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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate

Paine College has the lowest graduation rate of 8% for academic year 2021-2022 in United States. Arkansas Baptist College is ranked second with 9% and Ashford University follows them with 9%. 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.
Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Paine College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAugusta, GA
8%51%63%
2Arkansas Baptist College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLittle Rock, AR
9%48%20%
3Ashford University
Public, four-yearsSan Diego, CA
9%2%31%
4University of the Southwest
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHobbs, NM
9%-69%
5East-West University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChicago, IL
12%29%28%
6Stillman College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTuscaloosa, AL
15%9%64%
7Hodges University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFort Myers, FL
15%9%50%
8Brewton-Parker College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMount Vernon, GA
16%55%46%
9Governors State University
Public, four-yearsUniversity Park, IL
16%44%48%
10Shaw University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRaleigh, NC
16%-58%
11Trinity Baptist College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJacksonville, FL
18%6%54%
12Wilberforce University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilberforce, OH
18%-58%
13Le Moyne-Owen College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMemphis, TN
18%-53%
14Texas College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTyler, TX
18%-31%
15Faulkner University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMontgomery, AL
19%12%64%
16Southern University at New Orleans
Public, four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
19%31%32%
17Langston University
Public, four-yearsLangston, OK
19%7%65%
18Post University
Private (for-profit), four-yearsWaterbury, CT
20%-45%
19Pine Manor College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChestnut Hill, MA
20%3%47%
20Chicago State University
Public, four-yearsChicago, IL
21%44%41%