by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Dean 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.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 71% students making it past their freshmen year, Dean College has freshmen retention rates above the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Massachusetts, the average is 73.02%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Dean College | 71% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Massachusetts | 73.02% |
Of the 287 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 38% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 42% of the students had graduated and after eight years 43% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Dean College is 42%. This is the percentage of students who completed their degree within 150% of the published time. That means six years for a standard bachelor's degree program.
The typical Dean College student takes 4.05 years to complete their bachelor's degree.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 257 | 37% |
| Six Years | 287 | 42% |
| Eight Years | 9 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 392 | 57% |
Approximately 392 students or 57% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 392 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
307 transferred to another institution.
Dean College lost contact with the remaining 84 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 307 | 78.3% |
| Dropped Out | 84 | 21.4% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 44% |
| Black / African-American | 48% |
| Hispanic | 47% |
| International | 52% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 31% |
| Unknown | 34% |
| White | 59% |
First-time, full-time students, under the age of 25 are known as traditional students. These students are more likely to graduate in four years than so called 'non-traditional' students that includes part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. Some schools cater to non-traditional students and it may affect their overall graduation rates.
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 Dean College are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
First-time / full-time students at Dean College represent 85% of the students in the class of 2015, and 82.23% of Dean College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 38%, first-time students in the Dean College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Dean College graduation rate was 40%, and by the eight year mark, 42% 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 | Dean College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 38% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 40% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 42% | 47.82% |
342 first-time / full-time students or 58% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
273 transferred to another institution.
Dean College lost contact with the remaining 68 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 273 | 79.82% |
| Dropped Out | 68 | 19.88% |
First-time / part-time students at Dean College represent 2.90% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 20%, first-time, part-time students in the Dean College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 20%.
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 | Dean College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 5% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 20% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 20% | 23.72% |
16 first-time / part-time students or 80% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
10 transferred to another institution.
Dean College lost contact with the remaining 6 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 10 | 62.50% |
| Dropped Out | 6 | 37.50% |
52 Dean College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 7.55% 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 44%, 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 44%.
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 | Dean College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 44% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 44% | 55.07% |
29 non first-time / part-time students or 56% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
21 transferred to another institution.
Dean College lost contact with the remaining 8 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 21 | 72.41% |
| Dropped Out | 8 | 27.59% |
31 Dean College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 4.50% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 77%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 84%.
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 | Dean College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 77% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 84% | 37.80% |
5 non first-time / part-time students or 16% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
3 transferred to another institution.
Dean College lost contact with the remaining 2 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 3 | 60.00% |
| Dropped Out | 2 | 40.00% |
