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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 76.47% where 143,834 students out of 188,085 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 93.63%, while Pennsylvania State University-World Campus has the lowest rate of 34.18%.
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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 81.13%
(78.25% / 84.05%)
6,206
(3,012 / 3,194)
7,649
(3,849 / 3,800)
2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 91.32%
(89.20% / 92.74%)
3,853
(1,503 / 2,350)
4,219
(1,685 / 2,534)
3University of Southern California 92.50%
(90.78% / 93.91%)
2,824
(1,251 / 1,573)
3,053
(1,378 / 1,675)
4University of Florida 90.00%
(87.78% / 91.59%)
6,064
(2,470 / 3,594)
6,738
(2,814 / 3,924)
5Carnegie Mellon University 91.50%
(89.84% / 93.15%)
1,411
(690 / 721)
1,542
(768 / 774)
6University of Washington-Seattle Campus 84.37%
(82.44% / 86.08%)
5,409
(2,484 / 2,925)
6,411
(3,013 / 3,398)
7Arizona State University Campus Immersion 66.90%
(63.62% / 70.39%)
7,599
(3,721 / 3,878)
11,358
(5,849 / 5,509)
8University of Kansas 67.28%
(65.23% / 69.00%)
2,774
(1,225 / 1,549)
4,123
(1,878 / 2,245)
9Rochester Institute of Technology 73.99%
(70.81% / 80.20%)
1,789
(1,133 / 656)
2,418
(1,600 / 818)
10University of Arizona 67.93%
(64.55% / 70.73%)
4,061
(1,748 / 2,313)
5,978
(2,708 / 3,270)
11University of Wisconsin-Madison 89.23%
(87.34% / 90.93%)
5,723
(2,655 / 3,068)
6,414
(3,040 / 3,374)
12Kansas State University 68.59%
(67.43% / 69.76%)
2,419
(1,203 / 1,216)
3,527
(1,784 / 1,743)
13Rice University 93.63%
(92.15% / 95.10%)
912
(446 / 466)
974
(484 / 490)
14University of Maryland-College Park 89.35%
(87.44% / 91.42%)
4,051
(2,068 / 1,983)
4,534
(2,365 / 2,169)
15University of Massachusetts-Amherst 83.11%
(81.35% / 84.98%)
3,847
(1,941 / 1,906)
4,629
(2,386 / 2,243)
16University of Utah 64.55%
(61.37% / 67.76%)
2,050
(980 / 1,070)
3,176
(1,597 / 1,579)
17The University of Texas at Dallas 69.59%
(65.51% / 75.61%)
2,183
(1,225 / 958)
3,137
(1,870 / 1,267)
18University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 93.17%
(92.75% / 93.56%)
6,216
(3,018 / 3,198)
6,672
(3,254 / 3,418)
19Auburn University 80.75%
(76.89% / 84.23%)
3,616
(1,634 / 1,982)
4,478
(2,125 / 2,353)
20Ball State University 64.01%
(61.71% / 65.52%)
2,477
(951 / 1,526)
3,870
(1,541 / 2,329)
21Hofstra University 67.77%
(63.74% / 70.76%)
1,106
(443 / 663)
1,632
(695 / 937)
22James Madison University 81.15%
(76.21% / 84.38%)
3,650
(1,355 / 2,295)
4,498
(1,778 / 2,720)
23Pennsylvania State University-World Campus 34.18%
(29.17% / 36.36%)
27
(7 / 20)
79
(24 / 55)
24University of Nebraska-Lincoln 64.85%
(61.13% / 69.02%)
2,789
(1,390 / 1,399)
4,301
(2,274 / 2,027)
25University of South Florida 74.12%
(70.52% / 76.64%)
3,499
(1,373 / 2,126)
4,721
(1,947 / 2,774)
26Villanova University 90.63%
(89.49% / 91.60%)
1,519
(690 / 829)
1,676
(771 / 905)
27Babson College 92.67%
(90.65% / 94.95%)
544
(281 / 263)
587
(310 / 277)
28Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 64.90%
(62.12% / 67.41%)
2,544
(1,156 / 1,388)
3,920
(1,861 / 2,059)
29University of Mississippi 67.79%
(64.41% / 70.34%)
2,633
(1,075 / 1,558)
3,884
(1,669 / 2,215)
30University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 83.71%
(80.18% / 86.59%)
3,305
(1,420 / 1,885)
3,948
(1,771 / 2,177)
31University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 61.66%
(57.71% / 66.15%)
1,356
(674 / 682)
2,199
(1,168 / 1,031)
32Washington State University 62.01%
(59.31% / 64.29%)
2,759
(1,207 / 1,552)
4,449
(2,035 / 2,414)
33Lehigh University 91.19%
(89.28% / 93.55%)
1,138
(616 / 522)
1,248
(690 / 558)
34St. John's University-New York 69.26%
(64.64% / 72.71%)
2,235
(892 / 1,343)
3,227
(1,380 / 1,847)
35Texas Tech University 63.75%
(62.55% / 65.03%)
2,986
(1,515 / 1,471)
4,684
(2,422 / 2,262)
36University of Delaware 82.12%
(76.46% / 86.19%)
3,229
(1,257 / 1,972)
3,932
(1,644 / 2,288)
37Creighton University 78.13%
(76.50% / 79.43%)
793
(345 / 448)
1,015
(451 / 564)
38George Washington University 84.80%
(82.20% / 86.52%)
2,125
(822 / 1,303)
2,506
(1,000 / 1,506)
39North Carolina State University at Raleigh 85.81%
(83.85% / 88.11%)
3,616
(1,905 / 1,711)
4,214
(2,272 / 1,942)
40Santa Clara University 88.52%
(84.75% / 92.19%)
1,164
(550 / 614)
1,315
(649 / 666)
41University of Massachusetts-Lowell 71.18%
(68.23% / 75.64%)
1,188
(685 / 503)
1,669
(1,004 / 665)
42University of New Hampshire-Main Campus 78.12%
(75.10% / 80.35%)
2,203
(899 / 1,304)
2,820
(1,197 / 1,623)
43William & Mary 90.95%
(89.67% / 91.88%)
1,367
(564 / 803)
1,503
(629 / 874)
44Colorado State University-Fort Collins 66.62%
(63.64% / 68.94%)
3,229
(1,351 / 1,878)
4,847
(2,123 / 2,724)
45Florida International University 69.18%
(63.11% / 74.01%)
2,853
(1,153 / 1,700)
4,124
(1,827 / 2,297)
46Florida State University 84.79%
(82.09% / 86.63%)
5,252
(2,058 / 3,194)
6,194
(2,507 / 3,687)
47University of Miami 84.11%
(81.13% / 86.50%)
1,715
(735 / 980)
2,039
(906 / 1,133)
48West Virginia University 62.12%
(57.91% / 66.68%)
3,172
(1,537 / 1,635)
5,106
(2,654 / 2,452)
49University of Louisville 62.16%
(58.02% / 65.77%)
1,687
(734 / 953)
2,714
(1,265 / 1,449)
50Virginia Commonwealth University 64.51%
(60.12% / 67.19%)
2,667
(939 / 1,728)
4,134
(1,562 / 2,572)
Average76.47%
(73.45% / 79.16%)
143,834
(64,986 / 78,848)
188,085
(88,473 / 99,612)
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of best Online MBA schools is 14.84% where 17,846 students have transferred out from schools out of 120,259 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, Florida State University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 5.07%, while Hofstra University has the highest rate of 24.26% (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 10.32%
(11.25% / 9.37%)
789
(433 / 356)
7,649
(3,849 / 3,800)
2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 5.36%
(6.17% / 4.81%)
226
(104 / 122)
4,219
(1,685 / 2,534)
3University of Southern California 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,053
(1,378 / 1,675)
4University of Florida 6.17%
(6.47% / 5.96%)
416
(182 / 234)
6,738
(2,814 / 3,924)
5Carnegie Mellon University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,542
(768 / 774)
6University of Washington-Seattle Campus 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6,411
(3,013 / 3,398)
7Arizona State University Campus Immersion 19.05%
(19.34% / 18.75%)
2,164
(1,131 / 1,033)
11,358
(5,849 / 5,509)
8University of Kansas 23.82%
(23.70% / 23.92%)
982
(445 / 537)
4,123
(1,878 / 2,245)
9Rochester Institute of Technology 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,418
(1,600 / 818)
10University of Arizona 18.08%
(17.58% / 18.50%)
1,081
(476 / 605)
5,978
(2,708 / 3,270)
11University of Wisconsin-Madison 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6,414
(3,040 / 3,374)
12Kansas State University 19.82%
(18.33% / 21.34%)
699
(327 / 372)
3,527
(1,784 / 1,743)
13Rice University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
974
(484 / 490)
14University of Maryland-College Park 6.59%
(6.72% / 6.45%)
299
(159 / 140)
4,534
(2,365 / 2,169)
15University of Massachusetts-Amherst 11.04%
(11.36% / 10.70%)
511
(271 / 240)
4,629
(2,386 / 2,243)
16University of Utah 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,176
(1,597 / 1,579)
17The University of Texas at Dallas 14.79%
(16.52% / 12.23%)
464
(309 / 155)
3,137
(1,870 / 1,267)
18University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6,672
(3,254 / 3,418)
19Auburn University 12.73%
(13.74% / 11.81%)
570
(292 / 278)
4,478
(2,125 / 2,353)
20Ball State University 23.62%
(22.32% / 24.47%)
914
(344 / 570)
3,870
(1,541 / 2,329)
21Hofstra University 24.26%
(26.04% / 22.95%)
396
(181 / 215)
1,632
(695 / 937)
22James Madison University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
4,498
(1,778 / 2,720)
23Pennsylvania State University-World Campus 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
79
(24 / 55)
24University of Nebraska-Lincoln 23.25%
(23.26% / 23.24%)
1,000
(529 / 471)
4,301
(2,274 / 2,027)
25University of South Florida 10.78%
(10.22% / 11.18%)
509
(199 / 310)
4,721
(1,947 / 2,774)
26Villanova University 7.58%
(8.04% / 7.18%)
127
(62 / 65)
1,676
(771 / 905)
27Babson College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
587
(310 / 277)
28Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 13.21%
(11.28% / 14.96%)
518
(210 / 308)
3,920
(1,861 / 2,059)
29University of Mississippi 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,884
(1,669 / 2,215)
30University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 11.93%
(13.27% / 10.84%)
471
(235 / 236)
3,948
(1,771 / 2,177)
31University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,199
(1,168 / 1,031)
32Washington State University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
4,449
(2,035 / 2,414)
33Lehigh University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,248
(690 / 558)
34St. John's University-New York 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,227
(1,380 / 1,847)
35Texas Tech University 24.17%
(23.49% / 24.89%)
1,132
(569 / 563)
4,684
(2,422 / 2,262)
36University of Delaware 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,932
(1,644 / 2,288)
37Creighton University 15.96%
(18.63% / 13.83%)
162
(84 / 78)
1,015
(451 / 564)
38George Washington University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,506
(1,000 / 1,506)
39North Carolina State University at Raleigh 9.30%
(9.82% / 8.70%)
392
(223 / 169)
4,214
(2,272 / 1,942)
40Santa Clara University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,315
(649 / 666)
41University of Massachusetts-Lowell 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,669
(1,004 / 665)
42University of New Hampshire-Main Campus 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,820
(1,197 / 1,623)
43William & Mary 5.92%
(6.20% / 5.72%)
89
(39 / 50)
1,503
(629 / 874)
44Colorado State University-Fort Collins 18.03%
(17.76% / 18.25%)
874
(377 / 497)
4,847
(2,123 / 2,724)
45Florida International University 17.10%
(17.30% / 16.94%)
705
(316 / 389)
4,124
(1,827 / 2,297)
46Florida State University 5.07%
(5.46% / 4.80%)
314
(137 / 177)
6,194
(2,507 / 3,687)
47University of Miami 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,039
(906 / 1,133)
48West Virginia University 23.50%
(24.38% / 22.55%)
1,200
(647 / 553)
5,106
(2,654 / 2,452)
49University of Louisville 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,714
(1,265 / 1,449)
50Virginia Commonwealth University 20.37%
(21.57% / 19.63%)
842
(337 / 505)
4,134
(1,562 / 2,572)
Average14.84%
(15.22% / 14.50%)
17,846
(8,618 / 9,228)
120,259
(56,620 / 63,639)
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Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of best Online MBA schools is 88.56% for full-time students and 64.98% 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, Rice University has the most highest retention rate of 98%, while Ball State University has the lowest rate of 73%.
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Retention Rate Comparison Between Best Online MBA Schools
RankNameFull-timePart-time
1 Indiana University-Bloomington 90%72%
2 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 96%92%
3 University of Southern California 97%33%
4 University of Florida 97%96%
5 Carnegie Mellon University 97%-
6 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 94%77%
7 Arizona State University Campus Immersion 85%50%
8 University of Kansas 85%58%
9 Rochester Institute of Technology 85%100%
10 University of Arizona 86%67%
11 University of Wisconsin-Madison 94%65%
12 Kansas State University 86%39%
13 Rice University 98%-
14 University of Maryland-College Park 95%86%
15 University of Massachusetts-Amherst 90%67%
16 University of Utah 85%55%
17 The University of Texas at Dallas 87%69%
18 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 97%85%
19 Auburn University 93%73%
20 Ball State University 73%57%
21 Hofstra University 83%50%
22 James Madison University 89%60%
23 Pennsylvania State University-World Campus 75%61%
24 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 82%33%
25 University of South Florida 90%66%
26 Villanova University 96%60%
27 Babson College 95%-
28 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 83%68%
29 University of Mississippi 89%33%
30 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 93%80%
31 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 74%40%
32 Washington State University 81%55%
33 Lehigh University 91%-
34 St. John's University-New York 82%40%
35 Texas Tech University 86%62%
36 University of Delaware 91%62%
37 Creighton University 92%-
38 George Washington University 90%75%
39 North Carolina State University at Raleigh 94%78%
40 Santa Clara University 92%100%
41 University of Massachusetts-Lowell 84%41%
42 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus 86%-
43 William & Mary 95%100%
44 Colorado State University-Fort Collins 86%67%
45 Florida International University 91%86%
46 Florida State University 94%82%
47 University of Miami 92%86%
48 West Virginia University 79%18%
49 University of Louisville 78%55%
50 Virginia Commonwealth University 85%60%
Average88.56% 64.98%
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