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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in North Carolina

Shaw University has the lowest graduation rate of 13% for academic year 2022-2023 in North Carolina. Bennett College is ranked second with 19% and Saint Augustine's University follows them with 20%. 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 North Carolina.
Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in North Carolina
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Shaw University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRaleigh, NC
13%-57%
2Bennett College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGreensboro, NC
19%57%92%
3Saint Augustine's University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRaleigh, NC
20%-64%
4Chowan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMurfreesboro, NC
25%33%63%
5Livingstone College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSalisbury, NC
25%-70%
6St. Andrews University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLaurinburg, NC
27%-59%
7Pfeiffer University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMisenheimer, NC
34%43%61%
8North Carolina Wesleyan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRocky Mount, NC
38%9%66%
9Greensboro College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGreensboro, NC
40%37%59%
10Mars Hill University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMars Hill, NC
40%13%62%
11Methodist University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFayetteville, NC
40%43%62%
12Elizabeth City State University
Public, four-yearsElizabeth City, NC
42%26%76%
13Johnson C Smith University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCharlotte, NC
42%-57%
14Fayetteville State University
Public, four-yearsFayetteville, NC
43%25%70%
15North Carolina Central University
Public, four-yearsDurham, NC
44%27%76%
16Warren Wilson College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSwannanoa, NC
44%-69%
17University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Public, four-yearsPembroke, NC
45%32%72%
18Belmont Abbey College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBelmont, NC
46%-66%
19Lees-McRae College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBanner Elk, NC
46%32%77%
20Barton College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilson, NC
47%-74%