Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate
Arkansas Baptist College has the lowest graduation rate of 7% for academic year 2023-2024 in United States. Notre Dame de Namur University is ranked second with 7% and Ashford University follows them with 11%. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded 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.
| Name | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate (full-time/part-time) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas Baptist CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsLittle Rock, AR | 7% | 1% | 23% |
| 2 | Notre Dame de Namur UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsBelmont, CA | 7% | 70% | - |
| 3 | Ashford UniversityPrivate (for-profit), four-yearsSan Diego, CA | 11% | 2% | 35% |
| 4 | Wilberforce UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilberforce, OH | 12% | - | 74% |
| 5 | Rust CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsHolly Springs, MS | 12% | - | 84% |
| 6 | Allen UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbia, SC | 13% | 4% | 45% |
| 7 | Southern University at New OrleansPublic, four-yearsNew Orleans, LA | 13% | 40% | 52% |
| 8 | Texas CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsTyler, TX | 14% | - | 34% |
| 9 | Paine CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsAugusta, GA | 14% | 36% | 54% |
| 10 | Jarvis Christian UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsHawkins, TX | 15% | - | 48% |
| 11 | Chicago State UniversityPublic, four-yearsChicago, IL | 15% | 37% | 57% |
| 12 | Miles CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, AL | 16% | - | 56% |
| 13 | East-West UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL | 16% | - | 37% |
| 14 | University of the SouthwestPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsHobbs, NM | 17% | - | 55% |
| 15 | Morris CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsSumter, SC | 17% | 36% | 41% |
| 16 | Langston UniversityPublic, four-yearsLangston, OK | 17% | 9% | 54% |
| 17 | City University of SeattlePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsSeattle, WA | 17% | - | - |
| 18 | Bluefield UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsBluefield, VA | 18% | 31% | 61% |
| 19 | Lane CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsJackson, TN | 18% | 26% | 44% |
| 20 | Strayer University-District of ColumbiaPrivate (for-profit), four-yearsWashington, DC | 18% | 36% | 100% |
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