ENC Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

Eastern Nazarene College 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

Make an informed decision about your education by understanding ENC 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.

• ENC Retention Rate
• ENC Graduation Rate
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
• ENC Drop Out Rate
• Methodology & References

ENC Retention Rate

The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.

With 57% students making it past their freshmen year, ENC 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 Massachusetts, the average is 73.02%.

ENC Graduation Rates

There were approximately 87 students in the class of 2023. 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 2025, six years after starting their degree, 36% of the students had graduated and after eight years 40% 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 ENC graduation rate 36%.

ENC Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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.

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ENC Drop Out Rate

We don’t have drop out data for Eastern Nazarene College.

ENC Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity

Some Students Take More Time To Graduate

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.

The majority of students at ENC are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.

Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.

First-Time / Full-Time ENC Graduation Rates

First-time / full-time students at Eastern Nazarene College represent 69.14% of the students in the class of 2023.

After six years, the ENC graduation rate was 49%, and by the eight year mark, 55% 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.

ENC First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

First-Time / Full-Time ENC Drop Out Rates

75 first-time / full-time students or 45% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 0 transferred to another institution.

• ENC lost contact with the remaining 75 who we assumed dropped out.

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

We don’t have data for this cohort at Eastern Nazarene College.

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

Returning / full-time students at Eastern Nazarene College represent 21.81% of the students in the class of 2023.

After six years, the ENC graduation rate was 9%, and by the eight year mark, 9% 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.

ENC Non First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

Non First-Time / Full-Time ENC Drop Out Rates

48 non first-time / part-time students or 91% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 0 transferred to another institution.

• ENC lost contact with the remaining 48 who we assumed dropped out.

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

Returning / part-time students at Eastern Nazarene College represent 9.05% of the students in the class of 2023.

After six years, the ENC graduation rate was 0%, and by the eight year mark, 0% 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.

ENC Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

Non First-Time / Part-Time ENC Drop Out Rates

22 non first-time / part-time students or 100% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 0 transferred to another institution.

• ENC lost contact with the remaining 22 who we assumed dropped out.

More Resources:

• An Explanation of Freshman Retention Rates.

• How Common is it to Transfer to a Different College?

• Are Non-Traditional Students Less Likely to Graduate?

• How Many People Drop-Out of College?

• How Average Time to Graduate Can Affect the Value of Your Degree.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
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