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Selected Colleges Comparison

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 86.44% where 10,464 students out of 12,106 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, University of Maryland-College Park has the most highest graduation rate of 89.35%, while University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the lowest rate of 84.69%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 84.69%
(82.19% / 87.42%)
6,413
(3,245 / 3,168)
7,572
(3,948 / 3,624)
University of Maryland-College Park 89.35%
(87.44% / 91.42%)
4,051
(2,068 / 1,983)
4,534
(2,365 / 2,169)
Average86.44%
(84.16% / 88.92%)
10,464
(5,313 / 5,151)
12,106
(6,313 / 5,793)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 6.59% where 299 students have transferred out from schools out of 4,534 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.
Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)
Transfer-out
(Men/Women)
Total Students
(Men/Women)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
7,572
(3,948 / 3,624)
University of Maryland-College Park 6.59%
(6.72% / 6.45%)
299
(159 / 140)
4,534
(2,365 / 2,169)
Average6.59%
(6.72% / 6.45%)
299
(159 / 140)
4,534
(2,365 / 2,169)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of selected colleges is 94.00% for full-time students and 84.50% 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, University of Maryland-College Park has the most highest retention rate of 95%, while University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the lowest rate of 93%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 93%83%
University of Maryland-College Park 95%86%
Average94.00% 84.50%