by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Brookline College - Tempe 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 - Tempe. 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 28% students making it past their freshmen year, Brookline College - Tempe 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 - Tempe | 28% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Arizona | 67.94% |
There were approximately 182 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 57% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 58% of the students had graduated and after eight years 58% 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 - Tempe graduation rate 58%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 181 | 57% |
| Six Years | 182 | 58% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 133 | 42% |
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 133 students or 42% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 133 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
8 transferred to another institution.
Brookline College - Tempe lost contact with the remaining 125 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 8 | 6.0% |
| Dropped Out | 125 | 94.0% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 50% |
| Asian | 100% |
| Black / African-American | 35% |
| Hispanic | 68% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 75% |
| Unknown | 100% |
| White | 69% |
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.
The majority of students at Brookline College - Tempe are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
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-Tempe represent 52.06% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Brookline College - Tempe 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 - Tempe | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 60% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 60% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 60% | 47.82% |
66 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.
4 transferred to another institution.
Brookline College - Tempe lost contact with the remaining 62 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 4 | 6.06% |
| Dropped Out | 62 | 93.94% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Brookline College-Tempe.
Returning / full-time students at Brookline College-Tempe represent 47.94% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Brookline College - Tempe graduation rate was 56%, and by the eight year mark, 56% 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 - Tempe | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 56% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 56% | 55.07% |
67 non first-time / part-time students or 44% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
4 transferred to another institution.
Brookline College - Tempe lost contact with the remaining 63 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 4 | 5.97% |
| Dropped Out | 63 | 94.03% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Brookline College-Tempe.
