4-Years Colleges Where More Students Leave Before Graduation

South University-Savannah Online has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 7% last year.

Rio Salado College with 9% and American InterContinental University System with 9% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of 4-Years Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $10,919 and graduate tuition & fees is $13,251 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Comparison between 4-Years Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate

Table. 4-Years Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1		South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GAPrivate, 4-year 7.00%
2.00%		$17,895---8,80330 to 1
2
1		Rio Salado College Tempe, AZPublic, 4-year 9.00%
6.00%		$8,958
($2,368)		---18,84131 to 1
2
31		American InterContinental University System Chandler, AZPrivate, 4-year 9.00%
12.00%		$12,397---11,27736 to 1
4
1		The University of Arizona Global Campus Chandler, AZPublic, 4-year 11.00%
3.00%		$11,960
($14,278)		---28,00413 to 1
4
81		Franklin University Columbus, OHPrivate, 4-year 11.00%
19.00%		$9,577---9,45717 to 1
4
1		Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TXPublic, 4-year 11.00%
1.00%		$6,050
($5,000)		---10,25612 to 1
7
5		Phoenix College Phoenix, AZPublic, 4-year 14.00%
3.00%		$8,959
($2,358)		---10,66016 to 1
7
22		Strayer University-Global Region Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 14.00%
6.00%		$13,920---12,09847 to 1
9
3		Glendale Community College Glendale, AZPublic, 4-year 16.00%
2.00%		$8,959
($2,358)		---13,91418 to 1
9
12		Mesa Community College Mesa, AZPublic, 4-year 16.00%
3.00%		$8,959
($2,358)		---17,07718 to 1
9
20		Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OHPublic, 4-year 16.00%
4.00%		$10,044
($5,517)		---9,68310 to 1
9
2		University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College Blue Ash, OHPublic, 4-year 16.00%
1.00%		$15,904
($7,106)		---7,78719 to 1
13
34		Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZPublic, 4-year 17.00%
6.00%		$8,959
($2,358)		---7,06516 to 1
13
9		Henry Ford College Dearborn, MIPublic, 4-year 17.00%
7.00%		$7,816
($5,644)		---11,41025 to 1
13
3		Houston City College Houston, TXPublic, 4-year 17.00%
1.00%		$5,460
($4,344)		---53,25323 to 1
16
9		Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MIPublic, 4-year 18.00%
3.00%		$6,501
($5,057)		---8,58727 to 1
17
5		Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPrivate, 4-year 19.00%
2.00%		$12,750---31,83031 to 1
17
5		College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NVPublic, 4-year 19.00%
2.00%		$13,024
($4,358)		---28,31318 to 1
17
4		Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix, AZPublic, 4-year 19.00%
-		$8,959
($2,358)		---6,14814 to 1
20
65		Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar, CAPublic, 4-year 20.00%
10.00%		$10,572
($1,238)		---10,69032 to 1
20
13		Community College of Denver Denver, COPublic, 4-year 20.00%
5.00%		$17,658
($5,058)		---7,96522 to 1
20
18		Wilmington University New Castle, DEPrivate, 4-year 20.00%
2.00%		$12,630---13,74612 to 1
20
9		Rose State College Midwest City, OKPublic, 4-year 20.00%
-		$11,407
($5,030)		---7,75821 to 1
20
13		Lane Community College Eugene, ORPublic, 4-year 20.00%
1.00%		$13,078
($6,202)		---6,81016 to 1
20
2		Austin Community College District Austin, TXPublic, 4-year 20.00%
2.00%		$10,590
($8,580)		---39,72719 to 1
Average15.84%$10,919
($4,819)		---15,64622 to 1