by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding how Eastern Oregon 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 Eastern Oregon University . Remember, every extra semester it takes to graduate will increase the cost of your degree.
With 68.0% of students making it past their freshman year, Eastern Oregon University has freshman retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first year to second year retention rate is 69.0% . When looking at just colleges and universities in Oregon , the average is 66.0% .
At Eastern Oregon University , there were 1,459 bachelors degree candidates in the class of 2016 . By 2018 , six years after beginning their degree, 40.8% of these students had graduated. After an additional two years, 42.4% 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 57.6% did not graduate within eight years. Of these 841 students, 23 were still working towards their degree, 450 had transferred to a different institution, and Eastern Oregon University lost contact with the remaining 367 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 20.0% , first-time students in the Eastern Oregon 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 27.2% and by 2020 ,28.4% 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 Eastern Oregon University , we expected that after six years about 46.0% of them would have completed their undergraduate degree.
Of these 287 students, 7 were still working towards their degree, 163 had transferred to a different institution, and Eastern Oregon University lost contact with the remaining 117 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 6.9% , first-time students in the Eastern Oregon University 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 6.9% .
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 67 students, 3 were still working towards their degree, 29 had transferred to a different institution, and Eastern Oregon University lost contact with the remaining 35 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 56.4% , returning students in the Eastern Oregon University class of 2016 who attended classes full-time had a graduation rate similar to the national average. After eight years, the graduation rate was 58.2% .
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 223 students, 6 were still working towards their degree, 115 had transferred to a different institution, and Eastern Oregon University lost contact with the remaining 102 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 40.0% , returning students in the Eastern Oregon 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 41.8% .
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 263 students, 7 were still working towards their degree, 143 had transferred to a different institution, and Eastern Oregon University lost contact with the remaining 113 whom we assume dropped out.
