by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Clary Sage College 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 Clary Sage College. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 71% students making it past their freshmen year, Clary Sage College has freshmen retention rates above the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Oklahoma, the average is 65.20%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Clary Sage College | 71% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Oklahoma | 65.20% |
Of the 292 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 67% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 67% of the students had graduated and after eight years 67% 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 Clary Sage College graduation rate 67%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 292 | 67% |
| Six Years | 292 | 67% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 147 | 33% |
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 147 students or 33% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 147 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
11 transferred to another institution.
Clary Sage College lost contact with the remaining 136 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 11 | 7.5% |
| Dropped Out | 136 | 92.5% |
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 Clary Sage College are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at Clary Sage College represent 82.92% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Clary Sage College graduation rate was 66%, and by the eight year mark, 66% 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 | Clary Sage College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 66% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 66% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 66% | 47.82% |
122 first-time / full-time students or 34% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
11 transferred to another institution.
Clary Sage College lost contact with the remaining 111 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 11 | 9.02% |
| Dropped Out | 111 | 90.98% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Clary Sage College.
Returning / full-time students at Clary Sage College represent 17.08% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Clary Sage College graduation rate was 67%, and by the eight year mark, 67% 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 | Clary Sage College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 67% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 67% | 55.07% |
25 non first-time / part-time students or 33% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Clary Sage College lost contact with the remaining 25 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 25 | 100.00% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Clary Sage College.
