by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Charter College retention and graduation rates. First year retention rates let you know how many first-time, full-time students students come back for their second year. Graduation rates tell you how many students complete their degree and how long it takes.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
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Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Washington, the average is 73.95%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Charter College | |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Washington | 73.95% |
There were approximately 1,457 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 48% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 49% of the students had graduated and after eight years 49% of this class completed their degree.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, a student is considered to have graduated on time if they complete their degree within six years, making the official Charter College graduation rate 49%.
The typical Charter College student takes 4.00 years to complete their bachelor's degree.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1,457 | 49% |
| Six Years | 1,457 | 49% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 1,535 | 51% |
Approximately 1535 students or 51% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 1535 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
4 transferred to another institution.
Charter College lost contact with the remaining 1531 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 4 | 0.3% |
| Dropped Out | 1,531 | 99.7% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 26% |
| Asian | 64% |
| Black / African-American | 32% |
| Hawaiian | 46% |
| Hispanic | 54% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 45% |
| Unknown | 44% |
| White | 59% |
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
Traditional Students:
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25.
Non-Traditional Students:
Any student that is not first-time, full-time, and under the age of 25.
The majority of students at Charter College are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at Charter College represent 57% of the students in the class of 2015, and 56.01% of Charter College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 48%, first-time students in the Charter College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Charter College graduation rate was 48%, and by the eight year mark, 48% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| First-Time / Full-Time Completions | Charter College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 48% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 48% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 48% | 47.82% |
898 first-time / full-time students or 52% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
Charter College lost contact with the remaining 896 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 2 | 0.22% |
| Dropped Out | 896 | 99.78% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Charter College first-time, part-time students.
1278 Charter College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 42.69% of the students in the class of 2015.
Non first-time students could include transfer students or adults who have returned to school after an absense.
With a six year graduation rate of 50%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 50%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 49.57% after four years, 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Returning / Full-Time Completions | Charter College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 50% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 50% | 55.07% |
637 non first-time / part-time students or 50% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
Charter College lost contact with the remaining 635 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 2 | 0.31% |
| Dropped Out | 635 | 99.69% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Charter College returning, part-time students.
