Ohio Colleges 2025 Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate for Ohio Colleges is 46.10%, transfer-out rate is 19.52%, and retention rate is 69.34%.

You may want to check the 5-years financial aid changes of Ohio Colleges.

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

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

129 schools are matched for your search.

Compare Selected Schools
Ohio 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)
 Allegheny Wesleyan CollegeSalem, OH46% -9% 36%-
American Institute of Alternative MedicineColumbus, OH60% -- --
Antioch CollegeYellow Springs, OH41% -9% 72%-
Antioch UniversityYellow Springs, OH- -- --
Arizona College of Nursing-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH- -- 50%17%
Arizona College of Nursing-ClevelandBeachwood, OH- -- 100%-
Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH41% -- 51%-
Ashland UniversityAshland, OH61% 26%- 77%20%
Athenaeum of OhioCincinnati, OH- -- --
Aultman College of Nursing and Health SciencesCanton, OH53% 10%- 72%100%
Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH67% 22%- 84%-
Bluffton UniversityBluffton, OH53% 33%29% 60%-
Bowling Green State University-FirelandsHuron, OH11% 50%- 51%39%
Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, OH64% 21%28% 82%50%
Bryant & Stratton College-AkronCopley, OH- -- --
Bryant & Stratton College-ParmaParma, OH19% 14%100% --
Bryant & Stratton College-SolonSolon, OH- -- --
Capital UniversityColumbus, OH60% -- 76%-
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH87% -- 92%67%
Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH73% -- 90%-
Central Ohio Technical CollegeNewark, OH30% 14%- 100%-
Central State UniversityWilberforce, OH23% 34%46% 56%6%
Chamberlain University-OhioColumbus, OH29% 29%33% 33%-
Cincinnati College of Mortuary ScienceCincinnati, OH- -- --
Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, OH16% 22%- 50%13%
Clark State CollegeSpringfield, OH22% 26%- 100%80%
Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland, OH58% 3%- 88%-
Cleveland Institute of MusicCleveland, OH72% 7%2% 90%-
Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH51% 27%- 70%38%
Columbus College of Art & DesignColumbus, OH56% -- 80%-
Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, OH28% 18%- --
Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, OH31% 15%- 57%40%
Davis CollegeToledo, OH50% 25%- -100%
Defiance CollegeDefiance, OH31% 39%- 56%-
Denison UniversityGranville, OH79% 17%- 89%-
DeVry University-OhioColumbus, OH39% 17%20% 60%-
Edison State Community CollegePiqua, OH38% 17%- --
Felbry CollegeColumbus, OH91% -- 100%-
Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, OH75% 3%17% 87%63%
Franklin UniversityColumbus, OH11% 1%30% 36%32%
Galen College of Nursing-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH57% -- 83%10%
Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnati, OH40% 10%8% 81%33%
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health ScienceCincinnati, OH73% 27%- --
Heidelberg UniversityTiffin, OH52% 18%15% 74%-
Herzing University-AkronAkron, OH19% -- 25%-
Hiram CollegeHiram, OH55% -- 72%-
James A. Rhodes State CollegeLima, OH47% 14%- --
John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OH79% -- 83%-
Kent State University at AshtabulaAshtabula, OH25% 7%5% 49%43%
Kent State University at East LiverpoolEast Liverpool, OH26% 8%12% 33%31%
Kent State University at GeaugaBurton, OH20% 2%6% 49%27%
Kent State University at KentKent, OH64% 17%5% 81%54%
Kent State University at SalemSalem, OH31% 3%4% 47%43%
Kent State University at StarkNorth Canton, OH37% 20%4% 54%27%
Kent State University at TrumbullWarren, OH32% 2%4% 47%35%
Kent State University at TuscarawasNew Philadelphia, OH38% 4%3% 50%35%
Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH82% -5% 92%-
Kettering CollegeKettering, OH65% -- 74%-
Lake Erie CollegePainesville, OH38% -- 59%-
Lakewood UniversityCleveland Heights, OH- -- --
Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, OH31% 18%- --
Lourdes UniversitySylvania, OH32% 20%- 87%53%
Malone UniversityCanton, OH45% -- 76%-
Marietta CollegeMarietta, OH61% -- 69%-
Marion Technical CollegeMarion, OH31% 12%- --
Mercy College of OhioToledo, OH56% 7%27% 87%50%
Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, OH25% 4%- 53%33%
Miami University-MiddletownMiddletown, OH32% 2%- 67%31%
Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH80% 14%- 90%91%
Mount Carmel College of NursingColumbus, OH54% -- 81%-
Mount Carmel College of Nursing - FairfieldLancaster, OH- -- --
Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH56% -- 69%-
Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, OH68% -33% 79%-
Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, OH56% -- 73%-
North Central State CollegeMansfield, OH36% 19%- 71%-
Notre Dame CollegeCleveland, OH37% 40%- 69%100%
Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH81% -- 91%-
Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, OH34% 10%- 62%29%
Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbus, OH41% 1%34% 64%33%
Ohio Northern UniversityAda, OH75% -24% 84%-
Ohio State University-Lima CampusLima, OH23% 51%30% 42%33%
Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH88% -10% 94%31%
Ohio State University-Mansfield CampusMansfield, OH15% 59%31% 34%50%
Ohio State University-Marion CampusMarion, OH27% 54%24% 40%60%
Ohio State University-Newark CampusNewark, OH29% 47%35% 25%29%
Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, OH14% 4%29% 67%50%
Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, OH21% 25%41% 63%-
Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, OH14% 3%33% 50%44%
Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH65% 20%25% 84%35%
Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, OH21% 8%19% 54%50%
Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, OH22% 27%30% 60%67%
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH59% 27%- 85%-
Otterbein UniversityWesterville, OH68% 19%- 80%-
Pontifical College JosephinumColumbus, OH32% 53%70% 100%-
Professional Skills InstituteMaumee, OH43% -- 75%-
Rabbinical College TelsheWickliffe, OH53% 47%57% 82%-
Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouth, OH48% 13%8% 72%50%
Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, OH41% 16%- 80%79%
Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, OH23% 18%- 50%39%
The Christ College of Nursing and Health SciencesCincinnati, OH56% 26%- 69%71%
The College of WoosterWooster, OH74% -- 82%-
The Modern College of DesignKettering, OH69% -- --
The North Coast CollegeLakewood, OH23% -- --
The University of FindlayFindlay, OH58% 1%- 74%-
Tiffin UniversityTiffin, OH40% 33%38% 72%41%
Tri-State Bible CollegeSouth Point, OH- -- --
Union Institute & UniversityCincinnati, OH50% -44% 100%67%
University of Akron Main CampusAkron, OH52% 1%19% 73%32%
University of Akron Wayne CollegeOrrville, OH19% 23%- 59%40%
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, OH16% 32%- --
University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia, OH24% 23%- --
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH75% -19% 85%64%
University of DaytonDayton, OH80% -- 89%18%
University of Mount UnionAlliance, OH59% 29%29% 77%-
University of Northwestern OhioLima, OH54% 4%28% 61%-
University of Rio GrandeRio Grande, OH36% 10%33% 56%43%
University of ToledoToledo, OH57% -- 77%50%
Ursuline CollegePepper Pike, OH67% 25%41% 70%-
Valor Christian CollegeCanal Winchester, OH44% 15%- 36%60%
Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, OH58% -- 72%33%
Washington State College of OhioMarietta, OH32% 15%- --
Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, OH12% -- 74%50%
Wilmington CollegeWilmington, OH47% -- 72%-
Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, OH53% 30%31% 63%-
Wright State University-Lake CampusCelina, OH41% -- 61%14%
Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, OH42% -- 68%38%
Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH69% -- 77%-
Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, OH50% -- 76%41%
Zane State CollegeZanesville, OH46% 15%- --
Average46.10%19.52%25.22%69.34%45.03%

Ohio Colleges with Higher Graduation Rate

Complete In Time (High Graduation Rate)

Satisfied Schools (High Retention Rate)