How Many Berea Students Graduate on Time or at All?
Find out how many of Berea's 413 students stuck around until graduation.
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Understanding Graduation and Retention Rates
Why is it important to know college retention rates and graduation rates? And how do Berea graduation and retention rates compare to the average school? Retention rates have to do with the number of students that return to Berea College after their freshman year. There are two different types of graduation rates, on-time graduation rates and "overall" graduation rates.
While on-time graduation rates refer to the number of years it will optimally take to complete a degree (ie., four years for a bachelor's degree), "overall" graduation rates are on a scale of six years and are most frequently advertised by colleges and universities. If you're planning on graduating in four years, pay attention to Berea's on-time graduation rates. Graduation rates can also give a better understanding of how much you'll be paying for college in the long run.
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What are Berea's Retention Rates Like?
With 84.0% of students making it past their freshman year, Berea College has freshman retention rates above the national average of 70.9%.
Any Questions?
- When you attend a school that is high quality and a good fit for you, it is more likely you'll return for another year.Read more about why retention is so important.
- How many students make it past freshman year? You might be surprised at the answer.
Graduation Rates at Berea College
The following information is based upon data for students who were "First-Time/Full-Time Undergraduate Degree Seekers" at Berea.
Out of the 1,621 undergraduate students at Berea College, 416 (about 26%) are considered first-time/full-time degree seekers.
Given that the percentage of first-time full-time undergraduates is so low, the mission of Berea College may reflect other priorities such as providing education for "returning" or "part-time" students. The following data should be discounted accordingly.
If you are not a "First-Time/Full-Time Undergraduate Degree Seeker" then you will want to ask Berea College about graduation rates for other more appropriate groups of students.
Berea College performs above average at graduating its first-time/full-time students on all fronts, posting an on-time (two or four years depending on the degree) and overall graduation rate of 44.6% and 62.2% respectively.
Based on the caliber of first-time/full-time students that attend Berea College we would expect an overall graduation rate of 57.4%. However, students are graduating at a rate that is 4.8% higher. That means Berea College is performing above average at graduating students based upon those students' anticipated academic achievement in college.
The Majority of First-Time/Full-Time Non-Grads at This School Dropped Out.
37.8% of students at Berea College failed to graduate within 150% of the expected time. The majority did so because they dropped out.
Additional Considerations
- How many people drop out of college?
