Make an informed decision about your education by understanding Ottawa University - Milwaukee 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.
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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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Ottawa University - Milwaukee | |
Nationwide | 70.57% |
Wisconsin | 74.47% |
Of the 100 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
After four years <nil>% of the cohort graduated. After six years 47% had completed their degree, and 47% after eight years.
The official graduation rate of Ottawa University - Milwaukee is 47%. 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 | 89 | 41% |
Six Years | 100 | 47% |
Eight Years | 1 | 0% |
Did Not Complete | 114 | 53% |
Approximately 114 students or 53% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 114 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
12 transferred to another institution.
Ottawa University - Milwaukee lost contact with the remaining 98 who we assumed dropped out.
Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
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Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
Transferred | 12 | 10.5% |
Dropped Out | 98 | 86.0% |
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.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Ottawa University - Milwaukee first-time, full-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Ottawa University - Milwaukee first-time, part-time students.
15 Ottawa University - Milwaukee students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 6.98% 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 60%, 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 60%.
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 | Ottawa University - Milwaukee | Nationwide |
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Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
Six Years | 60% | 53.83% |
Eight Years | 60% | 55.07% |
6 non first-time / part-time students or 40% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Ottawa University - Milwaukee lost contact with the remaining 6 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 | 6 | 100.00% |
200 Ottawa University - Milwaukee students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 93.02% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 46%, 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 46%.
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 | Ottawa University - Milwaukee | Nationwide |
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Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
Six Years | 46% | 36.03% |
Eight Years | 46% | 37.80% |
108 non first-time / part-time students or 54% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
4 are still enrolled.
12 transferred to another institution.
Ottawa University - Milwaukee lost contact with the remaining 92 who we assumed dropped out.
Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
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Still Enrolled | 4 | 3.70% |
Transferred | 12 | 11.11% |
Dropped Out | 92 | 85.19% |