by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Rhodes College first-year students return for their second year? How many graduate and how long does it take them? On this page we'll explore Rhodes College retention rates, graduation rates, drop out rates and more.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 87% students making it past their freshmen year, Rhodes College 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 Tennessee, the average is 71.48%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Rhodes College | 87% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Tennessee | 71.48% |
How many of the estimated 481 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
Four years after beginning their degree, 79% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 83% of the students had graduated and after eight years 83% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Rhodes College is 83%. 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 typical Rhodes College student takes 4.10 years to complete their bachelor's degree.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 456 | 78% |
| Six Years | 481 | 83% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 100 | 17% |
Approximately 100 students or 17% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 100 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
82 transferred to another institution.
Rhodes College lost contact with the remaining 18 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 82 | 82.0% |
| Dropped Out | 18 | 18.0% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 50% |
| Asian | 83% |
| Black / African-American | 71% |
| Hispanic | 95% |
| International | 100% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 74% |
| Unknown | 75% |
| White | 82% |
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 Rhodes College 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 Rhodes College represent 96% of the students in the class of 2015, and 96.05% of Rhodes College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 79%, first-time students in the Rhodes College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Rhodes College graduation rate was 83%, and by the eight year mark, 83% 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 | Rhodes College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 79% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 83% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 83% | 47.82% |
97 first-time / full-time students or 17% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
82 transferred to another institution.
Rhodes College lost contact with the remaining 15 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 82 | 84.54% |
| Dropped Out | 15 | 15.46% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Rhodes College first-time, part-time students.
22 Rhodes College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 3.79% 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 86%, 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 86%.
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 | Rhodes College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 86% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 86% | 55.07% |
3 non first-time / part-time students or 14% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Rhodes College lost contact with the remaining 3 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 3 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Rhodes College returning, part-time students.
