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Graduation Comparison Between Best Online MBA Schools

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Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of best Online MBA schools is 77.25% where 152,224 students out of 197,058 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 best Online MBA schools.
Among the best Online MBA schools, Rice University has the most highest graduation rate of 94.64%, while Pennsylvania State University-World Campus has the lowest rate of 35.21%.
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Graduation Rate Comparison Between Best Online MBA Schools
RankName Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)		Completers
(Men/Women)		Candidates
(Men/Women)
1Indiana University-Bloomington
80.21%
(77.68% / 82.76%)		6,458
(3,140 / 3,318)		 8,051
(4,042 / 4,009)
2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
91.17%
(89.54% / 92.19%)		3,936
(1,481 / 2,455)		 4,317
(1,654 / 2,663)
3University of Southern California
91.83%
(90.19% / 93.43%)		3,113
(1,507 / 1,606)		 3,390
(1,671 / 1,719)
4University of Florida
91.09%
(89.25% / 92.31%)		6,100
(2,391 / 3,709)		 6,697
(2,679 / 4,018)
5Carnegie Mellon University
94.13%
(93.03% / 95.24%)		1,475
(734 / 741)		 1,567
(789 / 778)
6University of Washington-Seattle Campus
85.18%
(82.93% / 86.99%)		6,040
(2,623 / 3,417)		 7,091
(3,163 / 3,928)
7Arizona State University Campus Immersion
68.04%
(64.94% / 71.05%)		8,457
(3,971 / 4,486)		 12,429
(6,115 / 6,314)
8University of Kansas
68.81%
(65.79% / 71.41%)		2,817
(1,246 / 1,571)		 4,094
(1,894 / 2,200)
9Rochester Institute of Technology
71.64%
(68.88% / 77.70%)		1,930
(1,275 / 655)		 2,694
(1,851 / 843)
10University of Arizona
67.52%
(63.93% / 70.55%)		4,046
(1,751 / 2,295)		 5,992
(2,739 / 3,253)
11University of Wisconsin-Madison
89.55%
(88.15% / 90.80%)		6,135
(2,857 / 3,278)		 6,851
(3,241 / 3,610)
12Kansas State University
71.09%
(67.91% / 74.19%)		2,425
(1,143 / 1,282)		 3,411
(1,683 / 1,728)
13Rice University
94.64%
(92.83% / 96.67%)		901
(466 / 435)		 952
(502 / 450)
14University of Maryland-College Park
88.68%
(87.02% / 90.49%)		5,328
(2,721 / 2,607)		 6,008
(3,127 / 2,881)
15University of Massachusetts-Amherst
83.44%
(81.70% / 85.21%)		4,157
(2,049 / 2,108)		 4,982
(2,508 / 2,474)
16University of Utah
65.05%
(61.86% / 68.38%)		2,485
(1,205 / 1,280)		 3,820
(1,948 / 1,872)
17The University of Texas at Dallas
75.69%
(71.05% / 82.04%)		2,836
(1,539 / 1,297)		 3,747
(2,166 / 1,581)
18University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
93.20%
(91.93% / 94.43%)		6,207
(3,017 / 3,190)		 6,660
(3,282 / 3,378)
19Auburn University
81.95%
(79.06% / 84.52%)		3,878
(1,759 / 2,119)		 4,732
(2,225 / 2,507)
20Ball State University
62.35%
(57.62% / 65.53%)		2,292
(851 / 1,441)		 3,676
(1,477 / 2,199)
21Hofstra University
68.54%
(64.32% / 71.75%)		1,059
(429 / 630)		 1,545
(667 / 878)
22James Madison University
79.72%
(75.20% / 82.88%)		3,616
(1,404 / 2,212)		 4,536
(1,867 / 2,669)
23Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
35.21%
(40.74% / 31.82%)		25
(11 / 14)		 71
(27 / 44)
24University of Nebraska-Lincoln
67.21%
(62.79% / 72.66%)		2,847
(1,470 / 1,377)		 4,236
(2,341 / 1,895)
25University of South Florida
76.76%
(72.48% / 79.57%)		3,781
(1,417 / 2,364)		 4,926
(1,955 / 2,971)
26Villanova University
91.86%
(91.22% / 92.45%)		1,547
(727 / 820)		 1,684
(797 / 887)
27Babson College
93.12%
(91.40% / 94.98%)		501
(255 / 246)		 538
(279 / 259)
28Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
68.17%
(65.03% / 71.10%)		2,411
(1,112 / 1,299)		 3,537
(1,710 / 1,827)
29University of Mississippi
71.74%
(67.46% / 74.69%)		2,434
(935 / 1,499)		 3,393
(1,386 / 2,007)
30University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
85.50%
(82.93% / 87.55%)		3,525
(1,521 / 2,004)		 4,123
(1,834 / 2,289)
31University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
62.66%
(61.23% / 64.34%)		1,148
(605 / 543)		 1,832
(988 / 844)
32Washington State University
60.50%
(57.08% / 63.12%)		3,054
(1,250 / 1,804)		 5,048
(2,190 / 2,858)
33Lehigh University
87.91%
(85.22% / 90.83%)		1,120
(565 / 555)		 1,274
(663 / 611)
34St. John's University-New York
66.11%
(62.12% / 69.18%)		2,017
(825 / 1,192)		 3,051
(1,328 / 1,723)
35Texas Tech University
68.64%
(64.72% / 73.14%)		3,797
(1,915 / 1,882)		 5,532
(2,959 / 2,573)
36University of Delaware
82.54%
(78.24% / 85.51%)		3,494
(1,352 / 2,142)		 4,233
(1,728 / 2,505)
37Creighton University
82.81%
(80.51% / 84.50%)		925
(380 / 545)		 1,117
(472 / 645)
38George Washington University
83.98%
(81.85% / 85.19%)		2,380
(839 / 1,541)		 2,834
(1,025 / 1,809)
39North Carolina State University at Raleigh
85.34%
(82.99% / 87.75%)		4,121
(2,030 / 2,091)		 4,829
(2,446 / 2,383)
40Santa Clara University
87.92%
(85.19% / 90.94%)		1,223
(621 / 602)		 1,391
(729 / 662)
41University of Massachusetts-Lowell
64.82%
(59.77% / 73.06%)		1,343
(768 / 575)		 2,072
(1,285 / 787)
42University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
76.22%
(73.58% / 78.31%)		2,276
(969 / 1,307)		 2,986
(1,317 / 1,669)
43William & Mary
89.42%
(88.24% / 90.28%)		1,378
(570 / 808)		 1,541
(646 / 895)
44Colorado State University-Fort Collins
66.51%
(61.63% / 70.66%)		3,440
(1,463 / 1,977)		 5,172
(2,374 / 2,798)
45Florida International University
74.43%
(69.57% / 78.23%)		2,916
(1,198 / 1,718)		 3,918
(1,722 / 2,196)
46Florida State University
85.61%
(81.23% / 88.36%)		5,324
(1,947 / 3,377)		 6,219
(2,397 / 3,822)
47University of Miami
83.68%
(79.47% / 87.58%)		1,959
(894 / 1,065)		 2,341
(1,125 / 1,216)
48West Virginia University
64.66%
(59.37% / 69.71%)		3,046
(1,366 / 1,680)		 4,711
(2,301 / 2,410)
49University of Louisville
61.23%
(56.59% / 65.65%)		1,649
(743 / 906)		 2,693
(1,313 / 1,380)
50Virginia Commonwealth University
63.18%
(56.46% / 67.01%)		2,852
(926 / 1,926)		 4,514
(1,640 / 2,874)
Average77.25%
(73.95% / 80.15%)		 152,224
(68,233 / 83,991)		 197,058
(92,267 / 104,791)
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of best Online MBA schools is 13.27% where 16,905 students have transferred out from schools out of 127,378 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 best Online MBA schools.
Among the best Online MBA schools, Pennsylvania State University-World Campus has the lowest transfer-out rate of 1.41%, while Hofstra University has the highest rate of 22.52% (more students transferred out from the school).
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Best Online MBA Schools
RankNameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)		Transfer-out
(Men/Women)		Total Students
(Men/Women)
1Indiana University-Bloomington
9.94%
(10.56% / 9.30%)		800
(427 / 373)		8,051
(4,042 / 4,009)
2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
5.12%
(5.38% / 4.96%)		221
(89 / 132)		4,317
(1,654 / 2,663)
3University of Southern California
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
4University of Florida
5.12%
(5.41% / 4.93%)		343
(145 / 198)		6,697
(2,679 / 4,018)
5Carnegie Mellon University
1.91%
(2.15% / 1.67%)		30
(17 / 13)		1,567
(789 / 778)
6University of Washington-Seattle Campus
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
7Arizona State University Campus Immersion
18.14%
(18.36% / 17.93%)		2,255
(1,123 / 1,132)		12,429
(6,115 / 6,314)
8University of Kansas
20.57%
(20.64% / 20.50%)		842
(391 / 451)		4,094
(1,894 / 2,200)
9Rochester Institute of Technology
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
10University of Arizona
17.04%
(17.93% / 16.29%)		1,021
(491 / 530)		5,992
(2,739 / 3,253)
11University of Wisconsin-Madison
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
12Kansas State University
16.68%
(16.82% / 16.55%)		569
(283 / 286)		3,411
(1,683 / 1,728)
13Rice University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
14University of Maryland-College Park
7.66%
(7.74% / 7.57%)		460
(242 / 218)		6,008
(3,127 / 2,881)
15University of Massachusetts-Amherst
9.80%
(9.81% / 9.78%)		488
(246 / 242)		4,982
(2,508 / 2,474)
16University of Utah
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
17The University of Texas at Dallas
14.84%
(16.76% / 12.21%)		556
(363 / 193)		3,747
(2,166 / 1,581)
18University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
19Auburn University
11.56%
(11.96% / 11.21%)		547
(266 / 281)		4,732
(2,225 / 2,507)
20Ball State University
21.76%
(21.80% / 21.74%)		800
(322 / 478)		3,676
(1,477 / 2,199)
21Hofstra University
22.52%
(24.44% / 21.07%)		348
(163 / 185)		1,545
(667 / 878)
22James Madison University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
23Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
1.41%
(0.00% / 2.27%)		1
(0 / 1)		71
(27 / 44)
24University of Nebraska-Lincoln
19.69%
(21.74% / 17.15%)		834
(509 / 325)		4,236
(2,341 / 1,895)
25University of South Florida
9.68%
(9.57% / 9.76%)		477
(187 / 290)		4,926
(1,955 / 2,971)
26Villanova University
7.42%
(8.41% / 6.54%)		125
(67 / 58)		1,684
(797 / 887)
27Babson College
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
28Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
10.12%
(9.47% / 10.73%)		358
(162 / 196)		3,537
(1,710 / 1,827)
29University of Mississippi
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
30University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
10.96%
(12.21% / 9.96%)		452
(224 / 228)		4,123
(1,834 / 2,289)
31University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
32Washington State University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
33Lehigh University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
34St. John's University-New York
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
35Texas Tech University
19.47%
(20.07% / 18.77%)		1,077
(594 / 483)		5,532
(2,959 / 2,573)
36University of Delaware
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
37Creighton University
13.07%
(13.98% / 12.40%)		146
(66 / 80)		1,117
(472 / 645)
38George Washington University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
39North Carolina State University at Raleigh
9.26%
(9.93% / 8.56%)		447
(243 / 204)		4,829
(2,446 / 2,383)
40Santa Clara University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
41University of Massachusetts-Lowell
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
42University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
43William & Mary
7.27%
(8.20% / 6.59%)		112
(53 / 59)		1,541
(646 / 895)
44Colorado State University-Fort Collins
15.93%
(16.30% / 15.62%)		824
(387 / 437)		5,172
(2,374 / 2,798)
45Florida International University
13.60%
(13.88% / 13.39%)		533
(239 / 294)		3,918
(1,722 / 2,196)
46Florida State University
4.74%
(5.30% / 4.40%)		295
(127 / 168)		6,219
(2,397 / 3,822)
47University of Miami
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
48West Virginia University
20.91%
(22.90% / 19.00%)		985
(527 / 458)		4,711
(2,301 / 2,410)
49University of Louisville
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
50Virginia Commonwealth University
21.25%
(22.93% / 20.29%)		959
(376 / 583)		4,514
(1,640 / 2,874)
Average13.27%
(14.03% / 12.61%)		16,905
(8,329 / 8,576)		 127,378
(59,386 / 67,992)
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Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of best Online MBA schools is 89.38% for full-time students and 62.41% 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 best Online MBA schools.
Among the best Online MBA schools, University of Florida has the most highest retention rate of 98%, while Pennsylvania State University-World Campus has the lowest rate of 66%.
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Retention Rate Comparison Between Best Online MBA Schools
RankNameFull-timePart-time
1 Indiana University-Bloomington
91%63%
2 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
97%100%
3 University of Southern California
96%67%
4 University of Florida
98%72%
5 Carnegie Mellon University
98%-
6 University of Washington-Seattle Campus
95%87%
7 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
87%52%
8 University of Kansas
86%65%
9 Rochester Institute of Technology
89%33%
10 University of Arizona
83%52%
11 University of Wisconsin-Madison
96%81%
12 Kansas State University
86%44%
13 Rice University
97%-
14 University of Maryland-College Park
96%90%
15 University of Massachusetts-Amherst
92%45%
16 University of Utah
86%64%
17 The University of Texas at Dallas
90%75%
18 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
97%80%
19 Auburn University
95%71%
20 Ball State University
78%52%
21 Hofstra University
84%100%
22 James Madison University
92%67%
23 Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
66%59%
24 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
86%52%
25 University of South Florida
91%70%
26 Villanova University
95%77%
27 Babson College
95%-
28 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
85%66%
29 University of Mississippi
87%53%
30 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
92%-
31 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
78%44%
32 Washington State University
78%40%
33 Lehigh University
94%-
34 St. John's University-New York
79%10%
35 Texas Tech University
85%62%
36 University of Delaware
92%20%
37 Creighton University
94%-
38 George Washington University
92%73%
39 North Carolina State University at Raleigh
94%95%
40 Santa Clara University
94%50%
41 University of Massachusetts-Lowell
84%49%
42 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
87%-
43 William & Mary
95%-
44 Colorado State University-Fort Collins
86%54%
45 Florida International University
92%87%
46 Florida State University
96%92%
47 University of Miami
94%-
48 West Virginia University
83%43%
49 University of Louisville
81%53%
50 Virginia Commonwealth University
85%50%
Average89.38% 62.41%
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