by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding BFIT 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 50% students making it past their freshmen year, BFIT 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 Massachusetts, the average is 73.02%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| BFIT | 50% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Massachusetts | 73.02% |
How many of the estimated 186 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 43% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 44% of the students had graduated and after eight years 44% 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 BFIT graduation rate 44%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 182 | 43% |
| Six Years | 186 | 44% |
| Eight Years | 2 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 235 | 56% |
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 235 students or 56% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 235 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
59 transferred to another institution.
BFIT lost contact with the remaining 174 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 59 | 25.1% |
| Dropped Out | 174 | 74.0% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 35% |
| Black / African-American | 47% |
| Hispanic | 42% |
| International | 100% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 29% |
| Unknown | 38% |
| White | 67% |
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 BFIT are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.
First-time / full-time students at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology represent 73.29% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the BFIT graduation rate was 38%, and by the eight year mark, 38% 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 | BFIT | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 37% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 38% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 38% | 47.82% |
191 first-time / full-time students or 62% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
46 transferred to another institution.
BFIT lost contact with the remaining 145 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 46 | 24.08% |
| Dropped Out | 145 | 75.92% |
First-time / part-time students at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology represent 3.55% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the BFIT graduation rate was 40%, and by the eight year mark, 40% 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 | BFIT | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 40% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 40% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 40% | 23.72% |
9 first-time / part-time students or 60% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
BFIT lost contact with the remaining 8 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 11.11% |
| Dropped Out | 8 | 88.89% |
Returning / full-time students at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology represent 18.91% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the BFIT graduation rate was 63%, and by the eight year mark, 63% 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 | BFIT | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 63% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 63% | 55.07% |
30 non first-time / part-time students or 37% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
11 transferred to another institution.
BFIT lost contact with the remaining 19 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 11 | 36.67% |
| Dropped Out | 19 | 63.33% |
Returning / part-time students at Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology represent 4.26% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the BFIT graduation rate was 72%, and by the eight year mark, 72% 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 | BFIT | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 67% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 72% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 72% | 37.80% |
5 non first-time / part-time students or 28% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
BFIT lost contact with the remaining 2 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 40.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 20.00% |
| Dropped Out | 2 | 40.00% |
