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CTI Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

75% 4-Year Graduation Rate
75% 6-Year Graduation Rate
83% Retention Rate

Commonwealth Technical Institute 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

Make an informed decision about your education by understanding CTI 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.

CTI Retention Rate

83% Freshmen Retention Rate
Good Retention Rate

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

With 83% students making it past their freshmen year, CTI 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 Pennsylvania, the average is 73.24%.

CTI Retention  83 out of 100
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Pennsylvania Retention  73 out of 100
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Retention Rate
CTI83%
Nationwide70.57%
Pennsylvania73.24%

CTI Graduation Rates

75% 6-Year Graduation Rate
24.10% Dropout Rate

How many of the estimated 199 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?

Four years after beginning their degree, 75% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 75% of the students had graduated and after eight years 75% 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 CTI graduation rate 75%.

Four Year Graduation Rate  75%
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Six Year Graduation Rate  75%
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  75%
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CTI Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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Completion WithinUndergraduatesPercentage
Four Years19975%
Six Years19975%
Eight Years10%
Did Not Complete6725%
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.
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CTI Drop Out Rate

CTI 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.

The majority of students at CTI are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.

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

First-Time / Full-Time CTI Graduation Rates

100% First-Time, Full-Time
75% 6-Year Grad Rate
Good Grad Rate

First-time / full-time students at Commonwealth Technical Institute represent 100% of the students in the class of 2015, and 100.00% of CTI bachelor's degree graduations.

With a four-year graduation rate of 75%, first-time students in the CTI class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.

After six years, the CTI graduation rate was 75%, and by the eight year mark, 75% of the cohort had completed their degree.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.

Four Year Graduation Rate  75 out of 100
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CTI First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

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First-Time / Full-Time CompletionsCTINationwide
Four Years75%37.92%
Six Years75%46.43%
Eight Years75%47.82%

First-Time / Full-Time CTI Drop Out Rates

67 first-time / full-time students or 25% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

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First-Time / Full-Time Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled00.00%
Transferred00.00%
Dropped Out67100.00%

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

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

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

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

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