Graduation Rates at New York Colleges

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Graduate Rate 69.43%

Male 65.69%

Female 72.77%

Transfer-Out Rate 15.71%

Retention Rate
Full-time / Part-time 79% / 65%

New York Colleges Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate of New York colleges is 69.43% - 72,843 students out of 104,921 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 32,559 male and 40,284 female students have graduated last year completing their studies within 150% normal time.

Graduation Rate By Gender
New York colleges and universities
	Candidates	Completers	Graduation Rates
Total	104,921	72,843	69.43%
Male	49,564	32,559	65.69%
Female	55,357	40,284	72.77%

[Chart] New York Colleges and Universities Graduation Rate by Gender

BS Degree Graduation Rates By Completion Periods

For 4 years (or high) schools, 57,635 students completed their degree in 4 years and 11,999 finished in 5 years at New York colleges. Additional 2,876 students graduated within 6 years.

Graduation Rates By Completion Periods
New York Colleges
	Total	Male	Female
4 Year or Less	54.93%	48.78%	60.44%
5 Year	66.37%	62.25%	70.05%
6 Year	69.11%	65.38%	72.45%

[Chart] New York Colleges and Universities BS Degree Graduation Rates By Completion Periods

Retention Rate

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. The average retention rate of New York colleges is 78.44% for full-time students and 65.07% for part-time students.

Retention Rates (2021-2022)
New York Colleges and Universities
	Full-time	Part-time
Retention Rate	78.44%	65.07%

[Chart] New York Colleges and Universities Retention Rate

Transfer-Out Rates

The average transfer-out rate at New York colleges is 15.71%. The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing students who have transferred out of other institution into total number of students (candidates) within 150% normal time.

Transfer-Out Rates
New York Colleges and Universities
	Transfer-out	Total Students	Transfer-Out Rate
Total	16,487	104,921	15.71%
Male	8,248	49,564	16.64%
Female	8,239	55,357	14.88%

[Chart] New York Colleges and Universities Transfer-Out Rates

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