How many Evangel University-College of Online Learning first-year students return for their second year, and how many go on to graduate? Retention and graduation rates help you understand how students progress at Evangel University-College of Online Learning. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 67% students making it past their freshmen year, Evangel University-College of Online Learning 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 Missouri, the average is 69.43%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Evangel University-College of Online Learning | 67% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Missouri | 69.43% |
How many of the estimated 46 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 54% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 61% of the students had graduated and after eight years 62% 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 Evangel University-College of Online Learning graduation rate 61%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 41 | 54% |
| Six Years | 46 | 61% |
| Eight Years | 1 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 29 | 38% |
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 29 students or 38% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 29 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
Evangel University-College of Online Learning lost contact with the remaining 28 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 1 | 3.4% |
| Dropped Out | 28 | 96.6% |
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.
Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Evangel University-College of Online Learning.
First-time / part-time students at Evangel University-College of Online Learning represent 9.21% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Evangel University-College of Online Learning graduation rate was 43%, and by the eight year mark, 43% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, and 23.72% after eight years.
| Completions | Evangel University-College of Online Learning | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 29% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 43% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 43% | 23.72% |
4 first-time / part-time students or 57% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Evangel University-College of Online Learning lost contact with the remaining 4 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 4 | 100.00% |
Returning / full-time students at Evangel University-College of Online Learning represent 6.58% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Evangel University-College of Online Learning graduation rate was 40%, and by the eight year mark, 40% 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 | Evangel University-College of Online Learning | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 40% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 40% | 55.07% |
3 non first-time / part-time students or 60% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Evangel University-College of Online Learning lost contact with the remaining 3 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 3 | 100.00% |
Returning / part-time students at Evangel University-College of Online Learning represent 84.21% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Evangel University-College of Online Learning graduation rate was 64%, and by the eight year mark, 66% 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.
| Completions | Evangel University-College of Online Learning | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 58% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 64% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 66% | 37.80% |
22 non first-time / part-time students or 34% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
Evangel University-College of Online Learning lost contact with the remaining 21 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 4.55% |
| Dropped Out | 21 | 95.45% |