Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 63.75% where 1,852 students out of 2,905 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, DePaul University has the most highest graduation rate of 69.35%, while National Louis University has the lowest rate of 30.67%.
Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) |
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DePaul University | 69.35% (66.02% / 71.77%) | 1,699 (682 / 1,017) |
2,450 (1,033 / 1,417) |
National Louis University | 30.67% (25.20% / 34.41%) | 96 (32 / 64) |
313 (127 / 186) |
Rockford University | 40.14% (33.33% / 50.00%) | 57 (28 / 29) |
142 (84 / 58) |
Illinois College of Optometry | No completers information available at the school. | ||
Christian Life College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||
Average | 63.75% (59.65% / 66.83%) |
1,852 (742 / 1,110) |
2,905 (1,244 / 1,661) |
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 18.02% where 498 students have transferred out from schools out of 2,763 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, National Louis University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 15.65%, while DePaul University has the highest rate of 18.33% (more students transferred out from the school).
Name | Transfer-out Rate (Men/Women) | Transfer-out (Men/Women) | Total Students (Men/Women) |
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DePaul University | 18.33% (18.88% / 17.93%) | 449 (195 / 254) | 2,450 (1,033 / 1,417) |
National Louis University | 15.65% (11.02% / 18.82%) | 49 (14 / 35) | 313 (127 / 186) |
Rockford University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 142 (84 / 58) |
Illinois College of Optometry | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | ||
Christian Life College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||
Average | 18.02% (18.02% / 18.03%) | 498 (209 / 289) |
2,763 (1,160 / 1,603) |
Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of selected colleges is 69.67% for full-time students and 26.50% 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 selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, DePaul University has the most highest retention rate of 84%, while National Louis University has the lowest rate of 61%.
Name | Full-time | Part-time | |
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DePaul University | 84% | 19% | |
National Louis University | 61% | 34% | |
Rockford University | 64% | - | |
Illinois College of Optometry | No retention information available at the school. | ||
Christian Life College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||
Average | 69.67% | 26.50% |