Admissions Requirements
Admission requirements vary from school to school, so check the websites of all the colleges you’re interested in.
Graduation Rate |
Job Placement Rate |
The percentage of a school’s first-time, first-year undergraduate students who complete their program within 150% of the standard time for the program.
For example, for a four-year degree program, entering students who complete within six years are counted as graduates. |
The percentage of students who are placed in jobs relevant to their courses of study within a set amount of time.
You may also want to contact a school’s career center and find out what kind of job placement services it offers students and graduates. |
Retention Rate
The percentage of a school’s first-time, first-year undergraduate students who continue at that school the next year.
For example, a student who studies full-time in the fall semester and continues studying in the program in the next fall semester is counted in this rate.
For example, a student who studies full-time in the fall semester and continues studying in the program in the next fall semester is counted in this rate.
Information courtesy of U.S. Department of Education’s College Navigator website