by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding how Dakota State University'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 Dakota State University . Remember, every extra semester it takes to graduate will increase the cost of your degree.
With 67.0% of students making it past their freshman year, Dakota State University 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 South Dakota , the average is 73.0% .
At Dakota State University , there were 657 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, 37.6% 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 62.4% did not graduate within eight years. Of these 411 students, 4 were still working towards their degree, 246 had transferred to a different institution, and Dakota State University lost contact with the remaining 160 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 18.0% , first-time students in the Dakota State University class of 2016 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time. After six years, the graduation rate was 35.8% and by 2020 ,38.4% 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 Dakota State University , we expected that after six years about 59.9% of them would have completed their undergraduate degree.
Of these 189 students, 2 were still working towards their degree, 128 had transferred to a different institution, and Dakota State University lost contact with the remaining 59 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 10.5% , first-time students in the Dakota State University class of 2016 who attended classes part-time were less likely than average to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 13.2% .
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 33 students, 0 were still working towards their degree, 16 had transferred to a different institution, and Dakota State University lost contact with the remaining 17 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 40.5% , returning students in the Dakota State University 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 43.1% .
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 87 students, 1 were still working towards their degree, 52 had transferred to a different institution, and Dakota State University lost contact with the remaining 34 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 35.8% , returning students in the Dakota State University class of 2016 who attended classes part-time had a graduation rate similar to the national average. After eight years, the graduation rate was 36.5% .
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 101 students, 1 were still working towards their degree, 50 had transferred to a different institution, and Dakota State University lost contact with the remaining 50 whom we assume dropped out.
