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 Northeastern Illinois University with 17% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of 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 $16,518 and graduate tuition & fees is $15,297 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 72.32% and the average SAT score is 1,006 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 | Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year | 17.00% 4.39% | $22,726 ($12,383) | 9.26% | 70.40% | - | 5,756 | 9 to 1 |
| 4 6 | Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPrivate, 4-year | 18.00% 4.57% | $12,760 | - | - | - | 24,808 | 31 to 1 |
| 5 9 | Texas Southern University Houston, TXPublic, 4-year | 20.00% 3.44% | $20,397 ($8,637) | 22.56% | 93.35% | 900 | 8,632 | 18 to 1 |
| 5 1 | University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZPrivate, 4-year | 20.00% 6.32% | $9,552 | - | - | - | 88,891 | 110 to 1 |
| 7 4 | American InterContinental University System Chandler, AZPrivate, 4-year | 21.00% 9.21% | $12,310 | - | - | - | 14,333 | 40 to 1 |
| 8 3 | 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 |
| 9 3 | Wilmington University New Castle, DEPrivate, 4-year | 23.00% 0.17% | $12,330 | - | - | - | 14,020 | 12 to 1 |
| 9 7 | Albany State University Albany, GAPublic, 4-year | 23.00% 0.89% | $16,206 ($5,484) | - | - | - | 6,334 | 20 to 1 |
| 11 9 | University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, ARPublic, 4-year | 24.00% 3.75% | $8,280 ($8,280) | - | - | - | 5,436 | 33 to 1 |
| 12 3 | Middle Georgia State University Macon, GAPublic, 4-year | 26.00% 4.05% | $14,032 ($4,432) | 33.95% | 99.77% | 1,070 | 7,688 | 18 to 1 |
| 13 16 | Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LAPublic, 4-year | 28.00% 3.95% | $17,192 ($9,842) | 28.07% | 49.87% | 890 | 8,226 | 18 to 1 |
| 14 7 | Alabama A & M University Normal, ALPublic, 4-year | 29.00% 0.93% | $18,634 ($10,024) | 18.90% | 66.22% | 940 | 6,007 | 19 to 1 |
| 14 14 | University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AKPublic, 4-year | 29.00% 1.47% | $21,693 ($7,566) | 45.91% | 66.52% | - | 10,464 | 11 to 1 |
| 14 1 | Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NYPublic, 4-year | 29.00% 5.28% | $17,540 ($7,630) | - | - | - | 9,407 | 17 to 1 |
| 14 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TXPublic, 4-year | 29.00% | $23,164 ($9,354) | 14.33% | 92.00% | 950 | 7,309 | 18 to 1 |
| 18 6 | Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, COPublic, 4-year | 30.00% 0.24% | $29,503 ($10,780) | 17.34% | 99.14% | 1,010 | 16,995 | 16 to 1 |
| 18 11 | University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MDPublic, 4-year | 30.00% 8.61% | $12,336 ($7,992) | - | - | - | 55,838 | 19 to 1 |
| 18 1 | Park University Parkville, MOPrivate, 4-year | 30.00% 5.97% | $12,808 | - | - | - | 7,662 | 14 to 1 |
| 18 13 | CUNY York College Jamaica, NYPublic, 4-year | 30.00% 3.37% | $15,308 ($7,358) | 8.09% | 59.42% | 1,100 | 6,446 | 14 to 1 |
| 18 - | Franklin University Columbus, OHPrivate, 4-year | 30.00% 4.78% | $9,577 | - | - | - | 8,044 | 16 to 1 |
| 23 30 | University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AKPublic, 4-year | 32.00% 6.45% | $26,404 ($10,016) | - | - | - | 6,607 | 11 to 1 |
| 23 28 | Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, INPublic, 4-year | 32.00% 6.29% | $22,220 ($9,254) | 24.88% | 85.66% | 1,070 | 9,069 | 13 to 1 |
| 23 - | Grambling State University Grambling, LAPublic, 4-year | 32.00% 3.15% | $16,706 ($7,683) | 15.78% | 23.68% | 970 | 5,058 | 25 to 1 |
| Average | 24.72% | $16,518 ($8,545) | 24.39% | 72.32% | 1,006 | 15,460 | 23 to 1 |