This is a list of the 113 U.S. colleges and universities that have graduation rates below 95 percent of all other four-year institutions. These institutions represent the bottom 5 percent of institutions that graduate fewer than 18 percent of students (based on 2013 graduation rates, the most recent data available). We label them “college dropout factories” because they fail to graduate the vast majority of their students in a timely fashion. The institutions on this list have graduation rates that range from 17.7 percent to 0.6 percent, and most of these institutions have graduation rates that are lower than many of their peer institutions (similar colleges and universities with similar students). Close to half (47 percent) are for-profit institutions, 20 percent are public, and 33 percent are nonprofit privates. Among the list are one tribal college, 14 historically black colleges and universities, and 13 Hispanic-serving institutions. Institutions appear on this year’s list if they: More information on these institutions, including how these college dropout factories stack up against their peers, can be found at College Results Online. Select the points on the map above to see the graduation rates, or scroll down for a list of schools by state. Concordia College Alabama (private, nonprofit): 13.9% Selma University (private, nonprofit): 11.3% University of Phoenix–Birmingham Campus (private, for-profit): 10.8% University of Alaska Southeast (public): 12.2% University of Phoenix–Online Campus (private, for-profit): 7.3% University of Phoenix–Phoenix Campus (private, for-profit): 15.9% Arkansas Baptist College (private, nonprofit): 8.6% University of Phoenix–Little Rock Campus (private, for-profit): 15.3% University of Phoenix–Bay Area Campus (private, for-profit): 11.6% University of Phoenix–Southern California Campus (private, for-profit): 14.8% University of Phoenix–San Diego Campus (private, for-profit): 16% University of Phoenix–Sacramento Valley Campus (private, for-profit): 17% Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad/West Coast Talmudical Seminary (private, nonprofit): 16.7% Colorado Technical University–Greenwood Village (private, for-profit): 14.7% University of Phoenix–Colorado Campus (private, for-profit): 15.6% None None University of the District of Columbia (public): 16.4% American InterContinental University–South Florida (private, for-profit): 12% Florida College (private, nonprofit): 9.2% South University–West Palm Beach (private, for-profit): 12% Brewton-Parker College (private, nonprofit): 15.3% South University–Savannah (private, for-profit): 8.7% South University–Savannah Online (private, for-profit): 1.2% Truett-McConnell College (private, nonprofit): 16% University of Phoenix–Atlanta Campus (private, for-profit): 16% University of Phoenix–Augusta Campus (private, for-profit): 17.7% University of Phoenix–Columbus Georgia Campus (private, for-profit): 17.7.% University of Phoenix–Savannah Campus (private, for-profit): 12.3% Westwood College–Atlanta Midtown (private, for-profit): 16.7% None University of Phoenix–Idaho Campus (private, for-profit): 15.6% East–West University (private, nonprofit): 10.6% Hebrew Theological College (private, nonprofit): 4.8% International Academy of Design and Technology–Chicago (private, for-profit): 16.8% University of Phoenix–Chicago Campus (private, for-profit): 12.9% ITT Technical Institute–Indianapolis (private, for-profit): 9.2% Martin University (private, nonprofit): 11.8% University of Phoenix–Indianapolis Campus (private, for-profit): 8.5% Kaplan University–Davenport Campus (private, for-profit): 5.8% None Mid-Continent University (private, nonprofit): 15.4% Southern University at New Orleans (private, for-profit): 10.5% University of Phoenix–Baton Rouge (private, for-profit): 14.8% University of Maine at Augusta (public): 12.3% Coppin State University (public): 13.9% Sojourner-Douglass College (private, nonprofit): 16.7% University of Maryland–University College (public): 2.9% University of Phoenix–Maryland Campus (private, for-profit): 15.2% Bay State College (private, for-profit): 14.6% Boston Architectural College (private, nonprofit): 6.6% Cambridge College (private, nonprofit): 2.5% University of Phoenix–Boston Campus (private, for-profit): 7.1% Baker College of Flint (private, nonprofit): 9.1% Baker College of Muskegon (private, nonprofit): 16.7% Baker College of Owosso (private, nonprofit): 8.8% University of Phoenix–Metro Detroit Campus (private, for-profit): 13.6% University of Phoenix–West Michigan Campus (private, for-profit): 14.6% None None Harris-Stowe State University (public): 10.4% University of Phoenix–St. Louis Campus (private, for-profit): 3.4% None None Nevada State College (public): 13.8% University of Phoenix–Northern Nevada Campus (private, for-profit): 10% None University of Phoenix–Jersey City Campus (private, for-profit): 7.3% Yeshiva Toras Chaim (private, nonprofit): 2.9% University of the Southwest (private, nonprofit): 14.1% Western New Mexico University (public): 16.8% Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid (private, nonprofit): 10% Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz (private, nonprofit): 9.9% CUNY Medgar Evers College (public): 14.7% Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute (private, nonprofit): 9.6% Rabbinical College of Long Island (private, nonprofit): 2.8% SUNY Empire State College (public): 15.7% Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah (private, nonprofit): 6.7% Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary (private, nonprofit): 2.2% Yeshivat Mikdash Melech (private, nonprofit): 6.1% University of Phoenix–Charlotte Campus (private, for-profit): 14.6% University of Phoenix–Raleigh Campus (private, for-profit): 12.5% None Northern Marianas College (public): 7.3% Franklin University (private, nonprofit): 15% Kent State University at Ashtabula (public): 10.7% Ohio University–Chillicothe Campus (public): 16% Ohio University–Southern Campus (public): 17.6% Bacone College (private, nonprofit): 3.2% Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College (private, nonprofit): 14.6% Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology-Okmulgee (public): 0.6% University of Phoenix–Oklahoma City Campus (private, for-profit): 15.5% None The Art Institute of Pittsburgh–Online Division (private, for-profit): 11.3% The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College (private, for-profit): 9.7% University of Phoenix–Philadelphia Campus (private, for-profit): 7.1% Bayamon Central University (private, nonprofit): 15.7% National University College–Arecibo (private, for-profit): 11.1% National University College–Bayamon (private, for-profit): 15.3% National University College–Rio Grande (private, for-profit): 8.2% Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico–Hato Rey Campus (private, nonprofit): 15% University of Puerto Rico–Utuado (public): 14.2% None University of Phoenix–Columbia Campus (private, for-profit): 13.2% National American University–Rapid City (private, for-profit): 11.9% Oglala Lakota College (public): 6.9% Le Moyne-Owen College (private, nonprofit): 16.9% Tennessee Temple University (private, nonprofit): 17.5% University of Phoenix–Memphis Campus (private, for-profit): 16.6% University of Phoenix–Nashville Campus (private, for-profit): 15.1% Victory University (private, for-profit): 5.4% Jarvis Christian College (private, nonprofit): 9% Paul Quinn College (private, nonprofit): 4.9% Texas College (private, nonprofit): 14.6% Texas Southern University (public): 16.3% University of Houston–Downtown (public): 14.1% University of Phoenix–Austin Campus (private, for-profit): 8.6% University of Phoenix–Houston Campus (private, for-profit): 16.4% None None ITT Technical Institute–Norfolk (private, for-profit): 17.4% Heritage University (private, nonprofit): 15.3% Bluefield State College (public): 17.7% Salem International University (private, for-profit): 7.2% West Virginia State University (public): 17% ITT Technical Institute–Greenfield (private, for-profit): 14.3% University of Phoenix–Milwaukee Campus (private, for-profit): 14.6% None
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