Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 89.92% where 1,276 students out of 1,419 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, College of the Holy Cross has the most highest graduation rate of 91.11%, while Smith College has the lowest rate of 88.53%.
| 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) |
| Smith College | 88.53% (100.00% / 88.51%) | 579 (1 / 578) |
654 (1 / 653) |
| Saint John's Seminary | No completers information available at the school. | ||
| Massachusetts General Hospital Dietetic Internship | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||
| Average | 89.92% (87.09% / 90.90%) |
1,276 (317 / 959) |
1,419 (364 / 1,055) |
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 5.34% where 76 students have transferred out from schools out of 1,423 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).
| Name | Transfer-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) |
| Smith College | 8.72% (0.00% / 8.73%) | 57 (0 / 57) | 654 (1 / 653) |
| Saint John's Seminary | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | ||
| Massachusetts General Hospital Dietetic Internship | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||
| Average | 5.34% (3.81% / 5.87%) | 76 (14 / 62) |
1,423 (367 / 1,056) |
Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of selected colleges is 95.33% 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 Smith College has the lowest rate of 91%.
| Name | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge College | 100% | 13% | |
| College of the Holy Cross | 95% | - | |
| Smith College | 91% | - | |
| Saint John's Seminary | No retention information available at the school. | ||
| Massachusetts General Hospital Dietetic Internship | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||
| Average | 95.33% | 13.00% | |