by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding BC 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 Texas, the average is 68.17%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| BC | |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Texas | 68.17% |
There were approximately 415 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
After four years 25% of the cohort graduated. After six years 24% had completed their degree, and 28% after eight years.
The official graduation rate of BC is 24%. 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 | 322 | 19% |
| Six Years | 415 | 24% |
| Eight Years | 63 | 4% |
| Did Not Complete | 1,253 | 72% |
Approximately 1253 students or 72% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 1253 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
463 transferred to another institution.
BC lost contact with the remaining 719 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 463 | 37.0% |
| Dropped Out | 719 | 57.4% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Black / African-American | 27% |
| Hispanic | 25% |
| International | 100% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 33% |
| Unknown | 100% |
| White | 29% |
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.
The majority of students at BC are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
First-time / full-time students at Brazosport College represent 25% of the students in the class of 2015, and 33.01% of BC bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 25%, first-time students in the BC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the BC graduation rate was 31%, and by the eight year mark, 35% 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 | BC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 25% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 31% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 35% | 47.82% |
283 first-time / full-time students or 65% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
93 transferred to another institution.
BC lost contact with the remaining 168 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 93 | 32.86% |
| Dropped Out | 168 | 59.36% |
First-time / part-time students at Brazosport College represent 47.86% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 20%, first-time, part-time students in the BC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 24%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, 23.72% after eight years.
| First-Time / Part-Time Completions | BC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 14% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 20% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 24% | 23.72% |
627 first-time / part-time students or 76% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
34 are still enrolled.
207 transferred to another institution.
BC lost contact with the remaining 386 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 34 | 5.42% |
| Transferred | 207 | 33.01% |
| Dropped Out | 386 | 61.56% |
144 BC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 8.31% 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 33%, 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 37%.
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 | BC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 33% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 37% | 55.07% |
91 non first-time / part-time students or 63% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
5 are still enrolled.
36 transferred to another institution.
BC lost contact with the remaining 50 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 5 | 5.49% |
| Transferred | 36 | 39.56% |
| Dropped Out | 50 | 54.95% |
323 BC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 18.65% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 19%, 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 22%.
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 | BC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 19% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 22% | 37.80% |
252 non first-time / part-time students or 78% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
10 are still enrolled.
127 transferred to another institution.
BC lost contact with the remaining 115 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 10 | 3.97% |
| Transferred | 127 | 50.40% |
| Dropped Out | 115 | 45.63% |
