by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to RSC after their first year? Are RSC students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 54% students making it past their freshmen year, RSC has freshmen retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Oklahoma, the average is 65.20%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| RSC | 54% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Oklahoma | 65.20% |
There were approximately 521 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 15% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 14% of the students had graduated and after eight years 15% 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 RSC graduation rate 14%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 432 | 12% |
| Six Years | 521 | 14% |
| Eight Years | 38 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 3,150 | 85% |
Approximately 3150 students or 85% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 3150 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
1536 transferred to another institution.
RSC lost contact with the remaining 1564 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 1536 | 48.8% |
| Dropped Out | 1,564 | 49.7% |
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 RSC 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 Rose State College represent 32% of the students in the class of 2015, and 40.50% of RSC bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 15%, first-time students in the RSC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the RSC graduation rate was 18%, and by the eight year mark, 19% 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 | RSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 15% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 18% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 19% | 47.82% |
978 first-time / full-time students or 81% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
378 transferred to another institution.
RSC lost contact with the remaining 577 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 378 | 38.65% |
| Dropped Out | 577 | 59.00% |
First-time / part-time students at Rose State College represent 23.43% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 7%, first-time, part-time students in the RSC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 8%.
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 | RSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 4% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 7% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 8% | 23.72% |
801 first-time / part-time students or 92% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
15 are still enrolled.
246 transferred to another institution.
RSC lost contact with the remaining 540 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 15 | 1.87% |
| Transferred | 246 | 30.71% |
| Dropped Out | 540 | 67.42% |
647 RSC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 17.44% 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 19%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 21%.
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 | RSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 19% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 21% | 55.07% |
512 non first-time / part-time students or 79% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
4 are still enrolled.
314 transferred to another institution.
RSC lost contact with the remaining 194 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 4 | 0.78% |
| Transferred | 314 | 61.33% |
| Dropped Out | 194 | 37.89% |
992 RSC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 26.75% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 13%, 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 13%.
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 | RSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 13% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 13% | 37.80% |
859 non first-time / part-time students or 87% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
8 are still enrolled.
598 transferred to another institution.
RSC lost contact with the remaining 253 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 8 | 0.93% |
| Transferred | 598 | 69.62% |
| Dropped Out | 253 | 29.45% |
