by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding ECU 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 60% students making it past their freshmen year, ECU has freshmen retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Oklahoma, the average is 65.20%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| ECU | 60% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Oklahoma | 65.20% |
There were approximately 551 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 30% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 40% of the students had graduated and after eight years 41% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of ECU is 40%. 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.
How long does it take to get a bachelor's degree at ECU? The standard length of time for most students is 4.48 years.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 515 | 37% |
| Six Years | 551 | 40% |
| Eight Years | 21 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 820 | 59% |
Approximately 820 students or 59% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 820 students who did not complete their degree?
3 are still enrolled.
422 transferred to another institution.
ECU lost contact with the remaining 387 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 0.4% |
| Transferred | 422 | 51.5% |
| Dropped Out | 387 | 47.2% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 37% |
| Black / African-American | 32% |
| Hispanic | 46% |
| International | 22% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 41% |
| Unknown | 55% |
| White | 40% |
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 ECU 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 East Central University represent 47% of the students in the class of 2015, and 40.11% of ECU bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 30%, first-time students in the ECU class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the ECU graduation rate was 34%, and by the eight year mark, 35% 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 | ECU | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 30% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 34% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 35% | 47.82% |
425 first-time / full-time students or 65% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
177 transferred to another institution.
ECU lost contact with the remaining 244 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 0.71% |
| Transferred | 177 | 41.65% |
| Dropped Out | 244 | 57.41% |
First-time / part-time students at East Central University represent 3.52% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 8%, first-time, part-time students in the ECU class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 10%.
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 | ECU | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 6% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 8% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 10% | 23.72% |
44 first-time / part-time students or 90% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
11 transferred to another institution.
ECU lost contact with the remaining 31 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 4.55% |
| Transferred | 11 | 25.00% |
| Dropped Out | 31 | 70.45% |
467 ECU students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 33.55% 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 50%, 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 52%.
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 | ECU | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 50% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 52% | 55.07% |
223 non first-time / part-time students or 48% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
4 are still enrolled.
135 transferred to another institution.
ECU lost contact with the remaining 84 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 4 | 1.79% |
| Transferred | 135 | 60.54% |
| Dropped Out | 84 | 37.67% |
223 ECU students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 16.02% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 41%, 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 43%.
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 | ECU | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 41% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 43% | 37.80% |
128 non first-time / part-time students or 57% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
99 transferred to another institution.
ECU lost contact with the remaining 28 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.78% |
| Transferred | 99 | 77.34% |
| Dropped Out | 28 | 21.88% |
