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Graduation Comparison Between North Carolina Colleges

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Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of Colleges in North Carolina is 65.97% where 33,164 students out of 50,270 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, Chamberlain University-North Carolina has the most highest graduation rate of 100.00%, while Shaw University has the lowest rate of 13.75%.
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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 75.16%
(73.30% / 76.43%)
2,348
(928 / 1,420)
3,124
(1,266 / 1,858)
Barton College 47.50%
(44.87% / 48.77%)
114
(35 / 79)
240
(78 / 162)
Belmont Abbey College 46.93%
(41.75% / 53.95%)
168
(86 / 82)
358
(206 / 152)
Bennett College 19.30%
(0.00% / 19.30%)
22
(0 / 22)
114
(0 / 114)
Brevard College 35.81%
(31.58% / 44.16%)
82
(48 / 34)
229
(152 / 77)
Campbell University 55.67%
(51.19% / 59.01%)
491
(193 / 298)
882
(377 / 505)
Catawba College 56.16%
(40.24% / 71.11%)
196
(68 / 128)
349
(169 / 180)
Chowan University 25.48%
(21.62% / 29.28%)
133
(56 / 77)
522
(259 / 263)
Davidson College 91.63%
(89.15% / 94.14%)
471
(230 / 241)
514
(258 / 256)
Duke University 96.63%
(95.30% / 97.87%)
1,664
(791 / 873)
1,722
(830 / 892)
East Carolina University 65.14%
(59.54% / 69.15%)
2,773
(1,058 / 1,715)
4,257
(1,777 / 2,480)
Elizabeth City State University 42.08%
(39.81% / 44.44%)
85
(41 / 44)
202
(103 / 99)
Elon University 83.26%
(78.78% / 86.25%)
1,293
(490 / 803)
1,553
(622 / 931)
Fayetteville State University 43.59%
(36.94% / 47.13%)
279
(82 / 197)
640
(222 / 418)
Gardner-Webb University 52.48%
(46.52% / 56.81%)
233
(87 / 146)
444
(187 / 257)
Greensboro College 40.16%
(35.86% / 46.15%)
100
(52 / 48)
249
(145 / 104)
Guilford College 49.41%
(38.39% / 61.93%)
208
(86 / 122)
421
(224 / 197)
Heritage Bible College No completers information available at the school.
High Point University 67.74%
(65.14% / 69.61%)
922
(370 / 552)
1,361
(568 / 793)
Johnson C Smith University 42.86%
(39.37% / 45.40%)
129
(50 / 79)
301
(127 / 174)
Lees-McRae College 46.24%
(39.76% / 51.46%)
86
(33 / 53)
186
(83 / 103)
Lenoir-Rhyne University 51.30%
(48.33% / 53.19%)
237
(87 / 150)
462
(180 / 282)
Livingstone College 25.13%
(19.78% / 30.10%)
95
(36 / 59)
378
(182 / 196)
Mars Hill University 40.98%
(34.39% / 47.24%)
159
(65 / 94)
388
(189 / 199)
Meredith College 67.77%
(0.00% / 67.77%)
286
(0 / 286)
422
(0 / 422)
Methodist University 40.80%
(32.64% / 53.51%)
193
(94 / 99)
473
(288 / 185)
Miller-Motte College-Wilmington 20.00%
(24.00% / 19.00%)
25
(6 / 19)
125
(25 / 100)
Montreat College 41.61%
(36.14% / 47.44%)
67
(30 / 37)
161
(83 / 78)
University of Mount Olive 48.72%
(46.09% / 51.03%)
133
(59 / 74)
273
(128 / 145)
North Carolina A & T State University 56.68%
(48.72% / 62.48%)
1,107
(401 / 706)
1,953
(823 / 1,130)
University of North Carolina at Asheville 58.67%
(58.00% / 59.08%)
389
(145 / 244)
663
(250 / 413)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 91.32%
(89.20% / 92.74%)
3,853
(1,503 / 2,350)
4,219
(1,685 / 2,534)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 69.96%
(66.88% / 73.48%)
2,403
(1,228 / 1,175)
3,435
(1,836 / 1,599)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro 57.99%
(51.21% / 61.38%)
1,652
(487 / 1,165)
2,849
(951 / 1,898)
North Carolina Central University 44.24%
(37.23% / 47.63%)
499
(137 / 362)
1,128
(368 / 760)
University of North Carolina School of the Arts 81.60%
(76.19% / 86.92%)
173
(80 / 93)
212
(105 / 107)
North Carolina State University at Raleigh 85.81%
(83.85% / 88.11%)
3,616
(1,905 / 1,711)
4,214
(2,272 / 1,942)
North Carolina Wesleyan University 38.36%
(34.63% / 45.13%)
122
(71 / 51)
318
(205 / 113)
University of North Carolina Wilmington 74.28%
(70.86% / 76.41%)
1,646
(603 / 1,043)
2,216
(851 / 1,365)
William Peace University 42.86%
(42.31% / 43.22%)
84
(33 / 51)
196
(78 / 118)
University of North Carolina at Pembroke 45.17%
(40.77% / 48.59%)
482
(190 / 292)
1,067
(466 / 601)
Pfeiffer University 34.83%
(26.85% / 47.14%)
62
(29 / 33)
178
(108 / 70)
Queens University of Charlotte 68.59%
(62.82% / 70.85%)
190
(49 / 141)
277
(78 / 199)
Mid-Atlantic Christian University 46.51%
(31.58% / 58.33%)
20
(6 / 14)
43
(19 / 24)
Saint Augustine's University 20.35%
(12.92% / 28.31%)
70
(23 / 47)
344
(178 / 166)
Salem College 61.76%
(0.00% / 61.76%)
126
(0 / 126)
204
(0 / 204)
Shaw University 13.75%
(7.67% / 18.70%)
88
(22 / 66)
640
(287 / 353)
St. Andrews University 27.68%
(22.75% / 42.11%)
62
(38 / 24)
224
(167 / 57)
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 53.85%
(54.55% / 53.33%)
14
(6 / 8)
26
(11 / 15)
Wake Forest University 89.64%
(87.21% / 91.77%)
1,168
(532 / 636)
1,303
(610 / 693)
Warren Wilson College 44.86%
(36.07% / 49.19%)
83
(22 / 61)
185
(61 / 124)
Wingate University 57.30%
(52.32% / 60.36%)
357
(124 / 233)
623
(237 / 386)
Winston-Salem State University 49.57%
(46.15% / 50.97%)
466
(126 / 340)
940
(273 / 667)
Western Carolina University 60.59%
(57.56% / 63.09%)
1,153
(495 / 658)
1,903
(860 / 1,043)
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College 33.33%
(16.67% / 44.44%)
5
(1 / 4)
15
(6 / 9)
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary 25.00%
(33.33% / 0.00%)
1
(1 / 0)
4
(3 / 1)
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte 53.28%
(48.86% / 55.66%)
268
(86 / 182)
503
(176 / 327)
Strayer University-North Carolina 28.57%
(0.00% / 40.00%)
2
(0 / 2)
7
(2 / 5)
South University-High Point No completers information available at the school.
DeVry University-North Carolina 50.00%
(50.00% / 0.00%)
1
(1 / 0)
2
(2 / 0)
Chamberlain University-North Carolina 100.00%
(0.00% / 100.00%)
1
(0 / 1)
1
(0 / 1)
Carolina University 32.14%
(31.58% / 33.33%)
9
(6 / 3)
28
(19 / 9)
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.
Bladen 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.
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.
Nash Community College 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.
Alamance Community College No completers information available at the school.
Watts School of Nursing No completers information available at the school.
Carolina Christian College 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 completers information available at the school.
Durham Beauty Academy no recent data available (probably not active)
Living Arts College No completers information available at the school.
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.
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)
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 No completers information available at the school.
Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville No completers information available at the school.
Carolina College of Biblical Studies 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.
Manna University 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)
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)
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.
Strayer University-South Raleigh Campus No completers information available at the school.
Strayer University-North Raleigh Campus No completers information available at the school.
Strayer University-South Charlotte No completers information available at the school.
Strayer University-North Charlotte No completers information available at the school.
ECPI University-Raleigh No completers information available at the school.
ECPI University-Charlotte No completers information available at the school.
ECPI University-Greensboro No completers information available at the school.
Union Presbyterian Seminary-Charlotte No completers information available at the school.
South College-Asheville No completers information available at the school.
Gaston College No completers information available at the school.
Winston - Salem Barber School - Satellite No completers information available at the school.
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville No completers information available at the school.
Average65.97%
(62.22% / 68.83%)
33,164
(13,511 / 19,653)
50,270
(21,715 / 28,555)
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of Colleges in North Carolina is 21.34% where 8,266 students have transferred out from schools out of 38,727 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, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the lowest transfer-out rate of 5.36%, while Bennett College has the highest rate of 57.89% (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 17.16%
(15.56% / 18.25%)
536
(197 / 339)
3,124
(1,266 / 1,858)
Barton College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
240
(78 / 162)
Belmont Abbey College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
358
(206 / 152)
Bennett College 57.89%
(0.00% / 57.89%)
66
(0 / 66)
114
(0 / 114)
Brevard College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
229
(152 / 77)
Campbell University 34.92%
(36.60% / 33.66%)
308
(138 / 170)
882
(377 / 505)
Catawba College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
349
(169 / 180)
Chowan University 33.52%
(32.43% / 34.60%)
175
(84 / 91)
522
(259 / 263)
Davidson College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
514
(258 / 256)
Duke University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,722
(830 / 892)
East Carolina University 24.99%
(25.77% / 24.44%)
1,064
(458 / 606)
4,257
(1,777 / 2,480)
Elizabeth City State University 26.24%
(20.39% / 32.32%)
53
(21 / 32)
202
(103 / 99)
Elon University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,553
(622 / 931)
Fayetteville State University 25.94%
(26.13% / 25.84%)
166
(58 / 108)
640
(222 / 418)
Gardner-Webb University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
444
(187 / 257)
Greensboro College 37.75%
(39.31% / 35.58%)
94
(57 / 37)
249
(145 / 104)
Guilford College 36.58%
(43.75% / 28.43%)
154
(98 / 56)
421
(224 / 197)
Heritage Bible College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1
(1 / 0)
High Point University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,361
(568 / 793)
Johnson C Smith University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
301
(127 / 174)
Lees-McRae College 32.26%
(34.94% / 30.10%)
60
(29 / 31)
186
(83 / 103)
Lenoir-Rhyne University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
462
(180 / 282)
Livingstone College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
378
(182 / 196)
Mars Hill University 13.92%
(18.52% / 9.55%)
54
(35 / 19)
388
(189 / 199)
Meredith College 27.96%
(0.00% / 27.96%)
118
(0 / 118)
422
(0 / 422)
Methodist University 43.34%
(48.61% / 35.14%)
205
(140 / 65)
473
(288 / 185)
Miller-Motte College-Wilmington 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
125
(25 / 100)
Montreat College 22.98%
(22.89% / 23.08%)
37
(19 / 18)
161
(83 / 78)
University of Mount Olive 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
273
(128 / 145)
North Carolina A & T State University 21.66%
(21.75% / 21.59%)
423
(179 / 244)
1,953
(823 / 1,130)
University of North Carolina at Asheville 32.13%
(34.00% / 30.99%)
213
(85 / 128)
663
(250 / 413)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 5.36%
(6.17% / 4.81%)
226
(104 / 122)
4,219
(1,685 / 2,534)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 20.38%
(21.46% / 19.14%)
700
(394 / 306)
3,435
(1,836 / 1,599)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro 26.99%
(27.55% / 26.71%)
769
(262 / 507)
2,849
(951 / 1,898)
North Carolina Central University 27.66%
(26.90% / 28.03%)
312
(99 / 213)
1,128
(368 / 760)
University of North Carolina School of the Arts 12.74%
(16.19% / 9.35%)
27
(17 / 10)
212
(105 / 107)
North Carolina State University at Raleigh 9.30%
(9.82% / 8.70%)
392
(223 / 169)
4,214
(2,272 / 1,942)
North Carolina Wesleyan University 9.43%
(8.29% / 11.50%)
30
(17 / 13)
318
(205 / 113)
University of North Carolina Wilmington 19.95%
(19.51% / 20.22%)
442
(166 / 276)
2,216
(851 / 1,365)
William Peace University 43.37%
(42.31% / 44.07%)
85
(33 / 52)
196
(78 / 118)
University of North Carolina at Pembroke 32.61%
(31.76% / 33.28%)
348
(148 / 200)
1,067
(466 / 601)
Pfeiffer University 42.70%
(44.44% / 40.00%)
76
(48 / 28)
178
(108 / 70)
Queens University of Charlotte 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
277
(78 / 199)
Mid-Atlantic Christian University 16.28%
(26.32% / 8.33%)
7
(5 / 2)
43
(19 / 24)
Saint Augustine's University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
344
(178 / 166)
Salem College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
204
(0 / 204)
Shaw University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
640
(287 / 353)
St. Andrews University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
224
(167 / 57)
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
26
(11 / 15)
Wake Forest University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,303
(610 / 693)
Warren Wilson College 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
185
(61 / 124)
Wingate University 32.58%
(34.60% / 31.35%)
203
(82 / 121)
623
(237 / 386)
Winston-Salem State University 28.30%
(24.18% / 29.99%)
266
(66 / 200)
940
(273 / 667)
Western Carolina University 28.11%
(28.14% / 28.09%)
535
(242 / 293)
1,903
(860 / 1,043)
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College 40.00%
(33.33% / 44.44%)
6
(2 / 4)
15
(6 / 9)
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
4
(3 / 1)
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte 22.27%
(25.57% / 20.49%)
112
(45 / 67)
503
(176 / 327)
Strayer University-North Carolina 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
7
(2 / 5)
South University-High Point 36.36%
(50.00% / 33.33%)
4
(1 / 3)
11
(2 / 9)
DeVry University-North Carolina 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2
(2 / 0)
Chamberlain University-North Carolina 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1
(0 / 1)
Carolina University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
28
(19 / 9)
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.
Bladen 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.
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.
Nash Community College 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.
Alamance Community College No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Watts School of Nursing No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Carolina Christian College 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 transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Durham Beauty Academy no recent data available (probably not active)
Living Arts College No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
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.
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)
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 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.
Carolina College of Biblical Studies 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.
Manna University 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)
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)
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.
Strayer University-South Raleigh Campus 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 Charlotte 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.
ECPI University-Raleigh 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-Greensboro 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.
South College-Asheville No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Gaston College 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.
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
Average21.34%
(21.41% / 21.29%)
8,266
(3,552 / 4,714)
38,727
(16,587 / 22,140)
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Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of Colleges in North Carolina is 70.10% for full-time students and 59.19% 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, Chamberlain University-North Carolina has the most highest retention rate of 100%, while Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem has the lowest rate of 14%.
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Retention Rate Comparison Between Colleges In North Carolina
NameFull-timePart-time
Appalachian State University 83%60%
Barton College 74%-
Belmont Abbey College 66%-
Bennett College 92%100%
Brevard College 69%33%
Campbell University 75%19%
Catawba College 65%-
Chowan University 63%-
Davidson College 94%-
Duke University 97%-
East Carolina University 80%65%
Elizabeth City State University 76%-
Elon University 90%100%
Fayetteville State University 70%20%
Gardner-Webb University 66%-
Greensboro College 59%-
Guilford College 66%-
Heritage Bible College 33%100%
High Point University 83%-
Johnson C Smith University 57%75%
Lees-McRae College 77%-
Lenoir-Rhyne University 71%35%
Livingstone College 70%-
Mars Hill University 62%50%
Meredith College 77%100%
Methodist University 62%-
Miller-Motte College-Wilmington No retention information available at the school.
Montreat College 62%-
University of Mount Olive 63%63%
North Carolina A & T State University 74%43%
University of North Carolina at Asheville 69%33%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 96%92%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 84%68%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro 73%43%
North Carolina Central University 76%47%
University of North Carolina School of the Arts 93%-
North Carolina State University at Raleigh 94%78%
North Carolina Wesleyan University 66%67%
University of North Carolina Wilmington 83%78%
William Peace University 60%-
University of North Carolina at Pembroke 72%17%
Pfeiffer University 61%-
Queens University of Charlotte 72%50%
Mid-Atlantic Christian University 53%-
Saint Augustine's University 64%50%
Salem College 73%-
Shaw University 57%100%
St. Andrews University 59%-
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 81%46%
Wake Forest University 94%-
Warren Wilson College 69%-
Wingate University 69%40%
Winston-Salem State University 77%-
Western Carolina University 71%68%
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College 75%-
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary 50%-
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte 64%-
Strayer University-North Carolina 50%32%
South University-High Point No retention information available at the school.
DeVry University-North Carolina No retention information available at the school.
Chamberlain University-North Carolina 100%-
Carolina University 49%-
The Art Institute of Charlotte no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/29/2017)
Beaufort County Community College 67%41%
Bladen Community College 57%36%
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences No retention information available at the school.
Carolina School of Broadcasting no longer opens and does not accept applicants
Cleveland Community College 22%50%
Edgecombe Community College 74%86%
John Wesley University no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/11/2018)
Leons Beauty School Inc 87%-
Mercy School of Nursing no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/30/2016)
Mitchells Academy 85%-
Montgomery Community College 63%43%
College of Wilmington 80%-
Nash Community College 68%82%
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 57%-
Alamance Community College 65%46%
Watts School of Nursing No retention information available at the school.
Carolina Christian College 23%-
Winston Salem Barber School 40%-
King's College no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/21/2018)
Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology 56%-
Mitchells Academy 89%-
Durham Beauty Academy no recent data available (probably not active)
Living Arts College 57%-
CET-Durham no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 03/10/2017)
Carolinas College of Health Sciences No retention information available at the school.
Anson College of Cosmetology no longer opens and does not accept applicants
Gwinnett College 76%73%
Apex School of Theology no recent data available (probably not active)
Hood Theological Seminary No retention information available at the school.
Paul Mitchell the School-Gastonia 75%80%
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 73%29%
Southeastern College-Charlotte 85%60%
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 91%-
Charlotte School of Law no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/10/2017)
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts No retention 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 retention information available at the school.
Miller-Motte College-Raleigh 68%-
ITT Technical Institute-Charlotte North no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016)
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville 76%-
Brightwood College-Charlotte no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018)
Empire Beauty School-Charlotte 56%50%
Empire Beauty School-E Greensboro no recent data available (probably not active)
Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem 14%43%
Empire Beauty School-Pineville 53%67%
Carolina College of Hair Design 78%-
Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville 80%-
Carolina College of Biblical Studies No retention information available at the school.
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine No retention information available at the school.
Shepherds Theological Seminary No retention information available at the school.
Manna University 100%-
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 60%57%
Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro 64%55%
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)
Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design 100%-
Beyond Measure Barbering Institute 55%79%
University of Phoenix-North Carolina no recent data available (probably not active)
Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College 75%-
Carolina Career College no recent data available (probably not active)
No Grease Barber School 80%-
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 75%92%
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte 76%-
Strayer University-South Raleigh Campus No retention information available at the school.
Strayer University-North Raleigh Campus No retention information available at the school.
Strayer University-South Charlotte No retention information available at the school.
Strayer University-North Charlotte No retention information available at the school.
ECPI University-Raleigh No retention information available at the school.
ECPI University-Charlotte No retention information available at the school.
ECPI University-Greensboro No retention information available at the school.
Union Presbyterian Seminary-Charlotte No retention information available at the school.
South College-Asheville No retention information available at the school.
Gaston College No retention information available at the school.
Winston - Salem Barber School - Satellite No retention information available at the school.
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville No retention information available at the school.
Average70.10% 59.19%
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