Malone Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

Malone University 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

How long does it take to earn a degree at Malone? 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.

• Malone Retention Rate
• Malone 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
• Malone Drop Out Rate
• Methodology & References

Malone Retention Rate

The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.

With 78% students making it past their freshmen year, Malone 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 Ohio, the average is 69.84%.

Malone Graduation Rates

Of the 334 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?

Four years after beginning their degree, 38% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 53% of the students had graduated and after eight years 53% of this class completed their degree.

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 Malone graduation rate 53%.

The average Malone student takes 4.19 years to graduate with their bachelors.

Malone Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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Malone Drop Out Rate

Approximately 297 students or 47% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.

What happened to the 297 students who did not complete their degree?

• 1 are still enrolled.

• 210 transferred to another institution.

• Malone lost contact with the remaining 87 who we assumed dropped out.

Malone Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity

Some Students Take More Time To Graduate

First-time, full-time students, under the age of 25 are known as traditional students. These students are more likely to graduate in four years than so called 'non-traditional' students that includes part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. Some schools cater to non-traditional students and it may affect their overall graduation rates.

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 Malone are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.

How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?

First-Time / Full-Time Malone Graduation Rates

First-time / full-time students at Malone University represent 58% of the students in the class of 2015, and 53.29% of Malone bachelor's degree graduations.

With a four-year graduation rate of 38%, first-time students in the Malone class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.

After six years, the Malone graduation rate was 49%, and by the eight year mark, 49% 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.

Malone First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

First-Time / Full-Time Malone Drop Out Rates

186 first-time / full-time students or 51% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 1 are still enrolled.

• 148 transferred to another institution.

• Malone lost contact with the remaining 38 who we assumed dropped out.

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

First-time / part-time students at Malone University represent 0.63% of the students in the class of 2015.

First-Time / Part-Time Malone Graduation Rates vs. National Average

First-Time / Part-Time Malone Drop Out Rates

4 first-time / part-time students or 100% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 2 transferred to another institution.

• Malone lost contact with the remaining 2 who we assumed dropped out.

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

237 Malone students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 37.26% 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 61%, 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 61%.

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.

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

Non First-Time / Full-Time Malone Drop Out Rates

93 non first-time / part-time students or 39% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 56 transferred to another institution.

• Malone lost contact with the remaining 37 who we assumed dropped out.

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

28 Malone students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 4.40% of the students in the class of 2015.

With a six year graduation rate of 43%, 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 50%.

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.

Malone Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

Non First-Time / Part-Time Malone Drop Out Rates

14 non first-time / part-time students or 50% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 4 transferred to another institution.

• Malone lost contact with the remaining 10 who we assumed dropped out.

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

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