by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Magdalen College 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 55% students making it past their freshmen year, Magdalen College 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 New Hampshire, the average is 74.45%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Magdalen College | 55% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New Hampshire | 74.45% |
Of the 12 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 53% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 48% of the students had graduated and after eight years 48% of this class completed their degree.
Any student who completes their bachelor's degree within six years is considered to have graduated on time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This makes the offical Magdalen College graduation rate 48%.
The typical Magdalen College student takes 4.00 years to complete their bachelor's degree.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 12 | 48% |
| Six Years | 12 | 48% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 13 | 52% |
Approximately 13 students or 52% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 13 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
12 transferred to another institution.
Magdalen College lost contact with the remaining 1 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 12 | 92.3% |
| Dropped Out | 1 | 7.7% |
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 Magdalen College 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 Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts represent 60% of the students in the class of 2015, and 66.67% of Magdalen College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 53%, first-time students in the Magdalen College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Magdalen College graduation rate was 53%, and by the eight year mark, 53% 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 | Magdalen College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 53% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 53% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 53% | 47.82% |
7 first-time / full-time students or 47% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
6 transferred to another institution.
Magdalen College lost contact with the remaining 1 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 6 | 85.71% |
| Dropped Out | 1 | 14.29% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Magdalen College first-time, part-time students.
10 Magdalen College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 40.00% 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 40%, 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 40%.
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 | Magdalen College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 40% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 40% | 55.07% |
6 non first-time / part-time students or 60% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
6 transferred to another institution.
Magdalen College lost contact with the remaining 0 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 6 | 100.00% |
| Dropped Out | 0 | 0.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Magdalen College returning, part-time students.
