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Selected Colleges Comparison

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 90.37% where 13,189 students out of 14,595 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 Michigan-Ann Arbor has the most highest graduation rate of 93.17%, while Ohio State University-Main Campus has the lowest rate of 88.01%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 93.17%
(92.75% / 93.56%)
6,216
(3,018 / 3,198)
6,672
(3,254 / 3,418)
Ohio State University-Main Campus 88.01%
(85.95% / 89.95%)
6,973
(3,296 / 3,677)
7,923
(3,835 / 4,088)
Average90.37%
(89.07% / 91.59%)
13,189
(6,314 / 6,875)
14,595
(7,089 / 7,506)

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 Michigan-Ann Arbor 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6,672
(3,254 / 3,418)
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 95.00% for full-time students and 68.50% 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 Michigan-Ann Arbor has the most highest retention rate of 97%, while Ohio State University-Main Campus has the lowest rate of 93%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 97%85%
Ohio State University-Main Campus 93%52%
Average95.00% 68.50%