by our College Data Analytics TeamHow long does it take to earn a degree at THSU? Find out how many students return after their freshman year, how long it takes to graduate, and what happens to the students who don't.
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 Texas, the average is 68.17%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| THSU | |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Texas | 68.17% |
Of the 5 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, <nil>% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 50% of the students had graduated and after eight years 100% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of THSU is 50%. 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 | 5 | 50% |
| Six Years | 5 | 50% |
| Eight Years | 5 | 50% |
| Did Not Complete | 0 | 0% |
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 THSU first-time, full-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on THSU first-time, part-time students.
10 THSU students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 100.00% 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 50%, 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 100%.
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 | THSU | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 50% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 100% | 55.07% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on THSU returning, full-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on THSU returning, part-time students.
