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Selected Colleges Comparison

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 93.32% where 3,760 students out of 4,029 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, Cornell University has the most highest graduation rate of 95.29%, while Skidmore College has the lowest rate of 84.17%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
Cornell University 95.29%
(94.55% / 95.94%)
3,159
(1,458 / 1,701)
3,315
(1,542 / 1,773)
Skidmore College 84.17%
(82.37% / 85.44%)
601
(243 / 358)
714
(295 / 419)
Average93.32%
(92.60% / 93.93%)
3,760
(1,701 / 2,059)
4,029
(1,837 / 2,192)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 11.48% where 82 students have transferred out from schools out of 714 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)
Cornell University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,315
(1,542 / 1,773)
Skidmore College 11.48%
(11.53% / 11.46%)
82
(34 / 48)
714
(295 / 419)
Average11.48%
(11.53% / 11.46%)
82
(34 / 48)
714
(295 / 419)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of selected colleges is 92.50% for full-time students and 50.00% 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, Cornell University has the most highest retention rate of 97%, while Skidmore College has the lowest rate of 88%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
Cornell University 97%-
Skidmore College 88%50%
Average92.50% 50.00%