by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Daemen 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 79% students making it past their freshmen year, Daemen College 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 New York, the average is 73.51%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Daemen College | 79% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New York | 73.51% |
There were approximately 485 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 30% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 59% of the students had graduated and after eight years 60% of this class completed their degree.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, a student is considered to have graduated on time if they complete their degree within six years, making the official Daemen College graduation rate 59%.
The average length of time it takes an Daemen College undergraduate student to complete their bachelor's degree is 4.31 years.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 361 | 44% |
| Six Years | 485 | 59% |
| Eight Years | 7 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 332 | 40% |
Approximately 332 students or 40% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 332 students who did not complete their degree?
3 are still enrolled.
187 transferred to another institution.
Daemen College lost contact with the remaining 141 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 0.9% |
| Transferred | 187 | 56.3% |
| Dropped Out | 141 | 42.5% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 40% |
| Black / African-American | 43% |
| Hispanic | 55% |
| International | 100% |
| Unknown | 50% |
| White | 61% |
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 Daemen College 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 Daemen College represent 53% of the students in the class of 2015, and 49.69% of Daemen College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 30%, first-time students in the Daemen College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Daemen College graduation rate was 55%, and by the eight year mark, 56% 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 | Daemen College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 30% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 55% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 56% | 47.82% |
192 first-time / full-time students or 44% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
125 transferred to another institution.
Daemen College lost contact with the remaining 66 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 1.56% |
| Transferred | 125 | 65.10% |
| Dropped Out | 66 | 34.38% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Daemen College first-time, part-time students.
300 Daemen College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 36.41% 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 65%, 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 65%.
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 | Daemen College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 65% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 65% | 55.07% |
104 non first-time / part-time students or 35% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
52 transferred to another institution.
Daemen College lost contact with the remaining 50 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 1.92% |
| Transferred | 52 | 50.00% |
| Dropped Out | 50 | 48.08% |
86 Daemen College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 10.44% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 56%, 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 58%.
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 | Daemen College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 56% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 58% | 37.80% |
36 non first-time / part-time students or 42% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
10 transferred to another institution.
Daemen College lost contact with the remaining 25 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 2.78% |
| Transferred | 10 | 27.78% |
| Dropped Out | 25 | 69.44% |
