by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Dominican 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 66% students making it past their freshmen year, Dominican College has freshmen retention rates below the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in New York, the average is 73.51%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Dominican College | 66% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New York | 73.51% |
Of the 290 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 45% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 56% of the students had graduated and after eight years 57% 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 Dominican College graduation rate 56%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 233 | 45% |
| Six Years | 290 | 56% |
| Eight Years | 3 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 222 | 43% |
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 222 students or 43% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 222 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
148 transferred to another institution.
Dominican College lost contact with the remaining 73 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 148 | 66.7% |
| Dropped Out | 73 | 32.9% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 77% |
| Black / African-American | 56% |
| Hispanic | 53% |
| International | 100% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 55% |
| Unknown | 71% |
| White | 52% |
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 Dominican College are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Comparing the graduation rates of the specific cohorts below can be more revealing than the overall graduation rates.
First-time / full-time students at Dominican University New York represent 49.32% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Dominican College graduation rate was 53%, and by the eight year mark, 54% 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 | Dominican College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 39% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 53% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 54% | 47.82% |
118 first-time / full-time students or 46% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
96 transferred to another institution.
Dominican College lost contact with the remaining 22 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 96 | 81.36% |
| Dropped Out | 22 | 18.64% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Dominican University New York.
Returning / full-time students at Dominican University New York represent 38.06% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Dominican College graduation rate was 63%, and by the eight year mark, 64% 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 | Dominican College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 63% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 64% | 55.07% |
71 non first-time / part-time students or 36% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
40 transferred to another institution.
Dominican College lost contact with the remaining 30 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 1.41% |
| Transferred | 40 | 56.34% |
| Dropped Out | 30 | 42.25% |
Returning / part-time students at Dominican University New York represent 12.62% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Dominican College graduation rate was 49%, and by the eight year mark, 49% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 30.46% after four years, 36.03% after six years, and 37.80% after eight years.
| Completions | Dominican College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 37% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 49% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 49% | 37.80% |
33 non first-time / part-time students or 51% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
12 transferred to another institution.
Dominican College lost contact with the remaining 21 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 12 | 36.36% |
| Dropped Out | 21 | 63.64% |
