Ohio College Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Statistics

The next list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest graduation rate and more relative statistics. For that, we include only 4-year colleges and having more than 500 enrolled students.

Graduation Rate Comparison Between Ohio Colleges

The following table lists Ohio colleges with graduation, transfer-out, and retention rate. The graduation rate is based on the number of completers who completed their program within 150% normal time (i.e. within 6 years for 4 years B.S. degrees).
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All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges
College NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time)Retention Rate (part-time)
ETI Technical College
Niles, OH
Private, 2-4 years
82%8%63%100
Herzing University-Akron
Akron, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
21%-50%-
University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
47%27%68%40
Allegheny Wesleyan College
Salem, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
40%5%76%-
Apollo Career Center
Lima, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
72%-47%66
Art Academy of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
49%-70%-
Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center
Ashland, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
81%-92%88
Ashland University
Ashland, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
60%30%70%37
Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus
Jefferson, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
69%-58%80
Auburn Career Center
Concord Twp, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
44%-83%94
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Canton, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
81%18%67%100
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
65%-82%67
Belmont College
St Clairsville, OH
Public, 2-4 years
34%15%51%35
Bluffton University
Bluffton, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
45%-70%-
Bowling Green State University-Firelands
Huron, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
11%39%55%30
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
61%23%77%57
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma
Parma, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
30%8%--
Buckeye Hills Career Center
Rio Grande, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
79%-100%-
Butler Technology and Career Development Schools
Monroe, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
83%-67%-
Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education
Canton, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
74%-82%100
Capital University
Columbus, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
61%-78%-
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
85%-93%-
Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
75%-86%-
Central Ohio Technical College
Newark, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
30%17%--
Central School of Practical Nursing
Independence, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
31%-74%-
Central State University
Wilberforce, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
25%34%41%14
Chatfield College
Saint Martin, OH
Private, 2-4 years
20%-57%20
Choffin Career and Technical Center
Youngstown, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
96%-79%-
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Cincinnati, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
53%-68%33
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
72%-86%53
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Cincinnati, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
16%19%22%50
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College
Batavia, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
21%41%--
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College
Blue Ash, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
16%48%--
Ohio Christian University
Circleville, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
32%-61%-
Clark State College
Springfield, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
31%26%--
Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
73%8%80%-
Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
82%9%89%-
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
48%39%69%32
Columbiana County Career and Technical Center
Lisbon, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
77%-86%-
Columbus College of Art & Design
Columbus, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
59%-78%-
Columbus State Community College
Columbus, OH
Public, 2-4 years
25%16%63%45
Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH
Public, 2-4 years
25%12%57%41
Dayton Barber College
Miamisburg, OH
Private, 2-4 years
66%-84%-
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
81%15%88%75
Defiance College
Defiance, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
41%8%58%-
Denison University
Granville, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
84%13%90%-
Edison State Community College
Piqua, OH
Public, 2-4 years
23%14%58%35
EHOVE Career Center
Milan, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
88%-86%77
The University of Findlay
Findlay, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
65%24%75%-
Franklin University
Columbus, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
49%39%50%44
Gerbers Akron Beauty School
Akron, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
88%-20%50
Gods Bible School and College
Cincinnati, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
45%19%78%100
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science
Cincinnati, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
40%---
Great Oaks Career Campuses
Cincinnati, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
83%-74%-
Hannah E Mullins School of Practical Nursing
Salem, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
88%12%58%100
Adult and Community Education-Hudson
Columbus, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
93%-86%-
Heidelberg University
Tiffin, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
54%21%75%-
Hiram College
Hiram, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
52%-69%-
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Troy, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
90%-93%-
Hocking College
Nelsonville, OH
Public, 2-4 years
26%14%46%33
Ross Medical Education Center-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
48%-68%-
International College of Broadcasting
Dayton, OH
Private, 2-4 years
53%-47%-
Eastern Gateway Community College
Steubenville, OH
Public, 2-4 years
31%-64%41
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
78%-86%-
Hondros College of Nursing
Westerville, OH
Private, 2-4 years
38%1%36%-
Casal Aveda Institute
Niles, OH
Private, 2-4 years
55%-83%100
Kent State University at Ashtabula
Ashtabula, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
11%4%58%26
Kent State University at East Liverpool
East Liverpool, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
13%3%20%38
Kent State University at Stark
North Canton, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
12%7%48%35
Kent State University at Trumbull
Warren, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
12%6%44%13
Kent State University at Tuscarawas
New Philadelphia, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
24%5%42%21
Kent State University at Salem
Salem, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
12%5%48%31
Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
64%6%78%60
Kent State University at Geauga
Burton, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
15%10%36%34
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
87%8%88%-
Kettering College
Kettering, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
50%-73%80
Lake Erie College
Painesville, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
42%-66%-
Lakeland Community College
Kirtland, OH
Public, 2-4 years
16%16%57%51
Collins Career Technical Center
Chesapeake, OH
Public, 2-4 years
70%29%100%-
James A. Rhodes State College
Lima, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
26%17%60%37
Ohio Business College-Sheffield
Sheffield Village, OH
Private, 2-4 years
73%-73%50
Ohio Business College-Sandusky
Sandusky, OH
Private, 2-4 years
62%-38%43
Lorain County Community College
Elyria, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
26%21%--
Lourdes University
Sylvania, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
50%-64%60
Malone University
Canton, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
51%-73%-
Marietta College
Marietta, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
50%-64%-
Marion Technical College
Marion, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
29%7%56%36
Medina County Career Center
Medina, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
87%-71%-
Mercy College of Ohio
Toledo, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
52%21%77%-
Miami University-Hamilton
Hamilton, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
19%29%57%38
Miami University-Middletown
Middletown, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
22%23%55%20
Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
80%14%89%60
Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy
Cincinnati, OH
Private, 2-4 years
95%5%75%60
Miami Valley Career Technology Center
Englewood, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
88%-88%-
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Columbus, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
64%28%68%71
University of Mount Union
Alliance, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
61%20%78%-
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
68%20%70%-
Mount St. Joseph University
Cincinnati, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
50%-69%-
Zane State College
Zanesville, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
53%6%--
Muskingum University
New Concord, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
59%-68%-
North Central State College
Mansfield, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
26%13%88%100
Northern Institute of Cosmetology
Lorain, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
54%11%71%-
Northwest State Community College
Archbold, OH
Public, 2-4 years
45%9%75%56
Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education
Toledo, OH
Public, 2-4 years
52%43%89%-
Notre Dame College
Cleveland, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
42%31%62%50
University of Northwestern Ohio
Lima, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
59%6%67%-
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
83%-87%-
Ohio Technical College
Cleveland, OH
Private, 2-4 years
59%-97%-
Ohio Dominican University
Columbus, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
50%13%58%-
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
72%-80%100
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
Wooster, OH
Public, 2-4 years
49%23%51%33
Ohio State University-Lima Campus
Lima, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
20%55%44%46
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus
Mansfield, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
16%66%33%60
Ohio State University-Marion Campus
Marion, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
16%62%41%38
Ohio State University-Newark Campus
Newark, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
33%44%24%18
Ohio State Beauty Academy
Lima, OH
Private, 2-4 years
50%-86%-
Ohio State College of Barber Styling
Columbus, OH
Private, 2-4 years
79%-71%-
The Spa School
Columbus, OH
Private, 2-4 years
65%-93%-
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester
CANAL WINCHESTER, OH
Private, 2-4 years
59%-76%-
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
88%7%93%52
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
16%44%58%50
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
18%37%56%8
Ohio University-Southern Campus
Ironton, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
21%31%49%50
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
12%33%54%33
Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
65%27%79%53
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
Zanesville, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
18%43%50%25
East Ohio College
East Liverpool, OH
Private, 2-4 years
58%-70%-
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
66%26%82%-
Otterbein University
Westerville, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
69%22%79%50
Owens Community College
Perrysburg, OH
Public, 2-4 years
27%9%62%46
Paramount Beauty Academy
Portsmouth, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
73%-90%-
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
Brecksville, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
85%-86%82
Pontifical College Josephinum
Columbus, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
30%-100%-
Professional Skills Institute
Maumee, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
77%---
Rabbinical College Telshe
Wickliffe, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
14%57%67%-
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles
Niles, OH
Private, 2-4 years
54%-58%-
Fortis College-Centerville
Centerville, OH
Private, 2-4 years
48%-28%-
University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
37%12%53%40
The Modern College of Design
Kettering, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
54%---
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
35%26%66%25
Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
30%23%73%22
Stark State College
North Canton, OH
Public, 2-4 years
20%11%49%42
Stautzenberger College-Maumee
Maumee, OH
Private, 2-4 years
52%-64%-
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
76%13%86%57
Southern State Community College
Hillsboro, OH
Public, 2-4 years
31%16%57%35
Terra State Community College
Fremont, OH
Public, 2-4 years
25%21%63%50
Tiffin Academy of Hair Design
Tiffin, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
76%-83%75
Tiffin University
Tiffin, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
45%30%60%16
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
54%-75%42
Tri-County Adult Career Center
Nelsonville, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
70%-45%-
Tri-Rivers Career Center
Marion, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
71%-75%90
Union Institute & University
Cincinnati, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
50%-100%67
Upper Valley Career Center
Piqua, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
64%-70%60
Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
48%40%69%-
The North Coast College
Lakewood, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
23%---
Walsh University
North Canton, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
58%-76%20
Washington State Community College
Marietta, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
37%13%51%38
Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
41%-70%73
Wilmington College
Wilmington, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
50%-67%-
Wittenberg University
Springfield, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
57%27%75%-
The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
74%-83%-
Wright State University-Main Campus
Dayton, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
43%-64%31
Wright State University-Lake Campus
Celina, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
42%-58%21
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
73%-84%-
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH
Public, 4 years
four-years
48%19%78%34
Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy
Fairfield, OH
Private, 2-4 years
86%5%50%48
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance
Alliance, OH
Private, 2-4 years
55%1%77%-
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick
Brunswick, OH
Private, 2-4 years
56%-76%-
Portage Lakes Career Center
Uniontown, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
64%-85%92
Greene County Career Center
Xenia, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
100%---
Alliance Career Center
Alliance, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
70%-60%75
Hamrick School
Medina, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
78%---
Madison Adult Career Center
Mansfield, OH
Public, 2-4 years
73%-75%91
Remington College-Cleveland Campus
Cleveland, OH
Private, 2-4 years
40%-53%-
Toledo Academy of Beauty Culture-East
OREGON, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
85%---
Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses
Bethel, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
87%---
Buckeye Joint Vocational School
New Philadelphia, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
90%-87%-
Sandusky Career Center
Sandusky, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
51%-100%-
Inner State Beauty School
Lyndhurst, OH
Private, 2-4 years
74%-71%-
Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education
Zanesville, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
92%-86%86
Polaris Career Center
Middleburg Heights, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
69%-88%80
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath
Heath, OH
Private, 2-4 years
48%-81%-
Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools
Groveport, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
79%-85%-
Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
30%-65%14
Mahoning County Career and Technical Center
Canfield, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
82%-75%90
Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District
Chillicothe, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
89%-100%93
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman
Boardman, OH
Private, 2-4 years
50%3%67%-
Scioto County Career Technical Center
Lucasville, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
73%-76%90
Trumbull Career & Technical Center
Warren, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
92%-86%-
Warren County Career Center
Lebanon, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
89%-88%77
Lorain County Joint Vocational School District
Oberlin, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
85%-90%90
Ohio Media School-Valley View
Valley View, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
72%-63%-
Penta County Joint Vocational School
Perrysburg, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
70%---
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County
Newark, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
72%-93%-
Northern Career Institute
Eastlake, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
83%-80%-
Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training
Marietta, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
100%-76%84
Ohio Media School-Cincinnati
Norwood, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
62%-73%-
Vantage Career Center
Van Wert, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
86%-67%77
Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology Center
Fremont, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
56%-50%100
Wayne County Schools Career Center
Smithville, OH
Public, Less than 2 years
69%-74%77
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton
Dayton, OH
Private, 2-4 years
71%-66%59
Rosedale Bible College
Irwin, OH
Private, 2-4 years
53%6%78%40
American Institute of Alternative Medicine
Columbus, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
61%---
Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor
Mentor, OH
Private, 2-4 years
73%-86%80
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton
Dayton, OH
Private, 2-4 years
86%2%72%43
Orion Institute
Perrysburg, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
56%-100%-
Stautzenberger College-Brecksville
Brecksville, OH
Private, 2-4 years
65%-60%-
Dayton School of Medical Massage
Dayton, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
75%-72%-
Northcoast Medical Training Academy
Kent, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
74%-64%-
Fortis College-Columbus
Westerville, OH
Private, 2-4 years
43%-52%-
Fortis College-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Private, 2-4 years
42%-53%-
Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville
Strongsville, OH
Private, 2-4 years
70%-73%100
Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati
West Chester, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
79%-78%-
MyComputerCareer at Columbus
Columbus, OH
Private, 2-4 years
75%1%77%-
Ross College-Sylvania
Sylvania, OH
Private, 2-4 years
33%-66%-
ATA College-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
50%-82%-
Elite Welding Academy LLC
Cincinnati, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
74%-100%-
Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
64%-80%45
International Culinary Arts and Sciences Institute
Chesterland, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
48%--74
Ohio Media School-Columbus
Columbus, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
68%-66%-
Ohio Medical Career College
Dayton, OH
Private, 2-4 years
83%-83%-
Chamberlain University-Ohio
Columbus, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
11%66%100%-
Aveda Institute-Columbus
Columbus, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
63%-70%-
Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
72%-77%33
Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland
Twinsburg, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
59%-68%-
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus
Columbus, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
79%-83%-
Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg
Perrysburg, OH
Private, 2-4 years
66%-88%94
Ross Medical Education Center-Niles
Niles, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
59%-74%-
Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College
Cleveland, OH
Private, 2-4 years
56%-92%86
Elite School of Cosmetology
Norwalk, OH
Private, 2-4 years
57%-67%100
Salon Institute-Toledo Campus
Toledo, OH
Private, 2-4 years
60%-100%-
Athena Career Academy
Toledo, OH
Private, 2-4 years
75%-15%-
Ross Medical Education Center-Dayton
Dayton, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
44%1%60%-
Ross Medical Education Center-Ontario
Ontario, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
53%-73%-
DeVry University-Ohio
Columbus, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
23%17%42%33
Antioch College
Yellow Springs, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
25%-73%-
Ohio Institute of Allied Health
Huber Heights, OH
Private, 2-4 years
92%-78%-
LaBarberia Institute of Hair
Mayfield Hts, OH
Private, 2-4 years
72%-23%-
Paul Mitchell the School-Toledo
Sylvania, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
53%3%62%56
Valor Christian College
Canal Winchester, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
54%11%--
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Private, 2-4 years
35%-40%-
Felbry College
Columbus, OH
Private, 4 years
four-years
95%---
Ross Medical Education Center-Elyria
Elyria, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
67%-69%-
Apex Academy Hair Skin Nails School of Cosmetology
Ontario, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
89%-47%-
Cincinnati School of Barbering & Hair Design
Cincinnati, OH
Private, 2-4 years
65%-75%-
Ross College-Canton
Canton, OH
Private, 2-4 years
52%2%75%50
Elite Academy of Hair Design
Bridgeport, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
71%-79%78
Valley College-Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
Private, 2-4 years
58%2%83%-
Meryma'at Barber College
Cleveland, OH
Private, 2-4 years
91%-61%-
Elite Welding Academy South Point
South Point, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
100%---
Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving Academy
Trotwood, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
67%-92%100
Academia Medical Institute
Columbus, OH
Private, Less than 2 years
91%-69%-
Average57%20%69%56