by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding how USF St. Petersburg's retention and graduation rates impact you. First year retention rates let you know how many students come back for their sophomore year. Graduation rates tell you how long it takes to complete a degree at USF St. Petersburg . Remember, every extra semester it takes to graduate will increase the cost of your degree.
With 74.0% of students making it past their freshman year, University of South Florida - St. Petersburg has freshman retention rates above the national average.
Nationwide, the average first year to second year retention rate is 69.0% . When looking at just colleges and universities in Florida , the average is 69.0% .
At USF St. Petersburg , there were 1,365 bachelors degree candidates in the class of 2016 . By 2018 , six years after beginning their degree, 48.1% of these students had graduated. After an additional two years, 48.9% of this class eventually completed their degree.
We consider the "on-time" graduation rate for a bachelor's degree to be four years, but colleges typically report their graduation rates after six or even eight years.
This implies that 51.1% did not graduate within eight years. Of these 698 students, 10 were still working towards their degree, 255 had transferred to a different institution, and USF St. Petersburg lost contact with the remaining 432 whom we assume dropped out.
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years (on-time). Some schools cater mostly to traditional students while others cater to “non-traditional” students who may be attending part time and thus are likely to take longer to graduate.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
With a four year graduation rate of 21.0% , first-time students in the USF St. Petersburg class of 2016 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time. After six years, the graduation rate was 40.9% and by 2020 ,41.4% of this class had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 35.8% after four years, 46.4% after six years, and 47.8% after eight years.
Studies have shown that high-achieving students are more likely to complete their degree on time. Given the academic preparedness of the first-time / full-time students accepted to USF St. Petersburg , we expected that after six years about 70.5% of them would have completed their undergraduate degree.
Of these 345 students, 5 were still working towards their degree, 155 had transferred to a different institution, and USF St. Petersburg lost contact with the remaining 185 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 14.3% , first-time students in the USF St. Petersburg class of 2016 who attended classes part-time had a graduation rate similar to the national average. After eight years, the graduation rate was 14.3% .
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 21.6% after six years and 23.7% after eight years.
Of these 12 students, 0 were still working towards their degree, 5 had transferred to a different institution, and USF St. Petersburg lost contact with the remaining 7 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 60.6% , returning students in the USF St. Petersburg class of 2016 who attended classes full-time had a graduation rate similar to the national average. After eight years, the graduation rate was 61.4% .
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for returning undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 53.8% after six years and 55.1% after eight years.
Of these 192 students, 2 were still working towards their degree, 55 had transferred to a different institution, and USF St. Petersburg lost contact with the remaining 135 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 42.3% , returning students in the USF St. Petersburg class of 2016 who attended classes part-time were more likely than average to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 44.2% .
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for returning undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.0% after six years and 37.8% after eight years.
Of these 148 students, 3 were still working towards their degree, 40 had transferred to a different institution, and USF St. Petersburg lost contact with the remaining 105 whom we assume dropped out.
