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Selected Colleges Comparison

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 73.51% where 2,878 students out of 3,915 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.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
University at Buffalo 73.51%
(69.08% / 79.75%)
2,878
(1,582 / 1,296)
3,915
(2,290 / 1,625)
Fashion Institute of Technology No completers information available at the school.
Average73.51%
(69.08% / 79.75%)
2,878
(1,582 / 1,296)
3,915
(2,290 / 1,625)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 17.52% where 686 students have transferred out from schools out of 3,915 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 at Buffalo 17.52%
(19.30% / 15.02%)
686
(442 / 244)
3,915
(2,290 / 1,625)
Fashion Institute of Technology No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Average17.52%
(19.30% / 15.02%)
686
(442 / 244)
3,915
(2,290 / 1,625)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of selected colleges is 86.00% for full-time students and 57.50% 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, Fashion Institute of Technology has the most highest retention rate of 88%, while University at Buffalo has the lowest rate of 84%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
University at Buffalo 84%67%
Fashion Institute of Technology 88%48%
Average86.00% 57.50%