% 28%27% 71%68%
Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC39% 14%- 67%50%
Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, NC54% 12%- 66%60%
William Peace UniversityRaleigh, NC42% 43%52% 60%-
Wilson Community CollegeWilson, NC22% 1%- 62%41%
Wingate UniversityWingate, NC57% 32%38% 69%40%
Winston Salem Barber SchoolWinston-Salem, NC- -- 40%-
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC49% 28%30% 77%-
Average43.78%21.40%27.64%67.17%51.68%

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