The average graduation rate of Massachusetts colleges is 62.65%. It means that 62.65% of students have completed their studies within 150% of program length.
For the bachelor's degree (BS) in 4-year Massachusetts colleges, the average graduation rate is 67.03%, which means 67.03% of students earned BS degree in 6 years after enrolling first year.
In Massachusetts 2-year institutions (i.e. community colleges), the average graduation rate is 30.16%.
For Massachusetts colleges, Harvard University has the highest graduation rate of 97.77% among 4-year colleges. For Massachusetts community colleges, FINE Mortuary College has the highest graduation rate of 100.00%.
The following table compares graduation rates between Massachusetts colleges. For 4-year colleges, the rates are based on the time it takes to earn a bachelor's degree, which typically requires 4 years of study. Therefore, 100% normal time means 4-year, 125% normal time means 5-years, and the 150% normal time means 6 years.
For community colleges (2-4 year schools) and trade schools, the completion time to measure graduation rates vary depending on the length of the program. For example, 150% normal time for 1-year certificate programs is 18 months and 3 years for 2-years associate degree.
| School | Graduation Rate (Completers) | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 100% Normal Time | In 125% Normal Time | In 150% Normal Time | |||
| Hult International Business School4-Year College, private | 55.75% | 64.37% | 64.37% | - | - |
| American International College4-Year College, private | 27.50% | 36.25% | 36.88% | - | - |
| Amherst College4-Year College, private | 84.93% | 90.45% | 91.93% | 4% | 95% |
| Anna Maria College4-Year College, private | 33.03% | 39.45% | 40.37% | - | - |
| Assabet Valley Regional Technical SchoolTrade School | 75.00% | - | 81.25% | - | - |
| Assumption University4-Year College, private | 70.14% | 71.35% | 71.88% | - | - |
| Babson College4-Year College, private | 89.95% | 91.65% | 92.67% | - | - |
| Bancroft School of Massage TherapyTrade School | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boston Baptist College4-Year College, private | 12.50% | - | 12.50% | 62% | 100% |
| Bay Path University4-Year College, private | 46.41% | 47.06% | 47.06% | 27% | 70% |
| Bentley University4-Year College, private | 83.65% | 87.02% | 87.98% | - | - |
| Berklee College of Music4-Year College, private | 54.31% | 64.71% | 67.64% | 11% | 84% |
| Berkshire Community CollegeCommunity College | 6.18% | - | 16.29% | 15% | 56% |
| Empire Beauty School-BostonTrade School | - | - | 42.31% | - | - |
| Boston Architectural College4-Year College, private | 4.55% | 9.09% | 22.73% | - | - |
| Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boston College4-Year College, private | 87.72% | 90.79% | 90.92% | 6% | 95% |
| Boston University4-Year College, private | 83.33% | 87.78% | 88.96% | - | - |
| Brandeis University4-Year College, private | 81.84% | 86.38% | 87.34% | 6% | 92% |
| Bridgewater State University4-Year College, public | 34.16% | 51.56% | 56.06% | - | - |
| Bristol Community CollegeCommunity College | 10.30% | - | 21.79% | 5% | 59% |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of NursingCommunity College | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bunker Hill Community CollegeCommunity College | 6.76% | - | 16.85% | 7% | 63% |
| Cambridge College4-Year College, private | - | - | - | 25% | 100% |
| Cape Cod Community CollegeCommunity College | 11.22% | - | 23.08% | 11% | 53% |
| Catherine Hinds Institute of EstheticsTrade School | 93.75% | - | 93.75% | 6% | 95% |
| Laboure College of Healthcare4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clark University4-Year College, private | 72.09% | 75.42% | 76.16% | 17% | 88% |
| Conway School of Landscape Design4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Curry College4-Year College, private | 45.86% | 51.48% | 52.07% | 31% | 62% |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-SomervilleTrade School | 12.32% | - | 59.42% | - | - |
| Dean College4-Year College, private | 33.85% | 38.13% | 38.13% | 40% | 76% |
| Diman Regional Technical InstituteTrade School | 75.00% | - | 87.50% | - | - |
| National Aviation Academy of New EnglandCommunity College | 72.88% | - | 72.88% | - | - |
| Eastern Nazarene College4-Year College, private | 39.76% | 43.98% | 48.19% | - | - |
| Emerson College4-Year College, private | 73.41% | 76.36% | 77.16% | - | - |
| Emmanuel College4-Year College, private | 59.23% | 65.10% | 65.94% | - | - |
| Endicott College4-Year College, private | 75.04% | 77.86% | 78.28% | - | - |
| Rob Roy Academy-Fall RiverTrade School | 4.55% | - | 50.00% | - | - |
| Fisher College4-Year College, private | 26.79% | 30.36% | 32.14% | 39% | 55% |
| Fitchburg State University4-Year College, public | 39.92% | 54.02% | 56.39% | 24% | 72% |
| Framingham State University4-Year College, public | 42.55% | 51.08% | 54.61% | 27% | 71% |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology4-Year College, private | - | - | - | 15% | 71% |
| Gordon College4-Year College, private | 60.86% | 67.54% | 68.74% | - | - |
| Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Greenfield Community CollegeCommunity College | 20.00% | - | 32.31% | 16% | 66% |
| Hampshire College4-Year College, private | 51.25% | 60.31% | 60.31% | - | - |
| Harvard University4-Year College, private | 86.80% | 94.45% | 97.77% | - | - |
| Hebrew College4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology4-Year College, private | 60.00% | - | 60.00% | - | - |
| College of the Holy Cross4-Year College, private | 88.89% | 91.11% | 91.11% | 2% | 95% |
| Holyoke Community CollegeCommunity College | 13.30% | - | 24.56% | 14% | 59% |
| Lasell University4-Year College, private | 56.98% | 59.50% | 60.87% | 31% | 77% |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of NursingCommunity College | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lesley University4-Year College, private | 48.65% | 59.73% | 61.35% | - | - |
| Longy School of Music of Bard College4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lowell Academy Hairstyling InstituteTrade School | 61.76% | - | 61.76% | 12% | 67% |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell4-Year College, public | 49.01% | 67.71% | 71.18% | - | - |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst4-Year College, public | 76.34% | 82.07% | 83.11% | 11% | 90% |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston4-Year College, public | 28.04% | 46.26% | 51.01% | 24% | 72% |
| Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeCommunity College | 10.00% | - | 18.46% | 22% | 54% |
| MCPHS University4-Year College, private | 50.30% | 58.75% | 61.97% | - | - |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design4-Year College, public | 54.28% | 62.83% | 66.04% | - | - |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy4-Year College, public | 69.92% | 78.70% | 79.20% | 3% | 78% |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School4-Year College, public | - | - | - | - | - |
| William James College4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Massachusetts School of BarberingTrade School | 66.67% | - | 66.67% | - | - |
| Massasoit Community CollegeCommunity College | 6.57% | - | 18.90% | 15% | 56% |
| Merrimack College4-Year College, private | 62.75% | 67.33% | 68.13% | 20% | 82% |
| MGH Institute of Health Professions4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Middlesex Community CollegeCommunity College | 7.65% | - | 16.45% | 20% | 57% |
| Montserrat College of Art4-Year College, private | 54.95% | 60.44% | 61.54% | - | - |
| Mount Holyoke College4-Year College, private | 77.99% | 81.51% | 82.57% | 11% | 90% |
| Mount Wachusett Community CollegeCommunity College | 15.06% | - | 27.16% | 10% | 53% |
| Rob Roy Academy-New BedfordTrade School | - | - | 66.67% | - | - |
| The New England Conservatory of Music4-Year College, private | 72.65% | 81.20% | 82.05% | 7% | 93% |
| New England College of Optometry4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nichols College4-Year College, private | 50.72% | 56.45% | 58.17% | 8% | 72% |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts4-Year College, public | 48.92% | 54.77% | 55.69% | - | - |
| North Bennet Street SchoolCommunity College | 85.71% | - | 85.71% | - | - |
| North Shore Community CollegeCommunity College | 8.67% | - | 20.71% | 13% | 53% |
| Northeastern University4-Year College, private | - | 89.18% | 91.24% | 3% | 97% |
| Northern Essex Community CollegeCommunity College | 9.32% | - | 18.65% | 15% | 54% |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms4-Year College, private | 68.10% | 74.85% | 74.85% | 19% | 75% |
| Pope St John XXIII National Seminary4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quincy College4-Year College, public | - | - | - | 25% | 62% |
| Quinsigamond Community CollegeCommunity College | 10.64% | - | 21.28% | 8% | 55% |
| Regis College4-Year College, private | 60.09% | 66.95% | 66.95% | 18% | 76% |
| Roxbury Community CollegeCommunity College | 13.58% | - | 13.58% | - | - |
| Saint John's Seminary4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Salem State University4-Year College, public | 42.25% | 51.99% | 55.36% | - | - |
| Simmons University4-Year College, private | 59.47% | 68.50% | 74.45% | 2% | 81% |
| Bard College at Simon's Rock4-Year College, private | - | - | - | 26% | 68% |
| Smith College4-Year College, private | 82.57% | 87.31% | 88.53% | 8% | 91% |
| Southeastern Technical InstituteTrade School | 59.38% | - | 71.88% | - | - |
| Springfield College4-Year College, private | 67.28% | 72.09% | 73.01% | - | - |
| Springfield Technical Community CollegeCommunity College | 9.62% | - | 21.92% | 8% | 62% |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth4-Year College, public | 39.39% | 51.60% | 54.58% | 29% | 67% |
| Stonehill College4-Year College, private | 74.97% | 78.52% | 79.07% | 18% | 89% |
| Suffolk University4-Year College, private | 46.01% | 58.83% | 60.19% | 25% | 76% |
| Rob Roy Academy-TauntonTrade School | - | - | 100.00% | - | - |
| Tufts University4-Year College, private | 89.82% | 93.41% | 93.71% | 4% | 96% |
| Wellesley College4-Year College, private | 82.20% | 88.81% | 90.17% | - | - |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology4-Year College, private | 57.26% | 66.98% | 68.76% | 19% | 82% |
| Western New England University4-Year College, private | 61.63% | 66.48% | 67.45% | 22% | 78% |
| Westfield State University4-Year College, public | 52.36% | 59.53% | 59.81% | 15% | 75% |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts)4-Year College, private | 75.57% | 79.17% | 79.73% | - | - |
| Williams College4-Year College, private | 87.86% | 93.48% | 95.11% | - | - |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute4-Year College, private | 81.88% | 88.04% | 88.93% | - | - |
| Worcester State University4-Year College, public | 46.54% | 56.41% | 58.85% | 25% | 75% |
| Northpoint Bible College4-Year College, private | 24.49% | 26.53% | 28.57% | - | - |
| Blue Hills Regional Technical SchoolTrade School | - | - | - | - | - |
| Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage TherapyTrade School | 5.88% | - | 72.55% | - | - |
| New England Hair AcademyTrade School | 4.00% | - | 78.00% | - | - |
| Rob Roy Academy-WorcesterTrade School | - | - | 70.27% | - | - |
| Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical SchoolTrade School | 66.67% | - | 75.00% | - | - |
| Greater Lowell Technical SchoolTrade School | 63.64% | - | 81.82% | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-MaldenTrade School | - | - | 53.33% | - | - |
| EINE IncTrade School | 20.00% | - | 80.00% | - | - |
| Shawsheen Valley School of Practical NursingTrade School | 84.21% | - | 84.21% | - | - |
| Motoring Technical Training InstituteTrade School | 6.01% | - | 76.82% | - | - |
| Charles H McCann Technical SchoolTrade School | 87.50% | - | 87.50% | - | - |
| Mildred Elley-Pittsfield CampusTrade School | 11.63% | - | 27.91% | - | - |
| Urban College of BostonCommunity College | - | - | 12.50% | 50% | 0% |
| Monty TechTrade School | - | - | 75.00% | - | - |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-WorcesterTrade School | 4.67% | - | 83.18% | - | - |
| FINE Mortuary CollegeCommunity College | - | - | 100.00% | - | - |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering4-Year College, private | 82.28% | 92.41% | 93.67% | 2% | 99% |
| Spa Tech Institute-WestboroTrade School | 36.25% | - | 70.00% | - | - |
| Spa Tech Institute-PlymouthTrade School | 62.50% | - | 85.00% | - | - |
| DiGrigoli School of CosmetologyTrade School | 48.33% | - | 68.33% | - | - |
| Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School DistrictTrade School | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School DistrictTrade School | 80.00% | - | 80.00% | - | - |
| Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolTrade School | 86.36% | - | 86.36% | - | - |
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of MassachusettsTrade School | 52.14% | - | 69.09% | - | - |
| Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alexander AcademyTrade School | 66.67% | - | 73.33% | - | - |
| Northeastern University Professional Programs4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jupiter Beauty AcademyTrade School | 8.57% | - | 57.14% | - | - |
| Thomas Aquinas College - New England4-Year College, private | - | - | - | - | - |
| Porter and Chester Institute of WorcesterTrade School | - | - | - | - | - |
| Porter and Chester Institute - BrocktonTrade School | - | - | - | - | - |
| Porter and Chester Institute - ChicopeeTrade School | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bard College - Holyoke MicrocollegeCommunity College | - | - | - | - | - |
| Technology Learning CenterTrade School | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spa Tech Institute-North AndoverTrade School | - | - | - | - | - |