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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Texas

Jarvis Christian University has the lowest graduation rate of 15% for academic year 2022-2023 in Texas. Texas College is ranked second with 15% and Wayland Baptist University follows them with 18%. 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 Texas.
Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Texas
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Jarvis Christian University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHawkins, TX
15%-41%
2Texas College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTyler, TX
15%-30%
3Wayland Baptist University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPlainview, TX
18%-39%
4University of Houston-Victoria
Public, four-yearsVictoria, TX
23%36%60%
5Wiley College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMarshall, TX
23%16%54%
6Sul Ross State University
Public, four-yearsAlpine, TX
26%34%49%
7Texas Southern University
Public, four-yearsHouston, TX
26%25%55%
8Paul Quinn College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDallas, TX
28%-72%
9Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Public, four-yearsTexarkana, TX
29%-63%
10University of Houston-Downtown
Public, four-yearsHouston, TX
30%36%65%
11Huston-Tillotson University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAustin, TX
31%-69%
12Howard Payne University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBrownwood, TX
32%-55%
13Texas Southmost College
Public, 2-4 yearsBrownsville, TX
32%9%66%
14Texas Wesleyan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFort Worth, TX
32%-56%
15Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Public, four-yearsCorpus Christi, TX
35%44%63%
16Lamar University
Public, four-yearsBeaumont, TX
37%36%59%
17McMurry University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAbilene, TX
37%45%64%
18Concordia University Texas
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAustin, TX
38%-68%
19Our Lady of the Lake University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSan Antonio, TX
38%-57%
20The University of Texas Permian Basin
Public, four-yearsOdessa, TX
39%35%66%