by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Tecnologico after their first year? Are Tecnologico students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 71% students making it past their freshmen year, Tecnologico has freshmen retention rates above the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Tecnologico | 71% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| NA |
Of the 307 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 52% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 55% of the students had graduated and after eight years 56% 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 Tecnologico graduation rate 55%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 264 | 47% |
| Six Years | 307 | 55% |
| Eight Years | 6 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 250 | 44% |
Approximately 250 students or 44% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 250 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
45 transferred to another institution.
Tecnologico lost contact with the remaining 205 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 45 | 18.0% |
| Dropped Out | 205 | 82.0% |
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 Tecnologico 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 Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama represent 88% of the students in the class of 2015, and 84.04% of Tecnologico bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 52%, first-time students in the Tecnologico class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Tecnologico graduation rate was 52%, and by the eight year mark, 53% 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 | Tecnologico | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 52% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 52% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 53% | 47.82% |
234 first-time / full-time students or 47% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
40 transferred to another institution.
Tecnologico lost contact with the remaining 194 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 40 | 17.09% |
| Dropped Out | 194 | 82.91% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Tecnologico first-time, part-time students.
65 Tecnologico students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 11.55% 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 75%, 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 75%.
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 | Tecnologico | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 75% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 75% | 55.07% |
16 non first-time / part-time students or 25% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
5 transferred to another institution.
Tecnologico 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 | 5 | 31.25% |
| Dropped Out | 11 | 68.75% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Tecnologico returning, part-time students.
