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Selected Colleges Comparison

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 86.39% where 13,386 students out of 15,495 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, Ohio State University-Main Campus has the most highest graduation rate of 88.01%, 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)
Ohio State University-Main Campus 88.01%
(85.95% / 89.95%)
6,973
(3,296 / 3,677)
7,923
(3,835 / 4,088)
Average86.39%
(84.04% / 88.76%)
13,386
(6,541 / 6,845)
15,495
(7,783 / 7,712)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 7.06% where 559 students have transferred out from schools out of 7,923 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)
Ohio State University-Main Campus 7.06%
(7.93% / 6.24%)
559
(304 / 255)
7,923
(3,835 / 4,088)
Average7.06%
(7.93% / 6.24%)
559
(304 / 255)
7,923
(3,835 / 4,088)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of selected colleges is 93.00% for full-time students and 67.50% 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.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 93%83%
Ohio State University-Main Campus 93%52%
Average93.00% 67.50%