by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Brookline College - Phoenix after their first year? Are Brookline College - Phoenix students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 68% students making it past their freshmen year, Brookline College - Phoenix has freshmen retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Arizona, the average is 67.94%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Brookline College - Phoenix | 68% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Arizona | 67.94% |
Of the 716 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 10% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 36% of the students had graduated and after eight years 36% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Brookline College - Phoenix is 36%. 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 | 590 | 30% |
| Six Years | 716 | 36% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 1,252 | 64% |
Approximately 1252 students or 64% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 1252 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
797 transferred to another institution.
Brookline College - Phoenix lost contact with the remaining 455 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 797 | 63.7% |
| Dropped Out | 455 | 36.3% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 55% |
| Asian | 78% |
| Black / African-American | 35% |
| Hawaiian | 50% |
| Hispanic | 66% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 46% |
| Unknown | 50% |
| White | 47% |
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 Brookline College - Phoenix 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 Brookline College - Phoenix represent 74% of the students in the class of 2015, and 37.43% of Brookline College - Phoenix bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 10%, first-time students in the Brookline College - Phoenix class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Brookline College - Phoenix graduation rate was 18%, and by the eight year mark, 18% 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 | Brookline College - Phoenix | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 10% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 18% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 18% | 47.82% |
1192 first-time / full-time students or 82% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
776 transferred to another institution.
Brookline College - Phoenix lost contact with the remaining 416 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 776 | 65.10% |
| Dropped Out | 416 | 34.90% |
First-time / part-time students at Brookline College - Phoenix represent 0.41% of the students in the class of 2015.
| First-Time / Part-Time Completions | Brookline College - Phoenix | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 1% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 1% | 23.72% |
8 first-time / part-time students or 100% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Brookline College - Phoenix lost contact with the remaining 8 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 8 | 100.00% |
500 Brookline College - Phoenix students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 25.41% 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 90%, 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 90%.
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 | Brookline College - Phoenix | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 90% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 90% | 55.07% |
52 non first-time / part-time students or 10% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
21 transferred to another institution.
Brookline College - Phoenix lost contact with the remaining 31 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 21 | 40.38% |
| Dropped Out | 31 | 59.62% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Brookline College - Phoenix returning, part-time students.
