by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Union College after their first year? Are Union College 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 82% students making it past their freshmen year, Union 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 Nebraska, the average is 73.00%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Union College | 82% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Nebraska | 73.00% |
There were approximately 135 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 31% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 53% of the students had graduated and after eight years 54% 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 Union College graduation rate 53%.
The average length of time it takes an Union College undergraduate student to complete their bachelor's degree is 4.53 years.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 95 | 37% |
| Six Years | 135 | 53% |
| Eight Years | 3 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 119 | 46% |
Approximately 119 students or 46% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 119 students who did not complete their degree?
1 are still enrolled.
92 transferred to another institution.
Union College lost contact with the remaining 26 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.8% |
| Transferred | 92 | 77.3% |
| Dropped Out | 26 | 21.8% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 25% |
| Asian | 43% |
| Black / African-American | 54% |
| Hispanic | 39% |
| International | 50% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 50% |
| White | 56% |
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 Union 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 Union College Nebraska represent 64% of the students in the class of 2015, and 63.70% of Union College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 31%, first-time students in the Union College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Union College graduation rate was 53%, and by the eight year mark, 53% 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 | Union College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 31% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 53% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 53% | 47.82% |
76 first-time / full-time students or 47% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
59 transferred to another institution.
Union College lost contact with the remaining 16 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 1.32% |
| Transferred | 59 | 77.63% |
| Dropped Out | 16 | 21.05% |
First-time / part-time students at Union College Nebraska represent 0.38% of the students in the class of 2015.
| First-Time / Part-Time Completions | Union College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 1% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 1% | 23.72% |
1 first-time / part-time students or 100% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
Union College lost contact with the remaining 0 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 100.00% |
| Dropped Out | 0 | 0.00% |
81 Union College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 31.15% 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 56%, 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 58%.
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 | Union College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 56% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 58% | 55.07% |
34 non first-time / part-time students or 42% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
27 transferred to another institution.
Union College lost contact with the remaining 7 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 27 | 79.41% |
| Dropped Out | 7 | 20.59% |
12 Union College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 4.62% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 33%, 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 33%.
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 | Union College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 33% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 33% | 37.80% |
8 non first-time / part-time students or 67% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
5 transferred to another institution.
Union College lost contact with the remaining 3 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 5 | 62.50% |
| Dropped Out | 3 | 37.50% |
