by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding how Daymar College - Murfreesboro'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 Daymar College - Murfreesboro . Remember, every extra semester it takes to graduate will increase the cost of your degree.
With 100.0% of students staying on for a second year, Daymar College - Murfreesboro is one of the best in the country when it comes to freshman retention.
Nationwide, the average first year to second year retention rate is 69.0% . When looking at just colleges and universities in Tennessee , the average is 67.0% .
At Daymar College - Murfreesboro , there were 463 bachelors degree candidates in the class of 2016 . By 2018 , six years after beginning their degree, 40.0% of these students had graduated. After an additional two years, 40.4% 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 59.6% did not graduate within eight years. Of these 277 students, 2 were still working towards their degree, 20 had transferred to a different institution, and Daymar College - Murfreesboro lost contact with the remaining 254 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 Daymar College - Murfreesboro class of 2016 who attended classes full-time After six years, the graduation rate was 60.3% and by 2020 ,60.9% 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 70 students, 1 were still working towards their degree, 4 had transferred to a different institution, and Daymar College - Murfreesboro lost contact with the remaining 65 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 18.1% , first-time students in the Daymar College - Murfreesboro 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 104 students, 1 were still working towards their degree, 7 had transferred to a different institution, and Daymar College - Murfreesboro lost contact with the remaining 96 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 61.4% , returning students in the Daymar College - Murfreesboro class of 2016 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 61.4% .
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 27 students, 0 were still working towards their degree, 4 had transferred to a different institution, and Daymar College - Murfreesboro lost contact with the remaining 23 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 12.6% , returning students in the Daymar College - Murfreesboro class of 2016 who attended classes part-time were among the least likely in the nation to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 13.8% .
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 75 students, 0 were still working towards their degree, 5 had transferred to a different institution, and Daymar College - Murfreesboro lost contact with the remaining 70 whom we assume dropped out.
