Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of Colleges in North Carolina is 65.88% where 34,536 students out of 52,426 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 North Carolina.
Among the Colleges in North Carolina, Duke University has the most highest graduation rate of 96.78%, while Carolina Christian College has the lowest rate of 11.11%.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the Albemarle | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| South Piedmont Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Appalachian State University | 74.53% (70.71% / 77.01%) | 2,564 (956 / 1,608) |
3,440 (1,352 / 2,088) | |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Barton College | 45.85% (38.81% / 52.45%) | 127 (52 / 75) |
277 (134 / 143) | |
| Belmont Abbey College | 46.68% (45.54% / 48.21%) | 183 (102 / 81) |
392 (224 / 168) | |
| Bennett College | 25.00% (0.00% / 25.00%) | 47 (0 / 47) |
188 (0 / 188) | |
| Bladen Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Blue Ridge Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Brevard College | 48.84% (40.51% / 62.00%) | 126 (64 / 62) |
258 (158 / 100) | |
| Brunswick Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Campbell University | 60.82% (56.14% / 64.24%) | 492 (192 / 300) |
809 (342 / 467) | |
| Cape Fear Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Carteret Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Catawba College | 47.29% (32.39% / 64.10%) | 157 (57 / 100) |
332 (176 / 156) | |
| Catawba Valley Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Central Carolina Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Central Piedmont Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Chowan University | 29.95% (25.00% / 36.02%) | 124 (57 / 67) |
414 (228 / 186) | |
| Coastal Carolina Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Craven Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Davidson-Davie Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Davidson College | 91.07% (89.20% / 92.83%) | 469 (223 / 246) |
515 (250 / 265) | |
| Duke University | 96.78% (94.96% / 98.46%) | 1,684 (791 / 893) |
1,740 (833 / 907) | |
| Durham Technical Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| East Carolina University | 62.62% (56.90% / 66.75%) | 2,565 (977 / 1,588) |
4,096 (1,717 / 2,379) | |
| Elizabeth City State University | 43.51% (42.86% / 43.98%) | 181 (75 / 106) |
416 (175 / 241) | |
| Elon University | 84.04% (80.27% / 86.56%) | 1,427 (545 / 882) |
1,698 (679 / 1,019) | |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Fayetteville State University | 38.46% (30.84% / 42.57%) | 235 (66 / 169) |
611 (214 / 397) | |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Gardner-Webb University | 55.44% (36.57% / 70.45%) | 219 (64 / 155) |
395 (175 / 220) | |
| Gaston College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Greensboro College | 46.20% (38.74% / 57.53%) | 85 (43 / 42) |
184 (111 / 73) | |
| Guilford College | 45.81% (37.95% / 55.21%) | 164 (74 / 90) |
358 (195 / 163) | |
| Guilford Technical Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Haywood Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| High Point University | 73.70% (72.34% / 74.78%) | 1,048 (455 / 593) |
1,422 (629 / 793) | |
| Isothermal Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| James Sprunt Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Johnson C Smith University | 34.29% (28.67% / 38.58%) | 119 (43 / 76) |
347 (150 / 197) | |
| Johnston Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Lees-McRae College | 42.08% (36.08% / 46.77%) | 93 (35 / 58) |
221 (97 / 124) | |
| Lenoir Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | 47.78% (43.50% / 51.28%) | 237 (97 / 140) |
496 (223 / 273) | |
| Livingstone College | 28.41% (24.43% / 32.24%) | 102 (43 / 59) |
359 (176 / 183) | |
| Louisburg College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Mars Hill University | 44.87% (39.86% / 50.40%) | 118 (55 / 63) |
263 (138 / 125) | |
| Martin Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Mayland Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| McDowell Technical Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Meredith College | 70.07% (0.00% / 70.07%) | 281 (0 / 281) |
401 (0 / 401) | |
| Methodist University | 43.36% (37.29% / 54.14%) | 160 (88 / 72) |
369 (236 / 133) | |
| Miller-Motte College-Wilmington | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Mitchell Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Montreat College | 50.64% (44.59% / 56.10%) | 79 (33 / 46) |
156 (74 / 82) | |
| University of Mount Olive | 50.81% (47.54% / 53.97%) | 126 (58 / 68) |
248 (122 / 126) | |
| Nash Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| North Carolina A & T State University | 57.18% (49.42% / 62.19%) | 1,247 (423 / 824) |
2,181 (856 / 1,325) | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | 54.48% (49.84% / 57.63%) | 426 (158 / 268) |
782 (317 / 465) | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 91.17% (89.54% / 92.19%) | 3,936 (1,481 / 2,455) |
4,317 (1,654 / 2,663) | |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 68.97% (65.25% / 73.28%) | 2,536 (1,288 / 1,248) |
3,677 (1,974 / 1,703) | |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 56.31% (46.50% / 60.87%) | 1,673 (438 / 1,235) |
2,971 (942 / 2,029) | |
| North Carolina Central University | 41.65% (33.62% / 45.29%) | 469 (118 / 351) |
1,126 (351 / 775) | |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 77.78% (74.76% / 80.00%) | 189 (77 / 112) |
243 (103 / 140) | |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 85.34% (82.99% / 87.75%) | 4,121 (2,030 / 2,091) |
4,829 (2,446 / 2,383) | |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University | 41.97% (37.18% / 49.34%) | 162 (87 / 75) |
386 (234 / 152) | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | 70.59% (63.27% / 75.45%) | 1,512 (541 / 971) |
2,142 (855 / 1,287) | |
| Pamlico Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| William Peace University | 44.81% (42.86% / 46.49%) | 95 (42 / 53) |
212 (98 / 114) | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 43.54% (38.56% / 46.89%) | 526 (187 / 339) |
1,208 (485 / 723) | |
| Pfeiffer University | 34.97% (31.93% / 36.90%) | 107 (38 / 69) |
306 (119 / 187) | |
| Piedmont Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Pitt Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Queens University of Charlotte | 61.31% (60.71% / 61.67%) | 225 (85 / 140) |
367 (140 / 227) | |
| Randolph Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Richmond Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Mid-Atlantic Christian University | 21.57% (27.27% / 11.11%) | 11 (9 / 2) |
51 (33 / 18) | |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Robeson Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Rockingham Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Saint Augustine's University | 25.00% (15.96% / 32.73%) | 51 (15 / 36) |
204 (94 / 110) | |
| Salem College | 57.43% (0.00% / 57.43%) | 58 (0 / 58) |
101 (0 / 101) | |
| Sampson Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Sandhills Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Shaw University | 21.79% (15.48% / 26.58%) | 85 (26 / 59) |
390 (168 / 222) | |
| St. Andrews University | 29.47% (19.38% / 50.82%) | 56 (25 / 31) |
190 (129 / 61) | |
| Southeastern Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Southwestern Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Stanly Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 58.70% (57.14% / 61.11%) | 54 (32 / 22) |
92 (56 / 36) | |
| Surry Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Alamance Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Tri-County Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Vance-Granville Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Wake Forest University | 89.15% (86.77% / 91.49%) | 1,266 (610 / 656) |
1,420 (703 / 717) | |
| Wake Technical Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Warren Wilson College | 42.00% (35.48% / 45.86%) | 105 (33 / 72) |
250 (93 / 157) | |
| Wayne Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Western Piedmont Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Wilkes Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Wilson Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Wingate University | 46.35% (43.22% / 48.61%) | 432 (169 / 263) |
932 (391 / 541) | |
| Carolina Christian College | 11.11% (14.29% / 0.00%) | 1 (1 / 0) |
9 (7 / 2) | |
| Winston-Salem State University | 46.78% (38.84% / 49.57%) | 436 (94 / 342) |
932 (242 / 690) | |
| Western Carolina University | 60.26% (54.83% / 64.63%) | 1,316 (534 / 782) |
2,184 (974 / 1,210) | |
| Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College | 41.67% (42.86% / 40.00%) | 5 (3 / 2) |
12 (7 / 5) | |
| NASCAR Technical Institute | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | 51.03% (37.61% / 56.83%) | 198 (44 / 154) |
388 (117 / 271) | |
| Strayer University-North Carolina | 33.33% (50.00% / 0.00%) | 1 (1 / 0) |
3 (2 / 1) | |
| Carolina College of Biblical Studies | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Manna University | 50.00% (50.00% / 0.00%) | 1 (1 / 0) |
2 (2 / 0) | |
| MyComputerCareer at Raleigh | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Carolina University | 21.05% (16.18% / 28.26%) | 24 (11 / 13) |
114 (68 / 46) | |
| The Art Institute of Charlotte | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/29/2017) | |||
| Beaufort County Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Carolina School of Broadcasting | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Cleveland Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Edgecombe Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Halifax Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Heritage Bible College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| John Wesley University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/11/2018) | |||
| Leons Beauty School Inc | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Mercy School of Nursing | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/30/2016) | |||
| Mitchells Academy | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Montgomery Community College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| College of Wilmington | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| University of North Carolina System | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Sherrill's University of Barber & Cosmetology | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fayetteville | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Watts College of Nursing | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Winston Salem Barber School | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| King's College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/21/2018) | |||
| Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Mitchells Academy | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Durham Beauty Academy | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Living Arts College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/13/2022) | |||
| CET-Durham | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 03/10/2017) | |||
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Anson College of Cosmetology | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Gwinnett College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Apex School of Theology | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Hood Theological Seminary | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Gastonia | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Charlotte South | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| Platt College-Miller-Motte-Cary | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Concord | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-High Point | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/29/2017) | |||
| Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Charlotte School of Law | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/10/2017) | |||
| Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Miller-Motte College-Greenville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/25/2018) | |||
| Center for Massage | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Miller-Motte College-Raleigh | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Charlotte North | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| Health And Style Institute | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Brightwood College-Charlotte | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Charlotte | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-E Greensboro | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Pineville | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Carolina College of Hair Design Inc | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Shepherds Theological Seminary | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Durham | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| Harrison College-Morrisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/16/2018) | |||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Virginia College-Greensboro | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/18/2018) | |||
| Grace College of Barbering | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| South University-High Point | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| DeVry University-North Carolina | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 04/22/2023) | |||
| Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Beyond Measure Barbering Institute | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| University of Phoenix-North Carolina | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Chamberlain University-North Carolina | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Carolina Career College | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| No Grease Barber School | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Grace College of Barbering - Greensboro | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Winston - Salem Barber School - Satellite | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Elevate Salon Institute | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Galen Health Institutes-Asheville | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| One Stop Academy | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Gaston College | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Nash County Extension Center | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Wake County Extension Center | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Winston - Salem Barber School - Satellite | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| South College-Asheville | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Union Presbyterian Seminary-Charlotte | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| ECPI University-Greensboro | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| ECPI University-Charlotte | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| ECPI University-Raleigh | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Strayer University-North Charlotte | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Strayer University-South Charlotte | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Strayer University-North Raleigh Campus | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Strayer University-South Raleigh Campus | No completers information available at the school. | |||
| Average | 65.88% (61.63% / 69.06%) |
34,536 (13,846 / 20,690) |
52,426 (22,468 / 29,958) | |
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of Colleges in North Carolina is 21.41% where 9,367 students have transferred out from schools out of 43,759 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 North Carolina.
Among the Colleges in North Carolina, Duke University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 1.03%, while Bennett College has the highest rate of 61.17% (more students transferred out from the school).
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Transfer-out Rate (Men/Women) | Transfer-out (Men/Women) | Total Students (Men/Women) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the Albemarle | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| South Piedmont Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Appalachian State University | 17.59% (17.90% / 17.39%) | 605 (242 / 363) | 3,440 (1,352 / 2,088) | |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Barton College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Belmont Abbey College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Bennett College | 61.17% (0.00% / 61.17%) | 115 (0 / 115) | 188 (0 / 188) | |
| Bladen Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Blue Ridge Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Brevard College | 12.02% (11.39% / 13.00%) | 31 (18 / 13) | 258 (158 / 100) | |
| Brunswick Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Campbell University | 30.16% (30.12% / 30.19%) | 244 (103 / 141) | 809 (342 / 467) | |
| Cape Fear Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Carteret Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Catawba College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Catawba Valley Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Central Carolina Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Central Piedmont Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Chowan University | 38.65% (38.16% / 39.25%) | 160 (87 / 73) | 414 (228 / 186) | |
| Coastal Carolina Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Craven Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Davidson-Davie Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Davidson College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Duke University | 1.03% (1.56% / 0.55%) | 18 (13 / 5) | 1,740 (833 / 907) | |
| Durham Technical Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| East Carolina University | 27.12% (28.25% / 26.31%) | 1,111 (485 / 626) | 4,096 (1,717 / 2,379) | |
| Elizabeth City State University | 28.37% (24.57% / 31.12%) | 118 (43 / 75) | 416 (175 / 241) | |
| Elon University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Fayetteville State University | 28.64% (24.30% / 30.98%) | 175 (52 / 123) | 611 (214 / 397) | |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Gardner-Webb University | 35.44% (48.57% / 25.00%) | 140 (85 / 55) | 395 (175 / 220) | |
| Gaston College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Greensboro College | 32.61% (34.23% / 30.14%) | 60 (38 / 22) | 184 (111 / 73) | |
| Guilford College | 34.08% (38.97% / 28.22%) | 122 (76 / 46) | 358 (195 / 163) | |
| Guilford Technical Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Haywood Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| High Point University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Isothermal Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| James Sprunt Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Johnson C Smith University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Johnston Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Lees-McRae College | 41.18% (42.27% / 40.32%) | 91 (41 / 50) | 221 (97 / 124) | |
| Lenoir Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Livingstone College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Louisburg College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Mars Hill University | 17.87% (21.74% / 13.60%) | 47 (30 / 17) | 263 (138 / 125) | |
| Martin Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Mayland Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| McDowell Technical Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Meredith College | 22.94% (0.00% / 22.94%) | 92 (0 / 92) | 401 (0 / 401) | |
| Methodist University | 39.02% (41.53% / 34.59%) | 144 (98 / 46) | 369 (236 / 133) | |
| Miller-Motte College-Wilmington | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Mitchell Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Montreat College | 5.13% (4.05% / 6.10%) | 8 (3 / 5) | 156 (74 / 82) | |
| University of Mount Olive | 29.03% (29.51% / 28.57%) | 72 (36 / 36) | 248 (122 / 126) | |
| Nash Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| North Carolina A & T State University | 22.47% (23.25% / 21.96%) | 490 (199 / 291) | 2,181 (856 / 1,325) | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | 34.14% (38.80% / 30.97%) | 267 (123 / 144) | 782 (317 / 465) | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 5.12% (5.38% / 4.96%) | 221 (89 / 132) | 4,317 (1,654 / 2,663) | |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 21.43% (22.95% / 19.67%) | 788 (453 / 335) | 3,677 (1,974 / 1,703) | |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 26.69% (27.92% / 26.12%) | 793 (263 / 530) | 2,971 (942 / 2,029) | |
| North Carolina Central University | 33.04% (29.63% / 34.58%) | 372 (104 / 268) | 1,126 (351 / 775) | |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 16.05% (17.48% / 15.00%) | 39 (18 / 21) | 243 (103 / 140) | |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 9.26% (9.93% / 8.56%) | 447 (243 / 204) | 4,829 (2,446 / 2,383) | |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University | 34.72% (36.32% / 32.24%) | 134 (85 / 49) | 386 (234 / 152) | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | 21.80% (25.50% / 19.35%) | 467 (218 / 249) | 2,142 (855 / 1,287) | |
| Pamlico Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| William Peace University | 38.21% (40.82% / 35.96%) | 81 (40 / 41) | 212 (98 / 114) | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 31.46% (29.69% / 32.64%) | 380 (144 / 236) | 1,208 (485 / 723) | |
| Pfeiffer University | 44.77% (41.18% / 47.06%) | 137 (49 / 88) | 306 (119 / 187) | |
| Piedmont Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Pitt Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Queens University of Charlotte | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Randolph Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Richmond Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Mid-Atlantic Christian University | 29.41% (18.18% / 50.00%) | 15 (6 / 9) | 51 (33 / 18) | |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Robeson Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Rockingham Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Saint Augustine's University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Salem College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Sampson Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Sandhills Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Shaw University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| St. Andrews University | 37.37% (39.53% / 32.79%) | 71 (51 / 20) | 190 (129 / 61) | |
| Southeastern Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Southwestern Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Stanly Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Surry Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Alamance Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Tri-County Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Vance-Granville Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Wake Forest University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Wake Technical Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Warren Wilson College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Wayne Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Western Piedmont Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Wilkes Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Wilson Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Wingate University | 37.88% (38.62% / 37.34%) | 353 (151 / 202) | 932 (391 / 541) | |
| Carolina Christian College | 33.33% (28.57% / 50.00%) | 3 (2 / 1) | 9 (7 / 2) | |
| Winston-Salem State University | 28.22% (26.45% / 28.84%) | 263 (64 / 199) | 932 (242 / 690) | |
| Western Carolina University | 26.92% (29.36% / 24.96%) | 588 (286 / 302) | 2,184 (974 / 1,210) | |
| Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College | 8.33% (0.00% / 20.00%) | 1 (0 / 1) | 12 (7 / 5) | |
| NASCAR Technical Institute | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | 21.65% (24.79% / 20.30%) | 84 (29 / 55) | 388 (117 / 271) | |
| Strayer University-North Carolina | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Carolina College of Biblical Studies | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Manna University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| MyComputerCareer at Raleigh | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Carolina University | 17.54% (20.59% / 13.04%) | 20 (14 / 6) | 114 (68 / 46) | |
| The Art Institute of Charlotte | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/29/2017) | |||
| Beaufort County Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Carolina School of Broadcasting | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Cleveland Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Edgecombe Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Halifax Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Heritage Bible College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| John Wesley University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/11/2018) | |||
| Leons Beauty School Inc | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Mercy School of Nursing | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/30/2016) | |||
| Mitchells Academy | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Montgomery Community College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| College of Wilmington | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| University of North Carolina System | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Sherrill's University of Barber & Cosmetology | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fayetteville | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Watts College of Nursing | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Winston Salem Barber School | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| King's College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/21/2018) | |||
| Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Mitchells Academy | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Durham Beauty Academy | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Living Arts College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/13/2022) | |||
| CET-Durham | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 03/10/2017) | |||
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Anson College of Cosmetology | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Gwinnett College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Apex School of Theology | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Hood Theological Seminary | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Gastonia | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Charlotte South | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| Platt College-Miller-Motte-Cary | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Concord | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-High Point | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/29/2017) | |||
| Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Charlotte School of Law | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/10/2017) | |||
| Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Miller-Motte College-Greenville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/25/2018) | |||
| Center for Massage | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Miller-Motte College-Raleigh | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Charlotte North | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| Health And Style Institute | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Brightwood College-Charlotte | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Charlotte | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-E Greensboro | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Pineville | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Carolina College of Hair Design Inc | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Shepherds Theological Seminary | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Durham | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||
| Harrison College-Morrisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/16/2018) | |||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Virginia College-Greensboro | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/18/2018) | |||
| Grace College of Barbering | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| South University-High Point | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| DeVry University-North Carolina | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 04/22/2023) | |||
| Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Beyond Measure Barbering Institute | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| University of Phoenix-North Carolina | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Chamberlain University-North Carolina | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Carolina Career College | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| No Grease Barber School | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Grace College of Barbering - Greensboro | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Winston - Salem Barber School - Satellite | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||
| Elevate Salon Institute | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Galen Health Institutes-Asheville | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| One Stop Academy | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Gaston College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Nash County Extension Center | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Wake County Extension Center | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Winston - Salem Barber School - Satellite | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| South College-Asheville | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Union Presbyterian Seminary-Charlotte | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| ECPI University-Greensboro | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| ECPI University-Charlotte | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| ECPI University-Raleigh | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Strayer University-North Charlotte | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Strayer University-South Charlotte | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Strayer University-North Raleigh Campus | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Strayer University-South Raleigh Campus | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | |||
| Average | 21.41% (21.98% / 20.98%) | 9,367 (4,081 / 5,286) |
43,759 (18,569 / 25,190) |
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Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of Colleges in North Carolina is 71.29% for full-time students and 55.77% 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 North Carolina.
Among the Colleges in North Carolina, Carolina College of Biblical Studies has the most highest retention rate of 100%, while Cleveland Community College has the lowest rate of 20%.
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