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Graduation Comparison Between Big East Conference Members

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of colleges in Big East Conference is 78.33% where 12,917 students out of 16,491 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 colleges in Big East Conference.
Among the colleges in Big East Conference, Georgetown University has the most highest graduation rate of 95.61%, while St. John's University-New York has the lowest rate of 69.26%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Colleges In Big East Conference
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
Georgetown University 95.61%
(94.93% / 96.12%)
1,504
(636 / 868)
1,573
(670 / 903)
DePaul University 69.35%
(66.02% / 71.77%)
1,699
(682 / 1,017)
2,450
(1,033 / 1,417)
Butler University 78.97%
(75.48% / 81.39%)
905
(354 / 551)
1,146
(469 / 677)
Creighton University 78.13%
(76.50% / 79.43%)
793
(345 / 448)
1,015
(451 / 564)
Seton Hall University 71.69%
(67.21% / 76.17%)
889
(416 / 473)
1,240
(619 / 621)
St. John's University-New York 69.26%
(64.64% / 72.71%)
2,235
(892 / 1,343)
3,227
(1,380 / 1,847)
Xavier University 73.87%
(68.93% / 78.43%)
817
(366 / 451)
1,106
(531 / 575)
Villanova University 90.63%
(89.49% / 91.60%)
1,519
(690 / 829)
1,676
(771 / 905)
Providence College 85.61%
(84.44% / 86.59%)
904
(407 / 497)
1,056
(482 / 574)
Marquette University 82.52%
(77.58% / 86.63%)
1,652
(706 / 946)
2,002
(910 / 1,092)
Average78.33%
(75.10% / 80.90%)
12,917
(5,494 / 7,423)
16,491
(7,316 / 9,175)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of colleges in Big East Conference is 15.66% where 1,344 students have transferred out from schools out of 8,583 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 colleges in Big East Conference.
Among the colleges in Big East Conference, Villanova University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 7.58%, while Seton Hall University has the highest rate of 21.94% (more students transferred out from the school).
Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Colleges In Big East Conference
NameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)
Transfer-out
(Men/Women)
Total Students
(Men/Women)
Georgetown University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,573
(670 / 903)
DePaul University 18.33%
(18.88% / 17.93%)
449
(195 / 254)
2,450
(1,033 / 1,417)
Butler University 17.71%
(19.19% / 16.69%)
203
(90 / 113)
1,146
(469 / 677)
Creighton University 15.96%
(18.63% / 13.83%)
162
(84 / 78)
1,015
(451 / 564)
Seton Hall University 21.94%
(24.88% / 19.00%)
272
(154 / 118)
1,240
(619 / 621)
St. John's University-New York 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,227
(1,380 / 1,847)
Xavier University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,106
(531 / 575)
Villanova University 7.58%
(8.04% / 7.18%)
127
(62 / 65)
1,676
(771 / 905)
Providence College 12.41%
(12.86% / 12.02%)
131
(62 / 69)
1,056
(482 / 574)
Marquette University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,002
(910 / 1,092)
Average15.66%
(16.92% / 14.65%)
1,344
(647 / 697)
8,583
(3,825 / 4,758)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of colleges in Big East Conference is 88.60% for full-time students and 66.50% 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 colleges in Big East Conference.
Among the colleges in Big East Conference, Georgetown University has the most highest retention rate of 97%, while St. John's University-New York has the lowest rate of 82%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Colleges In Big East Conference
NameFull-timePart-time
Georgetown University 97%100%
DePaul University 84%19%
Butler University 89%100%
Creighton University 92%-
Seton Hall University 83%100%
St. John's University-New York 82%40%
Xavier University 84%-
Villanova University 96%60%
Providence College 90%63%
Marquette University 89%50%
Average88.60% 66.50%