by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding how Forrest College'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 Forrest College . Remember, every extra semester it takes to graduate will increase the cost of your degree.
With 77.0% of students making it past their freshman year, Forrest College has freshman retention rates above the national average.
Nationwide, the average first year to second year retention rate is 69.0% . When looking at just colleges and universities in South Carolina , the average is 61.0% .
At Forrest College , there were 167 bachelors degree candidates in the class of 2016 . By 2018 , six years after beginning their degree, 50.9% of these students had graduated. After an additional two years, 50.9% 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 49.1% did not graduate within eight years. Of these 83 students, 0 were still working towards their degree, 4 had transferred to a different institution, and Forrest College lost contact with the remaining 78 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 N/A , first-time students in the Forrest College class of 2016 who attended classes full-time After six years, the graduation rate was 51.0% and by 2020 ,51.0% 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.
Of these 25 students, 0 were still working towards their degree, 2 had transferred to a different institution, and Forrest College lost contact with the remaining 23 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 27.3% , first-time students in the Forrest College 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 27.3% .
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 16 students, 0 were still working towards their degree, 1 had transferred to a different institution, and Forrest College lost contact with the remaining 15 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 57.8% , returning students in the Forrest College class of 2016 who attended classes full-time had a graduation rate similar to the national average. After eight years, the graduation rate was 57.8% .
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 30 students, 0 were still working towards their degree, 1 had transferred to a different institution, and Forrest College lost contact with the remaining 29 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 52.2% , returning students in the Forrest College 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 52.2% .
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 11 students, 0 were still working towards their degree, 0 had transferred to a different institution, and Forrest College lost contact with the remaining 11 whom we assume dropped out.
