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Selected Colleges Comparison

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 81.68% where 3,842 students out of 4,704 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, Yale University has the most highest graduation rate of 97.81%, while Mitchell College has the lowest rate of 63.48%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
Mitchell College 63.48%
(53.03% / 77.55%)
73
(35 / 38)
115
(66 / 49)
Quinnipiac University 77.26%
(73.32% / 79.89%)
1,468
(558 / 910)
1,900
(761 / 1,139)
Sacred Heart University 72.92%
(68.17% / 75.50%)
964
(317 / 647)
1,322
(465 / 857)
Yale University 97.81%
(97.63% / 97.98%)
1,337
(659 / 678)
1,367
(675 / 692)
Goodwin University No completers information available at the school.
Relay Graduate School of Education - Connecticut No completers information available at the school.
Average81.68%
(79.77% / 83.05%)
3,842
(1,569 / 2,273)
4,704
(1,967 / 2,737)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 18.21% where 367 students have transferred out from schools out of 2,015 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, Mitchell College has the lowest transfer-out rate of 17.39%, while Quinnipiac University has the highest rate of 18.26% (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)
Mitchell College 17.39%
(16.67% / 18.37%)
20
(11 / 9)
115
(66 / 49)
Quinnipiac University 18.26%
(20.50% / 16.77%)
347
(156 / 191)
1,900
(761 / 1,139)
Sacred Heart University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,322
(465 / 857)
Yale University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,367
(675 / 692)
Goodwin University No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Relay Graduate School of Education - Connecticut No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Average18.21%
(20.19% / 16.84%)
367
(167 / 200)
2,015
(827 / 1,188)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of selected colleges is 84.00% for full-time students and 100.00% 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, Yale University has the most highest retention rate of 98%, while Mitchell College has the lowest rate of 65%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
Mitchell College 65%100%
Quinnipiac University 88%-
Sacred Heart University 85%100%
Yale University 98%-
Goodwin University No retention information available at the school.
Relay Graduate School of Education - Connecticut No retention information available at the school.
Average84.00% 100.00%