by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Allegheny first-year students return for their second year? How many graduate and how long does it take them? On this page we'll explore Allegheny retention rates, graduation rates, drop out rates and more.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 84% students making it past their freshmen year, Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania, the average is 73.24%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Allegheny | 84% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Pennsylvania | 73.24% |
There were approximately 453 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 69% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 75% of the students had graduated and after eight years 76% 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 Allegheny graduation rate 75%.
The average Allegheny student takes 4.12 years to graduate with their bachelors.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 415 | 69% |
| Six Years | 453 | 75% |
| Eight Years | 2 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 146 | 24% |
Approximately 146 students or 24% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 146 students who did not complete their degree?
1 are still enrolled.
117 transferred to another institution.
Allegheny lost contact with the remaining 29 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.7% |
| Transferred | 117 | 80.1% |
| Dropped Out | 29 | 19.9% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 62% |
| Black / African-American | 57% |
| Hispanic | 63% |
| International | 67% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 80% |
| Unknown | 50% |
| White | 75% |
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 Allegheny 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 Allegheny College represent 93% of the students in the class of 2015, and 93.38% of Allegheny bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 69%, first-time students in the Allegheny class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Allegheny 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 | Allegheny | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 69% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 75% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 76% | 47.82% |
136 first-time / full-time students or 24% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
108 transferred to another institution.
Allegheny lost contact with the remaining 28 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.74% |
| Transferred | 108 | 79.41% |
| Dropped Out | 28 | 20.59% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Allegheny first-time, part-time students.
40 Allegheny students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 6.66% 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 75%, 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 75%.
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 | Allegheny | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 75% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 75% | 55.07% |
10 non first-time / part-time students or 25% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
9 transferred to another institution.
Allegheny lost contact with the remaining 1 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 9 | 90.00% |
| Dropped Out | 1 | 10.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Allegheny returning, part-time students.
