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Highest graduation rate
2,780 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1961Piedmont Virginia Community College · VA · Public39%1962Missouri Western State University · MO · Public39%1963Highland Community College · KS · Public39%1964Norfolk State University · VA · Public39%1965Fayetteville State University · NC · Public38%1966Ventura College · CA · Public38%1967SUNY College of Technology at Canton · NY · Public38%1968Park University · MO · Private (nonprofit)38%1969Laramie County Community College · WY · Public38%1970Utah Tech University · UT · Public38%1971Brightpoint Community College · VA · Public38%1972Jefferson College · MO · Public38%1973State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota · FL · Public38%1974Chattahoochee Technical College · GA · Public38%1975Pennsylvania Highlands Community College · PA · Public38%1976St Petersburg College · FL · Public38%1977Gadsden State Community College · AL · Public38%1978Walla Walla Community College · WA · Public38%1979Bowie State University · MD · Public38%1980Mohave Community College · AZ · Public38%1981University of Baltimore · MD · Public38%1982Bloomfield College of Montclair State University · NJ · Public38%1983Otero College · CO · Public38%1984South Piedmont Community College · NC · Public38%1985Cabrillo College · CA · Public38%1986Georgia Military College · GA · Public38%1987Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas · PR · Private (nonprofit)38%1988Edison State Community College · OH · Public38%1989University of Alaska Fairbanks · AK · Public38%1990Bevill State Community College · AL · Public38%1991University of New Orleans · LA · Public38%1992Coffeyville Community College · KS · Public38%1993Lake Erie College · OH · Private (nonprofit)38%1994Tallahassee State College · FL · Public38%1995Life University · GA · Private (nonprofit)38%1996Mohawk Valley Community College · NY · Public38%1997University of Arkansas-Fort Smith · AR · Public38%1998Barry University · FL · Private (nonprofit)38%1999Horry-Georgetown Technical College · SC · Public38%2000Truett McConnell University · GA · Private (nonprofit)38%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted only by highest graduation rate — this is not an overall quality ranking.