Make an informed decision about your education by understanding Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network 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.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
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Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Massachusetts, the average is 73.02%.
Retention Rate | |
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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network | |
Nationwide | 70.57% |
Massachusetts | 73.02% |
Of the 422 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
After four years <nil>% of the cohort graduated. After six years 54% had completed their degree, and 57% after eight years.
The official graduation rate of Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is 54%. 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 |
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Four Years | 359 | 46% |
Six Years | 422 | 54% |
Eight Years | 18 | 3% |
Did Not Complete | 338 | 43% |
Approximately 338 students or 43% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 338 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
178 transferred to another institution.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network lost contact with the remaining 155 who we assumed dropped out.
Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
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Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
Transferred | 178 | 52.7% |
Dropped Out | 155 | 45.9% |
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.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network first-time, full-time students.
First-time / part-time students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network represent 20.64% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 14%, first-time, part-time students in the Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 14%.
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 | Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network | Nationwide |
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Four Years | 9% | 14.37% |
Six Years | 14% | 21.59% |
Eight Years | 14% | 23.72% |
138 first-time / part-time students or 86% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
87 transferred to another institution.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network lost contact with the remaining 51 who we assumed dropped out.
First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
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Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
Transferred | 87 | 63.04% |
Dropped Out | 51 | 36.96% |
619 Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 79.36% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 65%, 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 68%.
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 | Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network | Nationwide |
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Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
Six Years | 65% | 36.03% |
Eight Years | 68% | 37.80% |
200 non first-time / part-time students or 32% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
5 are still enrolled.
91 transferred to another institution.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network lost contact with the remaining 104 who we assumed dropped out.
Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
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Still Enrolled | 5 | 2.50% |
Transferred | 91 | 45.50% |
Dropped Out | 104 | 52.00% |