by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to City Tech after their first year? Are City Tech students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 62% students making it past their freshmen year, City Tech has freshmen retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in New York, the average is 73.51%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| City Tech | 62% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New York | 73.51% |
There were approximately 1,633 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 13% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 28% of the students had graduated and after eight years 30% 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 City Tech graduation rate 28%.
The average length of time it takes an City Tech undergraduate student to complete their bachelor's degree is 5.08 years.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1,037 | 18% |
| Six Years | 1,633 | 28% |
| Eight Years | 141 | 2% |
| Did Not Complete | 4,142 | 70% |
Approximately 4142 students or 70% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 4142 students who did not complete their degree?
7 are still enrolled.
2128 transferred to another institution.
City Tech lost contact with the remaining 1934 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 7 | 0.2% |
| Transferred | 2128 | 51.4% |
| Dropped Out | 1,934 | 46.7% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 13% |
| Asian | 23% |
| Black / African-American | 13% |
| Hawaiian | 23% |
| Hispanic | 17% |
| International | 23% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 9% |
| White | 25% |
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 City Tech 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 students at New York City College of Technology represent 62% of the students in the class of 2015, and 53.15% of City Tech bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 13%, first-time students in the City Tech class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the City Tech graduation rate was 23%, and by the eight year mark, 26% 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.
| First-Time / Full-Time Completions | City Tech | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 13% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 23% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 26% | 47.82% |
2730 first-time / full-time students or 74% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
7 are still enrolled.
1434 transferred to another institution.
City Tech lost contact with the remaining 1245 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 7 | 0.26% |
| Transferred | 1434 | 52.53% |
| Dropped Out | 1,245 | 45.60% |
First-time / part-time students at New York City College of Technology represent 4.21% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 15%, first-time, part-time students in the City Tech class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 18%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, 23.72% after eight years.
| First-Time / Part-Time Completions | City Tech | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 6% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 15% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 18% | 23.72% |
205 first-time / part-time students or 82% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
85 transferred to another institution.
City Tech lost contact with the remaining 117 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 1.46% |
| Transferred | 85 | 41.46% |
| Dropped Out | 117 | 57.07% |
1148 City Tech students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 19.41% of the students in the class of 2015.
Non first-time students could include transfer students or adults who have returned to school after an absense.
With a six year graduation rate of 40%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 42%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 49.57% after four years, 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Returning / Full-Time Completions | City Tech | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 40% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 42% | 55.07% |
671 non first-time / part-time students or 58% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
18 are still enrolled.
345 transferred to another institution.
City Tech lost contact with the remaining 308 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 18 | 2.68% |
| Transferred | 345 | 51.42% |
| Dropped Out | 308 | 45.90% |
823 City Tech students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 13.91% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 33%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 35%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.
| Returning / Part-Time Completions | City Tech | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 33% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 35% | 37.80% |
536 non first-time / part-time students or 65% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
8 are still enrolled.
264 transferred to another institution.
City Tech lost contact with the remaining 264 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 8 | 1.49% |
| Transferred | 264 | 49.25% |
| Dropped Out | 264 | 49.25% |
