by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Athens State University first-year students return for their second year, and how many go on to graduate? Retention and graduation rates help you understand how students progress at Athens State University. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on the retention rate for Athens State University.
There were approximately 650 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 49% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 56% of the students had graduated and after eight years 58% 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 Athens State University graduation rate 56%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 573 | 49% |
| Six Years | 650 | 56% |
| Eight Years | 23 | 2% |
| Did Not Complete | 496 | 42% |
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 496 students or 42% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 496 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
202 transferred to another institution.
Athens State University lost contact with the remaining 275 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 202 | 40.7% |
| Dropped Out | 275 | 55.4% |
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.
Comparing the graduation rates of the specific cohorts below can be more revealing than the overall graduation rates.
At this time we lack data for this cohort at Athens State University.
We don’t have data for this cohort at Athens State University.
Returning / full-time students at Athens State University represent 47.57% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Athens State University graduation rate was 63%, and by the eight year mark, 65% 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 | Athens State University | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 63% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 65% | 55.07% |
198 non first-time / part-time students or 35% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
6 are still enrolled.
84 transferred to another institution.
Athens State University lost contact with the remaining 108 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 6 | 3.03% |
| Transferred | 84 | 42.42% |
| Dropped Out | 108 | 54.55% |
Returning / part-time students at Athens State University represent 52.43% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Athens State University graduation rate was 49%, and by the eight year mark, 51% 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 | Athens State University | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 39% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 49% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 51% | 37.80% |
298 non first-time / part-time students or 49% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
13 are still enrolled.
118 transferred to another institution.
Athens State University lost contact with the remaining 167 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 13 | 4.36% |
| Transferred | 118 | 39.60% |
| Dropped Out | 167 | 56.04% |
