by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Bennett first-year students return for their second year? How many graduate and how long does it take them? On this page we'll explore Bennett retention rates, graduation rates, drop out rates and more.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 52% students making it past their freshmen year, Bennett has freshmen retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in North Carolina, the average is 66.53%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Bennett | 52% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| North Carolina | 66.53% |
How many of the estimated 59 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
Four years after beginning their degree, 21% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 29% of the students had graduated and after eight years 56% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Bennett is 29%. This is the percentage of students who completed their degree within 150% of the published time. That means six years for a standard bachelor's degree program.
The average Bennett student takes 4.85 years to graduate with their bachelors.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 34 | 17% |
| Six Years | 59 | 29% |
| Eight Years | 56 | 27% |
| Did Not Complete | 91 | 44% |
Approximately 91 students or 44% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 91 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
10 transferred to another institution.
Bennett lost contact with the remaining 27 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 10 | 11.0% |
| Dropped Out | 27 | 29.7% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Black / African-American | 31% |
| Hispanic | 25% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 40% |
| Unknown | 17% |
First-time, full-time students, under the age of 25 are known as traditional students. These students are more likely to graduate in four years than so called 'non-traditional' students that includes part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. Some schools cater to non-traditional students and it may affect their overall graduation rates.
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 Bennett are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
First-time / full-time students at Bennett College represent 77% of the students in the class of 2015, and 98.31% of Bennett bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 21%, first-time students in the Bennett class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Bennett graduation rate was 36%, and by the eight year mark, 58% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| First-Time / Full-Time Completions | Bennett | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 21% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 36% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 58% | 47.82% |
67 first-time / full-time students or 42% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
10 transferred to another institution.
Bennett lost contact with the remaining 15 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 10 | 14.93% |
| Dropped Out | 15 | 22.39% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Bennett first-time, part-time students.
45 Bennett students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 21.84% of the students in the class of 2015.
Non first-time students could include transfer students or adults who have returned to school after an absense.
With a six year graduation rate of 2%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 51%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 49.57% after four years, 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Returning / Full-Time Completions | Bennett | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 2% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 51% | 55.07% |
22 non first-time / part-time students or 49% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
12 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Bennett lost contact with the remaining 10 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 12 | 54.55% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 10 | 45.45% |
2 Bennett students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 0.97% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 0%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 0%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.
2 non first-time / part-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.
Bennett lost contact with the remaining 2 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 2 | 100.00% |
