58.60% Students U.S. Colleges Completed in 150% of Normal Program Length

58.60%

Graduation Rate

18.05%

Transfer-out rate

73.26%

Retention Rate

The average graduation rate of U.S. colleges is 58.60%. It means that 58.60% of students have completed their studies within 150% of program length.

For the bachelor's degree (BS) in 4-year colleges, the average graduation rate is 52.90%, which means 52.90% of students earned BS degree in 6 years after enrolling first year.

In 2-year institutions (i.e. community colleges), the average graduation rate is 51.11%.

Rhode Island colleges have the highest graduation rate of 73.30%. New Mexico colleges has the lowest graduation rate of 37.08%.

Average Graduation Rate by State and School Level

Graduation Rate Comparison Table By State and School Level

The following table compares the graduation rate by state. It compares the graduation rate by school level and completion time for degrees and certificate programs.You can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the column title.

Graduation Rate Comparison Table by State and School Level
State4-Year CollegesCommunity Colleges
Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention RateGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate
Alaska 40.43%8.00%73.43%40.00%-50.50%
Alabama 46.90%28.78%70.41%37.08%20.68%60.80%
Arkansas 46.61%24.44%65.83%45.46%9.52%59.50%
American Samoa 32.00%---
Arizona 38.80%16.29%60.13%51.43%16.00%71.71%
California 60.06%13.68%80.18%53.23%9.19%70.33%
Colorado 46.44%23.32%70.50%61.88%16.56%67.56%
Connecticut 63.59%18.35%79.19%62.00%13.00%71.71%
District of Columbia 54.27%18.17%80.58%61.67%10.00%59.00%
Delaware 43.80%7.00%73.75%41.00%-56.00%
Florida 55.72%18.00%70.83%62.66%9.47%68.09%
Federated States of Micronesia 34.00%4.00%40.00%---
Georgia 40.89%24.22%67.14%44.28%9.48%64.45%
Guam 43.00%88.50%---
Hawaii 49.44%21.50%72.86%52.90%12.29%71.00%
Iowa 63.12%22.06%73.19%53.05%13.33%63.05%
Idaho 49.50%11.64%70.07%62.33%17.00%75.00%
Illinois 55.67%26.94%73.26%45.27%19.72%66.27%
Indiana 56.24%19.14%74.80%53.50%15.25%65.91%
Kansas 46.71%17.85%65.86%50.04%17.60%65.14%
Kentucky 50.38%16.89%72.97%49.00%10.06%65.86%
Louisiana 46.77%18.00%72.50%44.16%17.64%64.72%
Massachusetts 66.65%17.78%79.75%32.55%22.44%63.85%
Maryland 56.34%26.35%77.53%34.22%20.69%64.22%
Maine 57.68%15.15%73.61%45.00%13.43%62.50%
Marshall Islands 18.00%---
Michigan 56.38%18.96%76.69%41.93%20.96%61.18%
Minnesota 59.84%22.79%76.44%42.00%19.42%63.21%
Missouri 54.62%23.22%71.75%50.00%14.55%69.16%
Northern Marianas 41.00%8.00%73.00%---
Mississippi 51.44%29.50%72.94%45.18%15.79%62.76%
Montana 46.07%10.00%71.08%37.44%17.86%56.70%
North Carolina 50.84%25.83%75.51%44.76%16.33%67.27%
North Dakota 43.00%14.92%76.18%45.00%10.00%63.40%
Nebraska 52.19%21.00%75.75%62.56%12.43%75.13%
New Hampshire 57.21%11.00%77.50%46.50%19.86%67.63%
New Jersey 56.40%33.40%79.32%50.26%13.84%70.45%
New Mexico 37.08%16.33%63.00%32.29%13.18%57.95%
Nevada 43.90%27.86%74.83%60.14%1.50%72.71%
New York 57.10%26.31%79.86%53.31%19.80%65.49%
Ohio 46.10%19.52%69.34%62.14%12.00%71.50%
Oklahoma 38.30%14.18%66.83%53.92%14.64%66.73%
Oregon 56.46%21.95%79.83%55.15%18.57%70.88%
Pennsylvania 58.47%18.92%78.72%58.13%17.41%69.03%
Puerto Rico 43.93%6.39%74.08%56.14%19.60%62.07%
Palau 27.00%12.00%72.00%
Rhode Island 73.30%17.67%82.50%60.33%9.00%72.00%
South Carolina 47.32%22.68%70.64%37.67%23.79%62.80%
South Dakota 44.60%8.29%74.54%65.50%3.75%75.75%
Tennessee 50.93%18.83%71.30%58.46%7.18%69.00%
Texas 45.58%21.68%69.36%51.62%13.82%67.31%
Utah 50.50%15.44%71.17%59.00%14.00%70.00%
Virginia 58.79%25.55%78.24%47.50%13.12%66.64%
Virgin Islands 28.00%69.00%---
Vermont 63.60%13.20%82.30%20.00%24.00%49.00%
Washington 45.93%16.91%76.59%73.88%1.00%63.88%
Wisconsin 56.28%20.00%73.21%54.45%9.40%72.71%
West Virginia 47.39%24.00%64.85%61.00%9.92%68.00%
Wyoming 45.43%20.33%67.50%60.00%15.50%74.33%