by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Agnes Scott 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.
With 81% students making it past their freshmen year, Agnes Scott 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 Georgia, the average is 65.40%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Agnes Scott | 81% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Georgia | 65.40% |
There were approximately 227 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 71% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 79% of the students had graduated and after eight years 79% 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 Agnes Scott graduation rate 79%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 205 | 71% |
| Six Years | 227 | 79% |
| Eight Years | 1 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 61 | 21% |
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 61 students or 21% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 61 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
52 transferred to another institution.
Agnes Scott lost contact with the remaining 9 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 52 | 85.2% |
| Dropped Out | 9 | 14.8% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 86% |
| Black / African-American | 74% |
| Hawaiian | 100% |
| Hispanic | 70% |
| International | 82% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 78% |
| Unknown | 42% |
| White | 66% |
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 Agnes Scott 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 Agnes Scott College represent 94.12% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Agnes Scott graduation rate was 78%, and by the eight year mark, 78% 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 | Agnes Scott | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 69% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 78% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 78% | 47.82% |
60 first-time / full-time students or 22% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
51 transferred to another institution.
Agnes Scott lost contact with the remaining 9 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 51 | 85.00% |
| Dropped Out | 9 | 15.00% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Agnes Scott College.
Returning / full-time students at Agnes Scott College represent 5.88% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Agnes Scott graduation rate was 94%, and by the eight year mark, 94% 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 | Agnes Scott | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 94% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 94% | 55.07% |
1 non first-time / part-time students or 6% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
Agnes Scott lost contact with the remaining 0 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 100.00% |
| Dropped Out | 0 | 0.00% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Agnes Scott College.
