Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of best schools in Ohio is 81.39% where 18,640 students out of 22,902 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 88.01%, while Baldwin Wallace University has the lowest rate of 65.20%.
| Rank | Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oberlin College | 83.46% (76.00% / 89.02%) | 636 (247 / 389) |
762 (325 / 437) |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve University | 85.83% (82.23% / 90.03%) | 1,084 (560 / 524) |
1,263 (681 / 582) |
| 3 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 88.01% (85.95% / 89.95%) | 6,973 (3,296 / 3,677) |
7,923 (3,835 / 4,088) |
| 4 | Kenyon College | 87.27% (81.86% / 91.54%) | 425 (176 / 249) |
487 (215 / 272) |
| 5 | Denison University | 84.57% (82.76% / 86.09%) | 537 (240 / 297) |
635 (290 / 345) |
| 6 | Miami University-Oxford | 80.69% (77.46% / 83.65%) | 3,062 (1,409 / 1,653) |
3,795 (1,819 / 1,976) |
| 7 | The College of Wooster | 74.03% (70.48% / 77.57%) | 402 (191 / 211) |
543 (271 / 272) |
| 8 | Baldwin Wallace University | 65.20% (60.86% / 69.49%) | 459 (213 / 246) |
704 (350 / 354) |
| 9 | University of Dayton | 81.35% (78.99% / 83.80%) | 1,483 (733 / 750) |
1,823 (928 / 895) |
| 10 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 72.06% (68.75% / 75.73%) | 3,579 (1,800 / 1,779) |
4,967 (2,618 / 2,349) |
| Average | 81.39% (78.23% / 84.49%) |
18,640 (8,865 / 9,775) |
22,902 (11,332 / 11,570) | |
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of best schools in Ohio is 10.43% where 1,530 students have transferred out from schools out of 14,663 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 University of Dayton has the highest rate of 15.63% (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 | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 762 (325 / 437) |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,263 (681 / 582) |
| 3 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 7.06% (7.93% / 6.24%) | 559 (304 / 255) | 7,923 (3,835 / 4,088) |
| 4 | Kenyon College | 8.83% (12.09% / 6.25%) | 43 (26 / 17) | 487 (215 / 272) |
| 5 | Denison University | 13.70% (14.48% / 13.04%) | 87 (42 / 45) | 635 (290 / 345) |
| 6 | Miami University-Oxford | 14.65% (16.16% / 13.26%) | 556 (294 / 262) | 3,795 (1,819 / 1,976) |
| 7 | The College of Wooster | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 543 (271 / 272) |
| 8 | Baldwin Wallace University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 704 (350 / 354) |
| 9 | University of Dayton | 15.63% (16.81% / 14.41%) | 285 (156 / 129) | 1,823 (928 / 895) |
| 10 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 4,967 (2,618 / 2,349) |
| Average | 10.43% (11.60% / 9.35%) | 1,530 (822 / 708) |
14,663 (7,087 / 7,576) |
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Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of best schools in Ohio is 87.90% for full-time students and 61.40% 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, Case Western Reserve University has the most highest retention rate of 93%, while Baldwin Wallace University has the lowest rate of 82%.
| Rank | Name | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oberlin College | 87% | - |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve University | 93% | - |
| 3 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 93% | 52% |
| 4 | Kenyon College | 88% | - |
| 5 | Denison University | 90% | - |
| 6 | Miami University-Oxford | 89% | 60% |
| 7 | The College of Wooster | 83% | - |
| 8 | Baldwin Wallace University | 82% | 67% |
| 9 | University of Dayton | 88% | 75% |
| 10 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 86% | 53% |
| Average | 87.90% | 61.40% | |
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