by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Ross College-Hopkinsville 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 percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 87% students making it past their freshmen year, Ross College-Hopkinsville has freshmen retention rates above the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Kentucky, the average is 67.55%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Ross College-Hopkinsville | 87% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Kentucky | 67.55% |
There were approximately 85 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 33% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 31% of the students had graduated and after eight years 31% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Ross College-Hopkinsville is 31%. 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 | 85 | 31% |
| Six Years | 85 | 31% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 191 | 69% |
Approximately 191 students or 69% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 191 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
Ross College-Hopkinsville lost contact with the remaining 190 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 1 | 0.5% |
| Dropped Out | 190 | 99.5% |
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.
The majority of students at Ross College-Hopkinsville are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
First-time / full-time students at Ross College-Hopkinsville represent 34% of the students in the class of 2015, and 35.29% of Ross College-Hopkinsville bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 33%, first-time students in the Ross College-Hopkinsville class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Ross College-Hopkinsville graduation rate was 33%, and by the eight year mark, 33% 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 | Ross College-Hopkinsville | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 33% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 33% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 33% | 47.82% |
62 first-time / full-time students or 67% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Ross College-Hopkinsville lost contact with the remaining 62 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 62 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Ross College-Hopkinsville first-time, part-time students.
184 Ross College-Hopkinsville students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 65.95% 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 30%, 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 30%.
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 | Ross College-Hopkinsville | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 30% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 30% | 55.07% |
129 non first-time / part-time students or 70% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
Ross College-Hopkinsville lost contact with the remaining 128 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 0.78% |
| Dropped Out | 128 | 99.22% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Ross College-Hopkinsville returning, part-time students.
