by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Daytona College 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.
There were approximately 276 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 84% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 84% of the students had graduated and after eight years 84% 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 Daytona College graduation rate 84%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 276 | 84% |
| Six Years | 276 | 84% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 53 | 16% |
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.
Approximately 53 students or 16% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 53 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
12 transferred to another institution.
Daytona College lost contact with the remaining 41 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 12 | 22.6% |
| Dropped Out | 41 | 77.4% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Black / African-American | 54% |
| Hispanic | 100% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 100% |
| White | 78% |
Traditional first-time, full-time students under 25 tend to graduate in four years far more often than other students. Some schools serve mostly traditional students while others serve more 'non-traditional' students — part-timers or those returning after time away — who commonly take longer to finish.
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.
A meaningful share of students at Daytona College are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.
First-time / full-time students at Daytona College represent 18.24% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Daytona College graduation rate was 88%, and by the eight year mark, 88% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| Completions | Daytona College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 88% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 88% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 88% | 47.82% |
7 first-time / full-time students or 12% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
7 transferred to another institution.
Daytona College lost contact with the remaining 0 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 7 | 100.00% |
| Dropped Out | 0 | 0.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Daytona College.
Returning / full-time students at Daytona College represent 81.76% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Daytona College graduation rate was 83%, and by the eight year mark, 83% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Completions | Daytona College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 83% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 83% | 55.07% |
46 non first-time / part-time students or 17% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
5 transferred to another institution.
Daytona College lost contact with the remaining 41 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 5 | 10.87% |
| Dropped Out | 41 | 89.13% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Daytona College.
