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Lowest Graduation Rate in Ohio

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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Ohio

Central State University has the lowest graduation rate of 25% for academic year 2022-2023 in Ohio. Shawnee State University is ranked second with 35% and University of Rio Grande follows them with 37%. 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 Ohio.
Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Ohio
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Central State University
Public, four-yearsWilberforce, OH		25%34%41%
2Shawnee State University
Public, four-yearsPortsmouth, OH		35%26%66%
3University of Rio Grande
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRio Grande, OH		37%12%53%
4Defiance College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDefiance, OH		41%8%58%
5Wilberforce University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilberforce, OH		41%-70%
6Lake Erie College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPainesville, OH		42%-66%
7Notre Dame College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCleveland, OH		42%31%62%
8Wright State University-Main Campus
Public, four-yearsDayton, OH		43%-64%
9Bluffton University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBluffton, OH		45%-70%
10University of Akron Main Campus
Public, four-yearsAkron, OH		47%27%68%
11Cleveland State University
Public, four-yearsCleveland, OH		48%39%69%
12Ursuline College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPepper Pike, OH		48%40%69%
13Youngstown State University
Public, four-yearsYoungstown, OH		48%19%78%
14Lourdes University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSylvania, OH		50%-64%
15Marietta College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMarietta, OH		50%-64%
16Mount Saint Joseph University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCincinnati, OH		50%-69%
17Ohio Dominican University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbus, OH		50%13%58%
18Union Institute & University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCincinnati, OH		50%-100%
19Wilmington College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilmington, OH		50%-67%
20Malone University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCanton, OH		51%-73%

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