by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding ASUMH 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.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 62% students making it past their freshmen year, ASUMH has freshmen retention rates below the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Arkansas, the average is 66.23%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| ASUMH | 62% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Arkansas | 66.23% |
There were approximately 265 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 45% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 47% of the students had graduated and after eight years 47% 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 ASUMH graduation rate 47%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 251 | 45% |
| Six Years | 265 | 47% |
| Eight Years | 2 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 297 | 53% |
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 297 students or 53% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 297 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
52 transferred to another institution.
ASUMH lost contact with the remaining 245 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 52 | 17.5% |
| Dropped Out | 245 | 82.5% |
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.
A meaningful share of students at ASUMH are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Comparing the graduation rates of the specific cohorts below can be more revealing than the overall graduation rates.
First-time / full-time students at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home represent 44.86% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the ASUMH graduation rate was 49%, and by the eight year mark, 49% 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 | ASUMH | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 45% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 49% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 49% | 47.82% |
130 first-time / full-time students or 51% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
21 transferred to another institution.
ASUMH lost contact with the remaining 109 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 21 | 16.15% |
| Dropped Out | 109 | 83.85% |
First-time / part-time students at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home represent 21.45% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the ASUMH graduation rate was 37%, and by the eight year mark, 38% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, and 23.72% after eight years.
| Completions | ASUMH | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 35% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 37% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 38% | 23.72% |
75 first-time / part-time students or 62% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
10 transferred to another institution.
ASUMH lost contact with the remaining 65 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 10 | 13.33% |
| Dropped Out | 65 | 86.67% |
Returning / full-time students at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home represent 18.62% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the ASUMH graduation rate was 47%, and by the eight year mark, 48% 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 | ASUMH | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 47% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 48% | 55.07% |
55 non first-time / part-time students or 52% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
7 transferred to another institution.
ASUMH lost contact with the remaining 48 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 7 | 12.73% |
| Dropped Out | 48 | 87.27% |
Returning / part-time students at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home represent 15.07% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the ASUMH graduation rate was 56%, and by the eight year mark, 56% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 30.46% after four years, 36.03% after six years, and 37.80% after eight years.
| Completions | ASUMH | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 55% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 56% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 56% | 37.80% |
37 non first-time / part-time students or 44% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
14 transferred to another institution.
ASUMH lost contact with the remaining 23 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 14 | 37.84% |
| Dropped Out | 23 | 62.16% |
