by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Allen U after their first year? Are Allen U students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 50% students making it past their freshmen year, Allen U has freshmen retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in South Carolina, the average is 65.91%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Allen U | 50% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| South Carolina | 65.91% |
Of the 55 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 14% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 20% of the students had graduated and after eight years 21% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Allen U is 20%. This is the percentage of students who completed their degree within 150% of the published time. That means six years for a standard bachelor's degree program.
The average length of time it takes an Allen U undergraduate student to complete their bachelor's degree is 4.53 years.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 37 | 14% |
| Six Years | 55 | 20% |
| Eight Years | 2 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 212 | 79% |
Approximately 212 students or 79% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 212 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
102 transferred to another institution.
Allen U lost contact with the remaining 109 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 102 | 48.1% |
| Dropped Out | 109 | 51.4% |
First-time, full-time students, under the age of 25 are known as traditional students. These students are more likely to graduate in four years than so called 'non-traditional' students that includes part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. Some schools cater to non-traditional students and it may affect their overall graduation rates.
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 Allen U are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
First-time / full-time students at Allen University represent 86% of the students in the class of 2015, and 83.64% of Allen U bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 14%, first-time students in the Allen U class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Allen U graduation rate was 20%, and by the eight year mark, 21% 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 | Allen U | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 14% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 20% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 21% | 47.82% |
183 first-time / full-time students or 79% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
89 transferred to another institution.
Allen U lost contact with the remaining 93 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 89 | 48.63% |
| Dropped Out | 93 | 50.82% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Allen U first-time, part-time students.
38 Allen U students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 14.13% 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 24%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 24%.
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 | Allen U | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 24% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 24% | 55.07% |
29 non first-time / part-time students or 76% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
13 transferred to another institution.
Allen U lost contact with the remaining 16 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 13 | 44.83% |
| Dropped Out | 16 | 55.17% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Allen U returning, part-time students.
