by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Brookline College - Phoenix first-year students return for their second year, and how many go on to graduate? Retention and graduation rates help you understand how students progress at Brookline College - Phoenix. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes 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 25% students making it past their freshmen year, Brookline College - Phoenix 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 Arizona, the average is 67.94%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Brookline College - Phoenix | 25% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Arizona | 67.94% |
Of the 405 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 53% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 54% of the students had graduated and after eight years 54% 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 - Phoenix graduation rate 54%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 398 | 53% |
| Six Years | 405 | 54% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 340 | 46% |
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 340 students or 46% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 340 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
3 transferred to another institution.
Brookline College - Phoenix lost contact with the remaining 337 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 3 | 0.9% |
| Dropped Out | 337 | 99.1% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 45% |
| Asian | 50% |
| Black / African-American | 15% |
| Hawaiian | 100% |
| Hispanic | 65% |
| Unknown | 60% |
| White | 44% |
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 - Phoenix are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.
First-time / full-time students at Brookline College-Phoenix represent 25.10% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Brookline College - Phoenix graduation rate was 60%, and by the eight year mark, 60% 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 - Phoenix | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 60% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 60% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 60% | 47.82% |
75 first-time / full-time students or 40% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Brookline College - Phoenix lost contact with the remaining 75 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 75 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Brookline College-Phoenix.
Returning / full-time students at Brookline College-Phoenix represent 74.90% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Brookline College - Phoenix graduation rate was 53%, and by the eight year mark, 53% 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 - Phoenix | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 53% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 53% | 55.07% |
265 non first-time / part-time students or 47% 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 - Phoenix lost contact with the remaining 262 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 3 | 1.13% |
| Dropped Out | 262 | 98.87% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Brookline College-Phoenix.
