by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Vet Tech Institute 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 freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 80% students making it past their freshmen year, Vet Tech Institute 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 | |
|---|---|
| Vet Tech Institute | 80% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Pennsylvania | 73.24% |
There were approximately 161 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 65% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 65% of the students had graduated and after eight years 65% 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 Vet Tech Institute graduation rate 65%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 161 | 65% |
| Six Years | 161 | 65% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 85 | 35% |
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.
Approximately 85 students or 35% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 85 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
38 transferred to another institution.
Vet Tech Institute lost contact with the remaining 47 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 38 | 44.7% |
| Dropped Out | 47 | 55.3% |
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 Vet Tech Institute 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 students at Vet Tech Institute represent 54.07% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Vet Tech Institute graduation rate was 64%, and by the eight year mark, 64% 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.
| Completions | Vet Tech Institute | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 64% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 64% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 64% | 47.82% |
48 first-time / full-time students or 36% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
17 transferred to another institution.
Vet Tech Institute lost contact with the remaining 31 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 17 | 35.42% |
| Dropped Out | 31 | 64.58% |
At this time we lack data for this cohort at Vet Tech Institute.
Returning / full-time students at Vet Tech Institute represent 45.93% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Vet Tech Institute graduation rate was 67%, and by the eight year mark, 67% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Completions | Vet Tech Institute | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 67% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 67% | 55.07% |
37 non first-time / part-time students or 33% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
21 transferred to another institution.
Vet Tech Institute lost contact with the remaining 16 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 21 | 56.76% |
| Dropped Out | 16 | 43.24% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Vet Tech Institute.
