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Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of Colleges in North Carolina is 65.30% where 32,050 students out of 49,078 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, Carolina College of Biblical Studies has the most highest graduation rate of 100.00%, while Shaw University has the lowest rate of 16.29%.
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Graduation Rate Comparison Between Colleges In North Carolina
Name Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
Appalachian State University 72.74%
(68.79% / 75.58%)
2,215
(875 / 1,340)
3,045
(1,272 / 1,773)
Barton College 51.83%
(49.38% / 53.28%)
113
(40 / 73)
218
(81 / 137)
Belmont Abbey College 45.78%
(41.21% / 52.38%)
141
(75 / 66)
308
(182 / 126)
Bennett College 22.30%
(0.00% / 22.30%)
31
(0 / 31)
139
(0 / 139)
Brevard College 32.52%
(26.52% / 39.47%)
80
(35 / 45)
246
(132 / 114)
Campbell University 56.14%
(53.96% / 57.65%)
535
(211 / 324)
953
(391 / 562)
Catawba College 59.81%
(57.41% / 62.42%)
186
(93 / 93)
311
(162 / 149)
Chowan University 28.62%
(21.48% / 35.46%)
158
(58 / 100)
552
(270 / 282)
Davidson College 89.61%
(86.84% / 92.62%)
457
(231 / 226)
510
(266 / 244)
Duke University 95.87%
(94.43% / 97.40%)
1,673
(848 / 825)
1,745
(898 / 847)
East Carolina University 65.78%
(59.51% / 70.32%)
2,785
(1,058 / 1,727)
4,234
(1,778 / 2,456)
Elizabeth City State University 39.77%
(36.00% / 43.17%)
105
(45 / 60)
264
(125 / 139)
Elon University 83.33%
(78.32% / 86.98%)
1,270
(502 / 768)
1,524
(641 / 883)
Fayetteville State University 37.32%
(31.38% / 40.98%)
234
(75 / 159)
627
(239 / 388)
Gardner-Webb University 47.24%
(44.07% / 49.28%)
214
(78 / 136)
453
(177 / 276)
Greensboro College 30.09%
(22.90% / 40.00%)
68
(30 / 38)
226
(131 / 95)
Guilford College 54.66%
(47.95% / 62.86%)
170
(82 / 88)
311
(171 / 140)
Heritage Bible College 25.00%
(25.00% / 0.00%)
1
(1 / 0)
4
(4 / 0)
High Point University 70.18%
(67.42% / 71.99%)
946
(360 / 586)
1,348
(534 / 814)
Johnson C Smith University 39.04%
(31.08% / 45.41%)
130
(46 / 84)
333
(148 / 185)
Lees-McRae College 40.40%
(30.43% / 49.06%)
80
(28 / 52)
198
(92 / 106)
Lenoir-Rhyne University 48.21%
(42.44% / 53.11%)
215
(87 / 128)
446
(205 / 241)
Livingstone College 23.04%
(19.25% / 26.92%)
97
(41 / 56)
421
(213 / 208)
Mars Hill University 33.51%
(30.93% / 36.13%)
129
(60 / 69)
385
(194 / 191)
Meredith College 68.49%
(0.00% / 68.49%)
300
(0 / 300)
438
(0 / 438)
Methodist University 38.60%
(26.77% / 59.32%)
188
(83 / 105)
487
(310 / 177)
Miller-Motte College-Wilmington 18.72%
(16.00% / 19.10%)
38
(4 / 34)
203
(25 / 178)
Montreat College 29.03%
(25.42% / 32.31%)
36
(15 / 21)
124
(59 / 65)
University of Mount Olive 47.79%
(45.80% / 49.65%)
130
(60 / 70)
272
(131 / 141)
North Carolina A & T State University 53.07%
(43.94% / 60.18%)
941
(341 / 600)
1,773
(776 / 997)
University of North Carolina at Asheville 64.58%
(59.86% / 67.56%)
474
(170 / 304)
734
(284 / 450)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 90.47%
(89.00% / 91.48%)
3,685
(1,472 / 2,213)
4,073
(1,654 / 2,419)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 65.65%
(62.10% / 69.80%)
2,255
(1,150 / 1,105)
3,435
(1,852 / 1,583)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro 57.55%
(52.98% / 59.78%)
1,586
(480 / 1,106)
2,756
(906 / 1,850)
North Carolina Central University 50.77%
(46.30% / 53.11%)
559
(175 / 384)
1,101
(378 / 723)
University of North Carolina School of the Arts 69.70%
(69.07% / 70.30%)
138
(67 / 71)
198
(97 / 101)
North Carolina State University at Raleigh 85.07%
(82.79% / 87.54%)
3,577
(1,813 / 1,764)
4,205
(2,190 / 2,015)
North Carolina Wesleyan College 40.26%
(30.92% / 58.49%)
126
(64 / 62)
313
(207 / 106)
University of North Carolina Wilmington 71.75%
(67.48% / 74.42%)
1,450
(525 / 925)
2,021
(778 / 1,243)
William Peace University 42.06%
(46.07% / 39.20%)
90
(41 / 49)
214
(89 / 125)
University of North Carolina at Pembroke 43.17%
(37.16% / 47.69%)
525
(194 / 331)
1,216
(522 / 694)
Pfeiffer University 34.39%
(30.14% / 38.10%)
54
(22 / 32)
157
(73 / 84)
Queens University of Charlotte 64.29%
(53.54% / 70.17%)
180
(53 / 127)
280
(99 / 181)
Mid-Atlantic Christian University 46.15%
(54.55% / 40.00%)
24
(12 / 12)
52
(22 / 30)
Saint Augustine's University 22.12%
(13.08% / 31.68%)
46
(14 / 32)
208
(107 / 101)
Salem College 67.39%
(0.00% / 67.39%)
124
(0 / 124)
184
(0 / 184)
Shaw University 16.29%
(11.80% / 19.91%)
65
(21 / 44)
399
(178 / 221)
St. Andrews University 31.25%
(20.00% / 40.51%)
45
(13 / 32)
144
(65 / 79)
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 53.85%
(51.92% / 56.41%)
49
(27 / 22)
91
(52 / 39)
Wake Forest University 90.25%
(85.83% / 94.22%)
1,157
(521 / 636)
1,282
(607 / 675)
Warren Wilson College 38.97%
(39.13% / 38.89%)
76
(27 / 49)
195
(69 / 126)
Wingate University 60.99%
(53.63% / 65.38%)
405
(133 / 272)
664
(248 / 416)
Winston-Salem State University 45.78%
(37.01% / 49.43%)
396
(94 / 302)
865
(254 / 611)
Western Carolina University 61.36%
(57.95% / 64.16%)
994
(423 / 571)
1,620
(730 / 890)
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College 50.00%
(60.00% / 25.00%)
7
(6 / 1)
14
(10 / 4)
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary No completers information available at the school.
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte 53.95%
(46.95% / 57.18%)
280
(77 / 203)
519
(164 / 355)
Strayer University-North Carolina No completers information available at the school.
Carolina College of Biblical Studies 100.00%
(0.00% / 100.00%)
1
(0 / 1)
1
(0 / 1)
Manna University 50.00%
(50.00% / 0.00%)
1
(1 / 0)
2
(2 / 0)
South University-High Point 18.18%
(16.67% / 20.00%)
2
(1 / 1)
11
(6 / 5)
DeVry University-North Carolina No completers information available at the school.
Carolina University 50.00%
(61.54% / 38.46%)
13
(8 / 5)
26
(13 / 13)
Average65.30%
(61.45% / 68.25%)
32,050
(13,066 / 18,984)
49,078
(21,263 / 27,815)
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of Colleges in North Carolina is 21.95% where 8,392 students have transferred out from schools out of 38,238 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, Miller-Motte College-Wilmington has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.49%, while Bennett College has the highest rate of 65.47% (more students transferred out from the school).
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Colleges In North Carolina
NameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)
Transfer-out
(Men/Women)
Total Students
(Men/Women)
Appalachian State University 18.29%
(19.10% / 17.71%)
557
(243 / 314)
3,045
(1,272 / 1,773)
Barton College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
218
(81 / 137)
Belmont Abbey College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
308
(182 / 126)
Bennett College 65.47%
(0.00% / 65.47%)
91
(0 / 91)
139
(0 / 139)
Brevard College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
246
(132 / 114)
Campbell University 34.42%
(34.53% / 34.34%)
328
(135 / 193)
953
(391 / 562)
Catawba College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
311
(162 / 149)
Chowan University 44.20%
(45.56% / 42.91%)
244
(123 / 121)
552
(270 / 282)
Davidson College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
510
(266 / 244)
Duke University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,745
(898 / 847)
East Carolina University 24.14%
(25.76% / 22.96%)
1,022
(458 / 564)
4,234
(1,778 / 2,456)
Elizabeth City State University 34.47%
(32.80% / 35.97%)
91
(41 / 50)
264
(125 / 139)
Elon University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,524
(641 / 883)
Fayetteville State University 31.26%
(30.13% / 31.96%)
196
(72 / 124)
627
(239 / 388)
Gardner-Webb University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
453
(177 / 276)
Greensboro College 50.88%
(54.20% / 46.32%)
115
(71 / 44)
226
(131 / 95)
Guilford College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
311
(171 / 140)
Heritage Bible College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
4
(4 / 0)
High Point University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,348
(534 / 814)
Johnson C Smith University 10.21%
(8.78% / 11.35%)
34
(13 / 21)
333
(148 / 185)
Lees-McRae College 41.41%
(46.74% / 36.79%)
82
(43 / 39)
198
(92 / 106)
Lenoir-Rhyne University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
446
(205 / 241)
Livingstone College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
421
(213 / 208)
Mars Hill University 28.57%
(25.26% / 31.94%)
110
(49 / 61)
385
(194 / 191)
Meredith College 23.97%
(0.00% / 23.97%)
105
(0 / 105)
438
(0 / 438)
Methodist University 41.89%
(50.00% / 27.68%)
204
(155 / 49)
487
(310 / 177)
Miller-Motte College-Wilmington 0.49%
(0.00% / 0.56%)
1
(0 / 1)
203
(25 / 178)
Montreat College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
124
(59 / 65)
University of Mount Olive 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
272
(131 / 141)
North Carolina A & T State University 23.75%
(24.74% / 22.97%)
421
(192 / 229)
1,773
(776 / 997)
University of North Carolina at Asheville 25.07%
(27.46% / 23.56%)
184
(78 / 106)
734
(284 / 450)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 5.40%
(6.47% / 4.67%)
220
(107 / 113)
4,073
(1,654 / 2,419)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 23.09%
(22.68% / 23.56%)
793
(420 / 373)
3,435
(1,852 / 1,583)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro 26.85%
(26.05% / 27.24%)
740
(236 / 504)
2,756
(906 / 1,850)
North Carolina Central University 22.62%
(20.90% / 23.51%)
249
(79 / 170)
1,101
(378 / 723)
University of North Carolina School of the Arts 19.19%
(17.53% / 20.79%)
38
(17 / 21)
198
(97 / 101)
North Carolina State University at Raleigh 9.46%
(9.68% / 9.23%)
398
(212 / 186)
4,205
(2,190 / 2,015)
North Carolina Wesleyan College 34.50%
(35.75% / 32.08%)
108
(74 / 34)
313
(207 / 106)
University of North Carolina Wilmington 20.73%
(23.01% / 19.31%)
419
(179 / 240)
2,021
(778 / 1,243)
William Peace University 39.25%
(31.46% / 44.80%)
84
(28 / 56)
214
(89 / 125)
University of North Carolina at Pembroke 36.43%
(37.55% / 35.59%)
443
(196 / 247)
1,216
(522 / 694)
Pfeiffer University 35.67%
(36.99% / 34.52%)
56
(27 / 29)
157
(73 / 84)
Queens University of Charlotte 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
280
(99 / 181)
Mid-Atlantic Christian University 36.54%
(22.73% / 46.67%)
19
(5 / 14)
52
(22 / 30)
Saint Augustine's University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
208
(107 / 101)
Salem College 22.83%
(0.00% / 22.83%)
42
(0 / 42)
184
(0 / 184)
Shaw University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
399
(178 / 221)
St. Andrews University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
144
(65 / 79)
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
91
(52 / 39)
Wake Forest University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,282
(607 / 675)
Warren Wilson College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
195
(69 / 126)
Wingate University 32.08%
(36.29% / 29.57%)
213
(90 / 123)
664
(248 / 416)
Winston-Salem State University 25.90%
(27.17% / 25.37%)
224
(69 / 155)
865
(254 / 611)
Western Carolina University 27.47%
(26.30% / 28.43%)
445
(192 / 253)
1,620
(730 / 890)
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College 14.29%
(20.00% / 0.00%)
2
(2 / 0)
14
(10 / 4)
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2
(2 / 0)
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte 20.23%
(21.34% / 19.72%)
105
(35 / 70)
519
(164 / 355)
Strayer University-North Carolina 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2
(2 / 0)
Carolina College of Biblical Studies 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1
(0 / 1)
Manna University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2
(2 / 0)
South University-High Point 9.09%
(0.00% / 20.00%)
1
(0 / 1)
11
(6 / 5)
DeVry University-North Carolina 33.33%
(50.00% / 0.00%)
1
(1 / 0)
3
(2 / 1)
Carolina University 26.92%
(23.08% / 30.77%)
7
(3 / 4)
26
(13 / 13)
Average21.95%
(22.46% / 21.57%)
8,392
(3,645 / 4,747)
38,238
(16,230 / 22,008)
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Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of Colleges in North Carolina is 71.93% for full-time students and 55.71% 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, Duke University has the most highest retention rate of 98%, while Manna University has the lowest rate of 33%.
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Retention Rate Comparison Between Colleges In North Carolina
NameFull-timePart-time
Appalachian State University 86%59%
Barton College 71%-
Belmont Abbey College 65%-
Bennett College 86%-
Brevard College 67%75%
Campbell University 74%50%
Catawba College 68%-
Chowan University 64%-
Davidson College 95%-
Duke University 98%-
East Carolina University 81%68%
Elizabeth City State University 73%75%
Elon University 88%100%
Fayetteville State University 63%30%
Gardner-Webb University 59%-
Greensboro College 68%-
Guilford College 58%-
Heritage Bible College No retention information available at the school.
High Point University 82%-
Johnson C Smith University 57%-
Lees-McRae College 67%-
Lenoir-Rhyne University 62%17%
Livingstone College 58%-
Mars Hill University 74%-
Meredith College 82%-
Methodist University 62%25%
Miller-Motte College-Wilmington No retention information available at the school.
Montreat College 77%50%
University of Mount Olive 62%67%
North Carolina A & T State University 77%50%
University of North Carolina at Asheville 75%100%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 97%86%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 85%67%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro 78%59%
North Carolina Central University 74%23%
University of North Carolina School of the Arts 91%100%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh 94%83%
North Carolina Wesleyan College 65%33%
University of North Carolina Wilmington 83%33%
William Peace University 77%-
University of North Carolina at Pembroke 73%28%
Pfeiffer University 69%-
Queens University of Charlotte 69%100%
Mid-Atlantic Christian University 36%-
Saint Augustine's University 77%-
Salem College 62%-
Shaw University 58%30%
St. Andrews University 60%-
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 86%76%
Wake Forest University 94%-
Warren Wilson College 66%-
Wingate University 64%10%
Winston-Salem State University 76%100%
Western Carolina University 75%48%
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College 77%-
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary No retention information available at the school.
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte 64%13%
Strayer University-North Carolina 50%32%
Carolina College of Biblical Studies No retention information available at the school.
Manna University 33%-
South University-High Point No retention information available at the school.
DeVry University-North Carolina No retention information available at the school.
Carolina University 68%40%
Average71.93% 55.71%
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