South University-Savannah Online has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 5% last year.
Ashford University with 9% and Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs with 18% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Private Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,226 and graduate tuition & fees is $15,173 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 74.28% and the average SAT score is 1,108 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GAPrivate, 4-year | 5.00% 0.16% | $16,452 | - | - | - | 7,707 | 25 to 1 |
| 2 - | Ashford University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year | 9.00% 0.46% | $13,160 | - | - | - | 34,190 | 19 to 1 |
| 3 4 | Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPrivate, 4-year | 18.00% 4.57% | $12,760 | - | - | - | 24,808 | 31 to 1 |
| 4 - | University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZPrivate, 4-year | 20.00% 6.32% | $9,552 | - | - | - | 88,891 | 110 to 1 |
| 5 2 | American InterContinental University System Chandler, AZPrivate, 4-year | 21.00% 9.21% | $12,310 | - | - | - | 14,333 | 40 to 1 |
| 6 1 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FLPrivate, 4-year | 22.00% 2.57% | $11,665 | 53.64% | 61.75% | 1,155 | 11,574 | 19 to 1 |
| 7 2 | Wilmington University New Castle, DEPrivate, 4-year | 23.00% 0.17% | $12,330 | - | - | - | 14,020 | 12 to 1 |
| 8 3 | Park University Parkville, MOPrivate, 4-year | 30.00% 5.97% | $12,808 | - | - | - | 7,662 | 14 to 1 |
| 8 4 | Franklin University Columbus, OHPrivate, 4-year | 30.00% 4.78% | $9,577 | - | - | - | 8,044 | 16 to 1 |
| 10 26 | Capella University Minneapolis, MNPrivate, 4-year | 33.00% 17.00% | $14,436 | - | - | - | 39,727 | 35 to 1 |
| 11 5 | Post University Waterbury, CTPrivate, 4-year | 35.00% 14.57% | $16,034 | - | - | - | 17,034 | 16 to 1 |
| 12 11 | Barry University Miami, FLPrivate, 4-year | 37.00% 3.60% | $33,450 | 8.11% | 59.07% | - | 6,958 | 12 to 1 |
| 12 3 | National Louis University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year | 37.00% 3.25% | $14,601 | 20.34% | 93.12% | - | 7,525 | 15 to 1 |
| 12 5 | South College Knoxville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 37.00% 0.72% | $17,935 | - | - | - | 6,182 | 16 to 1 |
| 12 2 | Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, ALPrivate, 4-year | 37.00% 3.56% | $5,808 | - | - | - | 15,948 | 28 to 1 |
| 12 14 | DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, ILPrivate, 4-year | 37.00% 4.87% | $15,032 | 82.72% | 43.25% | 1,050 | 26,384 | 49 to 1 |
| 12 6 | Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, INPrivate, 4-year | 37.00% 0.98% | $9,480 | - | - | - | 10,012 | 17 to 1 |
| 12 2 | University of the People Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year | 37.00% 13.61% | $1,200 | - | - | - | 34,192 | 23 to 1 |
| 19 - | Academy of Art University San Francisco, CAPrivate, 4-year | 40.00% 1.98% | $28,024 | - | - | - | 6,786 | 15 to 1 |
| 20 35 | William Carey University Hattiesburg, MSPrivate, 4-year | 41.00% 19.26% | $14,685 | 61.63% | 57.97% | 1,120 | 5,662 | 13 to 1 |
| 21 7 | Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZPrivate, 4-year | 43.00% 1.74% | $17,263 | 29.07% | 60.36% | 1,105 | 101,816 | 20 to 1 |
| 21 3 | St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FLPrivate, 4-year | 43.00% 1.76% | $34,770 | 11.83% | 99.40% | - | 6,370 | 18 to 1 |
| 21 17 | Southeastern University Lakeland, FLPrivate, 4-year | 43.00% 8.43% | $31,732 | 49.71% | 74.29% | - | 10,044 | 27 to 1 |
| 24 50 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FLPrivate, 4-year | 44.00% 23.14% | $24,136 | 59.55% | 97.42% | - | 19,020 | 15 to 1 |
| 25 5 | Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NHPrivate, 4-year | 45.00% 5.87% | $16,450 | 35.38% | 96.12% | - | 164,091 | 22 to 1 |
| Average | 32.16% | $16,226 | 41.20% | 74.28% | 1,108 | 27,559 | 25 to 1 |