by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Folsom Lake after their first year? Are Folsom Lake students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 70% students making it past their freshmen year, Folsom Lake has freshmen retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in California, the average is 73.07%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Folsom Lake | 70% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
There were approximately 2,852 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 39% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 25% of the students had graduated and after eight years 27% 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 Folsom Lake graduation rate 25%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 2,383 | 21% |
| Six Years | 2,852 | 25% |
| Eight Years | 222 | 2% |
| Did Not Complete | 8,345 | 73% |
Approximately 8345 students or 73% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 8345 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
3223 transferred to another institution.
Folsom Lake lost contact with the remaining 4977 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 3223 | 38.6% |
| Dropped Out | 4,977 | 59.6% |
Some schools have mainly first-time, full-time students, while others cater to part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. For a variety of reasons first-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are usually more likely to graduate in four years.
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 Folsom Lake are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
First-time / full-time students at Folsom Lake College represent 5% of the students in the class of 2015, and 8.84% of Folsom Lake bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 39%, first-time students in the Folsom Lake class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Folsom Lake graduation rate was 47%, and by the eight year mark, 50% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| First-Time / Full-Time Completions | Folsom Lake | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 39% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 47% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 50% | 47.82% |
271 first-time / full-time students or 50% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
88 transferred to another institution.
Folsom Lake lost contact with the remaining 175 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 88 | 32.47% |
| Dropped Out | 175 | 64.58% |
First-time / part-time students at Folsom Lake College represent 11.83% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 22%, first-time, part-time students in the Folsom Lake class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 24%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, 23.72% after eight years.
| First-Time / Part-Time Completions | Folsom Lake | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 15% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 22% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 24% | 23.72% |
1032 first-time / part-time students or 76% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
17 are still enrolled.
228 transferred to another institution.
Folsom Lake lost contact with the remaining 787 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 17 | 1.65% |
| Transferred | 228 | 22.09% |
| Dropped Out | 787 | 76.26% |
1803 Folsom Lake students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 15.79% of the students in the class of 2015.
Non first-time students could include transfer students or adults who have returned to school after an absense.
With a six year graduation rate of 42%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 45%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 49.57% after four years, 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Returning / Full-Time Completions | Folsom Lake | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 42% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 45% | 55.07% |
993 non first-time / part-time students or 55% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
16 are still enrolled.
453 transferred to another institution.
Folsom Lake lost contact with the remaining 524 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 16 | 1.61% |
| Transferred | 453 | 45.62% |
| Dropped Out | 524 | 52.77% |
7724 Folsom Lake students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 67.64% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 20%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 22%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.
| Returning / Part-Time Completions | Folsom Lake | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 20% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 22% | 37.80% |
6049 non first-time / part-time students or 78% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
104 are still enrolled.
2454 transferred to another institution.
Folsom Lake lost contact with the remaining 3491 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 104 | 1.72% |
| Transferred | 2454 | 40.57% |
| Dropped Out | 3,491 | 57.71% |
