Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in North Carolina
Shaw University has the lowest graduation rate of 22% for academic year 2023-2024 in North Carolina. Bennett College is ranked second with 25% and Saint Augustine's University follows them with 25%. 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 North Carolina.
| Name | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate (full-time/part-time) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaw UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsRaleigh, NC | 22% | - | 52% |
| 2 | Bennett CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsGreensboro, NC | 25% | 61% | 86% |
| 3 | Saint Augustine's UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsRaleigh, NC | 25% | - | - |
| 4 | Livingstone CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsSalisbury, NC | 28% | - | 71% |
| 5 | St. Andrews UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsLaurinburg, NC | 29% | 37% | 48% |
| 6 | Chowan UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsMurfreesboro, NC | 30% | 39% | 71% |
| 7 | Johnson C Smith UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsCharlotte, NC | 34% | - | 71% |
| 8 | Pfeiffer UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsMisenheimer, NC | 35% | 45% | 72% |
| 9 | Fayetteville State UniversityPublic, four-yearsFayetteville, NC | 38% | 29% | 75% |
| 10 | North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsRocky Mount, NC | 42% | 35% | 59% |
| 11 | Lees-McRae CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsBanner Elk, NC | 42% | 41% | 69% |
| 12 | Warren Wilson CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsSwannanoa, NC | 42% | - | 71% |
| 13 | North Carolina Central UniversityPublic, four-yearsDurham, NC | 42% | 33% | 73% |
| 14 | Methodist UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsFayetteville, NC | 44% | 39% | 65% |
| 15 | Elizabeth City State UniversityPublic, four-yearsElizabeth City, NC | 44% | 28% | 77% |
| 16 | University of North Carolina at PembrokePublic, four-yearsPembroke, NC | 44% | 31% | 72% |
| 17 | Mars Hill UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsMars Hill, NC | 45% | 18% | 69% |
| 18 | Barton CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilson, NC | 46% | - | 65% |
| 19 | Wingate UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsWingate, NC | 46% | 38% | 70% |
| 20 | Greensboro CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsGreensboro, NC | 46% | 33% | 66% |
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