by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Whitworth after their first year? Are Whitworth students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 81% students making it past their freshmen year, Whitworth 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 Washington, the average is 73.95%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Whitworth | 81% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Washington | 73.95% |
How many of the estimated 473 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
Four years after beginning their degree, 65% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 74% of the students had graduated and after eight years 74% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Whitworth is 74%. 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.
The average Whitworth student takes 4.20 years to graduate with their bachelors.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 417 | 65% |
| Six Years | 473 | 74% |
| Eight Years | 5 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 164 | 26% |
Approximately 164 students or 26% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 164 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
133 transferred to another institution.
Whitworth lost contact with the remaining 31 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 133 | 81.1% |
| Dropped Out | 31 | 18.9% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 60% |
| Asian | 74% |
| Black / African-American | 40% |
| Hispanic | 67% |
| International | 77% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 82% |
| Unknown | 100% |
| White | 80% |
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 Whitworth 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 Whitworth University represent 82% of the students in the class of 2015, and 83.09% of Whitworth bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 65%, first-time students in the Whitworth class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Whitworth graduation rate was 75%, and by the eight year mark, 76% 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 | Whitworth | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 65% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 75% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 76% | 47.82% |
129 first-time / full-time students or 24% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
110 transferred to another institution.
Whitworth lost contact with the remaining 19 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 110 | 85.27% |
| Dropped Out | 19 | 14.73% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Whitworth first-time, part-time students.
114 Whitworth students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 17.70% 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 69%, 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 69%.
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 | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 69% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 69% | 55.07% |
35 non first-time / part-time students or 31% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
23 transferred to another institution.
Whitworth lost contact with the remaining 12 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 23 | 65.71% |
| Dropped Out | 12 | 34.29% |
1 Whitworth students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 0.16% of the students in the class of 2015.
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.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 100%.
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 | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 100% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 100% | 37.80% |
