Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of best schools in Ohio is 81.38% where 19,499 students out of 23,959 candidates have complete their courses and degrees. The rate is calculated as the total number of completers within 150% of normal time (for example, 6 years for 4 years BS program)
divided by the candidates. The numbers in parenthesis() represent data by gender (men/women) for each cell respectively.
The following table compares the graduation rates between best schools in Ohio.
Among the best schools in Ohio, Ohio State University-Main Campus has the most highest graduation rate of 87.74%, while Baldwin Wallace University has the lowest rate of 66.77%.
| Rank | Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oberlin College | 80.89% (78.65% / 82.54%) | 652 (269 / 383) |
806 (342 / 464) |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve University | 87.17% (83.24% / 91.58%) | 1,209 (611 / 598) |
1,387 (734 / 653) |
| 3 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 87.74% (85.81% / 89.52%) | 6,958 (3,260 / 3,698) |
7,930 (3,799 / 4,131) |
| 4 | Kenyon College | 82.34% (80.08% / 84.32%) | 443 (201 / 242) |
538 (251 / 287) |
| 5 | Denison University | 78.90% (73.90% / 83.63%) | 516 (235 / 281) |
654 (318 / 336) |
| 6 | Miami University-Oxford | 79.79% (75.00% / 84.26%) | 3,130 (1,422 / 1,708) |
3,923 (1,896 / 2,027) |
| 7 | The College of Wooster | 73.94% (67.29% / 79.93%) | 420 (181 / 239) |
568 (269 / 299) |
| 8 | Baldwin Wallace University | 66.77% (60.87% / 72.16%) | 450 (196 / 254) |
674 (322 / 352) |
| 9 | University of Dayton | 80.18% (77.13% / 83.49%) | 1,760 (880 / 880) |
2,195 (1,141 / 1,054) |
| 10 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 74.96% (71.36% / 79.03%) | 3,961 (2,001 / 1,960) |
5,284 (2,804 / 2,480) |
| Average | 81.38% (77.94% / 84.77%) |
19,499 (9,256 / 10,243) |
23,959 (11,876 / 12,083) | |
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of best schools in Ohio is 10.35% where 1,364 students have transferred out from schools out of 13,181 graduation candidates. The transfer-out rate is calculated as the number of transfer-out students divided by total number of graduation candidates. The following table compares the transfer-out rates between best schools in Ohio.
Among the best schools in Ohio, Ohio State University-Main Campus has the lowest transfer-out rate of 7.06%, while Baldwin Wallace University has the highest rate of 21.51% (more students transferred out from the school).
| Rank | Name | Transfer-out Rate (Men/Women) | Transfer-out (Men/Women) | Total Students (Men/Women) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oberlin College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | ||
| 2 | Case Western Reserve University | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | ||
| 3 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 7.06% (7.19% / 6.95%) | 560 (273 / 287) | 7,930 (3,799 / 4,131) |
| 4 | Kenyon College | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | ||
| 5 | Denison University | 16.67% (20.75% / 12.80%) | 109 (66 / 43) | 654 (318 / 336) |
| 6 | Miami University-Oxford | 14.02% (16.72% / 11.49%) | 550 (317 / 233) | 3,923 (1,896 / 2,027) |
| 7 | The College of Wooster | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | ||
| 8 | Baldwin Wallace University | 21.51% (26.09% / 17.33%) | 145 (84 / 61) | 674 (322 / 352) |
| 9 | University of Dayton | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | ||
| 10 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out. | ||
| Average | 10.35% (11.68% / 9.11%) | 1,364 (740 / 624) |
13,181 (6,335 / 6,846) |
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Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of best schools in Ohio is 88.80% for full-time students and 54.20% for part-time students. Retention rate is the percentage of a school's first-time, first-year undergraduate students who continue at that school the next year (Sophomore year). The following table compares the retention rates between best schools in Ohio.
Among the best schools in Ohio, Ohio State University-Main Campus has the most highest retention rate of 94%, while The College of Wooster has the lowest rate of 82%.
| Rank | Name | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oberlin College | 91% | - |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve University | 92% | 67% |
| 3 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 94% | 31% |
| 4 | Kenyon College | 92% | - |
| 5 | Denison University | 89% | - |
| 6 | Miami University-Oxford | 90% | 91% |
| 7 | The College of Wooster | 82% | - |
| 8 | Baldwin Wallace University | 84% | - |
| 9 | University of Dayton | 89% | 18% |
| 10 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 85% | 64% |
| Average | 88.80% | 54.20% | |
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator. We compare the schools that ranked top 10 in Ohioand in top 500 ranking for all colleges and universities in United States.
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