by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding how County College of Morris' 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 County College of Morris . Remember, every extra semester it takes to graduate will increase the cost of your degree.
With 73.0% of students making it past their freshman year, County College of Morris has freshman retention rates above the national average.
Nationwide, the average first year to second year retention rate is 69.0% . When looking at just colleges and universities in New Jersey , the average is 74.0% .
At County College of Morris , there were 2,866 bachelors degree candidates in the class of 2016 . By 2018 , six years after beginning their degree, 35.5% of these students had graduated. After an additional two years, 37.5% 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 62.5% did not graduate within eight years. Of these 1,791 students, 71 were still working towards their degree, 398 had transferred to a different institution, and County College of Morris lost contact with the remaining 1,321 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 N/A , first-time students in the County College of Morris class of 2016 who attended classes full-time After six years, the graduation rate was 41.4% and by 2020 ,43.9% 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.
Of these 885 students, 38 were still working towards their degree, 231 had transferred to a different institution, and County College of Morris lost contact with the remaining 616 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 16.7% , first-time students in the County College of Morris class of 2016 who attended classes part-time had a graduation rate similar to the national average. After eight years, the graduation rate was 18.1% .
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 467 students, 20 were still working towards their degree, 85 had transferred to a different institution, and County College of Morris lost contact with the remaining 362 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 39.0% , returning students in the County College of Morris 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 41.0% .
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 118 students, 7 were still working towards their degree, 27 had transferred to a different institution, and County College of Morris lost contact with the remaining 84 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 36.9% , returning students in the County College of Morris class of 2016 who attended classes part-time had a graduation rate similar to the national average. After eight years, the graduation rate was 38.2% .
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 320 students, 6 were still working towards their degree, 55 had transferred to a different institution, and County College of Morris lost contact with the remaining 259 whom we assume dropped out.
