The average graduation rate for Tennessee Colleges is 56.21%, transfer-out rate is 22.46%, and retention rate is 75.05%.

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The table below summarizes and compares the graduation, transfer-out, and retention rate for Tennessee Colleges. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.

Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Comparison between Tennessee Colleges

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Tennessee Colleges Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Comparison Table
School NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateTransfer-out Rate (BS degree)Retention Rate (Full-time)Retention Rate (Part-time)
Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN43% -- 66%22%
Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN58% 24%39% 63%60%
Belmont UniversityNashville, TN72% -- 84%43%
Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN44% -28% 56%27%
Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN51% -- 68%50%
Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN56% 30%35% 68%100%
Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN59% 19%22% 71%-
Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN48% 28%37% 59%67%
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN55% 23%16% 72%67%
Fisk UniversityNashville, TN56% -29% 79%33%
Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN69% -- 92%50%
Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN65% 17%- 77%25%
King UniversityBristol, TN46% 33%35% 68%67%
Lee UniversityCleveland, TN62% 22%27% 79%-
Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN50% -- 77%20%
Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN69% -- 84%67%
Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN53% 32%19% 66%-
Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TN- -13% 50%-
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN54% 8%23% 76%53%
Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN63% 26%- 72%-
Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN85% 13%13% 91%-
South CollegeKnoxville, TN38% 20%17% 59%33%
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN51% 4%23% 85%50%
Strayer University-TennesseeMemphis, TN100% -- 100%25%
Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN32% 29%20% 62%18%
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN60% 19%40% 78%38%
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN50% 38%- 75%-
The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN30% 37%- 66%-
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN52% -- 73%35%
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN72% 20%19% 89%41%
The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN52% 21%28% 71%86%
The University of the SouthSewanee, TN81% 15%14% 89%-
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN61% -44% 74%-
Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN33% 2%- 55%100%
Union UniversityJackson, TN66% 11%22% 84%85%
University of MemphisMemphis, TN48% 15%20% 75%43%
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN92% -- 96%100%
Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN24% 12%- 83%100%
Welch CollegeGallatin, TN59% -3% 70%57%
Williamson Christian CollegeFranklin, TN33% 66%- 100%-
Average56.21%22.46%24.42%75.05%53.86%

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