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Selected Colleges Comparison

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 48.52% where 443 students out of 913 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, Union University has the most highest graduation rate of 66.57%, while Le Moyne-Owen College has the lowest rate of 19.88%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
Cumberland University 41.86%
(32.33% / 57.32%)
90
(43 / 47)
215
(133 / 82)
Le Moyne-Owen College 19.88%
(11.54% / 23.53%)
34
(6 / 28)
171
(52 / 119)
Tennessee Wesleyan University 50.00%
(36.25% / 59.82%)
96
(29 / 67)
192
(80 / 112)
Union University 66.57%
(67.23% / 66.20%)
223
(80 / 143)
335
(119 / 216)
Remington College-Knoxville No completers information available at the school.
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary- YMCA Outdoor Center No completers information available at the school.
Average48.52%
(41.15% / 53.88%)
443
(158 / 285)
913
(384 / 529)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 25.61% where 190 students have transferred out from schools out of 742 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, Union University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 11.64%, while Tennessee Wesleyan University has the highest rate of 38.02% (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)
Cumberland University 36.28%
(44.36% / 23.17%)
78
(59 / 19)
215
(133 / 82)
Le Moyne-Owen College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
171
(52 / 119)
Tennessee Wesleyan University 38.02%
(50.00% / 29.46%)
73
(40 / 33)
192
(80 / 112)
Union University 11.64%
(10.08% / 12.50%)
39
(12 / 27)
335
(119 / 216)
Remington College-Knoxville No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary- YMCA Outdoor Center No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Average25.61%
(33.43% / 19.27%)
190
(111 / 79)
742
(332 / 410)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of selected colleges is 73.40% for full-time students and 54.00% 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, Remington College-Knoxville has the most highest retention rate of 86%, while Cumberland University has the lowest rate of 59%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
Cumberland University 59%67%
Le Moyne-Owen College 63%10%
Tennessee Wesleyan University 75%-
Union University 84%85%
Remington College-Knoxville 86%-
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary- YMCA Outdoor Center No retention information available at the school.
Average73.40% 54.00%