by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Athens State University 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.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return 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 Alabama, the average is 66.79%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Athens State University | |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Alabama | 66.79% |
Of the 801 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
<nil>% of the cohort completed their degree in four years, 59% in six years, and 62% in eight years.
Any student who completes their bachelor's degree within six years is considered to have graduated on time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This makes the offical Athens State University graduation rate 59%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 705 | 52% |
| Six Years | 801 | 59% |
| Eight Years | 32 | 3% |
| Did Not Complete | 521 | 38% |
Approximately 521 students or 38% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 521 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
190 transferred to another institution.
Athens State University lost contact with the remaining 309 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 190 | 36.5% |
| Dropped Out | 309 | 59.3% |
Some schools have mainly first-time, full-time students, while others cater to part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. For a variety of reasons first-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are usually more likely to graduate in four years.
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.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Athens State University first-time, full-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Athens State University first-time, part-time students.
716 Athens State University students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 52.84% 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 65%, 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 67%.
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 | Athens State University | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 65% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 67% | 55.07% |
236 non first-time / part-time students or 33% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
7 are still enrolled.
97 transferred to another institution.
Athens State University lost contact with the remaining 132 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 7 | 2.97% |
| Transferred | 97 | 41.10% |
| Dropped Out | 132 | 55.93% |
639 Athens State University students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 47.16% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 53%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 55%.
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 | Athens State University | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 53% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 55% | 37.80% |
285 non first-time / part-time students or 45% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
15 are still enrolled.
93 transferred to another institution.
Athens State University lost contact with the remaining 177 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 15 | 5.26% |
| Transferred | 93 | 32.63% |
| Dropped Out | 177 | 62.11% |
