by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding CIA 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 76% students making it past their freshmen year, CIA 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 Ohio, the average is 69.84%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| CIA | 76% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Ohio | 69.84% |
Of the 81 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 50% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 55% of the students had graduated and after eight years 57% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of CIA is 55%. 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.
How long does it take to get a bachelor's degree at CIA? The standard length of time for most students is 4.20 years.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 72 | 49% |
| Six Years | 81 | 55% |
| Eight Years | 3 | 2% |
| Did Not Complete | 64 | 43% |
Approximately 64 students or 43% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 64 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
38 transferred to another institution.
CIA lost contact with the remaining 26 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 38 | 59.4% |
| Dropped Out | 26 | 40.6% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 100% |
| Black / African-American | 60% |
| Hispanic | 50% |
| International | 80% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 50% |
| White | 64% |
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 CIA 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 Cleveland Institute of Art represent 86% of the students in the class of 2015, and 88.89% of CIA bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 50%, first-time students in the CIA class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the CIA graduation rate was 57%, and by the eight year mark, 58% 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 | CIA | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 50% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 57% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 58% | 47.82% |
53 first-time / full-time students or 42% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
33 transferred to another institution.
CIA lost contact with the remaining 20 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 33 | 62.26% |
| Dropped Out | 20 | 37.74% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on CIA first-time, part-time students.
21 CIA students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 14.19% 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 43%, 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 48%.
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 | CIA | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 43% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 48% | 55.07% |
11 non first-time / part-time students or 52% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
5 transferred to another institution.
CIA lost contact with the remaining 6 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 5 | 45.45% |
| Dropped Out | 6 | 54.55% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on CIA returning, part-time students.
