by our College Data Analytics TeamHow long does it take to earn a degree at Center for Advanced Legal Studies? Find out how many students return after their freshman year, how long it takes to graduate, and what happens to the students who don't.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 67% students making it past their freshmen year, Center for Advanced Legal Studies 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 Texas, the average is 68.17%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Center for Advanced Legal Studies | 67% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Texas | 68.17% |
There were approximately 65 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 59% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 56% of the students had graduated and after eight years 56% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Center for Advanced Legal Studies is 56%. 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 | 65 | 56% |
| Six Years | 65 | 56% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 51 | 44% |
Approximately 51 students or 44% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 51 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
6 transferred to another institution.
Center for Advanced Legal Studies lost contact with the remaining 45 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 6 | 11.8% |
| Dropped Out | 45 | 88.2% |
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 Center for Advanced Legal Studies are considered 'non-traditional students' who either not first-time, or not full-time, or both.
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 Center for Advanced Legal Studies represent 25% of the students in the class of 2015, and 26.15% of Center for Advanced Legal Studies bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 59%, first-time students in the Center for Advanced Legal Studies class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Center for Advanced Legal Studies graduation rate was 59%, and by the eight year mark, 59% 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 | Center for Advanced Legal Studies | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 59% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 59% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 59% | 47.82% |
12 first-time / full-time students or 41% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
Center for Advanced Legal Studies lost contact with the remaining 10 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 2 | 16.67% |
| Dropped Out | 10 | 83.33% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Center for Advanced Legal Studies first-time, part-time students.
87 Center for Advanced Legal Studies students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 75.00% 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 55%, 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 55%.
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 | Center for Advanced Legal Studies | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 55% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 55% | 55.07% |
39 non first-time / part-time students or 45% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
4 transferred to another institution.
Center for Advanced Legal Studies lost contact with the remaining 35 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 4 | 10.26% |
| Dropped Out | 35 | 89.74% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Center for Advanced Legal Studies returning, part-time students.
