by our College Data Analytics TeamHow long does it take to earn a degree at Culinary Institute LeNotre? 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.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 85% students making it past their freshmen year, Culinary Institute LeNotre 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 Texas, the average is 68.17%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Culinary Institute LeNotre | 85% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Texas | 68.17% |
There were approximately 246 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 54% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 63% of the students had graduated and after eight years 73% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Culinary Institute LeNotre is 63%. 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 | 192 | 49% |
| Six Years | 246 | 63% |
| Eight Years | 39 | 10% |
| Did Not Complete | 108 | 27% |
Approximately 108 students or 27% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 108 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
3 transferred to another institution.
Culinary Institute LeNotre lost contact with the remaining 104 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 3 | 2.8% |
| Dropped Out | 104 | 96.3% |
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 Culinary Institute LeNotre 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 Culinary Institute Inc represent 52% of the students in the class of 2015, and 45.53% of Culinary Institute LeNotre bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 54%, first-time students in the Culinary Institute LeNotre class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Culinary Institute LeNotre graduation rate was 55%, 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 | Culinary Institute LeNotre | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 54% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 55% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 58% | 47.82% |
85 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.
2 transferred to another institution.
Culinary Institute LeNotre lost contact with the remaining 83 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 2 | 2.35% |
| Dropped Out | 83 | 97.65% |
First-time / part-time students at Culinary Institute Inc represent 21.37% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 69%, first-time, part-time students in the Culinary Institute LeNotre class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 95%.
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 | Culinary Institute LeNotre | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 26% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 69% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 95% | 23.72% |
4 first-time / part-time students or 5% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Culinary Institute LeNotre lost contact with the remaining 3 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 25.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 3 | 75.00% |
36 Culinary Institute LeNotre students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 9.16% 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 67%, 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 69%.
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 | Culinary Institute LeNotre | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 67% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 69% | 55.07% |
11 non first-time / part-time students or 31% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Culinary Institute LeNotre lost contact with the remaining 11 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 11 | 100.00% |
70 Culinary Institute LeNotre students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 17.81% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 74%, 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 89%.
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 | Culinary Institute LeNotre | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 74% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 89% | 37.80% |
8 non first-time / part-time students or 11% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
Culinary Institute LeNotre lost contact with the remaining 7 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 12.50% |
| Dropped Out | 7 | 87.50% |
