by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding DePauw 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.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 89% students making it past their freshmen year, DePauw 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 Indiana, the average is 70.89%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| DePauw | 89% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Indiana | 70.89% |
How many of the estimated 496 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
Four years after beginning their degree, 76% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 82% of the students had graduated and after eight years 82% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of DePauw is 82%. 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.
The average DePauw student takes 4.05 years to graduate with their bachelors.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 461 | 76% |
| Six Years | 496 | 82% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 109 | 18% |
Approximately 109 students or 18% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 109 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
78 transferred to another institution.
DePauw lost contact with the remaining 31 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 78 | 71.6% |
| Dropped Out | 31 | 28.4% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 100% |
| Asian | 89% |
| Black / African-American | 83% |
| Hispanic | 77% |
| International | 74% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 88% |
| Unknown | 100% |
| White | 88% |
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
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 DePauw are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at DePauw University represent 97% of the students in the class of 2015, and 96.77% of DePauw bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 76%, first-time students in the DePauw class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the DePauw graduation rate was 82%, and by the eight year mark, 82% 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 | DePauw | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 76% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 82% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 82% | 47.82% |
106 first-time / full-time students or 18% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
78 transferred to another institution.
DePauw lost contact with the remaining 28 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 78 | 73.58% |
| Dropped Out | 28 | 26.42% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on DePauw first-time, part-time students.
19 DePauw students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 3.14% 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 84%, 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 84%.
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 | DePauw | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 84% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 84% | 55.07% |
3 non first-time / part-time students or 16% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
DePauw lost contact with the remaining 3 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 3 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on DePauw returning, part-time students.
