by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Brandman after their first year? Are Brandman students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
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Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in California, the average is 73.07%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Brandman | |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
There were approximately 1,074 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
<nil>% of the cohort completed their degree in four years, 53% in six years, and 54% in eight years.
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 Brandman graduation rate 53%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 971 | 48% |
| Six Years | 1,074 | 53% |
| Eight Years | 31 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 924 | 46% |
Approximately 924 students or 46% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 924 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
500 transferred to another institution.
Brandman lost contact with the remaining 406 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 500 | 54.1% |
| Dropped Out | 406 | 43.9% |
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.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Brandman first-time, full-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Brandman first-time, part-time students.
768 Brandman students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 37.85% 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 64%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 65%.
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 | Brandman | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 64% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 65% | 55.07% |
268 non first-time / part-time students or 35% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
11 are still enrolled.
129 transferred to another institution.
Brandman lost contact with the remaining 128 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 11 | 4.10% |
| Transferred | 129 | 48.13% |
| Dropped Out | 128 | 47.76% |
1261 Brandman students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 62.15% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 46%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 48%.
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.
| Returning / Part-Time Completions | Brandman | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 46% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 48% | 37.80% |
656 non first-time / part-time students or 52% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
7 are still enrolled.
371 transferred to another institution.
Brandman lost contact with the remaining 278 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 7 | 1.07% |
| Transferred | 371 | 56.55% |
| Dropped Out | 278 | 42.38% |
