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Graduation rate would be a good figure to publish on their site. I searched for it out of curiosity, and according to the CEO they have ~85% graduation rate.

https://twitter.com/Austen/status/1140636581679624192

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This figure is not audited, and Lambda school only recently switched to 9 months from 6 months, so saying that it’s 85% for a “9 month program” is misleading if most of their past cohorts were on a schedule much shorter than that.

That said, .15 + (.85 * .15) = 0.2775, the proportion of the student body who either didn't graduate or didn't find a job within 180 days of graduating. So there is a significant fraction who might regret attending the program. But it still compares well with universities.

Which isn't the right point of comparison. How does it compare with University CS departments?

Usually a big component to these programs are weekly exams to make sure you’re on track. I’ve looked into some of the local ones and usually if you fail a few you will be dismissed from the program.

85% means little if Lambda has a low bar to dismissing students that are struggling and not keeping up with the material.

At least they don't have to pay for it if they can't find a job.

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