Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of Colleges in Maryland is 70.97% where 16,883 students out of 23,788 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 Colleges in Maryland.
Among the Colleges in Maryland, Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College has the most highest graduation rate of 100.00%, while Ner Israel Rabbinical College has the lowest rate of 23.53%.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany College of Maryland | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Anne Arundel Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Baltimore City Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| University of Baltimore | 38.16% (30.30% / 44.19%) | 29 (10 / 19) |
76 (33 / 43) | |
| Bowie State University | 38.20% (35.51% / 39.93%) | 343 (125 / 218) |
898 (352 / 546) | |
| Capitol Technology University | 43.21% (39.68% / 55.56%) | 35 (25 / 10) |
81 (63 / 18) | |
| Cecil College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| College of Southern Maryland | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Chesapeake College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Washington Adventist University | 28.40% (31.88% / 26.00%) | 48 (22 / 26) |
169 (69 / 100) | |
| Coppin State University | 26.22% (17.71% / 29.01%) | 102 (17 / 85) |
389 (96 / 293) | |
| Frederick Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Frostburg State University | 49.66% (42.78% / 57.65%) | 365 (169 / 196) |
735 (395 / 340) | |
| Garrett College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Goucher College | 57.34% (51.35% / 60.50%) | 246 (76 / 170) |
429 (148 / 281) | |
| Hagerstown Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Harford Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Hood College | 56.90% (51.58% / 60.42%) | 136 (49 / 87) |
239 (95 / 144) | |
| Howard Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Johns Hopkins University | 93.78% (92.35% / 95.01%) | 1,327 (604 / 723) |
1,415 (654 / 761) | |
| Loyola University Maryland | 79.19% (76.85% / 80.79%) | 845 (332 / 513) |
1,067 (432 / 635) | |
| University of Maryland Global Campus | 28.03% (22.41% / 32.43%) | 37 (13 / 24) |
132 (58 / 74) | |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 70.01% (65.77% / 75.95%) | 1,244 (682 / 562) |
1,777 (1,037 / 740) | |
| University of Maryland-College Park | 88.68% (87.02% / 90.49%) | 5,328 (2,721 / 2,607) |
6,008 (3,127 / 2,881) | |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | 72.24% (66.07% / 74.44%) | 307 (74 / 233) |
425 (112 / 313) | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 35.33% (29.61% / 39.32%) | 177 (61 / 116) |
501 (206 / 295) | |
| Montgomery College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Morgan State University | 40.87% (32.46% / 46.58%) | 542 (174 / 368) |
1,326 (536 / 790) | |
| Mount St. Mary's University | 65.39% (63.57% / 67.14%) | 359 (171 / 188) |
549 (269 / 280) | |
| Ner Israel Rabbinical College | 23.53% (23.53% / 0.00%) | 8 (8 / 0) |
34 (34 / 0) | |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | 50.00% (0.00% / 50.00%) | 112 (0 / 112) |
224 (0 / 224) | |
| Prince George's Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Salisbury University | 68.15% (62.06% / 72.60%) | 875 (337 / 538) |
1,284 (543 / 741) | |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | 69.95% (69.14% / 70.56%) | 263 (112 / 151) |
376 (162 / 214) | |
| St. John's College | 71.43% (64.52% / 78.95%) | 85 (40 / 45) |
119 (62 / 57) | |
| Towson University | 69.46% (60.92% / 74.53%) | 2,074 (678 / 1,396) |
2,986 (1,113 / 1,873) | |
| United States Naval Academy | 92.94% (92.62% / 93.75%) | 1,106 (791 / 315) |
1,190 (854 / 336) | |
| Stevenson University | 68.49% (58.51% / 75.14%) | 413 (141 / 272) |
603 (241 / 362) | |
| Washington College | 65.37% (58.40% / 70.11%) | 202 (73 / 129) |
309 (125 / 184) | |
| McDaniel College | 63.29% (55.61% / 70.81%) | 262 (114 / 148) |
414 (205 / 209) | |
| Wor-Wic Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Carroll Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Strayer University-Maryland | 37.50% (20.00% / 66.67%) | 3 (1 / 2) |
8 (5 / 3) | |
| Community College of Baltimore County | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore | 31.82% (31.82% / 0.00%) | 7 (7 / 0) |
22 (22 / 0) | |
| Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College | 100.00% (0.00% / 100.00%) | 3 (0 / 3) |
3 (0 / 3) | |
| Aesthetics Institute of Cosmetology | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Brightwood College-Towson | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | |||
| Award Beauty School | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Baltimore Studio of Hair Design | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| North American Trade Schools | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Purdue University Global-Hagerstown | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Aveda Institute-Maryland | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| L'Academie de Cuisine | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/15/2017) | |||
| Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Maryland Beauty Academy | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/03/2017) | |||
| University of Maryland, Baltimore | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Fortis Institute-Towson | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Montgomery Beauty School | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Hair Academy | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Brightwood College-Baltimore | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | |||
| Robert Paul Academy of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Maryland Beauty Academy of Essex | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Sojourner-Douglass College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/30/2015) | |||
| Brightwood College-Beltsville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | |||
| Maryland University of Integrative Health | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| University System of Maryland | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Faith Theological Seminary | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Blades School of Hair Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 10/06/2023) | |||
| All-State Career-Baltimore | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| University System of Maryland-Research Centers | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Cortiva Institute | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| University of Phoenix-Maryland | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/06/2018) | |||
| Hair Academy II | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Owings Mills | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Maple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminary | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Owings Mills | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| Hair Expressions Academy | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 00/00/0000) | |||
| Fortis Institute-Baltimore | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 04/09/2018) | |||
| Fortis College-Landover | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Frederick School of Cosmetology | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Omega Studios' School of Applied Recording Arts & Sciences | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| The Temple-A Paul Mitchell Partner School | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Holistic Massage Training Institute | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Hanover | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Glen Burnie | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Columbia Institute | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Institute of Health Sciences | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Finger Lakes School of Massage | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 10/31/2019) | |||
| The Temple Annapolis-A Paul Mitchell Partner School | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Jessup | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| SANS Technology Institute | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Fortis College-Landover | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| ALP International Corporation | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Montgomery Beauty School-Baltimore Beauty & Barber School | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Baltimore Beauty & Barber School II | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Denver Seminary - Washington DC | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Strayer University-Rockville Campus | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Strayer University-Anne Arundel Campus | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Strayer University-White Marsh Campus | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Average | 70.97% (69.04% / 72.65%) |
16,883 (7,627 / 9,256) |
23,788 (11,048 / 12,740) | |
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of Colleges in Maryland is 16.26% where 3,507 students have transferred out from schools out of 21,571 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 Colleges in Maryland.
Among the Colleges in Maryland, McDaniel College has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.48%, while Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital has the highest rate of 100.00% (more students transferred out from the school).
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Transfer-out Rate (Men/Women) | Transfer-out (Men/Women) | Total Students (Men/Women) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany College of Maryland | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Anne Arundel Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Baltimore City Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| University of Baltimore | 19.74% (12.12% / 25.58%) | 15 (4 / 11) | 76 (33 / 43) | |
| Bowie State University | 30.07% (24.43% / 33.70%) | 270 (86 / 184) | 898 (352 / 546) | |
| Capitol Technology University | 7.41% (6.35% / 11.11%) | 6 (4 / 2) | 81 (63 / 18) | |
| Cecil College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| College of Southern Maryland | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Chesapeake College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Washington Adventist University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Coppin State University | 37.79% (32.29% / 39.59%) | 147 (31 / 116) | 389 (96 / 293) | |
| Frederick Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Frostburg State University | 15.10% (18.48% / 11.18%) | 111 (73 / 38) | 735 (395 / 340) | |
| Garrett College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Goucher College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Hagerstown Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Harford Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Hood College | 29.29% (35.79% / 25.00%) | 70 (34 / 36) | 239 (95 / 144) | |
| Howard Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Johns Hopkins University | 3.11% (3.36% / 2.89%) | 44 (22 / 22) | 1,415 (654 / 761) | |
| Loyola University Maryland | 17.15% (17.82% / 16.69%) | 183 (77 / 106) | 1,067 (432 / 635) | |
| University of Maryland Global Campus | 36.36% (43.10% / 31.08%) | 48 (25 / 23) | 132 (58 / 74) | |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 14.35% (15.24% / 13.11%) | 255 (158 / 97) | 1,777 (1,037 / 740) | |
| University of Maryland-College Park | 7.66% (7.74% / 7.57%) | 460 (242 / 218) | 6,008 (3,127 / 2,881) | |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 35.13% (32.04% / 37.29%) | 176 (66 / 110) | 501 (206 / 295) | |
| Montgomery College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Morgan State University | 20.21% (20.52% / 20.00%) | 268 (110 / 158) | 1,326 (536 / 790) | |
| Mount St. Mary's University | 28.05% (28.25% / 27.86%) | 154 (76 / 78) | 549 (269 / 280) | |
| Ner Israel Rabbinical College | 5.88% (5.88% / 0.00%) | 2 (2 / 0) | 34 (34 / 0) | |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | 39.73% (0.00% / 39.73%) | 89 (0 / 89) | 224 (0 / 224) | |
| Prince George's Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Salisbury University | 21.57% (23.57% / 20.11%) | 277 (128 / 149) | 1,284 (543 / 741) | |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | 22.87% (22.22% / 23.36%) | 86 (36 / 50) | 376 (162 / 214) | |
| St. John's College | 8.40% (6.45% / 10.53%) | 10 (4 / 6) | 119 (62 / 57) | |
| Towson University | 19.39% (22.91% / 17.30%) | 579 (255 / 324) | 2,986 (1,113 / 1,873) | |
| United States Naval Academy | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Stevenson University | 24.71% (30.71% / 20.72%) | 149 (74 / 75) | 603 (241 / 362) | |
| Washington College | 27.18% (32.00% / 23.91%) | 84 (40 / 44) | 309 (125 / 184) | |
| McDaniel College | 0.48% (0.98% / 0.00%) | 2 (2 / 0) | 414 (205 / 209) | |
| Wor-Wic Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Carroll Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Strayer University-Maryland | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Community College of Baltimore County | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital | 100.00% (100.00% / 0.00%) | 7 (7 / 0) | 7 (7 / 0) | |
| Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore | 68.18% (68.18% / 0.00%) | 15 (15 / 0) | 22 (22 / 0) | |
| Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Aesthetics Institute of Cosmetology | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Brightwood College-Towson | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | |||
| Award Beauty School | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Baltimore Studio of Hair Design | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| North American Trade Schools | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Purdue University Global-Hagerstown | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Aveda Institute-Maryland | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| L'Academie de Cuisine | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/15/2017) | |||
| Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Maryland Beauty Academy | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/03/2017) | |||
| University of Maryland, Baltimore | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Fortis Institute-Towson | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Montgomery Beauty School | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Hair Academy | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Brightwood College-Baltimore | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | |||
| Robert Paul Academy of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Maryland Beauty Academy of Essex | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Sojourner-Douglass College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/30/2015) | |||
| Brightwood College-Beltsville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | |||
| Maryland University of Integrative Health | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| University System of Maryland | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Faith Theological Seminary | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Blades School of Hair Design | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 10/06/2023) | |||
| All-State Career-Baltimore | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| University System of Maryland-Research Centers | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Cortiva Institute | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| University of Phoenix-Maryland | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/06/2018) | |||
| Hair Academy II | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Owings Mills | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Maple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminary | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Owings Mills | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| Hair Expressions Academy | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 00/00/0000) | |||
| Fortis Institute-Baltimore | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 04/09/2018) | |||
| Fortis College-Landover | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Frederick School of Cosmetology | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Omega Studios' School of Applied Recording Arts & Sciences | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| The Temple-A Paul Mitchell Partner School | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Holistic Massage Training Institute | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Hanover | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Glen Burnie | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Columbia Institute | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Institute of Health Sciences | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Finger Lakes School of Massage | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 10/31/2019) | |||
| The Temple Annapolis-A Paul Mitchell Partner School | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Jessup | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| SANS Technology Institute | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Fortis College-Landover | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| ALP International Corporation | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Montgomery Beauty School-Baltimore Beauty & Barber School | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Baltimore Beauty & Barber School II | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Denver Seminary - Washington DC | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Strayer University-Rockville Campus | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Strayer University-Anne Arundel Campus | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Strayer University-White Marsh Campus | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Average | 16.26% (15.92% / 16.54%) | 3,507 (1,571 / 1,936) |
21,571 (9,867 / 11,704) |
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Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of Colleges in Maryland is 71.80% for full-time students and 58.04% 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 Colleges in Maryland.
Among the Colleges in Maryland, Strayer University-Maryland has the most highest retention rate of 100%, while Empire Beauty School-Glen Burnie has the lowest rate of 46%.
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