by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding how East Tennessee State University'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 East Tennessee State University . Remember, every extra semester it takes to graduate will increase the cost of your degree.
With 73.0% of students making it past their freshman year, East Tennessee State University has freshman retention rates above the national average.
Nationwide, the average first year to second year retention rate is 69.0% . When looking at just colleges and universities in Tennessee , the average is 67.0% .
At East Tennessee State University , there were 3,937 bachelors degree candidates in the class of 2016 . By 2018 , six years after beginning their degree, 47.5% of these students had graduated. After an additional two years, 49.6% 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 50.4% did not graduate within eight years. Of these 1,984 students, 52 were still working towards their degree, 1,104 had transferred to a different institution, and East Tennessee State University lost contact with the remaining 827 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 21.0% , first-time students in the East Tennessee State University class of 2016 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time. After six years, the graduation rate was 40.9% and by 2020 ,44.2% 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 East Tennessee State University , we expected that after six years about 56.0% of them would have completed their undergraduate degree.
Of these 1,193 students, 32 were still working towards their degree, 690 had transferred to a different institution, and East Tennessee State University lost contact with the remaining 471 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 1.8% , first-time students in the East Tennessee State University class of 2016 who attended classes part-time were among the least likely in the nation to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 1.8% .
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 109 students, 2 were still working towards their degree, 45 had transferred to a different institution, and East Tennessee State University lost contact with the remaining 62 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 62.2% , returning students in the East Tennessee State University class of 2016 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 62.9% .
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 493 students, 13 were still working towards their degree, 258 had transferred to a different institution, and East Tennessee State University lost contact with the remaining 222 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 46.5% , returning students in the East Tennessee State University class of 2016 who attended classes part-time were more likely than average to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 47.6% .
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 188 students, 5 were still working towards their degree, 111 had transferred to a different institution, and East Tennessee State University lost contact with the remaining 72 whom we assume dropped out.
