by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding how Columbia College Missouri's retention and graduation rates impact you. First year retention rates let you know how many students come back for their sophomore year. Graduation rates tell you how long it takes to complete a degree at Columbia College Missouri . Remember, every extra semester it takes to graduate will increase the cost of your degree.
With 69.0% of students making it past their freshman year, Columbia College has freshman retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first year to second year retention rate is 69.0% . When looking at just colleges and universities in Missouri , the average is 69.0% .
At Columbia College Missouri , there were 9,186 bachelors degree candidates in the class of 2016 . By 2018 , six years after beginning their degree, 32.4% of these students had graduated. After an additional two years, 32.5% of this class eventually completed their degree.
We consider the "on-time" graduation rate for a bachelor's degree to be four years, but colleges typically report their graduation rates after six or even eight years.
This implies that 67.5% did not graduate within eight years. Of these 6,204 students, 135 were still working towards their degree, 2,928 had transferred to a different institution, and Columbia College Missouri lost contact with the remaining 3,140 whom we assume dropped out.
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years (on-time). Some schools cater mostly to traditional students while others cater to “non-traditional” students who may be attending part time and thus are likely to take longer to graduate.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
With a four year graduation rate of 16.0% , first-time students in the Columbia College Missouri class of 2016 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time. After six years, the graduation rate was 22.9% and by 2020 ,22.9% of this class had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 35.8% after four years, 46.4% after six years, and 47.8% after eight years.
Studies have shown that high-achieving students are more likely to complete their degree on time. Given the academic preparedness of the first-time / full-time students accepted to Columbia College Missouri , we expected that after six years about 55.0% of them would have completed their undergraduate degree.
Of these 1,612 students, 27 were still working towards their degree, 724 had transferred to a different institution, and Columbia College Missouri lost contact with the remaining 861 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 15.0% , first-time students in the Columbia College Missouri class of 2016 who attended classes part-time had a graduation rate similar to the national average. After eight years, the graduation rate was 15.0% .
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 21.6% after six years and 23.7% after eight years.
Of these 939 students, 17 were still working towards their degree, 370 had transferred to a different institution, and Columbia College Missouri lost contact with the remaining 552 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 43.7% , returning students in the Columbia College Missouri class of 2016 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 43.8% .
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for returning undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 53.8% after six years and 55.1% after eight years.
Of these 2,143 students, 51 were still working towards their degree, 1,097 had transferred to a different institution, and Columbia College Missouri lost contact with the remaining 995 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 30.7% , returning students in the Columbia College Missouri class of 2016 who attended classes part-time had a graduation rate similar to the national average. After eight years, the graduation rate was 30.8% .
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for returning undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.0% after six years and 37.8% after eight years.
Of these 1,509 students, 40 were still working towards their degree, 737 had transferred to a different institution, and Columbia College Missouri lost contact with the remaining 732 whom we assume dropped out.
