Southern Careers Institute - Austin Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

Southern Careers Institute-Austin 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

How many Southern Careers Institute - Austin first-year students return for their second year, and how many go on to graduate? Retention and graduation rates help you understand how students progress at Southern Careers Institute - Austin. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.

• Southern Careers Institute - Austin Retention Rate
• Southern Careers Institute - Austin Graduation Rate
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
• Southern Careers Institute - Austin Drop Out Rate
• Methodology & References

Southern Careers Institute - Austin Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.

With 67% students making it past their freshmen year, Southern Careers Institute - Austin has freshmen retention rates below the national average.

Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.

When looking at just colleges and universities in Texas, the average is 68.17%.

Southern Careers Institute - Austin Graduation Rates

How many of the estimated 277 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?

Four years after beginning their degree, 44% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 44% of the students had graduated and after eight years 44% 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 Southern Careers Institute - Austin graduation rate 44%.

Southern Careers Institute - Austin Graduation Rates vs. National Average

The non-completers rate is anyone who is not still enrolled at the institution after eight years. Both transfer students and drop-outs could be included in this group.

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Southern Careers Institute - Austin Drop Out Rate

Approximately 356 students or 56% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.

What happened to the 356 students who did not complete their degree?

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 8 transferred to another institution.

• Southern Careers Institute - Austin lost contact with the remaining 348 who we assumed dropped out.

Southern Careers Institute - Austin Graduation Rates by Race/EthnicityWe don’t have graduation rate by race/ethnicity data for Southern Careers Institute-Austin.

Some Students Take More Time To Graduate

First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.

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 Southern Careers Institute - Austin are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.

Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.

First-Time / Full-Time Southern Careers Institute - Austin Graduation Rates

First-time / full-time students at Southern Careers Institute-Austin represent 100.00% of the students in the class of 2023.

After six years, the Southern Careers Institute - Austin graduation rate was 44%, and by the eight year mark, 44% of the cohort had completed their degree.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.

Southern Careers Institute - Austin First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

First-Time / Full-Time Southern Careers Institute - Austin Drop Out Rates

356 first-time / full-time students or 56% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 8 transferred to another institution.

• Southern Careers Institute - Austin lost contact with the remaining 348 who we assumed dropped out.

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

We don’t have data for this cohort at Southern Careers Institute-Austin.

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Southern Careers Institute-Austin.

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

We don’t have data for this cohort at Southern Careers Institute-Austin.

More Resources:

• An Explanation of Freshman Retention Rates.

• How Common is it to Transfer to a Different College?

• Are Non-Traditional Students Less Likely to Graduate?

• How Many People Drop-Out of College?

• How Average Time to Graduate Can Affect the Value of Your Degree.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics