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Graduation Comparison Between Best Colleges in Iowa

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Graduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate

Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of best schools in Iowa is 73.44% where 11,363 students out of 15,473 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 schools in Iowa.
Among the best schools in Iowa, Grinnell College has the most highest graduation rate of 88.12%, while Simpson College has the lowest rate of 63.33%.
Graduation Rate Comparison Between Best Schools In Iowa
RankName Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)		Completers
(Men/Women)		Candidates
(Men/Women)
1Grinnell College
88.12%
(85.00% / 90.49%)		408
(170 / 238)		 463
(200 / 263)
2Drake University
72.98%
(69.82% / 75.12%)		497
(192 / 305)		 681
(275 / 406)
3Iowa State University
75.32%
(71.88% / 79.91%)		4,447
(2,423 / 2,024)		 5,904
(3,371 / 2,533)
4Luther College
71.12%
(64.55% / 75.45%)		394
(142 / 252)		 554
(220 / 334)
5University of Iowa
74.63%
(72.72% / 76.05%)		3,527
(1,466 / 2,061)		 4,726
(2,016 / 2,710)
6Simpson College
63.33%
(61.80% / 64.84%)		228
(110 / 118)		 360
(178 / 182)
7University of Northern Iowa
67.92%
(66.50% / 68.73%)		1,120
(397 / 723)		 1,649
(597 / 1,052)
8Central College
66.19%
(66.67% / 65.75%)		184
(88 / 96)		 278
(132 / 146)
9Coe College
65.90%
(58.79% / 71.05%)		259
(97 / 162)		 393
(165 / 228)
10Wartburg College
64.30%
(59.64% / 68.60%)		299
(133 / 166)		 465
(223 / 242)
Average73.44%
(70.73% / 75.90%)		 11,363
(5,218 / 6,145)		 15,473
(7,377 / 8,096)

Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of best schools in Iowa is 19.11% where 2,669 students have transferred out from schools out of 13,969 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 schools in Iowa.
Among the best schools in Iowa, Luther College has the lowest transfer-out rate of 13.18%, while Central College has the highest rate of 29.86% (more students transferred out from the school).
Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Best Schools In Iowa
RankNameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)		Transfer-out
(Men/Women)		Total Students
(Men/Women)
1Grinnell College
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
2Drake University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
3Iowa State University
18.95%
(20.71% / 16.62%)		1,119
(698 / 421)		5,904
(3,371 / 2,533)
4Luther College
13.18%
(15.00% / 11.98%)		73
(33 / 40)		554
(220 / 334)
5University of Iowa
17.46%
(16.42% / 18.23%)		825
(331 / 494)		4,726
(2,016 / 2,710)
6Simpson College
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
7University of Northern Iowa
22.38%
(19.60% / 23.95%)		369
(117 / 252)		1,649
(597 / 1,052)
8Central College
29.86%
(30.30% / 29.45%)		83
(40 / 43)		278
(132 / 146)
9Coe College
20.36%
(24.85% / 17.11%)		80
(41 / 39)		393
(165 / 228)
10Wartburg College
25.81%
(30.04% / 21.90%)		120
(67 / 53)		465
(223 / 242)
Average19.11%
(19.74% / 18.52%)		2,669
(1,327 / 1,342)		 13,969
(6,724 / 7,245)

Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of best schools in Iowa is 82.40% for full-time students and 58.33% 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 schools in Iowa.
Among the best schools in Iowa, Grinnell College has the most highest retention rate of 93%, while Coe College has the lowest rate of 73%.
Retention Rate Comparison Between Best Schools In Iowa
RankNameFull-timePart-time
1 Grinnell College
93%-
2 Drake University
84%-
3 Iowa State University
88%82%
4 Luther College
77%-
5 University of Iowa
90%64%
6 Simpson College
81%-
7 University of Northern Iowa
82%29%
8 Central College
80%-
9 Coe College
73%-
10 Wartburg College
76%-
Average82.40% 58.33%
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator. We compare the schools that ranked top 10 in Iowaand in top 500 ranking for all colleges and universities in United States.