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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Missouri

Park University has the lowest graduation rate of 24% for academic year 2021-2022 in Missouri. Missouri Valley College is ranked second with 25% and Lincoln University follows them with 26%. 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 Missouri.
Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Missouri
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Park University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsParkville, MO
24%5%57%
2Missouri Valley College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMarshall, MO
25%58%47%
3Lincoln University
Public, four-yearsJefferson City, MO
26%3%50%
4Columbia College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbia, MO
33%-65%
5Missouri Western State University
Public, four-yearsSaint Joseph, MO
36%1%60%
6Missouri Southern State University
Public, four-yearsJoplin, MO
37%1%59%
7Avila University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsKansas City, MO
39%21%66%
8Hannibal-LaGrange University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHannibal, MO
39%1%70%
9Missouri Baptist University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Louis, MO
41%-73%
10Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFayette, MO
47%39%59%
11Culver-Stockton College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCanton, MO
49%33%64%
12Northwest Missouri State University
Public, four-yearsMaryville, MO
52%1%76%
13Southwest Baptist University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBolivar, MO
52%32%67%
14Westminster College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFulton, MO
52%-78%
15University of Central Missouri
Public, four-yearsWarrensburg, MO
53%29%71%
16Lindenwood University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Charles, MO
53%31%78%
17Stephens College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbia, MO
53%-63%
18Southeast Missouri State University
Public, four-yearsCape Girardeau, MO
54%-74%
19William Woods University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFulton, MO
55%1%69%
20University of Missouri-Kansas City
Public, four-yearsKansas City, MO
57%-72%