by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Edward Waters 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 freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 54% students making it past their freshmen year, Edward Waters 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 Florida, the average is 70.38%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Edward Waters College | 54% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Florida | 70.38% |
How many of the estimated 76 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 17% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 24% of the students had graduated and after eight years 25% 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 Edward Waters College graduation rate 24%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 54 | 17% |
| Six Years | 76 | 24% |
| Eight Years | 3 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 236 | 75% |
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 236 students or 75% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 236 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
73 transferred to another institution.
Edward Waters College lost contact with the remaining 163 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 73 | 30.9% |
| Dropped Out | 163 | 69.1% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 100% |
| Black / African-American | 28% |
| Hispanic | 20% |
| Unknown | 86% |
| White | 10% |
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 Edward Waters College are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at Edward Waters University represent 82.54% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Edward Waters College graduation rate was 28%, and by the eight year mark, 28% 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 | Edward Waters College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 20% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 28% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 28% | 47.82% |
187 first-time / full-time students or 72% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
56 transferred to another institution.
Edward Waters College lost contact with the remaining 131 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 56 | 29.95% |
| Dropped Out | 131 | 70.05% |
At this time we lack data for this cohort at Edward Waters University.
Returning / full-time students at Edward Waters University represent 17.46% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Edward Waters College graduation rate was 7%, and by the eight year mark, 11% 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 | Edward Waters College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 7% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 11% | 55.07% |
49 non first-time / part-time students or 89% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
17 transferred to another institution.
Edward Waters College lost contact with the remaining 32 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 17 | 34.69% |
| Dropped Out | 32 | 65.31% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Edward Waters University.
