by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Taylor College after their first year? Are Taylor College students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 75% students making it past their freshmen year, Taylor 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 Florida, the average is 70.38%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Taylor College | 75% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Florida | 70.38% |
There were approximately 129 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 80% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 74% of the students had graduated and after eight years 74% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Taylor College is 74%. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 125 | 72% |
| Six Years | 129 | 74% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 45 | 26% |
Approximately 45 students or 26% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 45 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
28 transferred to another institution.
Taylor College lost contact with the remaining 16 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 28 | 62.2% |
| Dropped Out | 16 | 35.6% |
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 Taylor College are considered 'non-traditional students' who either not first-time, or not full-time, or both.
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 Taylor College represent 23% of the students in the class of 2015, and 25.58% of Taylor College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 80%, first-time students in the Taylor College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Taylor 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 | Taylor College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 80% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 83% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 83% | 47.82% |
7 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.
5 transferred to another institution.
Taylor College lost contact with the remaining 1 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 5 | 71.43% |
| Dropped Out | 1 | 14.29% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Taylor College first-time, part-time students.
134 Taylor College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 77.01% 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 72%, 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 72%.
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 | Taylor College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 72% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 72% | 55.07% |
38 non first-time / part-time students or 28% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
23 transferred to another institution.
Taylor College lost contact with the remaining 15 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 23 | 60.53% |
| Dropped Out | 15 | 39.47% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Taylor College returning, part-time students.
