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Comparing 6 Colleges including Lebanon Valley College

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 83.03% where 4,821 students out of 5,806 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, University of Pennsylvania has the most highest graduation rate of 96.54%, while Wilkes University has the lowest rate of 63.17%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)		Completers
(Men/Women)		Candidates
(Men/Women)
Lebanon Valley College
64.96%
(58.72% / 71.24%)		304
(138 / 166)		 468
(235 / 233)
Lehigh University
87.91%
(85.22% / 90.83%)		1,120
(565 / 555)		 1,274
(663 / 611)
University of Pennsylvania
96.54%
(95.05% / 97.77%)		2,374
(1,057 / 1,317)		 2,459
(1,112 / 1,347)
Wilkes University
63.17%
(57.01% / 70.17%)		398
(191 / 207)		 630
(335 / 295)
York College of Pennsylvania
64.10%
(62.30% / 65.56%)		625
(271 / 354)		 975
(435 / 540)
Elizabethtown College School of Continuing and Professional Studies
no recent data available (probably not active)
Average83.03%
(79.93% / 85.89%)		 4,821
(2,222 / 2,599)		 5,806
(2,780 / 3,026)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 23.83% where 494 students have transferred out from schools out of 2,073 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, York College of Pennsylvania has the lowest transfer-out rate of 21.64%, while Lebanon Valley College has the highest rate of 26.92% (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)
Lebanon Valley College
26.92%
(30.64% / 23.18%)		126
(72 / 54)		468
(235 / 233)
Lehigh University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
University of Pennsylvania
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Wilkes University
24.92%
(28.06% / 21.36%)		157
(94 / 63)		630
(335 / 295)
York College of Pennsylvania
21.64%
(20.69% / 22.41%)		211
(90 / 121)		975
(435 / 540)
Elizabethtown College School of Continuing and Professional Studies
no recent data available (probably not active)
Average23.83%
(25.47% / 22.28%)		494
(256 / 238)		 2,073
(1,005 / 1,068)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of selected colleges is 85.20% for full-time students and 41.50% 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 Pennsylvania has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while Wilkes University has the lowest rate of 72%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
Lebanon Valley College
83%50%
Lehigh University
94%-
University of Pennsylvania
99%-
Wilkes University
72%33%
York College of Pennsylvania
78%-
Elizabethtown College School of Continuing and Professional Studies
no recent data available (probably not active)
Average85.20% 41.50%