On the Ridge

Niagara's Four-Year Graduation Rates Is Highest in Western New York

Niagara University’s four-year graduation rate of 61.1 percent topped all public and private colleges or universities in Western New York, according to a 2010 graduation-tracking website produced by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

The four-year graduation rate is based on first-time,full-time undergraduates who entered Niagara as a cohort. The calculation of graduation rate does not include students who began as part-time freshmen or those who transferred to the school.

The Chronicle’s “College Completion” report also indicates that Niagara’s four-year graduation rate of 61.1 percent also tops the New York state average of nearly 56 percent for four-year private schools and 37.8 percent for the state’s four-year public schools.