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Albright Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

43% 4-Year Graduation Rate
61% 6-Year Graduation Rate
73% Retention Rate

Albright College 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

Are students coming back to Albright after their first year? Are Albright students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.

Albright Retention Rate

73% Freshmen Retention Rate
Good Retention Rate

Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.

With 73% students making it past their freshmen year, Albright 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%.

Albright Retention  73 out of 100
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Pennsylvania Retention  73 out of 100
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Retention Rate
Albright 73%
Nationwide 70.57%
Pennsylvania 73.24%

Albright Graduation Rates

61% 6-Year Graduation Rate
21.68% Transfer Rate
16.26% Dropout Rate

There were approximately 427 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?

After four years 43% of the cohort graduated. After six years 61% had completed their degree, and 62% after eight years.

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 Albright graduation rate 61%.

The typical Albright student takes 4.15 years to complete their bachelor's degree.

Four Year Graduation Rate  47%
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Six Year Graduation Rate  61%
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  62%
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Albright Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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Completion Within Undergraduates Percentage
Four Years 331 47%
Six Years 427 61%
Eight Years 8 1%
Did Not Complete 266 38%
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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Albright Drop Out Rate

Approximately 266 students or 38% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.

What happened to the 266 students who did not complete their degree?

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Non-Completions Undergraduates Percentage
Still Enrolled 0 0.0%
Transferred 152 57.1%
Dropped Out 114 42.9%

Albright Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity

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Race/Ethnicity Graduation Rate
American Indian or Alaskan Native 50%
Asian 58%
Black / African-American 46%
Hispanic 67%
International 8%
Multi-Ethnic 50%
Unknown 38%
White 67%

Some Students Take More Time To Graduate

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 Albright 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 Albright Graduation Rates

79% First-Time, Full-Time
59% 6-Year Grad Rate
Good Grad Rate

First-time / full-time students at Albright College represent 79% of the students in the class of 2015, and 75.64% of Albright bachelor's degree graduations.

With a four-year graduation rate of 43%, first-time students in the Albright class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.

After six years, the Albright graduation rate was 59%, and by the eight year mark, 59% 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.

Four Year Graduation Rate  43 out of 100
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Six Year Graduation Rate  59 out of 100
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  59 out of 100
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Albright First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

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First-Time / Full-Time Completions Albright Nationwide
Four Years 43% 37.92%
Six Years 59% 46.43%
Eight Years 59% 47.82%

First-Time / Full-Time Albright Drop Out Rates

225 first-time / full-time students or 41% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

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First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions Undergraduates Percentage
Still Enrolled 0 0.00%
Transferred 131 58.22%
Dropped Out 94 41.78%

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Albright first-time, part-time students.

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

21% Returning, Full-Time
69% 6-Year Grad Rate
Good Grad Rate

150 Albright students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 21.40% 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 73%.

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.

Six Year Graduation Rate  69 out of 100
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  73 out of 100
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Albright Non First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

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Returning / Full-Time Completions Albright Nationwide
Four Years 0% 49.57%
Six Years 69% 53.83%
Eight Years 73% 55.07%

Non First-Time / Full-Time Albright Drop Out Rates

41 non first-time / part-time students or 27% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

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First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions Undergraduates Percentage
Still Enrolled 0 0.00%
Transferred 21 51.22%
Dropped Out 20 48.78%

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Albright returning, part-time students.

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