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Comparing 6 Colleges including Otis College of Art and Design

Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of selected colleges is 75.21% where 965 students out of 1,283 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, Pepperdine University has the most highest graduation rate of 83.35%, while William Jessup University has the lowest rate of 55.77%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
Otis College of Art and Design
66.30%
(67.42% / 65.78%)
183
(60 / 123)
276
(89 / 187)
Pepperdine University
83.35%
(81.32% / 84.92%)
666
(283 / 383)
799
(348 / 451)
William Jessup University
55.77%
(46.51% / 62.30%)
116
(40 / 76)
208
(86 / 122)
Samuel Merritt University
No completers information available at the school.
International Technological University
no recent data available (probably not active)
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America
No completers information available at the school.
Average75.21%
(73.23% / 76.58%)
965
(383 / 582)
1,283
(523 / 760)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of selected colleges is 25.00% where 52 students have transferred out from schools out of 208 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.
Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)
Transfer-out
(Men/Women)
Total Students
(Men/Women)
Otis College of Art and Design
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Pepperdine University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
William Jessup University
25.00%
(24.42% / 25.41%)
52
(21 / 31)
208
(86 / 122)
Samuel Merritt University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
International Technological University
no recent data available (probably not active)
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Average25.00%
(24.42% / 25.41%)
52
(21 / 31)
208
(86 / 122)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of selected colleges is 79.67% for full-time students and 62.50% 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, Pepperdine University has the most highest retention rate of 88%, while Otis College of Art and Design has the lowest rate of 74%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameFull-timePart-time
Otis College of Art and Design
74%-
Pepperdine University
88%-
William Jessup University
77%50%
Samuel Merritt University
No retention information available at the school.
International Technological University
no recent data available (probably not active)
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America
-75%
Average79.67% 62.50%