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 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 $15,065 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,148 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 79.10% and the average SAT score is 1,001 at the schools.

Table. 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
-
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
3
Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, ILPublic, 4-year 18.00%
3.39%
$22,726
($12,383)
8.99%70.00%-5,7569 to 1
4
-
University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZPrivate, 4-year 18.00%
4.32%
$9,552---88,891110 to 1
6
4
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COPrivate, 4-year 19.00%
3.57%
$12,760---24,80831 to 1
6
6
Wilmington University New Castle, DEPrivate, 4-year 19.00%
3.83%
$12,330---14,02012 to 1
6
1
University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MDPublic, 4-year 19.00%
2.39%
$12,336
($7,992)
---55,83819 to 1
9
13
Purdue University Global West Lafayette, INPublic, 4-year 20.00%
8.71%
$14,421
($10,110)
---45,12526 to 1
10
96
National University San Diego, CAPrivate, 4-year 22.00%
24.67%
$13,320---18,63116 to 1
10
7
American InterContinental University System Chandler, AZPrivate, 4-year 22.00%
10.21%
$12,310---14,33340 to 1
12
5
Park University Parkville, MOPrivate, 4-year 23.00%
1.03%
$12,808---7,66214 to 1
12
3
Middle Georgia State University Macon, GAPublic, 4-year 23.00%
1.05%
$14,032
($4,432)
34.00%100.00%1,0707,68818 to 1
14
1
Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NYPublic, 4-year 24.00%
0.28%
$17,540
($7,630)
---9,40717 to 1
14
6
University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, ARPublic, 4-year 24.00%
3.75%
$8,280
($8,280)
---5,43633 to 1
16
5
Alabama A & M University Normal, ALPublic, 4-year 26.00%
2.07%
$18,634
($10,024)
19.00%66.00%9406,00719 to 1
16
2
Texas Southern University Houston, TXPublic, 4-year 26.00%
2.56%
$20,397
($8,637)
23.00%93.00%9008,63218 to 1
18
2
Albany State University Albany, GAPublic, 4-year 27.00%
3.11%
$16,206
($5,484)
---6,33420 to 1
18
5
University of the People Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year 27.00%
3.61%
$1,200---34,19223 to 1
20
4
Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, COPublic, 4-year 28.00%
1.76%
$29,503
($10,780)
17.00%99.00%1,01016,99516 to 1
21
7
University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AKPublic, 4-year 29.00%
1.47%
$21,693
($7,566)
45.99%67.01%-10,46411 to 1
22
11
National Louis University Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 30.00%
3.75%
$14,60120.00%93.00%-7,52515 to 1
22
7
Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LAPublic, 4-year 30.00%
1.95%
$17,192
($9,842)
28.00%50.00%8908,22618 to 1
22
4
University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TXPublic, 4-year 30.00%
0.25%
$17,472
($7,536)
23.99%91.00%1,04014,20818 to 1
25
19
Post University Waterbury, CTPrivate, 4-year 31.00%
10.57%
$16,034---17,03416 to 1
Average22.68%$15,065
($8,515)
27.40%79.10%1,00119,22723 to 1