UCDH Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

Utah College of Dental Hygiene 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

Are students coming back to UCDH after their first year? Are UCDH students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.

• UCDH Graduation Rate
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
• UCDH Drop Out Rate
• Methodology & References

Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.

With % students making it past their freshmen year, UCDH has freshmen retention rates similar to the national average.

Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.

When looking at just colleges and universities in Utah, the average is 75.47%.

UCDH Graduation Rates

Of the 58 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?

Four years after beginning their degree, <nil>% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 97% of the students had graduated and after eight years 97% of this class completed their degree.

The official graduation rate of UCDH is 97%. This is the percentage of students who completed their degree within 150% of the published time. That means six years for a standard bachelor's degree program.

UCDH Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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UCDH Drop Out Rate

UCDH Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity

Some Students Take More Time To Graduate

Some schools have mainly first-time, full-time students, while others cater to part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. For a variety of reasons first-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are usually more likely to graduate in four years.

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.

Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.

First-Time / Full-Time UCDH Graduation Rates

Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on UCDH first-time, full-time students.

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on UCDH first-time, part-time students.

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

60 UCDH students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 100.00% 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 97%, 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 97%.

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.

UCDH Non First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

Non First-Time / Full-Time UCDH Drop Out Rates

2 non first-time / part-time students or 3% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 0 transferred to another institution.

• UCDH lost contact with the remaining 2 who we assumed dropped out.

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on UCDH returning, part-time students.

More Resources:

• An Explanation of Freshman Retention Rates.

• How Common is it to Transfer to a Different College?

• Are Non-Traditional Students Less Likely to Graduate?

• How Many People Drop-Out of College?

• How Average Time to Graduate Can Affect the Value of Your Degree.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics