Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 70.77% where 1,220 students out of 1,724 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, Simmons University has the most highest graduation rate of 74.45%, while Bay Path University has the lowest rate of 47.06%.
| Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption University | 72.05% (68.77% / 74.61%) | 415 (174 / 241) |
576 (253 / 323) |
| Bay Path University | 47.06% (0.00% / 47.06%) | 72 (0 / 72) |
153 (0 / 153) |
| Simmons University | 74.45% (0.00% / 74.45%) | 338 (0 / 338) |
454 (0 / 454) |
| Springfield College | 73.01% (64.56% / 82.42%) | 395 (184 / 211) |
541 (285 / 256) |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | No completers information available at the school. | ||
| School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||
| Average | 70.77% (66.54% / 72.68%) |
1,220 (358 / 862) |
1,724 (538 / 1,186) |
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 8.90% where 54 students have transferred out from schools out of 607 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, Simmons University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 2.64%, while Bay Path University has the highest rate of 27.45% (more students transferred out from the school).
| Name | Transfer-out Rate (Men/Women) | Transfer-out (Men/Women) | Total Students (Men/Women) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 576 (253 / 323) |
| Bay Path University | 27.45% (0.00% / 27.45%) | 42 (0 / 42) | 153 (0 / 153) |
| Simmons University | 2.64% (0.00% / 2.64%) | 12 (0 / 12) | 454 (0 / 454) |
| Springfield College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 541 (285 / 256) |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | ||
| School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||
| Average | 8.90% (0.00% / 8.90%) | 54 (0 / 54) |
607 (0 / 607) |
Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of selected colleges is 77.60% for full-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, Assumption University has the most highest retention rate of 83%, while Bay Path University has the lowest rate of 70%.
| Name | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption University | 83% | - | |
| Bay Path University | 70% | - | |
| Simmons University | 81% | - | |
| Springfield College | 83% | - | |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | 71% | - | |
| School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||
| Average | 77.60% | 0.00% | |