Make an informed decision about your education by understanding MBU retention and graduation rates. First year retention rates let you know how many first-time, full-time students students come back for their second year. Graduation rates tell you how many students complete their degree and how long it takes.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 83% students making it past their freshmen year, MBU 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 Wisconsin, the average is 74.47%.
Retention Rate | |
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MBU | 83% |
Nationwide | 70.57% |
Wisconsin | 74.47% |
How many of the estimated 140 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
After four years 34% of the cohort graduated. After six years 52% had completed their degree, and 52% after eight years.
The official graduation rate of MBU is 52%. 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.
The average MBU student takes 4.36 years to graduate with their bachelors.
Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
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Four Years | 97 | 36% |
Six Years | 140 | 52% |
Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
Did Not Complete | 128 | 48% |
Approximately 128 students or 48% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 128 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
77 transferred to another institution.
MBU lost contact with the remaining 51 who we assumed dropped out.
Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
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Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
Transferred | 77 | 60.2% |
Dropped Out | 51 | 39.8% |
Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
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Asian | 50% |
Black / African-American | 33% |
Hispanic | 29% |
International | 100% |
Multi-Ethnic | 57% |
Unknown | 43% |
White | 58% |
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 MBU 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 Maranatha Baptist University represent 80% of the students in the class of 2015, and 80.00% of MBU bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 34%, first-time students in the MBU class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the MBU graduation rate was 52%, and by the eight year mark, 52% 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 | MBU | Nationwide |
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Four Years | 34% | 37.92% |
Six Years | 52% | 46.43% |
Eight Years | 52% | 47.82% |
103 first-time / full-time students or 48% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
77 transferred to another institution.
MBU lost contact with the remaining 26 who we assumed dropped out.
First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
Transferred | 77 | 74.76% |
Dropped Out | 26 | 25.24% |
First-time / part-time students at Maranatha Baptist University represent 0.37% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 100%, first-time, part-time students in the MBU class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 100%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, 23.72% after eight years.
First-Time / Part-Time Completions | MBU | Nationwide |
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Four Years | 1% | 14.37% |
Six Years | 100% | 21.59% |
Eight Years | 100% | 23.72% |
45 MBU students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 16.79% 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 56%, 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 56%.
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 | MBU | Nationwide |
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Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
Six Years | 56% | 53.83% |
Eight Years | 56% | 55.07% |
20 non first-time / part-time students or 44% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
MBU lost contact with the remaining 20 who we assumed dropped out.
First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
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Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
Dropped Out | 20 | 100.00% |
7 MBU students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 2.61% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 29%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 29%.
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 | MBU | Nationwide |
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Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
Six Years | 29% | 36.03% |
Eight Years | 29% | 37.80% |
5 non first-time / part-time students or 71% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
MBU lost contact with the remaining 5 who we assumed dropped out.
Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
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Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
Dropped Out | 5 | 100.00% |