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Selected Colleges Comparison

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 80.67% where 3,093 students out of 3,834 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, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the most highest graduation rate of 92.60%, while College of Coastal Georgia has the lowest rate of 25.35%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 66.32%
(55.68% / 79.44%)
317
(147 / 170)
478
(264 / 214)
College of Coastal Georgia 25.35%
(20.83% / 27.69%)
125
(35 / 90)
493
(168 / 325)
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 92.60%
(91.84% / 93.67%)
2,651
(1,541 / 1,110)
2,863
(1,678 / 1,185)
Darton State College no longer opens and does not accept applicants
Georgia Military College - Fayetteville No completers information available at the school.
Georgia Military College - Stone Mountain No completers information available at the school.
Average80.67%
(81.66% / 79.47%)
3,093
(1,723 / 1,370)
3,834
(2,110 / 1,724)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 11.50% where 441 students have transferred out from schools out of 3,834 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, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the lowest transfer-out rate of 4.30%, while College of Coastal Georgia has the highest rate of 35.09% (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)
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 30.33%
(40.91% / 17.29%)
145
(108 / 37)
478
(264 / 214)
College of Coastal Georgia 35.09%
(33.93% / 35.69%)
173
(57 / 116)
493
(168 / 325)
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 4.30%
(4.47% / 4.05%)
123
(75 / 48)
2,863
(1,678 / 1,185)
Darton State College no longer opens and does not accept applicants
Georgia Military College - Fayetteville No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Georgia Military College - Stone Mountain No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Average11.50%
(11.37% / 11.66%)
441
(240 / 201)
3,834
(2,110 / 1,724)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of selected colleges is 73.00% for full-time students and 64.00% 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, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the most highest retention rate of 98%, while College of Coastal Georgia has the lowest rate of 58%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 63%41%
College of Coastal Georgia 58%51%
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 98%100%
Darton State College no longer opens and does not accept applicants
Georgia Military College - Fayetteville No retention information available at the school.
Georgia Military College - Stone Mountain No retention information available at the school.
Average73.00% 64.00%