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Selected Colleges Comparison

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 68.36% where 3,789 students out of 5,543 candidates have complete their courses and degrees. The rate is calculated as the total number of completers within 150% of normal time (for example, 6 years for 4 years BS program) divided by the candidates. The numbers in parenthesis() represent data by gender (men/women) for each cell respectively. The following table compares the graduation rates between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Stony Brook University has the most highest graduation rate of 77.82%, while CUNY Medgar Evers College has the lowest rate of 23.81%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
CUNY Medgar Evers College 23.81%
(7.32% / 34.38%)
25
(3 / 22)
105
(41 / 64)
CUNY Queens College 56.30%
(45.91% / 65.87%)
818
(320 / 498)
1,453
(697 / 756)
SUNY College of Technology at Canton 51.65%
(48.15% / 54.46%)
94
(39 / 55)
182
(81 / 101)
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill 58.55%
(48.39% / 65.56%)
89
(30 / 59)
152
(62 / 90)
Stony Brook University 77.82%
(75.82% / 80.16%)
2,281
(1,198 / 1,083)
2,931
(1,580 / 1,351)
SUNY at Purchase College 66.94%
(67.00% / 66.91%)
482
(203 / 279)
720
(303 / 417)
Average68.36%
(64.87% / 71.82%)
3,789
(1,793 / 1,996)
5,543
(2,764 / 2,779)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 17.05% where 945 students have transferred out from schools out of 5,543 graduation candidates. The transfer-out rate is calculated as the number of transfer-out students divided by total number of graduation candidates. The following table compares the transfer-out rates between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Stony Brook University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 11.19%, while CUNY Medgar Evers College has the highest rate of 31.43% (more students transferred out from the school).
Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)
Transfer-out
(Men/Women)
Total Students
(Men/Women)
CUNY Medgar Evers College 31.43%
(29.27% / 32.81%)
33
(12 / 21)
105
(41 / 64)
CUNY Queens College 22.92%
(25.11% / 20.90%)
333
(175 / 158)
1,453
(697 / 756)
SUNY College of Technology at Canton 25.82%
(27.16% / 24.75%)
47
(22 / 25)
182
(81 / 101)
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill 28.95%
(35.48% / 24.44%)
44
(22 / 22)
152
(62 / 90)
Stony Brook University 11.19%
(10.63% / 11.84%)
328
(168 / 160)
2,931
(1,580 / 1,351)
SUNY at Purchase College 22.22%
(21.12% / 23.02%)
160
(64 / 96)
720
(303 / 417)
Average17.05%
(16.75% / 17.34%)
945
(463 / 482)
5,543
(2,764 / 2,779)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of selected colleges is 70.33% for full-time students and 61.00% for part-time students. Retention rate is the percentage of a school's first-time, first-year undergraduate students who continue at that school the next year (Sophomore year). The following table compares the retention rates between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Stony Brook University has the most highest retention rate of 88%, while CUNY Medgar Evers College has the lowest rate of 40%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
CUNY Medgar Evers College 40%25%
CUNY Queens College 77%63%
SUNY College of Technology at Canton 69%67%
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill 69%-
Stony Brook University 88%89%
SUNY at Purchase College 79%-
Average70.33% 61.00%