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Selected Colleges Comparison

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 73.58% where 5,460 students out of 7,420 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 California-Santa Cruz has the most highest graduation rate of 76.91%, while St. John's University-New York has the lowest rate of 69.26%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
University of California-Santa Cruz 76.91%
(74.77% / 79.14%)
3,225
(1,594 / 1,631)
4,193
(2,132 / 2,061)
St. John's University-New York 69.26%
(64.64% / 72.71%)
2,235
(892 / 1,343)
3,227
(1,380 / 1,847)
Average73.58%
(70.79% / 76.10%)
5,460
(2,486 / 2,974)
7,420
(3,512 / 3,908)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 5.15% where 216 students have transferred out from schools out of 4,193 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 California-Santa Cruz 5.15%
(5.02% / 5.29%)
216
(107 / 109)
4,193
(2,132 / 2,061)
St. John's University-New York 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,227
(1,380 / 1,847)
Average5.15%
(5.02% / 5.29%)
216
(107 / 109)
4,193
(2,132 / 2,061)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of selected colleges is 85.00% for full-time students and 46.00% 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, University of California-Santa Cruz has the most highest retention rate of 88%, while St. John's University-New York has the lowest rate of 82%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
University of California-Santa Cruz 88%52%
St. John's University-New York 82%40%
Average85.00% 46.00%