by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Illinois Wesleyan after their first year? Are Illinois Wesleyan students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 87% students making it past their freshmen year, Illinois Wesleyan 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 Illinois, the average is 72.64%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Illinois Wesleyan | 87% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Illinois | 72.64% |
How many of the estimated 432 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
After four years 71% of the cohort graduated. After six years 78% had completed their degree, and 78% after eight years.
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 Illinois Wesleyan graduation rate 78%.
The typical Illinois Wesleyan student takes 4.08 years to complete their bachelor's degree.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 395 | 71% |
| Six Years | 432 | 78% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 124 | 22% |
Approximately 124 students or 22% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 124 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
17 transferred to another institution.
Illinois Wesleyan lost contact with the remaining 107 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 17 | 13.7% |
| Dropped Out | 107 | 86.3% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 81% |
| Black / African-American | 63% |
| Hawaiian | 100% |
| Hispanic | 79% |
| International | 87% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 88% |
| Unknown | 75% |
| White | 83% |
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 Illinois Wesleyan 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 Illinois Wesleyan University represent 92% of the students in the class of 2015, and 92.59% of Illinois Wesleyan bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 71%, first-time students in the Illinois Wesleyan class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Illinois Wesleyan graduation rate was 78%, and by the eight year mark, 78% 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 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 71% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 78% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 78% | 47.82% |
110 first-time / full-time students or 22% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
17 transferred to another institution.
Illinois Wesleyan lost contact with the remaining 93 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 17 | 15.45% |
| Dropped Out | 93 | 84.55% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Illinois Wesleyan first-time, part-time students.
46 Illinois Wesleyan students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 8.26% 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 70%, 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 70%.
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 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 70% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 70% | 55.07% |
14 non first-time / part-time students or 30% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Illinois Wesleyan lost contact with the remaining 14 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 14 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Illinois Wesleyan returning, part-time students.
