by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Fortis Institute - Forty Fort 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 65% students making it past their freshmen year, Fortis Institute - Forty Fort 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 Pennsylvania, the average is 73.24%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Fortis Institute - Forty Fort | 65% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Pennsylvania | 73.24% |
How many of the estimated 155 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
After four years 58% of the cohort graduated. After six years 56% had completed their degree, and 56% after eight years.
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 Fortis Institute - Forty Fort graduation rate 56%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 155 | 56% |
| Six Years | 155 | 56% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 120 | 44% |
Approximately 120 students or 44% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 120 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
31 transferred to another institution.
Fortis Institute - Forty Fort lost contact with the remaining 89 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 31 | 25.8% |
| Dropped Out | 89 | 74.2% |
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 Fortis Institute - Forty Fort 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 Fortis Institute - Forty Fort represent 66% of the students in the class of 2015, and 67.74% of Fortis Institute - Forty Fort bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 58%, first-time students in the Fortis Institute - Forty Fort class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Fortis Institute - Forty Fort graduation rate was 58%, 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 | Fortis Institute - Forty Fort | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 58% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 58% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 58% | 47.82% |
77 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.
20 transferred to another institution.
Fortis Institute - Forty Fort lost contact with the remaining 57 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 20 | 25.97% |
| Dropped Out | 57 | 74.03% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Fortis Institute - Forty Fort first-time, part-time students.
93 Fortis Institute - Forty Fort students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 33.82% 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 54%, 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 54%.
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 | Fortis Institute - Forty Fort | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 54% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 54% | 55.07% |
43 non first-time / part-time students or 46% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
11 transferred to another institution.
Fortis Institute - Forty Fort lost contact with the remaining 32 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 11 | 25.58% |
| Dropped Out | 32 | 74.42% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Fortis Institute - Forty Fort returning, part-time students.
