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 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.

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 5.00%
0.16%
$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
4
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPrivate, 4-year 18.00%
4.57%
$12,760---24,80831 to 1
4
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University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZPrivate, 4-year 20.00%
6.32%
$9,552---88,891110 to 1
5
2
American InterContinental University System Chandler, AZPrivate, 4-year 21.00%
9.21%
$12,310---14,33340 to 1
6
1
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FLPrivate, 4-year 22.00%
2.57%
$11,66553.64%61.75%1,15511,57419 to 1
7
2
Wilmington University New Castle, DEPrivate, 4-year 23.00%
0.17%
$12,330---14,02012 to 1
8
3
Park University Parkville, MOPrivate, 4-year 30.00%
5.97%
$12,808---7,66214 to 1
8
4
Franklin University Columbus, OHPrivate, 4-year 30.00%
4.78%
$9,577---8,04416 to 1
10
26
Capella University Minneapolis, MNPrivate, 4-year 33.00%
17.00%
$14,436---39,72735 to 1
11
5
Post University Waterbury, CTPrivate, 4-year 35.00%
14.57%
$16,034---17,03416 to 1
12
11
Barry University Miami, FLPrivate, 4-year 37.00%
3.60%
$33,4508.11%59.07%-6,95812 to 1
12
3
National Louis University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 37.00%
3.25%
$14,60120.34%93.12%-7,52515 to 1
12
5
South College Knoxville, TNPrivate, 4-year 37.00%
0.72%
$17,935---6,18216 to 1
12
2
Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, ALPrivate, 4-year 37.00%
3.56%
$5,808---15,94828 to 1
12
14
DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, ILPrivate, 4-year 37.00%
4.87%
$15,03282.72%43.25%1,05026,38449 to 1
12
6
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, INPrivate, 4-year 37.00%
0.98%
$9,480---10,01217 to 1
12
2
University of the People Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year 37.00%
13.61%
$1,200---34,19223 to 1
19
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Academy of Art University San Francisco, CAPrivate, 4-year 40.00%
1.98%
$28,024---6,78615 to 1
20
35
William Carey University Hattiesburg, MSPrivate, 4-year 41.00%
19.26%
$14,68561.63%57.97%1,1205,66213 to 1
21
7
Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZPrivate, 4-year 43.00%
1.74%
$17,26329.07%60.36%1,105101,81620 to 1
21
3
St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FLPrivate, 4-year 43.00%
1.76%
$34,77011.83%99.40%-6,37018 to 1
21
17
Southeastern University Lakeland, FLPrivate, 4-year 43.00%
8.43%
$31,73249.71%74.29%-10,04427 to 1
24
50
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FLPrivate, 4-year 44.00%
23.14%
$24,13659.55%97.42%-19,02015 to 1
25
5
Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NHPrivate, 4-year 45.00%
5.87%
$16,45035.38%96.12%-164,09122 to 1
Average32.16%$16,22641.20%74.28%1,10827,55925 to 1