by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Florida Institute of Technology - Online 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.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 64% students making it past their freshmen year, Florida Institute of Technology - Online 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 | |
|---|---|
| Florida Institute of Technology - Online | 64% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Florida | 70.38% |
Of the 201 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 22% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 25% of the students had graduated and after eight years 26% 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 Florida Institute of Technology - Online graduation rate 25%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 171 | 22% |
| Six Years | 201 | 25% |
| Eight Years | 8 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 584 | 74% |
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 584 students or 74% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 584 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
282 transferred to another institution.
Florida Institute of Technology - Online lost contact with the remaining 301 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 282 | 48.3% |
| Dropped Out | 301 | 51.5% |
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
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.
We don’t have data for this cohort at Florida Institute of Technology-Online.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Florida Institute of Technology-Online.
Returning / full-time students at Florida Institute of Technology-Online represent 60.53% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Florida Institute of Technology - Online graduation rate was 29%, and by the eight year mark, 30% 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 | Florida Institute of Technology - Online | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 29% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 30% | 55.07% |
335 non first-time / part-time students or 70% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
171 transferred to another institution.
Florida Institute of Technology - Online lost contact with the remaining 163 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.30% |
| Transferred | 171 | 51.04% |
| Dropped Out | 163 | 48.66% |
Returning / part-time students at Florida Institute of Technology-Online represent 39.47% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Florida Institute of Technology - Online graduation rate was 19%, and by the eight year mark, 20% 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 | Florida Institute of Technology - Online | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 15% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 19% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 20% | 37.80% |
249 non first-time / part-time students or 80% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
111 transferred to another institution.
Florida Institute of Technology - Online lost contact with the remaining 138 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 111 | 44.58% |
| Dropped Out | 138 | 55.42% |
