by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Denver College of Nursing first-year students return for their second year, and how many go on to graduate? Retention and graduation rates help you understand how students progress at Denver College of Nursing. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
We don’t have retention rate data for Denver College of Nursing.
There were approximately 382 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 87% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 87% of the students had graduated and after eight years 87% 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 Denver College of Nursing graduation rate 87%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 382 | 87% |
| Six Years | 382 | 87% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 59 | 13% |
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 59 students or 13% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 59 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
15 transferred to another institution.
Denver College of Nursing lost contact with the remaining 44 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 15 | 25.4% |
| Dropped Out | 44 | 74.6% |
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
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.
Comparing the graduation rates of the specific cohorts below can be more revealing than the overall graduation rates.
At this time we lack data for this cohort at Denver College of Nursing.
At this time we lack data for this cohort at Denver College of Nursing.
Returning / full-time students at Denver College of Nursing represent 100.00% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Denver College of Nursing graduation rate was 87%, and by the eight year mark, 87% 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 | Denver College of Nursing | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 87% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 87% | 55.07% |
59 non first-time / part-time students or 13% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
15 transferred to another institution.
Denver College of Nursing lost contact with the remaining 44 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 15 | 25.42% |
| Dropped Out | 44 | 74.58% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Denver College of Nursing.
