Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 79.29% where 919 students out of 1,159 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, Virginia University of Lynchburg has the most highest graduation rate of 100.00%, while Mary Baldwin University has the lowest rate of 45.13%.
| Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Baldwin University | 45.13% (50.00% / 45.09%) | 102 (1 / 101) |
226 (2 / 224) |
| University of Richmond | 87.98% (84.68% / 90.93%) | 717 (326 / 391) |
815 (385 / 430) |
| Virginia University of Lynchburg | 100.00% (100.00% / 100.00%) | 67 (46 / 21) |
67 (46 / 21) |
| Patrick Henry College | 64.71% (57.14% / 73.91%) | 33 (16 / 17) |
51 (28 / 23) |
| Radford University-Carilion | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||
| Average | 79.29% (84.38% / 75.93%) |
919 (389 / 530) |
1,159 (461 / 698) |
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 8.78% where 76 students have transferred out from schools out of 866 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, University of Richmond has the lowest transfer-out rate of 8.47%, while Patrick Henry College has the highest rate of 13.73% (more students transferred out from the school).
| Name | Transfer-out Rate (Men/Women) | Transfer-out (Men/Women) | Total Students (Men/Women) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Baldwin University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 226 (2 / 224) |
| University of Richmond | 8.47% (11.43% / 5.81%) | 69 (44 / 25) | 815 (385 / 430) |
| Virginia University of Lynchburg | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 67 (46 / 21) |
| Patrick Henry College | 13.73% (21.43% / 4.35%) | 7 (6 / 1) | 51 (28 / 23) |
| Radford University-Carilion | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||
| Average | 8.78% (12.11% / 5.74%) | 76 (50 / 26) |
866 (413 / 453) |
Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of selected colleges is 79.75% for full-time students and 72.33% 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 Richmond has the most highest retention rate of 92%, while Mary Baldwin University has the lowest rate of 64%.
| Name | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Baldwin University | 64% | 50% | |
| University of Richmond | 92% | 67% | |
| Virginia University of Lynchburg | 75% | - | |
| Patrick Henry College | 88% | 100% | |
| Radford University-Carilion | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||
| Average | 79.75% | 72.33% | |