by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding CSUCI 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.
With 83% students making it past their freshmen year, CSUCI 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 California, the average is 73.07%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| CSUCI | 83% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
There were approximately 1,154 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 26% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 69% of the students had graduated and after eight years 71% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of CSUCI is 69%. 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.
The typical CSUCI student takes 4.74 years to complete their bachelor's degree.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 900 | 54% |
| Six Years | 1,154 | 69% |
| Eight Years | 35 | 2% |
| Did Not Complete | 483 | 29% |
Approximately 483 students or 29% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 483 students who did not complete their degree?
14 are still enrolled.
323 transferred to another institution.
CSUCI lost contact with the remaining 151 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 14 | 2.9% |
| Transferred | 323 | 66.9% |
| Dropped Out | 151 | 31.3% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 60% |
| Asian | 60% |
| Black / African-American | 41% |
| Hispanic | 55% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 51% |
| Unknown | 66% |
| White | 57% |
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 CSUCI 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 California State University - Channel Islands represent 36% of the students in the class of 2015, and 31.02% of CSUCI bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 26%, first-time students in the CSUCI class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the CSUCI graduation rate was 59%, and by the eight year mark, 63% 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 | CSUCI | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 26% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 59% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 63% | 47.82% |
223 first-time / full-time students or 37% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
14 are still enrolled.
171 transferred to another institution.
CSUCI lost contact with the remaining 49 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 14 | 6.28% |
| Transferred | 171 | 76.68% |
| Dropped Out | 49 | 21.97% |
First-time / part-time students at California State University - Channel Islands represent 0.90% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 27%, first-time, part-time students in the CSUCI class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 33%.
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 | CSUCI | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 7% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 27% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 33% | 23.72% |
10 first-time / part-time students or 67% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
9 transferred to another institution.
CSUCI lost contact with the remaining 1 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 9 | 90.00% |
| Dropped Out | 1 | 10.00% |
729 CSUCI students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 43.60% 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 81%, 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 82%.
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 | CSUCI | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 81% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 82% | 55.07% |
130 non first-time / part-time students or 18% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
73 transferred to another institution.
CSUCI lost contact with the remaining 55 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 1.54% |
| Transferred | 73 | 56.15% |
| Dropped Out | 55 | 42.31% |
326 CSUCI students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 19.50% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 61%, 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 63%.
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 | CSUCI | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 61% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 63% | 37.80% |
120 non first-time / part-time students or 37% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
4 are still enrolled.
70 transferred to another institution.
CSUCI lost contact with the remaining 46 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 4 | 3.33% |
| Transferred | 70 | 58.33% |
| Dropped Out | 46 | 38.33% |
