by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many UMary first-year students return for their second year? How many graduate and how long does it take them? On this page we'll explore UMary retention rates, graduation rates, drop out rates and more.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 78% students making it past their freshmen year, UMary 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 North Dakota, the average is 67.00%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| UMary | 78% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| North Dakota | 67.00% |
There were approximately 336 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 39% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 55% of the students had graduated and after eight years 56% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of UMary is 55%. 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.
How long does it take to get a bachelor's degree at UMary? The standard length of time for most students is 4.18 years.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 267 | 43% |
| Six Years | 336 | 55% |
| Eight Years | 10 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 268 | 44% |
Approximately 268 students or 44% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 268 students who did not complete their degree?
1 are still enrolled.
122 transferred to another institution.
UMary lost contact with the remaining 146 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.4% |
| Transferred | 122 | 45.5% |
| Dropped Out | 146 | 54.5% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 100% |
| Black / African-American | 20% |
| Hawaiian | 50% |
| Hispanic | 20% |
| International | 30% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 31% |
| Unknown | 53% |
| White | 63% |
First-time, full-time students, under the age of 25 are known as traditional students. These students are more likely to graduate in four years than so called 'non-traditional' students that includes part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. Some schools cater to non-traditional students and it may affect their overall graduation rates.
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 UMary are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
First-time / full-time students at University of Mary represent 62% of the students in the class of 2015, and 61.01% of UMary bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 39%, first-time students in the UMary class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the UMary graduation rate was 54%, and by the eight year mark, 55% 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 | UMary | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 39% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 54% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 55% | 47.82% |
171 first-time / full-time students or 45% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
104 transferred to another institution.
UMary lost contact with the remaining 67 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.58% |
| Transferred | 104 | 60.82% |
| Dropped Out | 67 | 39.18% |
First-time / part-time students at University of Mary represent 0.16% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 100%, first-time, part-time students in the UMary class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 100%.
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 | UMary | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 100% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 100% | 23.72% |
203 UMary students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 32.90% 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 57%, 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 59%.
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 | UMary | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 57% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 59% | 55.07% |
82 non first-time / part-time students or 41% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
17 transferred to another institution.
UMary lost contact with the remaining 65 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 17 | 20.73% |
| Dropped Out | 65 | 79.27% |
31 UMary students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 5.02% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 48%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 52%.
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 | UMary | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 48% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 52% | 37.80% |
15 non first-time / part-time students or 48% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
UMary lost contact with the remaining 14 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 6.67% |
| Dropped Out | 14 | 93.33% |
