Online Graduate Education Best Colleges Graduation Rate Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduation rate of the best colleges in Online Graduate Education study is 68.2%. 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 14.4% and the average retention rate is 82.3% (full-time students).
Next list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest graduation rate and more relative statistics.
- University of Georgia has the highest graduation rate of 88% and Black Hills State University has the lowest graduation rate of 44% and .
- University of Northern Colorado has the highest transfer-out rate of 30% and California State University-Fullerton has the lowest transfer-out rate of 2% and .
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh has the highest retention rate of 94% and Graceland University-Lamoni has the lowest retention rate of 61% and .
Online Graduate Education Best Colleges Graduation Rate Comparison
The following table lists the best colleges in Online Graduate Education programs. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| Rank | College Name | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate (full-time) | Retention Rate (part-time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 669 | Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 53% | - | 65% | 29 |
| 237 | Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN Public, 4 years four-years | 81% | 10% | 90% | 72 |
| 308 | Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI Public, 4 years four-years | 61% | - | 72% | 42 |
| 256 | University of Houston Houston, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 63% | 7% | 85% | 66 |
| 189 | St. John's University-New York Queens, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 69% | - | 82% | 40 |
| 682 | Auburn University Auburn, AL Public, 4 years four-years | 80% | 12% | 93% | 73 |
| 187 | South Dakota State University Brookings, SD Public, 4 years four-years | 59% | - | 79% | 39 |
| 1099 | University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO Public, 4 years four-years | 51% | 30% | 75% | 29 |
| 77 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 84% | - | 93% | 83 |
| 121 | University of Scranton Scranton, PA Private, 4 years four-years | 79% | - | 85% | 75 |
| 229 | Ball State University Muncie, IN Public, 4 years four-years | 63% | 23% | 73% | 57 |
| 404 | Black Hills State University Spearfish, SD Public, 4 years four-years | 44% | - | 71% | 38 |
| 691 | Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 48% | - | 61% | - |
| 158 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE Public, 4 years four-years | 64% | 23% | 82% | 33 |
| 375 | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC Public, 4 years four-years | 78% | 15% | 90% | 56 |
| 89 | George Washington University Washington, DC Private, 4 years four-years | 84% | - | 90% | 75 |
| 71 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC Public, 4 years four-years | 84% | 9% | 94% | 78 |
| 100 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Public, 4 years four-years | 81% | 10% | 89% | 66 |
| 403 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH Public, 4 years four-years | 72% | - | 86% | 53 |
| 487 | Fort Hays State University Hays, KS Public, 4 years four-years | 50% | - | 76% | 39 |
| 851 | Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 56% | 23% | 74% | 58 |
| 486 | California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 69% | 2% | 86% | 47 |
| 302 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY Public, 4 years four-years | 77% | 11% | 88% | 89 |
| 85 | University of Georgia Athens, GA Public, 4 years four-years | 88% | 7% | 94% | 91 |
| 829 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | 66% | 19% | 85% | 50 |
| Average | 68% | 14% | 82% | 57 |