Florida College Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Statistics

The next list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest graduation rate and more relative statistics. For that, we include only 4-year colleges and having more than 500 enrolled students.

Graduation Rate Comparison Between Florida Colleges

The following table lists Florida colleges with graduation, transfer-out, and retention rate. The graduation rate is based on the number of completers who completed their program within 150% normal time (i.e. within 6 years for 4 years B.S. degrees).
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All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges
College NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time)Retention Rate (part-time)
Atlantic Technical College
Coconut Creek, FL
Public, 2-4 years
54%-68%-
The Baptist College of Florida
Graceville, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
59%15%74%100
Barry University
Miami, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
39%43%56%19
Bethune-Cookman University
Daytona Beach, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
34%14%51%25
Lynn University
Boca Raton, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
52%-74%11
Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
51%9%--
Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
34%11%--
Albizu University-Miami
Miami, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
66%-67%67
College of Central Florida
Ocala, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
44%12%--
Johnson University Florida
Kissimmee, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
48%2%48%-
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
75%10%93%84
Chipola College
Marianna, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
51%12%--
Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
49%10%--
South University-West Palm Beach
Royal Palm Beach, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
8%4%50%33
Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
67%-77%17
Florida SouthWestern State College
Fort Myers, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
40%14%--
Edward Waters University
Jacksonville, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
30%16%59%36
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
63%-82%50
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
60%19%90%61
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
62%26%81%71
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
37%11%--
Flagler College
Saint Augustine, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
57%-69%-
Florida College
Temple Terrace, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
67%-70%-
Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Private, 2-4 years
50%-53%-
Concorde Career Institute-Miramar
Miramar, FL
Private, 2-4 years
48%-66%-
Concorde Career Institute-Tampa
Tampa, FL
Private, 2-4 years
57%-69%-
AdventHealth University
Orlando, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
54%35%67%33
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
67%-75%-
Florida International University
Miami, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
69%17%91%86
The College of the Florida Keys
Key West, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
36%17%--
Florida Memorial University
Miami Gardens, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
35%14%54%67
Florida Career College-Miami
Miami, FL
Private, 2-4 years
51%3%59%-
Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
68%-77%-
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
84%5%94%82
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
90%6%97%96
Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
41%1%76%-
George Stone Technical College
Pensacola, FL
Public, 2-4 years
52%-65%80
Gulf Coast State College
Panama City, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
38%12%--
Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
33%10%--
Hobe Sound Bible College
Hobe Sound, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
31%12%71%75
Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
46%8%--
AI Miami International University of Art and Design
Miami, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
14%-54%40
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
53%31%63%50
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
57%-69%24
Florida Gateway College
Lake City, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
63%8%--
Lake-Sumter State College
Leesburg, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
46%14%--
Fort Myers Technical College
Fort Myers, FL
Public, 2-4 years
75%-83%-
Lindsey Hopkins Technical College
Miami, FL
Public, 2-4 years
30%-59%94
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Bradenton, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
37%12%--
Manatee Technical College
Bradenton, FL
Public, 2-4 years
72%-77%50
Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College
Miami Lakes, FL
Public, 2-4 years
1%18%32%94
Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
44%8%--
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
84%-92%86
Orange Technical College-Mid Florida Campus
Orlando, FL
Public, 2-4 years
55%-74%74
North Florida College
Madison, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
60%8%--
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
67%7%80%54
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
61%29%78%19
Northwest Florida State College
Niceville, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
37%15%--
Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
56%-76%33
Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
41%13%--
Pasco-Hernando State College
New Port Richey, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
36%15%--
Pensacola State College
Pensacola, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
37%11%--
Polk State College
Winter Haven, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
32%13%--
Radford M Locklin Technical College
Milton, FL
Public, 2-4 years
68%-97%75
Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
76%-84%-
Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College
Miami, FL
Public, 2-4 years
52%5%33%34
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
77%21%86%-
Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
49%34%54%-
St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
38%10%--
Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, FL
Public, 2-4 years
48%-69%44
Santa Fe College
Gainesville, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
50%16%--
Suncoast Technical College
Sarasota, FL
Public, 2-4 years
50%9%29%4
Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
43%11%--
Sheridan Technical College
Hollywood, FL
Public, 2-4 years
67%-73%-
St. John Vianney College Seminary
Miami, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
100%-100%-
Saint Johns River State College
Palatka, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
42%16%--
South Florida State College
Avon Park, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
56%7%--
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
74%10%90%66
St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
42%37%53%-
Stetson University
DeLand, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
63%-68%-
Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
42%23%67%31
Riveroak Technical College
Live Oak, FL
Public, 2-4 years
82%-49%30
Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
36%23%--
Talmudic College of Florida
Miami Beach, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
54%45%70%-
The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
65%-81%60
Trinity Baptist College
Jacksonville, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
28%3%51%-
Trinity College of Florida
Trinity, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
4%52%29%-
Valencia College
Orlando, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
44%11%--
Warner University
Lake Wales, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
40%-46%-
Webber International University
Babson Park, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
32%27%67%25
Rasmussen University-Florida
Ocala, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
43%-50%-
The University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
53%8%85%58
Orange Technical College-Westside Campus
Winter Garden, FL
Public, 2-4 years
65%-69%65
William T McFatter Technical College
Davie, FL
Public, 2-4 years
58%-69%-
Orange Technical College-East Campus
Winter Park, FL
Public, 2-4 years
73%-13%39
Withlacoochee Technical College
Inverness, FL
Public, 2-4 years
46%-88%-
City College-Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
36%-100%-
Meridian College
Sarasota, FL
Private, 2-4 years
53%8%73%-
New College of Florida
Sarasota, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
62%24%75%-
Yeshivah Gedolah Rabbinical College
Miami Beach, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
8%41%80%-
South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary
Deerfield Beach, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
33%25%--
Southern Technical College
Fort Myers, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
56%1%--
Brewster Technical College
Tampa, FL
Public, 2-4 years
75%-9%-
Hodges University
Fort Myers, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
19%19%29%33
Universal Technical Institute-Auto Motorcycle & Marine Mechanics Institute Division-Orlando
Orlando, FL
Private, 2-4 years
46%-54%-
Erwin Technical College
Tampa, FL
Public, 2-4 years
67%-15%-
Sunstate Academy
Clearwater, FL
Private, Less than 2 years
61%-71%-
National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay
Clearwater, FL
Private, 2-4 years
72%-86%-
Beacon College
Leesburg, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
57%-77%-
Everglades University
Boca Raton, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
56%2%75%-
Herzing University-Orlando
Winter Park, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
27%-60%50
Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay
Saint Petersburg, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
67%-75%67
City College-Gainesville
Gainesville, FL
Private, 2-4 years
20%4%100%100
Florida National University-Main Campus
Hialeah, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
34%7%61%90
Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations
West Palm Beach, FL
Private, 2-4 years
66%-75%-
City College-Altamonte Springs
Altamonte Springs, FL
Private, 2-4 years
42%-86%53
Marion Technical College
Ocala, FL
Public, 2-4 years
64%-71%90
Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp
Hialeah, FL
Private, 2-4 years
75%1%83%-
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
Daytona Beach, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
17%-59%43
Southeastern College-West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
68%-100%-
L3Harris Flight Academy
Sanford, FL
Private, Less than 2 years
61%---
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
58%10%81%70
New Professions Technical Institute
Miami, FL
Private, 2-4 years
100%-100%-
City College-Miami
Miami, FL
Private, 2-4 years
33%33%--
East West College of Natural Medicine
Sarasota, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
100%---
Fortis College-Orange Park
Orange Park, FL
Private, 2-4 years
61%-43%-
Acupuncture and Massage College
Miami, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
66%---
Ultimate Medical Academy
Clearwater, FL
Private, 2-4 years
50%-79%-
Florida Education Institute
Miami, FL
Private, 2-4 years
81%1%83%-
Advance Science International College
Miami Lakes, FL
Private, 2-4 years
66%-100%-
Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie
Port Saint Lucie, FL
Private, 2-4 years
55%-74%-
Ave Maria University
Ave Maria, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
50%-72%-
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology
Altamonte Springs, FL
Private, 2-4 years
63%-29%55
ATA Career Education
Spring Hill, FL
Private, 2-4 years
60%-39%-
Southern Technical College
Orlando, FL
Private, 2-4 years
51%-67%-
Universal Career School
Sweetwater, FL
Private, 2-4 years
98%-86%-
Daytona College
Ormond Beach, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
75%7%--
Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology
Fort Pierce, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
64%---
CDA Technical Institute
Jacksonville, FL
Private, Less than 2 years
94%-90%-
Strayer University-Florida
Tampa, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
22%22%100%39
CBT Technology Institute-Main Campus
Miami, FL
Private, 2-4 years
93%-85%-
CBT Technology Institute-Hialeah
Hialeah, FL
Private, 2-4 years
75%11%92%-
SABER College
Miami, FL
Private, 2-4 years
100%-75%-
Taylor College
Belleview, FL
Private, 2-4 years
60%-45%-
South University-Tampa
Tampa, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
11%5%33%-
Miami Regional University
Miami Springs, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
19%31%95%8
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology
Delray Beach, FL
Private, 2-4 years
48%-55%82
Fortis Institute-Pensacola
Pensacola, FL
Private, 2-4 years
54%-67%-
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando
Orlando, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
20%-100%67
CBT Technology Institute-Cutler Bay
Cutler Bay, FL
Private, 2-4 years
86%-86%-
Immokalee Technical College
Immokalee, FL
Public, 2-4 years
79%-91%-
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando
Casselberry, FL
Private, 2-4 years
45%-87%-
Future-Tech Institute
Miami, FL
Private, 2-4 years
96%-71%-
Fred K Marchman Technical College
New Port Richey, FL
Public, 2-4 years
64%-75%-
Concorde Career Institute-Orlando
Orlando, FL
Private, 2-4 years
56%-70%-
Flagler Technical College
Palm Coast, FL
Public, 2-4 years
46%-84%53
Millennia Atlantic University
Doral, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
33%-75%-
City College-Hollywood
Hollywood, FL
Private, 2-4 years
50%16%67%88
American Medical Academy
Miami, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
60%2%63%42
FVI School of Nursing and Technology
Miami, FL
Private, 2-4 years
60%-81%-
SAE Institute of Technology-Miami
North Miami Beach, FL
Private, Less than 2 years
53%-50%-
Miami Media School
Doral, FL
Private, 2-4 years
68%-81%-
Ultrasound Medical Institute
Royal Palm Beach, FL
Private, 2-4 years
100%-100%-
DeVry University-Florida
Miramar, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
15%30%85%50
Florida Polytechnic University
Lakeland, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
47%-79%50
McDougle Technical Institute
Pompano Beach, FL
Private, Less than 2 years
40%2%31%-
University of Florida-Online
Gainesville, FL
Public, 4 years
four-years
78%15%92%86
West Coast University-Miami
Doral, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
28%-18%-
Atlantis University
Miami, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
73%2%59%-
San Ignacio University
Doral, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
81%18%33%100
United International College
Miramar, FL
Private, 4 years
four-years
100%-100%-
Jones Technical Institute
Jacksonville, FL
Private, 2-4 years
59%-73%-
Florida Career College-West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, FL
Private, 2-4 years
52%1%53%-
Florida Career College-Hialeah
Hialeah, FL
Private, 2-4 years
61%-59%-
Florida Career College-Lauderdale Lakes
Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Private, 2-4 years
46%1%49%-
Florida Career College-Boynton Beach
Boynton Beach, FL
Private, 2-4 years
61%1%74%-
Florida Career College-Margate
Margate, FL
Private, 2-4 years
50%4%51%-
Med Academy
Hialeah, FL
Private, 2-4 years
80%-80%-
Hope College of Arts and Sciences
Pompano Beach, FL
Private, 2-4 years
47%52%100%-
Fortis College-Cutler Bay
Cutler Bay, FL
Private, 2-4 years
30%-50%-
Mariano Moreno Culinary Institute
Miami, FL
Private, 2-4 years
79%-74%-
Average54%15%72%65