Private Colleges where More Students leaving before Graduation

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 6% last year.

Ashford University with 9% and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide with 17% 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 $16,727 and graduate tuition & fees is $13,353 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 78.11% and the average SAT score is 1,105 at the schools.

Table. Private Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GAPrivate, 4-year 6.00%
0.84%
$16,452---7,70725 to 1
2
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Ashford University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year 9.00%
0.46%
$13,160---34,19019 to 1
3
2
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FLPrivate, 4-year 17.00%
2.43%
$11,66553.98%61.99%1,15511,57419 to 1
4
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University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZPrivate, 4-year 18.00%
4.32%
$9,552---88,891110 to 1
5
2
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPrivate, 4-year 19.00%
3.57%
$12,760---24,80831 to 1
5
4
Wilmington University New Castle, DEPrivate, 4-year 19.00%
3.83%
$12,330---14,02012 to 1
7
23
National University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year 22.00%
24.67%
$13,320---18,63116 to 1
7
4
American InterContinental University System Chandler, AZPrivate, 4-year 22.00%
10.21%
$12,310---14,33340 to 1
9
2
Park University Parkville, MOPrivate, 4-year 23.00%
1.03%
$12,808---7,66214 to 1
10
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University of the People Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year 27.00%
3.61%
$1,200---34,19223 to 1
11
4
National Louis University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 30.00%
3.75%
$14,60120.00%93.00%-7,52515 to 1
12
6
Post University Waterbury, CTPrivate, 4-year 31.00%
10.57%
$16,034---17,03416 to 1
13
1
Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, ALPrivate, 4-year 32.00%
1.44%
$5,808---15,94828 to 1
14
3
South College Knoxville, TNPrivate, 4-year 38.00%
0.28%
$17,935---6,18216 to 1
15
8
Barry University Miami, FLPrivate, 4-year 39.00%
1.60%
$33,4508.00%59.00%-6,95812 to 1
16
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Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KYPrivate, 4-year 40.00%
4.23%
$26,99069.05%98.03%-11,77523 to 1
16
6
Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MOPrivate, 4-year 40.00%
0.55%
$33,12233.99%64.02%1,0405,23119 to 1
16
8
Bellevue University Bellevue, NEPrivate, 4-year 40.00%
17.36%
$8,886---13,84113 to 1
16
2
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, INPrivate, 4-year 40.00%
2.02%
$9,480---10,01217 to 1
20
1
Full Sail University Winter Park, FLPrivate, 4-year 41.00%
1.02%
$26,417---26,73734 to 1
20
35
William Carey University Hattiesburg, MSPrivate, 4-year 41.00%
19.26%
$14,68561.93%57.97%1,1205,66213 to 1
20
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Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NHPrivate, 4-year 41.00%
1.87%
$16,45035.00%96.00%-164,09122 to 1
23
1
St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FLPrivate, 4-year 42.00%
0.76%
$34,77012.00%99.00%-6,37018 to 1
23
15
Southeastern University Lakeland, FLPrivate, 4-year 42.00%
9.43%
$31,73250.00%74.00%-10,04427 to 1
23
10
Columbia College Columbia, MOPrivate, 4-year 42.00%
9.50%
$12,268---6,04620 to 1
Average30.44%$16,72738.22%78.11%1,10522,77924 to 1