by our College Data Analytics TeamHow long does it take to earn a degree at LTI - Meadville? Find out how many students return after their freshman year, how long it takes to graduate, and what happens to the students who don't.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 79% students making it past their freshmen year, LTI - Meadville 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 Pennsylvania, the average is 73.24%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| LTI - Meadville | 79% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Pennsylvania | 73.24% |
There were approximately 128 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
After four years 74% of the cohort graduated. After six years 76% had completed their degree, and 76% after eight years.
The official graduation rate of LTI - Meadville is 76%. 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.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 128 | 76% |
| Six Years | 128 | 76% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 41 | 24% |
Approximately 41 students or 24% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 41 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
LTI - Meadville lost contact with the remaining 40 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 1 | 2.4% |
| Dropped Out | 40 | 97.6% |
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 LTI - Meadville 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 Laurel Technical Institute represent 47% of the students in the class of 2015, and 46.09% of LTI - Meadville bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 74%, first-time students in the LTI - Meadville class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the LTI - Meadville graduation rate was 74%, and by the eight year mark, 74% 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 | LTI - Meadville | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 74% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 74% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 74% | 47.82% |
21 first-time / full-time students or 26% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
LTI - Meadville lost contact with the remaining 20 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 4.76% |
| Dropped Out | 20 | 95.24% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on LTI - Meadville first-time, part-time students.
87 LTI - Meadville students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 51.48% 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 77%, 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 77%.
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 | LTI - Meadville | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 77% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 77% | 55.07% |
20 non first-time / part-time students or 23% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
LTI - Meadville lost contact with the remaining 20 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 20 | 100.00% |
2 LTI - Meadville students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 1.18% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 100%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 100%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.
| Returning / Part-Time Completions | LTI - Meadville | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 100% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 100% | 37.80% |
