KD Conservatory Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

How many KD Conservatory first-year students return for their second year? How many graduate and how long does it take them? On this page we'll explore KD Conservatory retention rates, graduation rates, drop out rates and more.

• KD Conservatory Retention Rate
• KD Conservatory Graduation Rate
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
• KD Conservatory Drop Out Rate
• Methodology & References

KD Conservatory Retention Rate

Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.

With 56% students making it past their freshmen year, KD Conservatory 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 Texas, the average is 68.17%.

KD Conservatory Graduation Rates

There were approximately 68 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?

Four years after beginning their degree, 58% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 49% of the students had graduated and after eight years 49% of this class completed their degree.

The official graduation rate of KD Conservatory is 49%. 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.

KD Conservatory Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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KD Conservatory Drop Out Rate

Approximately 71 students or 51% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.

What happened to the 71 students who did not complete their degree?

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 5 transferred to another institution.

• KD Conservatory lost contact with the remaining 66 who we assumed dropped out.

KD Conservatory Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity

Some Students Take More Time To Graduate

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 KD Conservatory are considered 'non-traditional students' who either not first-time, or not full-time, or both.

Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.

First-Time / Full-Time KD Conservatory Graduation Rates

First-time / full-time students at KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts represent 26% of the students in the class of 2015, and 30.88% of KD Conservatory bachelor's degree graduations.

With a four-year graduation rate of 58%, first-time students in the KD Conservatory class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.

After six years, the KD Conservatory 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.

KD Conservatory First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

First-Time / Full-Time KD Conservatory Drop Out Rates

15 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.

• 0 transferred to another institution.

• KD Conservatory lost contact with the remaining 15 who we assumed dropped out.

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on KD Conservatory first-time, part-time students.

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

103 KD Conservatory students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 74.10% 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 46%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 46%.

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.

KD Conservatory Non First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

Non First-Time / Full-Time KD Conservatory Drop Out Rates

56 non first-time / part-time students or 54% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 5 transferred to another institution.

• KD Conservatory lost contact with the remaining 51 who we assumed dropped out.

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on KD Conservatory returning, part-time students.

More Resources:

• An Explanation of Freshman Retention Rates.

• How Common is it to Transfer to a Different College?

• Are Non-Traditional Students Less Likely to Graduate?

• How Many People Drop-Out of College?

• How Average Time to Graduate Can Affect the Value of Your Degree.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics