by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding American Musical and Dramatic Academy 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 83% students making it past their freshmen year, American Musical and Dramatic Academy 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 New York, the average is 73.51%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| American Musical and Dramatic Academy | 83% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New York | 73.51% |
How many of the estimated 569 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 61% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 63% of the students had graduated and after eight years 64% 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 American Musical and Dramatic Academy graduation rate 63%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 545 | 61% |
| Six Years | 569 | 63% |
| Eight Years | 2 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 327 | 36% |
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 327 students or 36% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 327 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
14 transferred to another institution.
American Musical and Dramatic Academy lost contact with the remaining 311 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 14 | 4.3% |
| Dropped Out | 311 | 95.1% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 50% |
| Asian | 100% |
| Black / African-American | 67% |
| Hawaiian | 33% |
| Hispanic | 72% |
| International | 92% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 73% |
| Unknown | 62% |
| White | 73% |
Traditional first-time, full-time students under 25 tend to graduate in four years far more often than other students. Some schools serve mostly traditional students while others serve more 'non-traditional' students — part-timers or those returning after time away — who commonly take longer to finish.
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 American Musical and Dramatic Academy 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 American Musical and Dramatic Academy represent 84.08% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the American Musical and Dramatic Academy graduation rate was 60%, and by the eight year mark, 61% 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 | American Musical and Dramatic Academy | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 58% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 60% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 61% | 47.82% |
297 first-time / full-time students or 39% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
13 transferred to another institution.
American Musical and Dramatic Academy lost contact with the remaining 282 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 0.67% |
| Transferred | 13 | 4.38% |
| Dropped Out | 282 | 94.95% |
At this time we lack data for this cohort at American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
Returning / full-time students at American Musical and Dramatic Academy represent 15.92% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the American Musical and Dramatic Academy graduation rate was 79%, and by the eight year mark, 79% 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 | American Musical and Dramatic Academy | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 79% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 79% | 55.07% |
30 non first-time / part-time students or 21% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
American Musical and Dramatic Academy lost contact with the remaining 29 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 3.33% |
| Dropped Out | 29 | 96.67% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
