Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in New York
CUNY Medgar Evers College has the lowest graduation rate of 20% for academic year 2023-2024 in New York. CUNY York College is ranked second with 32% and SUNY Buffalo State University follows them with 33%. 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 in New York.
| Name | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate (full-time/part-time) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUNY Medgar Evers CollegePublic, four-yearsBrooklyn, NY | 20% | 21% | 50% |
| 2 | CUNY York CollegePublic, four-yearsJamaica, NY | 32% | 39% | 57% |
| 3 | SUNY Buffalo State UniversityPublic, four-yearsBuffalo, NY | 33% | 40% | 58% |
| 4 | College of Staten Island CUNYPublic, four-yearsStaten Island, NY | 34% | 19% | 76% |
| 5 | Medaille UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsBuffalo, NY | 35% | 10% | 66% |
| 6 | Alliance UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew York, NY | 39% | - | 64% |
| 7 | Wells CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsAurora, NY | 41% | - | 50% |
| 8 | Empire State UniversityPublic, four-yearsSaratoga Springs, NY | 41% | 4% | 66% |
| 9 | SUNY College at PotsdamPublic, four-yearsPotsdam, NY | 45% | 33% | 78% |
| 10 | SUNY Old WestburyPublic, four-yearsOld Westbury, NY | 45% | 28% | 72% |
| 11 | Mercy UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDobbs Ferry, NY | 46% | - | 76% |
| 12 | Marymount Manhattan CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew York, NY | 49% | 30% | 70% |
| 13 | SUNY at FredoniaPublic, four-yearsFredonia, NY | 50% | 31% | 76% |
| 14 | The College of Saint RosePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsAlbany, NY | 51% | 33% | 72% |
| 15 | CUNY Lehman CollegePublic, four-yearsBronx, NY | 51% | 21% | 73% |
| 16 | Dominican University New YorkPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsOrangeburg, NY | 53% | - | 66% |
| 17 | Hartwick CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsOneonta, NY | 53% | 34% | 74% |
| 18 | CUNY Queens CollegePublic, four-yearsQueens, NY | 53% | 22% | 79% |
| 19 | CUNY Brooklyn CollegePublic, four-yearsBrooklyn, NY | 54% | 24% | 80% |
| 20 | St. Thomas Aquinas CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsSparkill, NY | 54% | 28% | 73% |
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