ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s six-year graduation rate ranks in the top 8 percent of the nation's private universities in a new report by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ ranks #91 among 1,199 private colleges and universities across the nation in the latest calculation of six-year graduation rates published by the Chronicle of Higher Education. With a ranking in the top 8 percent of the nation’s private universities, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ graduated 83.8 percent of students who entered the university in 2011 and had completed their degrees within six years. The average six-year graduation rate for private institutions is 66.4 percent and the average for public institutions is 59.6 percent.
Part of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's strong student success rate is due to outstanding student retention. For last year's first-year class, 90 percent of students returned for their sophomore year.
Six-year graduation rate for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s peer private institutions (graduating class 2017):
#49 Bucknell University 90.4%
#50 Villanova University 90.3%
#56 Santa Clara (CA) 89.8%
#65 University of Richmond (VA) 88.2%
#70 Gonzaga University (WA) 87.3%
#80 Lehigh University (PA) 85.8%
#91 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 83.8%
#127 Furman University (SC) 80.5%
#143 Loyola University (MD) 79.1%
#148 Butler University (IN) 78.7%
#164 Drake University (IA) 77.1%
#172 Creighton University (NE) 76.5%
#178 Ithaca College (NY) 76%
#182 Rollins College (FL) 75.3%
#218 Valparaiso University (IN) 72.2%
#392 Stetson University (FL) 62.3%
Including both public and private universities, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ ranks among the top five North Carolina colleges and universities in the six-year graduation rate:
Duke University – 95.4% – #8 private institutions
Davidson College – 90.8% – #47 private institutions
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – 90.9% – #5 public institutions
Wake Forest University – 88.2% – #64 private institutions
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ – 83.8% – #91 private institutions
North Carolina State University – 79.4% – #35 public institutions
Appalachian State University – 73.4% – #59 public institutions
University of North Carolina at Wilmington – 72.5% public institutions
UNC School of the Arts – 70.5% – #78 public institutions
High Point University – 63.4% – #368 private institutions
Meredith College – 63% – #379 private institutions
East Carolina University – 62.1% – #142 public institutions