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Selected Colleges Comparison

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 82.59% where 11,610 students out of 14,058 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, Ohio State University-Main Campus has the most highest graduation rate of 88.01%, while University of Central Florida has the lowest rate of 75.58%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
University of Central Florida 75.58%
(70.47% / 79.95%)
4,637
(1,993 / 2,644)
6,135
(2,828 / 3,307)
Ohio State University-Main Campus 88.01%
(85.95% / 89.95%)
6,973
(3,296 / 3,677)
7,923
(3,835 / 4,088)
Average82.59%
(79.38% / 85.48%)
11,610
(5,289 / 6,321)
14,058
(6,663 / 7,395)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 8.58% where 1,206 students have transferred out from schools out of 14,058 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, Ohio State University-Main Campus has the lowest transfer-out rate of 7.06%, while University of Central Florida has the highest rate of 10.55% (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)
University of Central Florida 10.55%
(11.46% / 9.77%)
647
(324 / 323)
6,135
(2,828 / 3,307)
Ohio State University-Main Campus 7.06%
(7.93% / 6.24%)
559
(304 / 255)
7,923
(3,835 / 4,088)
Average8.58%
(9.43% / 7.82%)
1,206
(628 / 578)
14,058
(6,663 / 7,395)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of selected colleges is 93.00% for full-time students and 68.00% 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.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
University of Central Florida 93%84%
Ohio State University-Main Campus 93%52%
Average93.00% 68.00%