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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Pennsylvania

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania has the lowest graduation rate of 14% for academic year 2022-2023 in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg is ranked second with 24% and University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg follows them with 38%. 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 Pennsylvania.
Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Pennsylvania
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Public, four-yearsCheyney, PA
14%55%68%
2Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Public, four-yearsMiddletown, PA
24%45%80%
3University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Public, four-yearsGreensburg, PA
38%50%63%
4University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Public, four-yearsBradford, PA
41%36%71%
5Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Public, four-yearsErie, PA
42%25%82%
6Rosemont College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRosemont, PA
43%23%82%
7Thiel College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGreenville, PA
43%33%71%
8Lincoln University
Public, four-yearsLincoln University, PA
44%30%79%
9East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Public, four-yearsEast Stroudsburg, PA
45%32%74%
10Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Public, four-yearsEdinboro, PA
47%4%71%
11Albright College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsReading, PA
48%-64%
12California University of Pennsylvania
Public, four-yearsCalifornia, PA
48%1%67%
13University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
Public, four-yearsJohnstown, PA
48%36%76%
14Pennsylvania Western University
Public, four-yearsCalifornia, PA
48%23%70%
15Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Public, four-yearsMansfield, PA
49%9%70%
16Cabrini University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRadnor, PA
50%30%75%
17Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Public, four-yearsShippensburg, PA
50%31%69%
18Wilson College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChambersburg, PA
50%29%69%
19Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Public, four-yearsIndiana, PA
52%24%71%
20Delaware Valley University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoylestown, PA
54%32%76%