by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many BMA Seminary 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 BMA Seminary. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
We don’t have retention rate data for Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary.
How many of the estimated 5 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 8% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 14% of the students had graduated and after eight years 14% 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 BMA Seminary graduation rate 14%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 3 | 8% |
| Six Years | 5 | 14% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 31 | 86% |
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 31 students or 86% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 31 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
3 transferred to another institution.
BMA Seminary lost contact with the remaining 24 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 3 | 9.7% |
| Dropped Out | 24 | 77.4% |
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.
A meaningful share of students at BMA Seminary are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.
First-time / full-time students at Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary represent 2.78% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the BMA Seminary graduation rate was 0%, and by the eight year mark, 0% 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 | BMA Seminary | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 0% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 0% | 47.82% |
1 first-time / full-time students or 100% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
BMA Seminary lost contact with the remaining 1 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 1 | 100.00% |
First-time / part-time students at Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary represent 69.44% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the BMA Seminary graduation rate was 4%, and by the eight year mark, 4% 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 | BMA Seminary | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 4% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 4% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 4% | 23.72% |
24 first-time / part-time students or 96% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
BMA Seminary lost contact with the remaining 20 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 12.50% |
| Transferred | 1 | 4.17% |
| Dropped Out | 20 | 83.33% |
Returning / full-time students at Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary represent 11.11% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the BMA Seminary graduation rate was 50%, and by the eight year mark, 50% 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 | BMA Seminary | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 50% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 50% | 55.07% |
2 non first-time / part-time students or 50% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
BMA Seminary lost contact with the remaining 1 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 50.00% |
| Dropped Out | 1 | 50.00% |
Returning / part-time students at Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary represent 16.67% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the BMA Seminary graduation rate was 33%, and by the eight year mark, 33% 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 | BMA Seminary | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 33% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 33% | 37.80% |
4 non first-time / part-time students or 67% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
BMA Seminary lost contact with the remaining 2 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 25.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 25.00% |
| Dropped Out | 2 | 50.00% |
