by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding how DeVry University - Colorado'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 DeVry University - Colorado . Remember, every extra semester it takes to graduate will increase the cost of your degree.
We were not able to determine the freshman retention rate at DeVry University - Colorado .
Nationwide, the average first year to second year retention rate is 69.0% . When looking at just colleges and universities in Colorado , the average is 68.0% .
At DeVry University - Colorado , there were 541 bachelors degree candidates in the class of 2016 . By 2018 , six years after beginning their degree, 27.0% of these students had graduated. After an additional two years, 27.2% 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 72.8% did not graduate within eight years. Of these 395 students, 0 were still working towards their degree, 175 had transferred to a different institution, and DeVry University - Colorado lost contact with the remaining 219 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 33.0% , first-time students in the DeVry University - Colorado class of 2016 who attended classes full-time had a graduation rate similar to the national average. After six years, the graduation rate was 21.9% and by 2020 ,21.9% 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.
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 DeVry University - Colorado , we expected that after six years about 30.8% of them would have completed their undergraduate degree.
Of these 25 students, 0 were still working towards their degree, 9 had transferred to a different institution, and DeVry University - Colorado lost contact with the remaining 16 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 11.4% , first-time students in the DeVry University - Colorado 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 11.4% .
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 62 students, 0 were still working towards their degree, 20 had transferred to a different institution, and DeVry University - Colorado lost contact with the remaining 42 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 41.2% , returning students in the DeVry University - Colorado 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 41.2% .
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 47 students, 0 were still working towards their degree, 19 had transferred to a different institution, and DeVry University - Colorado lost contact with the remaining 28 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 27.3% , returning students in the DeVry University - Colorado class of 2016 who attended classes part-time had a graduation rate similar to the national average. After eight years, the graduation rate was 27.6% .
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 260 students, 0 were still working towards their degree, 127 had transferred to a different institution, and DeVry University - Colorado lost contact with the remaining 133 whom we assume dropped out.
