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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Massachusetts

Pine Manor College has the lowest graduation rate of 20% for academic year 2022-2023 in Massachusetts. American International College is ranked second with 36% and Anna Maria College follows them with 40%. 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 in Massachusetts.
Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Massachusetts
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Pine Manor College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChestnut Hill, MA
20%3%47%
2American International College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpringfield, MA
36%-67%
3Anna Maria College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPaxton, MA
40%-68%
4Eastern Nazarene College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsQuincy, MA
49%-67%
5University of Massachusetts-Boston
Public, four-yearsBoston, MA
51%24%72%
6Curry College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMilton, MA
52%31%62%
7Framingham State University
Public, four-yearsFramingham, MA
54%27%71%
8University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Public, four-yearsNorth Dartmouth, MA
54%29%67%
9Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Public, four-yearsNorth Adams, MA
55%-64%
10Salem State University
Public, four-yearsSalem, MA
55%-75%
11Bridgewater State University
Public, four-yearsBridgewater, MA
56%-75%
12Fitchburg State University
Public, four-yearsFitchburg, MA
56%24%72%
13Worcester State University
Public, four-yearsWorcester, MA
58%25%75%
14Westfield State University
Public, four-yearsWestfield, MA
59%15%75%
15Hampshire College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAmherst, MA
60%-67%
16Suffolk University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
60%25%76%
17Lesley University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA
61%-74%
18Emmanuel College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
65%-81%
19Regis College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWeston, MA
66%18%76%
20Western New England University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpringfield, MA
67%22%78%