by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding College of the Albemarle 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 freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 72% students making it past their freshmen year, College of the Albemarle 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 North Carolina, the average is 66.53%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| College of the Albemarle | 72% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| North Carolina | 66.53% |
Of the 296 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 33% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 36% of the students had graduated and after eight years 38% 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 College of the Albemarle graduation rate 36%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 267 | 33% |
| Six Years | 296 | 36% |
| Eight Years | 14 | 2% |
| Did Not Complete | 510 | 62% |
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 510 students or 62% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 510 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
212 transferred to another institution.
College of the Albemarle lost contact with the remaining 290 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 212 | 41.6% |
| Dropped Out | 290 | 56.9% |
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 College of the Albemarle are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
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 College of the Albemarle represent 38.54% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the College of the Albemarle graduation rate was 48%, and by the eight year mark, 49% 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 | College of the Albemarle | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 46% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 48% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 49% | 47.82% |
161 first-time / full-time students or 51% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
62 transferred to another institution.
College of the Albemarle lost contact with the remaining 97 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 1.24% |
| Transferred | 62 | 38.51% |
| Dropped Out | 97 | 60.25% |
First-time / part-time students at College of the Albemarle represent 30.49% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the College of the Albemarle graduation rate was 26%, and by the eight year mark, 28% 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 | College of the Albemarle | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 21% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 26% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 28% | 23.72% |
179 first-time / part-time students or 72% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
53 transferred to another institution.
College of the Albemarle lost contact with the remaining 124 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 1.12% |
| Transferred | 53 | 29.61% |
| Dropped Out | 124 | 69.27% |
Returning / full-time students at College of the Albemarle represent 14.15% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the College of the Albemarle graduation rate was 45%, and by the eight year mark, 47% 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 | College of the Albemarle | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 45% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 47% | 55.07% |
62 non first-time / part-time students or 53% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
34 transferred to another institution.
College of the Albemarle lost contact with the remaining 27 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 1.61% |
| Transferred | 34 | 54.84% |
| Dropped Out | 27 | 43.55% |
Returning / part-time students at College of the Albemarle represent 16.83% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the College of the Albemarle graduation rate was 20%, and by the eight year mark, 22% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 30.46% after four years, 36.03% after six years, and 37.80% after eight years.
| Completions | College of the Albemarle | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 15% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 20% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 22% | 37.80% |
108 non first-time / part-time students or 78% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
63 transferred to another institution.
College of the Albemarle lost contact with the remaining 42 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 2.78% |
| Transferred | 63 | 58.33% |
| Dropped Out | 42 | 38.89% |
