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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate

Arkansas Baptist College has the lowest graduation rate of 8% for academic year 2022-2023 in United States. Allen University is ranked second with 8% and Ashford University follows them with 9%. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have low graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the highest graduation rates.
Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Arkansas Baptist College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLittle Rock, AR
8%-20%
2Allen University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbia, SC
8%-58%
3Ashford University
Private (for-profit), four-yearsSan Diego, CA
9%19%30%
4East-West University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL
11%-43%
5Shaw University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRaleigh, NC
13%-57%
6Granite State College
Public, four-yearsConcord, NH
14%-40%
7Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Public, four-yearsCheyney, PA
14%55%68%
8Jarvis Christian University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHawkins, TX
15%-41%
9Texas College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTyler, TX
15%-30%
10Paine College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAugusta, GA
17%-61%
11Southern University at New Orleans
Public, four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
17%37%46%
12Lane College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJackson, TN
17%30%61%
13Strayer University-District of Columbia
Private (for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC
18%36%100%
14Northeastern Illinois University
Public, four-yearsChicago, IL
18%-63%
15Le Moyne-Owen College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMemphis, TN
18%-63%
16Wayland Baptist University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPlainview, TX
18%-39%
17Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
Private (for-profit), four-yearsColorado Springs, CO
19%-46%
18Wilmington University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Castle, DE
19%28%56%
19Brewton-Parker College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMount Vernon, GA
19%49%41%
20University of Maryland Global Campus
Public, four-yearsAdelphi, MD
19%44%43%