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Selected Colleges Comparison

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 55.65% where 3,643 students out of 6,546 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, State University of New York at Oswego has the most highest graduation rate of 63.96%, while SUNY Morrisville has the lowest rate of 31.76%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
CUNY Hunter College 56.36%
(48.55% / 61.41%)
1,236
(418 / 818)
2,193
(861 / 1,332)
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 53.65%
(46.17% / 58.79%)
808
(283 / 525)
1,506
(613 / 893)
CUNY Lehman College 53.72%
(47.31% / 57.77%)
361
(123 / 238)
672
(260 / 412)
SUNY Morrisville 31.76%
(27.92% / 39.24%)
74
(43 / 31)
233
(154 / 79)
State University of New York at Oswego 63.96%
(60.20% / 67.52%)
921
(422 / 499)
1,440
(701 / 739)
SUNY College at Old Westbury 48.41%
(41.36% / 52.73%)
243
(79 / 164)
502
(191 / 311)
Average55.65%
(49.21% / 60.41%)
3,643
(1,368 / 2,275)
6,546
(2,780 / 3,766)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 26.81% where 1,755 students have transferred out from schools out of 6,546 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, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice has the lowest transfer-out rate of 22.71%, while SUNY Morrisville has the highest rate of 42.92% (more students transferred out from the school).
Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)
Transfer-out
(Men/Women)
Total Students
(Men/Women)
CUNY Hunter College 27.86%
(29.15% / 27.03%)
611
(251 / 360)
2,193
(861 / 1,332)
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 22.71%
(23.65% / 22.06%)
342
(145 / 197)
1,506
(613 / 893)
CUNY Lehman College 22.77%
(20.38% / 24.27%)
153
(53 / 100)
672
(260 / 412)
SUNY Morrisville 42.92%
(42.86% / 43.04%)
100
(66 / 34)
233
(154 / 79)
State University of New York at Oswego 27.92%
(28.67% / 27.20%)
402
(201 / 201)
1,440
(701 / 739)
SUNY College at Old Westbury 29.28%
(30.89% / 28.30%)
147
(59 / 88)
502
(191 / 311)
Average26.81%
(27.88% / 26.02%)
1,755
(775 / 980)
6,546
(2,780 / 3,766)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of selected colleges is 72.00% for full-time students and 43.60% 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, CUNY Hunter College has the most highest retention rate of 80%, while SUNY Morrisville has the lowest rate of 61%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
CUNY Hunter College 80%67%
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 76%40%
CUNY Lehman College 71%48%
SUNY Morrisville 61%-
State University of New York at Oswego 73%30%
SUNY College at Old Westbury 71%33%
Average72.00% 43.60%