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Selected Colleges Comparison

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 90.60% where 2,418 students out of 2,669 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, Tufts University has the most highest graduation rate of 93.71%, while Mount Holyoke College has the lowest rate of 82.57%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
Cambridge College No completers information available at the school.
College of the Holy Cross 91.11%
(87.05% / 94.78%)
697
(316 / 381)
765
(363 / 402)
Mount Holyoke College 82.57%
(0.00% / 82.57%)
469
(0 / 469)
568
(0 / 568)
Tufts University 93.71%
(92.76% / 94.65%)
1,252
(615 / 637)
1,336
(663 / 673)
Conway School of Landscape Design No completers information available at the school.
Average90.60%
(90.74% / 90.51%)
2,418
(931 / 1,487)
2,669
(1,026 / 1,643)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 5.50% where 147 students have transferred out from schools out of 2,673 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, College of the Holy Cross has the lowest transfer-out rate of 2.35%, while Cambridge College has the highest rate of 25.00% (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)
Cambridge College 25.00%
(33.33% / 0.00%)
1
(1 / 0)
4
(3 / 1)
College of the Holy Cross 2.35%
(3.58% / 1.24%)
18
(13 / 5)
765
(363 / 402)
Mount Holyoke College 11.80%
(0.00% / 11.80%)
67
(0 / 67)
568
(0 / 568)
Tufts University 4.57%
(4.83% / 4.31%)
61
(32 / 29)
1,336
(663 / 673)
Conway School of Landscape Design No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Average5.50%
(4.47% / 6.14%)
147
(46 / 101)
2,673
(1,029 / 1,644)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of selected colleges is 95.25% for full-time students and 13.00% 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, Cambridge College has the most highest retention rate of 100%, while Mount Holyoke College has the lowest rate of 90%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
Cambridge College 100%13%
College of the Holy Cross 95%-
Mount Holyoke College 90%-
Tufts University 96%-
Conway School of Landscape Design No retention information available at the school.
Average95.25% 13.00%