4-year public colleges | ||
Rank | Institution | Graduation rate within 150 percent of normal time to earn degree |
1. | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | 83.3% |
2. | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy | 79.8% |
3. | St. Mary’s College of Maryland | 78.9% |
4. | Alfred State College | 74.8% |
5. | Maine Maritime Academy | 70.9% |
6. | Virginia Military Institute | 69.4% |
7. | New College of Florida | 67.9% |
8. | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 67.8% |
9. | U. of North Carolina School of the Arts | 66.5% |
10. | State U. of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry | 66.2% |
4-year private colleges | ||
Rank | Institution | Graduation rate within 150 percent of normal time to earn degree |
1. | Robert Morris U. (Il.) | 98.9% |
2. | Cox College (Mo.) | 97.1% |
3. | Chester College of New England | 96.4% |
4. | Amherst College | 96.3% |
5. | Jewish Theological Seminary of America | 96.2% |
6. | Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering | 96.1% |
7. | Pomona College | 95.3% |
8. | Swarthmore College | 94.6% |
9. | Haverford College | 92.7% |
10. | Juilliard School | 92.7% |
2-year public colleges | ||
Rank | Institution | Graduation rate within 150 percent of normal time to earn degree |
1. | Northeast Louisiana Technical College (La.) | 98.3% |
2. | East San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program (Calif.) | 87.2% |
3. | North Central Kansas Technical College (Kan.) | 81.0% |
4. | Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Ponce (P.R.) | 80.1% |
5. | Northwest Kansas Technical College (Kan.) | 76.1% |
6. | Central Louisiana Technical College-Alexandria Campus (La.) | 67.2% |
7. | Flint Hills Technical College (Kan.) | 66.7% |
8. | Mitchell Technical Institute (S.D.) | 65.3% |
9. | Salina Area Technical College (Kan.) | 64.8% |
10. | Carver Career Center (W.Va.) | 64.7% |
2-year for-profit colleges | ||
Rank | Institution | Graduation rate within 150 percent of normal time to earn degree |
1. | College of Business and Technology-Hialeah (Fla.) | 99.3% |
2. | Baton Rouge School of Computers (La.) | 98.3% |
3. | Meridian College (Fla.) | 97.0% |
4. | Saint Louis College of Health Careers-St. Louis (Mo.) | 96.8% |
5. | Saint Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton (Mo.) | 96.5% |
6. | College of Business and Technology-Kendall (Fla.) | 96.1% |
7. | Virginia College-Mobile (Ala.) | 95.2% |
8. | Bradford School (Pa.) | 95.1% |
9. | Douglas Education Center (Pa.) | 93.7% |
10. | Academy of Health Care Professions (Tex.) | 93.3% |
Note: Only colleges with 50 to 499 students in the degree-seeking cohort were included. At four-year colleges, graduation rates reflect the percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking students who entered in the fall of 2005 and graduated within six years. At two-year colleges, graduation rates reflect the number of first-time, full-time degree-seeking students who entered in the fall of 2008 and graduated within three years.
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