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Graduation Comparison Between Best Online Graduate Nursing Schools

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Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of best Online Graduate Nursing schools is 68.80% where 92,789 students out of 134,876 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 Graduate Nursing schools.
Among the best Online Graduate Nursing schools, Duke University has the most highest graduation rate of 96.78%, while University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has the lowest rate of 46.15%.
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Graduation Rate Comparison Between Best Online Graduate Nursing Schools
RankName Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)		Completers
(Men/Women)		Candidates
(Men/Women)
1University of South Carolina-Columbia
78.82%
(74.69% / 82.38%)		4,604
(2,018 / 2,586)		 5,841
(2,702 / 3,139)
2Duke University
96.78%
(94.96% / 98.46%)		1,684
(791 / 893)		 1,740
(833 / 907)
3Ohio State University-Main Campus
87.74%
(85.81% / 89.52%)		6,958
(3,260 / 3,698)		 7,930
(3,799 / 4,131)
4The University of Alabama
73.37%
(70.17% / 75.84%)		4,863
(2,025 / 2,838)		 6,628
(2,886 / 3,742)
5Saint Xavier University
56.61%
(50.95% / 60.00%)		398
(134 / 264)		 703
(263 / 440)
6The Catholic University of America
79.47%
(75.06% / 83.49%)		662
(298 / 364)		 833
(397 / 436)
7University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
85.50%
(82.93% / 87.55%)		3,525
(1,521 / 2,004)		 4,123
(1,834 / 2,289)
8George Washington University
83.98%
(81.85% / 85.19%)		2,380
(839 / 1,541)		 2,834
(1,025 / 1,809)
9Stony Brook University
75.56%
(72.49% / 78.74%)		2,548
(1,244 / 1,304)		 3,372
(1,716 / 1,656)
10Boise State University
60.25%
(56.27% / 63.35%)		1,664
(682 / 982)		 2,762
(1,212 / 1,550)
11Indiana University-Indianapolis
54.71%
(51.12% / 56.39%)		1,842
(550 / 1,292)		 3,367
(1,076 / 2,291)
12Rush University
No completers information available at the school.
13University of Central Florida
78.01%
(73.59% / 81.80%)		5,501
(2,399 / 3,102)		 7,052
(3,260 / 3,792)
14University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
46.15%
(42.45% / 49.00%)		737
(295 / 442)		 1,597
(695 / 902)
15University of Louisiana at Lafayette
52.63%
(45.59% / 58.53%)		1,429
(564 / 865)		 2,715
(1,237 / 1,478)
16University of Nevada-Las Vegas
50.51%
(45.93% / 53.83%)		1,990
(761 / 1,229)		 3,940
(1,657 / 2,283)
17The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
No completers information available at the school.
18East Carolina University
62.62%
(56.90% / 66.75%)		2,565
(977 / 1,588)		 4,096
(1,717 / 2,379)
19Thomas Jefferson University
68.57%
(62.42% / 70.97%)		384
(98 / 286)		 560
(157 / 403)
20University of Connecticut
83.40%
(78.90% / 87.66%)		3,079
(1,417 / 1,662)		 3,692
(1,796 / 1,896)
21Marquette University
83.21%
(77.85% / 87.62%)		1,799
(759 / 1,040)		 2,162
(975 / 1,187)
22University of New Mexico-Main Campus
54.69%
(51.01% / 57.54%)		1,418
(579 / 839)		 2,593
(1,135 / 1,458)
23Virginia Commonwealth University
63.18%
(56.46% / 67.01%)		2,852
(926 / 1,926)		 4,514
(1,640 / 2,874)
24Ball State University
62.35%
(57.62% / 65.53%)		2,292
(851 / 1,441)		 3,676
(1,477 / 2,199)
25Georgia College & State University
63.61%
(55.35% / 68.25%)		942
(295 / 647)		 1,481
(533 / 948)
26Oregon Health & Science University
No completers information available at the school.
27The University of Texas at Tyler
54.13%
(46.86% / 59.49%)		446
(164 / 282)		 824
(350 / 474)
28University of Colorado Colorado Springs
46.93%
(43.85% / 50.00%)		908
(424 / 484)		 1,935
(967 / 968)
29University of North Carolina at Greensboro
56.31%
(46.50% / 60.87%)		1,673
(438 / 1,235)		 2,971
(942 / 2,029)
30University of Utah
65.05%
(61.86% / 68.38%)		2,485
(1,205 / 1,280)		 3,820
(1,948 / 1,872)
31Florida Atlantic University
62.57%
(57.64% / 66.17%)		1,949
(758 / 1,191)		 3,115
(1,315 / 1,800)
32Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
No completers information available at the school.
33Seton Hall University
69.49%
(65.06% / 73.75%)		1,059
(486 / 573)		 1,524
(747 / 777)
34Texas A & M University Health Science Center
No completers information available at the school.
35University of Mississippi Medical Center
No completers information available at the school.
36University of Southern Indiana
48.31%
(41.80% / 51.89%)		773
(237 / 536)		 1,600
(567 / 1,033)
37Duquesne University
76.84%
(70.18% / 80.72%)		1,052
(353 / 699)		 1,369
(503 / 866)
38Eastern Kentucky University
55.45%
(52.04% / 57.62%)		1,120
(409 / 711)		 2,020
(786 / 1,234)
39Pace University
60.03%
(55.86% / 62.16%)		1,185
(372 / 813)		 1,974
(666 / 1,308)
40Texas State University
55.28%
(49.43% / 58.69%)		3,293
(1,084 / 2,209)		 5,957
(2,193 / 3,764)
41University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
74.96%
(71.36% / 79.03%)		3,961
(2,001 / 1,960)		 5,284
(2,804 / 2,480)
42University of Detroit Mercy
67.20%
(65.25% / 68.60%)		379
(154 / 225)		 564
(236 / 328)
43University of Memphis
50.89%
(45.68% / 54.81%)		1,234
(476 / 758)		 2,425
(1,042 / 1,383)
44University of North Carolina at Charlotte
68.97%
(65.25% / 73.28%)		2,536
(1,288 / 1,248)		 3,677
(1,974 / 1,703)
45University of San Francisco
70.06%
(64.29% / 73.24%)		1,079
(351 / 728)		 1,540
(546 / 994)
46Ohio University-Main Campus
65.47%
(61.90% / 68.27%)		2,598
(1,077 / 1,521)		 3,968
(1,740 / 2,228)
47University of Massachusetts-Amherst
83.44%
(81.70% / 85.21%)		4,157
(2,049 / 2,108)		 4,982
(2,508 / 2,474)
48University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
52.07%
(49.81% / 54.86%)		730
(386 / 344)		 1,402
(775 / 627)
49University of Missouri-Kansas City
54.48%
(51.20% / 56.46%)		602
(213 / 389)		 1,105
(416 / 689)
50University of Missouri-Columbia
74.94%
(71.55% / 77.66%)		3,454
(1,469 / 1,985)		 4,609
(2,053 / 2,556)
Average68.80%
(65.44% / 71.41%)		 92,789
(38,677 / 54,112)		 134,876
(59,100 / 75,776)
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of best Online Graduate Nursing schools is 17.10% where 16,695 students have transferred out from schools out of 97,655 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 Graduate Nursing schools.
Among the best Online Graduate Nursing schools, Duke University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 1.03%, while University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has the highest rate of 32.12% (more students transferred out from the school).
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Best Online Graduate Nursing Schools
RankNameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)		Transfer-out
(Men/Women)		Total Students
(Men/Women)
1University of South Carolina-Columbia
14.84%
(16.28% / 13.60%)		867
(440 / 427)		5,841
(2,702 / 3,139)
2Duke University
1.03%
(1.56% / 0.55%)		18
(13 / 5)		1,740
(833 / 907)
3Ohio State University-Main Campus
7.06%
(7.19% / 6.95%)		560
(273 / 287)		7,930
(3,799 / 4,131)
4The University of Alabama
17.37%
(17.29% / 17.42%)		1,151
(499 / 652)		6,628
(2,886 / 3,742)
5Saint Xavier University
24.89%
(27.38% / 23.41%)		175
(72 / 103)		703
(263 / 440)
6The Catholic University of America
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
7University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
10.96%
(12.21% / 9.96%)		452
(224 / 228)		4,123
(1,834 / 2,289)
8George Washington University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
9Stony Brook University
13.79%
(13.40% / 14.19%)		465
(230 / 235)		3,372
(1,716 / 1,656)
10Boise State University
22.16%
(23.93% / 20.77%)		612
(290 / 322)		2,762
(1,212 / 1,550)
11Indiana University-Indianapolis
20.46%
(18.31% / 21.48%)		689
(197 / 492)		3,367
(1,076 / 2,291)
12Rush University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
13University of Central Florida
8.71%
(9.02% / 8.44%)		614
(294 / 320)		7,052
(3,260 / 3,792)
14University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
32.12%
(30.79% / 33.15%)		513
(214 / 299)		1,597
(695 / 902)
15University of Louisiana at Lafayette
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
16University of Nevada-Las Vegas
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
17The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
18East Carolina University
27.12%
(28.25% / 26.31%)		1,111
(485 / 626)		4,096
(1,717 / 2,379)
19Thomas Jefferson University
23.39%
(25.48% / 22.58%)		131
(40 / 91)		560
(157 / 403)
20University of Connecticut
7.37%
(8.41% / 6.38%)		272
(151 / 121)		3,692
(1,796 / 1,896)
21Marquette University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
22University of New Mexico-Main Campus
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
23Virginia Commonwealth University
21.25%
(22.93% / 20.29%)		959
(376 / 583)		4,514
(1,640 / 2,874)
24Ball State University
21.76%
(21.80% / 21.74%)		800
(322 / 478)		3,676
(1,477 / 2,199)
25Georgia College & State University
31.20%
(36.21% / 28.38%)		462
(193 / 269)		1,481
(533 / 948)
26Oregon Health & Science University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
27The University of Texas at Tyler
8.74%
(8.86% / 8.65%)		72
(31 / 41)		824
(350 / 474)
28University of Colorado Colorado Springs
30.18%
(28.23% / 32.13%)		584
(273 / 311)		1,935
(967 / 968)
29University of North Carolina at Greensboro
26.69%
(27.92% / 26.12%)		793
(263 / 530)		2,971
(942 / 2,029)
30University of Utah
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
31Florida Atlantic University
24.14%
(25.55% / 23.11%)		752
(336 / 416)		3,115
(1,315 / 1,800)
32Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
33Seton Hall University
22.77%
(25.30% / 20.33%)		347
(189 / 158)		1,524
(747 / 777)
34Texas A & M University Health Science Center
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
35University of Mississippi Medical Center
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
36University of Southern Indiana
28.75%
(28.40% / 28.94%)		460
(161 / 299)		1,600
(567 / 1,033)
37Duquesne University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
38Eastern Kentucky University
1.93%
(1.91% / 1.94%)		39
(15 / 24)		2,020
(786 / 1,234)
39Pace University
26.80%
(24.02% / 28.21%)		529
(160 / 369)		1,974
(666 / 1,308)
40Texas State University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
41University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
42University of Detroit Mercy
22.87%
(22.88% / 22.87%)		129
(54 / 75)		564
(236 / 328)
43University of Memphis
14.23%
(13.24% / 14.97%)		345
(138 / 207)		2,425
(1,042 / 1,383)
44University of North Carolina at Charlotte
21.43%
(22.95% / 19.67%)		788
(453 / 335)		3,677
(1,974 / 1,703)
45University of San Francisco
20.26%
(20.88% / 19.92%)		312
(114 / 198)		1,540
(546 / 994)
46Ohio University-Main Campus
20.21%
(20.46% / 20.02%)		802
(356 / 446)		3,968
(1,740 / 2,228)
47University of Massachusetts-Amherst
9.80%
(9.81% / 9.78%)		488
(246 / 242)		4,982
(2,508 / 2,474)
48University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
28.82%
(27.48% / 30.46%)		404
(213 / 191)		1,402
(775 / 627)
49University of Missouri-Kansas City
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
50University of Missouri-Columbia
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Average17.10%
(17.11% / 17.09%)		16,695
(7,315 / 9,380)		 97,655
(42,757 / 54,898)
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Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of best Online Graduate Nursing schools is 82.64% for full-time students and 53.45% 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 Graduate Nursing schools.
Among the best Online Graduate Nursing schools, Duke University has the most highest retention rate of 98%, while University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth has the lowest rate of 64%.
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Retention Rate Comparison Between Best Online Graduate Nursing Schools
RankNameFull-timePart-time
1 University of South Carolina-Columbia
92%38%
2 Duke University
98%-
3 Ohio State University-Main Campus
94%31%
4 The University of Alabama
89%50%
5 Saint Xavier University
76%-
6 The Catholic University of America
87%-
7 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
92%-
8 George Washington University
92%73%
9 Stony Brook University
90%50%
10 Boise State University
79%47%
11 Indiana University-Indianapolis
72%41%
12 Rush University
No retention information available at the school.
13 University of Central Florida
92%88%
14 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
73%54%
15 University of Louisiana at Lafayette
74%31%
16 University of Nevada-Las Vegas
79%53%
17 The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
No retention information available at the school.
18 East Carolina University
83%64%
19 Thomas Jefferson University
82%-
20 University of Connecticut
92%73%
21 Marquette University
91%75%
22 University of New Mexico-Main Campus
76%59%
23 Virginia Commonwealth University
85%50%
24 Ball State University
78%52%
25 Georgia College & State University
82%100%
26 Oregon Health & Science University
No retention information available at the school.
27 The University of Texas at Tyler
77%39%
28 University of Colorado Colorado Springs
68%38%
29 University of North Carolina at Greensboro
79%24%
30 University of Utah
86%64%
31 Florida Atlantic University
84%81%
32 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
No retention information available at the school.
33 Seton Hall University
81%67%
34 Texas A & M University Health Science Center
No retention information available at the school.
35 University of Mississippi Medical Center
No retention information available at the school.
36 University of Southern Indiana
75%74%
37 Duquesne University
84%-
38 Eastern Kentucky University
77%30%
39 Pace University
75%26%
40 Texas State University
80%57%
41 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
85%64%
42 University of Detroit Mercy
83%68%
43 University of Memphis
77%50%
44 University of North Carolina at Charlotte
85%64%
45 University of San Francisco
84%50%
46 Ohio University-Main Campus
84%35%
47 University of Massachusetts-Amherst
92%45%
48 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
64%36%
49 University of Missouri-Kansas City
75%23%
50 University of Missouri-Columbia
93%67%
Average82.64% 53.45%
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