by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding COM-FSM 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 40% students making it past their freshmen year, COM-FSM has freshmen retention rates below the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| COM-FSM | 40% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
Of the 355 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 28% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 32% of the students had graduated and after eight years 33% 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 COM-FSM graduation rate 32%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 313 | 28% |
| Six Years | 355 | 32% |
| Eight Years | 15 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 741 | 67% |
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 741 students or 67% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 741 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
46 transferred to another institution.
COM-FSM lost contact with the remaining 687 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 46 | 6.2% |
| Dropped Out | 687 | 92.7% |
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
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 COM-FSM are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.
First-time / full-time students at College of Micronesia-FSM represent 59.59% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the COM-FSM graduation rate was 35%, and by the eight year mark, 36% 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 | COM-FSM | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 31% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 35% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 36% | 47.82% |
422 first-time / full-time students or 64% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
5 are still enrolled.
29 transferred to another institution.
COM-FSM lost contact with the remaining 388 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 5 | 1.18% |
| Transferred | 29 | 6.87% |
| Dropped Out | 388 | 91.94% |
First-time / part-time students at College of Micronesia-FSM represent 40.41% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the COM-FSM graduation rate was 28%, and by the eight year mark, 29% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, and 23.72% after eight years.
| Completions | COM-FSM | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 24% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 28% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 29% | 23.72% |
319 first-time / part-time students or 71% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
17 transferred to another institution.
COM-FSM lost contact with the remaining 299 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 0.94% |
| Transferred | 17 | 5.33% |
| Dropped Out | 299 | 93.73% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at College of Micronesia-FSM.
We don’t have data for this cohort at College of Micronesia-FSM.
