Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of Colleges in Massachusetts is 75.69% where 39,157 students out of 51,735 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 Massachusetts.
Among the Colleges in Massachusetts, Harvard University has the most highest graduation rate of 97.77%, while Boston Architectural College has the lowest rate of 22.73%.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hult International Business School | 64.37% (61.68% / 68.66%) | 112 (66 / 46) |
174 (107 / 67) | |
| American International College | 36.88% (30.32% / 43.03%) | 118 (47 / 71) |
320 (155 / 165) | |
| Amherst College | 91.93% (88.61% / 95.30%) | 433 (210 / 223) |
471 (237 / 234) | |
| Anna Maria College | 40.37% (28.40% / 47.45%) | 88 (23 / 65) |
218 (81 / 137) | |
| Assumption University | 72.05% (68.77% / 74.61%) | 415 (174 / 241) |
576 (253 / 323) | |
| Babson College | 92.67% (90.65% / 94.95%) | 544 (281 / 263) |
587 (310 / 277) | |
| Boston Baptist College | 25.00% (40.00% / 0.00%) | 2 (2 / 0) |
8 (5 / 3) | |
| Bay Path University | 47.06% (0.00% / 47.06%) | 72 (0 / 72) |
153 (0 / 153) | |
| Bay State College | 24.00% (14.29% / 36.36%) | 6 (2 / 4) |
25 (14 / 11) | |
| Bentley University | 87.98% (86.09% / 90.60%) | 915 (520 / 395) |
1,040 (604 / 436) | |
| Berklee College of Music | 68.53% (64.75% / 73.60%) | 771 (417 / 354) |
1,125 (644 / 481) | |
| Boston Architectural College | 22.73% (11.11% / 30.77%) | 5 (1 / 4) |
22 (9 / 13) | |
| Boston College | 90.92% (89.35% / 92.22%) | 2,102 (940 / 1,162) |
2,312 (1,052 / 1,260) | |
| Boston University | 88.96% (86.93% / 90.29%) | 3,144 (1,210 / 1,934) |
3,534 (1,392 / 2,142) | |
| Brandeis University | 87.34% (84.62% / 89.18%) | 731 (286 / 445) |
837 (338 / 499) | |
| Bridgewater State University | 56.06% (52.53% / 58.56%) | 773 (301 / 472) |
1,379 (573 / 806) | |
| Cambridge College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Clark University | 76.16% (70.00% / 80.37%) | 412 (154 / 258) |
541 (220 / 321) | |
| Curry College | 52.07% (48.15% / 55.68%) | 352 (156 / 196) |
676 (324 / 352) | |
| Dean College | 50.19% (40.48% / 59.54%) | 129 (51 / 78) |
257 (126 / 131) | |
| Eastern Nazarene College | 49.40% (42.53% / 56.96%) | 82 (37 / 45) |
166 (87 / 79) | |
| Emerson College | 77.16% (76.54% / 77.52%) | 679 (248 / 431) |
880 (324 / 556) | |
| Emmanuel College | 65.94% (62.11% / 67.36%) | 393 (100 / 293) |
596 (161 / 435) | |
| Endicott College | 78.42% (72.20% / 82.41%) | 556 (200 / 356) |
709 (277 / 432) | |
| Fisher College | 33.04% (34.55% / 31.58%) | 37 (19 / 18) |
112 (55 / 57) | |
| Fitchburg State University | 56.39% (51.76% / 60.77%) | 428 (191 / 237) |
759 (369 / 390) | |
| Framingham State University | 54.61% (45.54% / 61.32%) | 403 (143 / 260) |
738 (314 / 424) | |
| Gordon College | 68.74% (61.44% / 72.93%) | 288 (94 / 194) |
419 (153 / 266) | |
| Hampshire College | 60.31% (56.80% / 62.56%) | 193 (71 / 122) |
320 (125 / 195) | |
| Harvard University | 97.77% (96.77% / 98.87%) | 1,622 (838 / 784) |
1,659 (866 / 793) | |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | 60.00% (66.67% / 50.00%) | 9 (6 / 3) |
15 (9 / 6) | |
| College of the Holy Cross | 91.11% (87.05% / 94.78%) | 697 (316 / 381) |
765 (363 / 402) | |
| Lasell University | 60.87% (54.81% / 63.58%) | 266 (74 / 192) |
437 (135 / 302) | |
| Lesley University | 61.35% (58.43% / 62.28%) | 227 (52 / 175) |
370 (89 / 281) | |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 71.18% (68.23% / 75.64%) | 1,188 (685 / 503) |
1,669 (1,004 / 665) | |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 83.11% (81.35% / 84.98%) | 3,847 (1,941 / 1,906) |
4,629 (2,386 / 2,243) | |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston | 51.01% (44.23% / 57.25%) | 784 (326 / 458) |
1,537 (737 / 800) | |
| MCPHS University | 61.97% (52.00% / 64.48%) | 308 (52 / 256) |
497 (100 / 397) | |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 66.04% (61.70% / 67.50%) | 247 (58 / 189) |
374 (94 / 280) | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 94.94% (93.79% / 96.28%) | 1,051 (559 / 492) |
1,107 (596 / 511) | |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | 79.20% (79.38% / 77.78%) | 316 (281 / 35) |
399 (354 / 45) | |
| Merrimack College | 68.13% (64.44% / 71.92%) | 684 (328 / 356) |
1,004 (509 / 495) | |
| Montserrat College of Art | 61.54% (70.83% / 58.21%) | 56 (17 / 39) |
91 (24 / 67) | |
| Mount Holyoke College | 82.57% (0.00% / 82.57%) | 469 (0 / 469) |
568 (0 / 568) | |
| The New England Conservatory of Music | 82.05% (78.26% / 87.50%) | 96 (54 / 42) |
117 (69 / 48) | |
| Nichols College | 58.17% (53.15% / 66.93%) | 203 (118 / 85) |
349 (222 / 127) | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 55.69% (45.08% / 62.07%) | 181 (55 / 126) |
325 (122 / 203) | |
| Northeastern University | 91.24% (90.41% / 92.04%) | 2,436 (1,188 / 1,248) |
2,670 (1,314 / 1,356) | |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | 74.85% (69.57% / 76.92%) | 122 (32 / 90) |
163 (46 / 117) | |
| Regis College | 66.95% (58.14% / 68.95%) | 156 (25 / 131) |
233 (43 / 190) | |
| Salem State University | 55.36% (52.19% / 57.03%) | 625 (203 / 422) |
1,129 (389 / 740) | |
| Simmons University | 74.45% (0.00% / 74.45%) | 338 (0 / 338) |
454 (0 / 454) | |
| Smith College | 88.53% (100.00% / 88.51%) | 579 (1 / 578) |
654 (1 / 653) | |
| Springfield College | 73.01% (64.56% / 82.42%) | 395 (184 / 211) |
541 (285 / 256) | |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 54.58% (49.71% / 59.88%) | 733 (348 / 385) |
1,343 (700 / 643) | |
| Stonehill College | 79.07% (78.22% / 79.67%) | 578 (237 / 341) |
731 (303 / 428) | |
| Suffolk University | 60.19% (58.01% / 61.86%) | 709 (297 / 412) |
1,178 (512 / 666) | |
| Tufts University | 93.71% (92.76% / 94.65%) | 1,252 (615 / 637) |
1,336 (663 / 673) | |
| Wellesley College | 90.17% (0.00% / 90.17%) | 532 (0 / 532) |
590 (0 / 590) | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | 68.76% (65.80% / 81.08%) | 658 (508 / 150) |
957 (772 / 185) | |
| Western New England University | 67.45% (64.57% / 72.10%) | 487 (288 / 199) |
722 (446 / 276) | |
| Westfield State University | 59.81% (53.28% / 64.78%) | 634 (244 / 390) |
1,060 (458 / 602) | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 79.73% (72.20% / 84.52%) | 421 (148 / 273) |
528 (205 / 323) | |
| Williams College | 95.11% (94.10% / 96.21%) | 525 (271 / 254) |
552 (288 / 264) | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 88.93% (88.01% / 90.67%) | 996 (646 / 350) |
1,120 (734 / 386) | |
| Worcester State University | 58.85% (51.19% / 63.51%) | 459 (151 / 308) |
780 (295 / 485) | |
| Northpoint Bible College | 28.57% (32.26% / 22.22%) | 14 (10 / 4) |
49 (31 / 18) | |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | 93.67% (88.10% / 100.00%) | 74 (37 / 37) |
79 (42 / 37) | |
| New England College of Business and Finance | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Andover Newton Theological School | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Assabet Valley Regional Technical School | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Bancroft School of Massage Therapy | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Bay State School of Technology | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Becker College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Boston | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Laboure College of Healthcare | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Conway School of Landscape Design | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Somerville | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Diman Regional Technical Institute | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| National Aviation Academy of New England | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Episcopal Divinity School | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/30/2017) | |||
| Rob Roy Academy-Fall River | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Hebrew College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Longy School of Music of Bard College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Mansfield Beauty Schools-Springfield | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Mansfield Beauty Schools-Quincy | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| University of Massachusetts-Central Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| William James College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Massachusetts School of Barbering | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| MGH Institute of Health Professions | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Mount Ida College | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| New England College of Optometry | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| New England Law-Boston | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| New England School of Photography | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Newbury College | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| North Bennet Street School | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| The New England Institute of Art | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/15/2017) | |||
| Pine Manor College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Pope St John XXIII National Seminary | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Quincy College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Roxbury Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Saint John's Seminary | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Salter College-West Boylston | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Bard College at Simon's Rock | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Southeastern Technical Institute | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Rob Roy Academy-Taunton | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Wheelock College | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Blue Hills Regional Technical School | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Norwood | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| Massachusetts School of Law | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| New England Hair Academy | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Rob Roy Academy-Worcester | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Greater Lowell Technical School | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Malden | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| EINE Inc | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Motoring Technical Training Institute | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Charles H McCann Technical School | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Ailano School of Cosmetology | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Brockton | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Mildred Elley-Pittsfield Campus | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Jolie Hair and Beauty Academy-Ludlow | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Massachusetts General Hospital Dietetic Internship | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Monty Tech | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Worcester | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| FINE Mortuary College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Branford Hall Career Institute-Springfield Campus | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Wilmington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| University of Phoenix-Massachusetts | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/08/2018) | |||
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Lowell | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| National Graduate School of Quality Management | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| The Salter School-Malden Campus | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Framingham | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Medical Professional Institute | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/22/2017) | |||
| Spa Tech Institute-Ipswich | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Spa Tech Institute-Westboro | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Universal Technical Institute of Massachusetts Inc | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Salter School-Fall River | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/30/2017) | |||
| DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Millennium Training Institute | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Cambridge | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/18/2017) | |||
| Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Salter College-Chicopee | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Alexander Academy | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Northeastern University Professional Programs | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Jupiter Beauty Academy | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| American Academy of Personal Training-Boston Campus | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Bard College - Holyoke Microcollege | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Northern Vermont University - Northern Essex Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Bard College - Holyoke Microcollege | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Porter and Chester Institute - Chicopee | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Porter and Chester Institute - Brockton | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Porter and Chester Institute of Worcester | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Thomas Aquinas College - New England | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Porter and Chester Institute - Chicopee 2 | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Technology Learning Center | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Spa Tech Institute-North Andover | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Average | 75.69% (72.88% / 78.03%) |
39,157 (17,137 / 22,020) |
51,735 (23,515 / 28,220) | |
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of Colleges in Massachusetts is 14.11% where 4,483 students have transferred out from schools out of 31,775 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 Massachusetts.
Among the Colleges in Massachusetts, Williams College has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.91%, while Boston Baptist College has the highest rate of 62.50% (more students transferred out from the school).
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Transfer-out Rate (Men/Women) | Transfer-out (Men/Women) | Total Students (Men/Women) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hult International Business School | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 174 (107 / 67) | |
| American International College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 320 (155 / 165) | |
| Amherst College | 4.67% (5.49% / 3.85%) | 22 (13 / 9) | 471 (237 / 234) | |
| Anna Maria College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 218 (81 / 137) | |
| Assumption University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 576 (253 / 323) | |
| Babson College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 587 (310 / 277) | |
| Boston Baptist College | 62.50% (40.00% / 100.00%) | 5 (2 / 3) | 8 (5 / 3) | |
| Bay Path University | 27.45% (0.00% / 27.45%) | 42 (0 / 42) | 153 (0 / 153) | |
| Bay State College | 48.00% (42.86% / 54.55%) | 12 (6 / 6) | 25 (14 / 11) | |
| Bentley University | 0.96% (0.50% / 1.61%) | 10 (3 / 7) | 1,040 (604 / 436) | |
| Berklee College of Music | 11.91% (10.87% / 13.31%) | 134 (70 / 64) | 1,125 (644 / 481) | |
| Boston Architectural College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 22 (9 / 13) | |
| Boston College | 6.44% (7.32% / 5.71%) | 149 (77 / 72) | 2,312 (1,052 / 1,260) | |
| Boston University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 3,534 (1,392 / 2,142) | |
| Brandeis University | 6.45% (7.99% / 5.41%) | 54 (27 / 27) | 837 (338 / 499) | |
| Bridgewater State University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,379 (573 / 806) | |
| Cambridge College | 25.00% (33.33% / 0.00%) | 1 (1 / 0) | 4 (3 / 1) | |
| Clark University | 17.01% (20.91% / 14.33%) | 92 (46 / 46) | 541 (220 / 321) | |
| Curry College | 31.95% (33.02% / 30.97%) | 216 (107 / 109) | 676 (324 / 352) | |
| Dean College | 37.35% (44.44% / 30.53%) | 96 (56 / 40) | 257 (126 / 131) | |
| Eastern Nazarene College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 166 (87 / 79) | |
| Emerson College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 880 (324 / 556) | |
| Emmanuel College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 596 (161 / 435) | |
| Endicott College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 709 (277 / 432) | |
| Fisher College | 41.96% (30.91% / 52.63%) | 47 (17 / 30) | 112 (55 / 57) | |
| Fitchburg State University | 24.90% (24.39% / 25.38%) | 189 (90 / 99) | 759 (369 / 390) | |
| Framingham State University | 27.78% (27.07% / 28.30%) | 205 (85 / 120) | 738 (314 / 424) | |
| Gordon College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 419 (153 / 266) | |
| Hampshire College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 320 (125 / 195) | |
| Harvard University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,659 (866 / 793) | |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 15 (9 / 6) | |
| College of the Holy Cross | 2.35% (3.58% / 1.24%) | 18 (13 / 5) | 765 (363 / 402) | |
| Lasell University | 31.58% (33.33% / 30.79%) | 138 (45 / 93) | 437 (135 / 302) | |
| Lesley University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 370 (89 / 281) | |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,669 (1,004 / 665) | |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 11.04% (11.36% / 10.70%) | 511 (271 / 240) | 4,629 (2,386 / 2,243) | |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston | 24.85% (24.42% / 25.25%) | 382 (180 / 202) | 1,537 (737 / 800) | |
| MCPHS University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 497 (100 / 397) | |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 374 (94 / 280) | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,107 (596 / 511) | |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | 3.51% (3.67% / 2.22%) | 14 (13 / 1) | 399 (354 / 45) | |
| Merrimack College | 20.52% (21.22% / 19.80%) | 206 (108 / 98) | 1,004 (509 / 495) | |
| Montserrat College of Art | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 91 (24 / 67) | |
| Mount Holyoke College | 11.80% (0.00% / 11.80%) | 67 (0 / 67) | 568 (0 / 568) | |
| The New England Conservatory of Music | 6.84% (7.25% / 6.25%) | 8 (5 / 3) | 117 (69 / 48) | |
| Nichols College | 8.60% (8.11% / 9.45%) | 30 (18 / 12) | 349 (222 / 127) | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 325 (122 / 203) | |
| Northeastern University | 3.11% (2.66% / 3.54%) | 83 (35 / 48) | 2,670 (1,314 / 1,356) | |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | 19.02% (23.91% / 17.09%) | 31 (11 / 20) | 163 (46 / 117) | |
| Regis College | 18.45% (30.23% / 15.79%) | 43 (13 / 30) | 233 (43 / 190) | |
| Salem State University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,129 (389 / 740) | |
| Simmons University | 2.64% (0.00% / 2.64%) | 12 (0 / 12) | 454 (0 / 454) | |
| Smith College | 8.72% (0.00% / 8.73%) | 57 (0 / 57) | 654 (1 / 653) | |
| Springfield College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 541 (285 / 256) | |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 29.34% (29.71% / 28.93%) | 394 (208 / 186) | 1,343 (700 / 643) | |
| Stonehill College | 18.06% (18.81% / 17.52%) | 132 (57 / 75) | 731 (303 / 428) | |
| Suffolk University | 25.81% (25.98% / 25.68%) | 304 (133 / 171) | 1,178 (512 / 666) | |
| Tufts University | 4.57% (4.83% / 4.31%) | 61 (32 / 29) | 1,336 (663 / 673) | |
| Wellesley College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 590 (0 / 590) | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | 19.12% (20.60% / 12.97%) | 183 (159 / 24) | 957 (772 / 185) | |
| Western New England University | 22.71% (25.56% / 18.12%) | 164 (114 / 50) | 722 (446 / 276) | |
| Westfield State University | 15.47% (12.66% / 17.61%) | 164 (58 / 106) | 1,060 (458 / 602) | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 528 (205 / 323) | |
| Williams College | 0.91% (1.04% / 0.76%) | 5 (3 / 2) | 552 (288 / 264) | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,120 (734 / 386) | |
| Worcester State University | 25.64% (26.44% / 25.15%) | 200 (78 / 122) | 780 (295 / 485) | |
| Northpoint Bible College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 49 (31 / 18) | |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | 2.53% (4.76% / 0.00%) | 2 (2 / 0) | 79 (42 / 37) | |
| New England College of Business and Finance | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Andover Newton Theological School | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Assabet Valley Regional Technical School | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Bancroft School of Massage Therapy | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Bay State School of Technology | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Becker College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Boston | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Laboure College of Healthcare | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Conway School of Landscape Design | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Somerville | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Diman Regional Technical Institute | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| National Aviation Academy of New England | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Episcopal Divinity School | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/30/2017) | |||
| Rob Roy Academy-Fall River | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Hebrew College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Longy School of Music of Bard College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Mansfield Beauty Schools-Springfield | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Mansfield Beauty Schools-Quincy | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| University of Massachusetts-Central Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| William James College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Massachusetts School of Barbering | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| MGH Institute of Health Professions | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Mount Ida College | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| New England College of Optometry | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| New England Law-Boston | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| New England School of Photography | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Newbury College | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| North Bennet Street School | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| The New England Institute of Art | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/15/2017) | |||
| Pine Manor College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Pope St John XXIII National Seminary | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Quincy College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Roxbury Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Saint John's Seminary | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Salter College-West Boylston | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Bard College at Simon's Rock | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Southeastern Technical Institute | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Rob Roy Academy-Taunton | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Wheelock College | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Blue Hills Regional Technical School | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Norwood | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| Massachusetts School of Law | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| New England Hair Academy | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Rob Roy Academy-Worcester | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Greater Lowell Technical School | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Malden | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| EINE Inc | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Motoring Technical Training Institute | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Charles H McCann Technical School | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Ailano School of Cosmetology | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Brockton | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Mildred Elley-Pittsfield Campus | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Jolie Hair and Beauty Academy-Ludlow | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Massachusetts General Hospital Dietetic Internship | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Monty Tech | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Worcester | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| FINE Mortuary College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Branford Hall Career Institute-Springfield Campus | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Wilmington | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| University of Phoenix-Massachusetts | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/08/2018) | |||
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Lowell | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| National Graduate School of Quality Management | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| The Salter School-Malden Campus | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Framingham | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Medical Professional Institute | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/22/2017) | |||
| Spa Tech Institute-Ipswich | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Spa Tech Institute-Westboro | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Universal Technical Institute of Massachusetts Inc | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Salter School-Fall River | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/30/2017) | |||
| DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Millennium Training Institute | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Cambridge | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/18/2017) | |||
| Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Salter College-Chicopee | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Alexander Academy | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Northeastern University Professional Programs | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Jupiter Beauty Academy | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| American Academy of Personal Training-Boston Campus | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Bard College - Holyoke Microcollege | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Northern Vermont University - Northern Essex Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Bard College - Holyoke Microcollege | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Porter and Chester Institute - Chicopee | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Porter and Chester Institute - Brockton | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Porter and Chester Institute of Worcester | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Thomas Aquinas College - New England | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Porter and Chester Institute - Chicopee 2 | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Technology Learning Center | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Spa Tech Institute-North Andover | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Average | 14.11% (14.41% / 13.84%) | 4,483 (2,156 / 2,327) |
31,775 (14,963 / 16,812) |
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Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of Colleges in Massachusetts is 79.46% for full-time students and 62.80% 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 Massachusetts.
Among the Colleges in Massachusetts, Boston Baptist College has the most highest retention rate of 100%, while Bay State College has the lowest rate of 13%.
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