2024 Florida Colleges Graduation Rate Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduation rate at Florida colleges is 54.2%. The graduation rate is calculated by number of completers by dividing number of candidates. The completers have completed their degree/certificate within 150% of normal time, for example within 6 years for 4-years BS degree program. The average transfer-out rate is 14.6% and the average retention rate is 71.5% (full-time students).
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.
- University of Florida has the highest graduation rate of 90% and South University-West Palm Beach has the lowest graduation rate of 8% and .
- Barry University has the highest transfer-out rate of 43% and Full Sail University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 1% and .
- Southeastern College-West Palm Beach has the highest retention rate of 100% and West Coast University-Miami has the lowest retention rate of 18% and .
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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College Name | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate (full-time) | Retention Rate (part-time) |
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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% | - |
Average | 54% | 15% | 72% | 65 |
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