by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Brookline College - Albuquerque 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 0% students making it past their freshmen year, Brookline College - Albuquerque 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 New Mexico, the average is 62.90%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Brookline College - Albuquerque | 0% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New Mexico | 62.90% |
Of the 112 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 62% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 63% of the students had graduated and after eight years 63% 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 Brookline College - Albuquerque graduation rate 63%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 110 | 62% |
| Six Years | 112 | 63% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 65 | 37% |
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 65 students or 37% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 65 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
6 transferred to another institution.
Brookline College - Albuquerque lost contact with the remaining 58 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 6 | 9.2% |
| Dropped Out | 58 | 89.2% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 57% |
| Black / African-American | 50% |
| Hispanic | 65% |
| Unknown | 100% |
| White | 71% |
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 Brookline College - Albuquerque are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Comparing the graduation rates of the specific cohorts below can be more revealing than the overall graduation rates.
First-time / full-time students at Brookline College-Albuquerque represent 37.29% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Brookline College - Albuquerque graduation rate was 64%, and by the eight year mark, 64% 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 | Brookline College - Albuquerque | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 64% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 64% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 64% | 47.82% |
24 first-time / full-time students or 36% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
3 transferred to another institution.
Brookline College - Albuquerque lost contact with the remaining 21 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 3 | 12.50% |
| Dropped Out | 21 | 87.50% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Brookline College-Albuquerque.
Returning / full-time students at Brookline College-Albuquerque represent 62.71% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Brookline College - Albuquerque 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 | Brookline College - Albuquerque | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 63% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 63% | 55.07% |
41 non first-time / part-time students or 37% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
3 transferred to another institution.
Brookline College - Albuquerque lost contact with the remaining 37 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 2.44% |
| Transferred | 3 | 7.32% |
| Dropped Out | 37 | 90.24% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Brookline College-Albuquerque.
