by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Amberton first-year students return for their second year? How many graduate and how long does it take them? On this page we'll explore Amberton retention rates, graduation rates, drop out rates and more.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
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Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Texas, the average is 68.17%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Amberton | |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Texas | 68.17% |
How many of the estimated 63 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
<nil>% of the cohort completed their degree in four years, 37% in six years, and 40% in eight years.
The official graduation rate of Amberton is 37%. This is the percentage of students who completed their degree within 150% of the published time. That means six years for a standard bachelor's degree program.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 56 | 33% |
| Six Years | 63 | 37% |
| Eight Years | 5 | 3% |
| Did Not Complete | 101 | 60% |
First-time, full-time students, under the age of 25 are known as traditional students. These students are more likely to graduate in four years than so called 'non-traditional' students that includes part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. Some schools cater to non-traditional students and it may affect their overall graduation rates.
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.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Amberton first-time, full-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Amberton first-time, part-time students.
12 Amberton students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 7.10% 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 92%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 100%.
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 | Amberton | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 92% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 100% | 55.07% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Amberton returning, full-time students.
157 Amberton students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 92.90% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 33%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 36%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.
| Returning / Part-Time Completions | Amberton | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 33% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 36% | 37.80% |
101 non first-time / part-time students or 64% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Amberton lost contact with the remaining 100 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.99% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 100 | 99.01% |
