by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs retention and graduation rates. First year retention rates let you know how many first-time, full-time students students come back for their second year. Graduation rates tell you how many students complete their degree and how long it takes.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
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Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Washington, the average is 73.95%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs | |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Washington | 73.95% |
Of the 62 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
<nil>% of the cohort completed their degree in four years, 60% in six years, and 63% in eight years.
The official graduation rate of Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs is 60%. 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 | 49 | 48% |
| Six Years | 62 | 60% |
| Eight Years | 3 | 3% |
| Did Not Complete | 38 | 37% |
Approximately 38 students or 37% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 38 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
16 transferred to another institution.
Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs lost contact with the remaining 21 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 16 | 42.1% |
| Dropped Out | 21 | 55.3% |
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.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs first-time, full-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs first-time, part-time students.
1 Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 0.96% 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 100%, 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 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 | Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 100% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 100% | 55.07% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs returning, full-time students.
103 Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 99.04% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 60%, 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 63%.
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 | Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 60% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 63% | 37.80% |
38 non first-time / part-time students or 37% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
16 transferred to another institution.
Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs lost contact with the remaining 21 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 2.63% |
| Transferred | 16 | 42.11% |
| Dropped Out | 21 | 55.26% |
