2024 Texas Colleges Graduation Rate Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduation rate at Texas colleges is 44.8%. 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 19.5% and the average retention rate is 69.3% (full-time students).
Texas 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.
- Rice University has the highest graduation rate of 93% and Strayer University-Texas has the lowest graduation rate of 11% and .
- McMurry University has the highest transfer-out rate of 45% and Western Technical College has the lowest transfer-out rate of 1% and .
- Parker University has the highest retention rate of 100% and Texas College has the lowest retention rate of 30% and .
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Texas Colleges
The following table lists Texas 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 60% | - | 79% | - |
| Alvin Community College Alvin, TX Public, 2-4 years | 29% | 18% | 61% | 51 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo, TX Public, 2-4 years | 27% | 11% | 66% | 48 |
| Angelina College Lufkin, TX Public, 2-4 years | 23% | 12% | 61% | 34 |
| Angelo State University San Angelo, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 40% | 10% | 73% | 44 |
| Arlington Baptist University Arlington, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 23% | 42% | 33% | - |
| Arlington Career Institute Grand Prairie, TX Private, 2-4 years | 72% | - | 71% | 83 |
| The Art Institute of Houston Houston, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 40% | - | 50% | 32 |
| Austin College Sherman, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 73% | - | 84% | - |
| Austin Community College District Austin, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 14% | 36% | - | - |
| Baylor University Waco, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 81% | - | 90% | 46 |
| Coastal Bend College Beeville, TX Public, 2-4 years | 21% | - | 51% | 51 |
| Blinn College District Brenham, TX Public, 2-4 years | 9% | 38% | 55% | 48 |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus Dallas, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 47% | - | 100% | - |
| Vet Tech Institute of Houston Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 84% | - | 61% | - |
| Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 37% | 12% | - | - |
| Central Texas College Killeen, TX Public, 2-4 years | 16% | 19% | 49% | 39 |
| Cisco College Cisco, TX Public, 2-4 years | 26% | - | 56% | 64 |
| Clarendon College Clarendon, TX Public, 2-4 years | 44% | 17% | 56% | 53 |
| Concordia University Texas Austin, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 38% | - | 68% | - |
| North Central Texas College Gainesville, TX Public, 2-4 years | 19% | 29% | 63% | 53 |
| Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 35% | 44% | 63% | 37 |
| Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 56% | 34% | 62% | 14 |
| Dallas Christian College Dallas, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 36% | 13% | 34% | 60 |
| Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Dallas, TX Private, 2-4 years | 75% | 4% | 78% | - |
| University of Dallas Irving, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 71% | 19% | 77% | - |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 16% | 6% | - | - |
| East Texas Baptist University Marshall, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 41% | 43% | 66% | - |
| Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 29% | - | 63% | 40 |
| Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 42% | 28% | 65% | 40 |
| Dallas College Dallas, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 34% | 22% | 48% | 56 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso, TX Public, 2-4 years | 20% | 12% | 62% | 51 |
| Western Technical College El Paso, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 74% | 1% | 56% | - |
| Western Technical College El Paso, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 64% | - | 55% | 75 |
| Miami International University of Art & Design-Art Institute Dallas Dallas, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 6% | - | 55% | 24 |
| Frank Phillips College Borger, TX Public, 2-4 years | 30% | 12% | 60% | 48 |
| Galveston College Galveston, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 33% | 17% | - | - |
| Grayson College Denison, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 24% | 1% | 67% | - |
| Hallmark University San Antonio, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 66% | - | 69% | - |
| Hardin-Simmons University Abilene, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 57% | 33% | 64% | - |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 25% | 20% | 91% | - |
| Hill College Hillsboro, TX Public, 2-4 years | 28% | 15% | 51% | 43 |
| Houston Baptist University Houston, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 49% | 32% | 69% | 55 |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 53% | 28% | 67% | 51 |
| Houston Community College Houston, TX Public, 2-4 years | 17% | 17% | 63% | 46 |
| University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 30% | 36% | 65% | 53 |
| University of Houston-Victoria Victoria, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 23% | 36% | 60% | 40 |
| University of Houston Houston, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 63% | 7% | 85% | 66 |
| Howard College Big Spring, TX Public, 2-4 years | 27% | 9% | 63% | 45 |
| Howard Payne University Brownwood, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 32% | - | 55% | 13 |
| Huston-Tillotson University Austin, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 31% | - | 69% | - |
| University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 53% | 30% | 70% | - |
| Jacksonville College-Main Campus Jacksonville, TX Private, 2-4 years | 34% | 37% | 43% | 17 |
| Jarvis Christian University Hawkins, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 15% | - | 41% | - |
| KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts Dallas, TX Private, 2-4 years | 48% | 51% | 75% | - |
| Kilgore College Kilgore, TX Public, 2-4 years | 33% | 17% | 67% | 36 |
| Lamar University Beaumont, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 37% | 36% | 59% | 55 |
| Lamar State College-Orange Orange, TX Public, 2-4 years | 26% | 14% | 64% | 41 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur, TX Public, 2-4 years | 26% | 14% | 72% | 48 |
| Laredo College Laredo, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 37% | 13% | - | - |
| Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 49% | 22% | 79% | 75 |
| Lee College Baytown, TX Public, 2-4 years | 40% | - | 78% | 55 |
| LeTourneau University Longview, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 66% | - | 77% | 45 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX Private, 2-4 years | 68% | - | 80% | - |
| Lubbock Christian University Lubbock, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 48% | 29% | 71% | 100 |
| College of the Mainland Texas City, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 25% | 22% | - | - |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 49% | - | 64% | - |
| McLennan Community College Waco, TX Public, 2-4 years | 32% | 18% | 65% | 55 |
| McMurry University Abilene, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 37% | 45% | 64% | - |
| Midland College Midland, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 24% | 18% | - | - |
| Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 41% | - | 63% | 56 |
| Wade College Dallas, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 66% | 13% | 86% | 100 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Austin Austin, TX Private, 2-4 years | 68% | - | 64% | - |
| Navarro College Corsicana, TX Public, 2-4 years | 25% | 14% | 59% | 50 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 18% | 19% | - | - |
| University of North Texas Denton, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 58% | 25% | 80% | 47 |
| Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant, TX Public, 2-4 years | 33% | 9% | 59% | 33 |
| Odessa College Odessa, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 23% | 18% | 64% | 56 |
| Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 38% | - | 57% | 40 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 52% | 17% | 76% | 57 |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX Public, 2-4 years | 32% | 9% | 66% | 50 |
| Panola College Carthage, TX Public, 2-4 years | 37% | 13% | 66% | 46 |
| Paris Junior College Paris, TX Public, 2-4 years | 35% | 14% | 55% | 33 |
| Paul Quinn College Dallas, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 28% | - | 72% | - |
| Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 41% | 26% | 73% | 23 |
| Ranger College Ranger, TX Public, 2-4 years | 42% | 19% | 35% | 59 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 33% | - | 74% | - |
| Rice University Houston, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 93% | - | 98% | - |
| Saint Edward's University Austin, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 65% | 22% | 81% | 75 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio, TX Public, 2-4 years | 31% | 14% | 41% | 45 |
| University of St Thomas Houston, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 65% | - | 71% | 14 |
| Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 56% | 23% | 74% | 58 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 25% | 27% | 46% | 49 |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 32% | 13% | - | - |
| Schreiner University Kerrville, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 49% | 2% | 62% | - |
| St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 55% | - | 68% | 100 |
| South Plains College Levelland, TX Public, 2-4 years | 19% | 13% | 48% | 28 |
| Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 82% | 12% | 90% | 75 |
| Southwest Texas Junior College Uvalde, TX Public, 2-4 years | 30% | 15% | 36% | 45 |
| Southwestern Assemblies of God University Waxahachie, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 41% | 29% | 77% | - |
| Southwestern University Georgetown, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 71% | 20% | 79% | - |
| Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 53% | 29% | 73% | 41 |
| Texas State University San Marcos, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 55% | - | 80% | 51 |
| Southwestern Adventist University Keene, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 47% | 38% | 79% | 100 |
| Southwestern Christian College Terrell, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 5% | - | - | - |
| Sul Ross State University Alpine, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 26% | 34% | 49% | 25 |
| Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 45% | 31% | 70% | 71 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX Public, 2-4 years | 21% | 18% | 72% | 62 |
| Temple College Temple, TX Public, 2-4 years | 17% | 20% | 69% | 36 |
| Texarkana College Texarkana, TX Public, 2-4 years | 40% | 7% | 48% | 42 |
| Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 44% | 29% | 64% | 41 |
| Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 83% | 9% | 95% | 92 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 53% | 27% | 74% | 30 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 87% | - | 95% | 85 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 69% | 14% | 87% | 69 |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 47% | 19% | 75% | 55 |
| The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 44% | - | 61% | 55 |
| Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 83% | 12% | 92% | 60 |
| Texas College Tyler, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 15% | - | 30% | - |
| Texas Lutheran University Seguin, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 53% | - | 64% | - |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 39% | 35% | 66% | 35 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 53% | 21% | 80% | 41 |
| Texas Southern University Houston, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 26% | 25% | 55% | 32 |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 63% | 24% | 86% | 62 |
| Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 32% | - | 56% | 31 |
| Texas Woman's University Denton, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 48% | - | 73% | 50 |
| Trinity University San Antonio, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 75% | 18% | 91% | - |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 20% | 23% | - | - |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 49% | - | 56% | - |
| Vernon College Vernon, TX Public, 2-4 years | 19% | 8% | 37% | 44 |
| Victoria College Victoria, TX Public, 2-4 years | 20% | 21% | 64% | 50 |
| Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 18% | - | 39% | 41 |
| Weatherford College Weatherford, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 22% | 21% | - | - |
| West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 45% | 31% | 68% | 46 |
| Western Texas College Snyder, TX Public, 2-4 years | 42% | 5% | 67% | 37 |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX Public, 2-4 years | 16% | 35% | 73% | 45 |
| Wiley College Marshall, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 23% | 16% | 54% | 13 |
| Parker University Dallas, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 88% | 5% | 100% | 100 |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX Public, 2-4 years | 25% | 11% | 36% | 41 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 17% | 32% | - | - |
| Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 72% | - | 43% | - |
| Interactive College of Technology Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 13% | - | 83% | - |
| Seguin Beauty School-New Braunfels New Braunfels, TX Private, Less than 2 years | 32% | - | 33% | - |
| Sebring Career Schools-Houston Houston, TX Private, Less than 2 years | 91% | - | 96% | - |
| Remington College-Fort Worth Campus Fort Worth, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 43% | - | 52% | - |
| School of Automotive Machinists & Technology Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 86% | 1% | 100% | - |
| College of Health Care Professions Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 77% | - | 72% | - |
| Center for Advanced Legal Studies Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 57% | - | 83% | - |
| Southwest College for the Deaf Big Spring, TX Public, 2-4 years | 50% | - | 80% | - |
| College of Biblical Studies-Houston Houston, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 100% | - | 57% | 60 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest Houston, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 52% | - | - | - |
| Fortis College Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 52% | - | 47% | - |
| Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio San Antonio, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 60% | - | 63% | 80 |
| South Texas College McAllen, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 25% | 14% | 63% | 45 |
| Messenger College Bedford, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 16% | 16% | 75% | - |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio, TX Public, 2-4 years | 26% | 20% | 53% | 52 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Austin Austin, TX Private, 2-4 years | 54% | - | 49% | - |
| Chicago School of Professional Psychology-College of Nursing Richardson, TX Private, 2-4 years | 35% | - | 6% | - |
| Quest College San Antonio, TX Private, 2-4 years | 60% | - | 64% | - |
| The King's University Southlake, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 52% | 4% | 88% | 60 |
| Interactive College of Technology Pasadena, TX Private, 2-4 years | 50% | - | 56% | - |
| Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX Private, 2-4 years | 49% | - | 57% | 42 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont, TX Public, 2-4 years | 27% | 10% | 58% | 48 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Dallas Irving, TX Private, 2-4 years | 46% | - | 64% | - |
| Interactive College of Technology Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 15% | - | 71% | - |
| Baptist University of the Americas San Antonio, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 10% | 10% | 63% | - |
| Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin Austin, TX Private, 2-4 years | 54% | 4% | 75% | - |
| Culinary Institute Inc Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 54% | - | - | - |
| American InterContinental University-Houston Houston, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 28% | - | 67% | - |
| Remington College-North Houston Campus Houston, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 39% | - | - | - |
| Altierus Career College-Bissonnet Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 62% | - | 65% | - |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 72% | - | 46% | - |
| The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio San Antonio, TX Private, 2-4 years | 58% | - | 45% | - |
| Southwest University at El Paso El Paso, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 77% | - | 81% | - |
| The Art Institute of Austin Bastrop, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 33% | - | 43% | 50 |
| Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus Webster, TX Private, 2-4 years | 34% | - | 50% | - |
| MediaTech Institute-Dallas Dallas, TX Private, 2-4 years | 62% | 3% | 90% | - |
| MediaTech Institute-Houston Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 48% | - | 94% | - |
| Lamson Institute San Antonio, TX Private, 2-4 years | 75% | - | 82% | - |
| Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 100% | - | 100% | - |
| Strayer University-Texas Farmers Branch, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 11% | 22% | - | 30 |
| The Art Institute of San Antonio San Antonio, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 18% | - | 14% | 17 |
| Peloton College Dallas, TX Private, 2-4 years | 65% | - | 31% | - |
| Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 31% | 30% | 72% | 31 |
| Fortis Institute Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 61% | - | 80% | - |
| Pima Medical Institute-Houston Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 60% | - | 64% | - |
| Concorde Career College-Dallas Dallas, TX Private, 2-4 years | 49% | - | 58% | - |
| Concorde Career College-San Antonio San Antonio, TX Private, 2-4 years | 61% | - | 74% | - |
| Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth Irving, TX Private, 2-4 years | 59% | - | 53% | - |
| North American University Stafford, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 43% | 11% | 37% | - |
| Chamberlain University-Texas Houston, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 75% | - | 67% | - |
| Criswell College Dallas, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 70% | - | 73% | - |
| Rio Grande Valley College Pharr, TX Private, 2-4 years | 73% | - | 61% | - |
| West Coast University-Dallas Richardson, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 66% | - | 67% | - |
| South University-Austin Round Rock, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 3% | 3% | 50% | 40 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas Dallas, TX Private, 2-4 years | 54% | - | 43% | - |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX Private, 2-4 years | 64% | - | 53% | - |
| DeVry University-Texas Irving, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 16% | 25% | 50% | - |
| University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 43% | 19% | 68% | 43 |
| K & G 5 Star Barber College League City, TX Private, Less than 2 years | 75% | - | 67% | - |
| The Recording Conservatory of Austin Austin, TX Private, 2-4 years | 63% | - | 79% | - |
| Pima Medical Institute-El Paso El Paso, TX Private, 2-4 years | 51% | 1% | 52% | - |
| Texas State Technical College Waco, TX Public, 2-4 years | 36% | 12% | 55% | 48 |
| Florida Career College-Houston Houston, TX Private, 2-4 years | 48% | - | 51% | - |
| Northeast Lakeview College Universal City, TX Public, 2-4 years | 30% | 25% | 36% | 53 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus McAllen, TX Private, 2-4 years | 50% | - | 67% | - |
| The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio San Antonio, TX Private, 2-4 years | 68% | - | 62% | - |
| Houston School of Carpentry Houston, TX Private, Less than 2 years | 91% | - | 23% | - |
| Careers Institute of America Dallas, TX Private, Less than 2 years | 71% | - | - | - |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX Private, 2-4 years | 58% | - | 73% | - |
| The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 31% | - | 82% | 54 |
| Christ Mission College San Antonio, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 43% | 12% | 75% | - |
| Texas Healthtech Institute Beaumont, TX Private, 2-4 years | 82% | - | 57% | - |
| Average | 45% | 20% | 69% | 58 |
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