Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 63.60% where 533 students out of 838 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, Peirce College has the most highest graduation rate of 100.00%, while Keystone College has the lowest rate of 45.60%.
| Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown College | 76.24% (75.71% / 76.60%) | 337 (134 / 203) |
442 (177 / 265) |
| Keystone College | 45.60% (35.64% / 52.35%) | 114 (36 / 78) |
250 (101 / 149) |
| Peirce College | 100.00% (100.00% / 0.00%) | 1 (1 / 0) |
1 (1 / 0) |
| Cairn University-Langhorne | 55.86% (46.58% / 65.28%) | 81 (34 / 47) |
145 (73 / 72) |
| Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||
| Westminster Theological Seminary | No completers information available at the school. | ||
| Average | 63.60% (58.24% / 67.49%) |
533 (205 / 328) |
838 (352 / 486) |
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 16.01% where 94 students have transferred out from schools out of 587 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, Elizabethtown College has the lowest transfer-out rate of 13.12%, while Cairn University-Langhorne has the highest rate of 24.83% (more students transferred out from the school).
| Name | Transfer-out Rate (Men/Women) | Transfer-out (Men/Women) | Total Students (Men/Women) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown College | 13.12% (12.43% / 13.58%) | 58 (22 / 36) | 442 (177 / 265) |
| Keystone College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 250 (101 / 149) |
| Peirce College | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1 (1 / 0) |
| Cairn University-Langhorne | 24.83% (27.40% / 22.22%) | 36 (20 / 16) | 145 (73 / 72) |
| Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||
| Westminster Theological Seminary | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | ||
| Average | 16.01% (16.80% / 15.43%) | 94 (42 / 52) |
587 (250 / 337) |
Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of selected colleges is 82.00% for full-time students and 70.00% 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, Peirce College has the most highest retention rate of 100%, while Keystone College has the lowest rate of 64%.
| Name | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown College | 85% | 100% | |
| Keystone College | 64% | 60% | |
| Peirce College | 100% | - | |
| Cairn University-Langhorne | 79% | 50% | |
| Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||
| Westminster Theological Seminary | No retention information available at the school. | ||
| Average | 82.00% | 70.00% | |