by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Fortis College - Baton Rouge 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 percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 63% students making it past their freshmen year, Fortis College - Baton Rouge 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 Louisiana, the average is 67.86%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Fortis College - Baton Rouge | 63% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Louisiana | 67.86% |
Of the 140 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 53% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 53% of the students had graduated and after eight years 53% 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 Fortis College - Baton Rouge graduation rate 53%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 140 | 53% |
| Six Years | 140 | 53% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 122 | 47% |
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 122 students or 47% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 122 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
30 transferred to another institution.
Fortis College - Baton Rouge lost contact with the remaining 92 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 30 | 24.6% |
| Dropped Out | 92 | 75.4% |
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.
A meaningful share of students at Fortis College - Baton Rouge are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Comparing the graduation rates of the specific cohorts below can be more revealing than the overall graduation rates.
First-time / full-time students at Fortis College-Baton Rouge represent 34.35% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Fortis College - Baton Rouge graduation rate was 53%, and by the eight year mark, 53% 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 | Fortis College - Baton Rouge | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 53% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 53% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 53% | 47.82% |
42 first-time / full-time students or 47% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
10 transferred to another institution.
Fortis College - Baton Rouge lost contact with the remaining 32 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 10 | 23.81% |
| Dropped Out | 32 | 76.19% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Fortis College-Baton Rouge.
Returning / full-time students at Fortis College-Baton Rouge represent 65.65% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Fortis College - Baton Rouge graduation rate was 53%, and by the eight year mark, 53% 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 | Fortis College - Baton Rouge | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 53% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 53% | 55.07% |
80 non first-time / part-time students or 47% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
20 transferred to another institution.
Fortis College - Baton Rouge lost contact with the remaining 60 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 20 | 25.00% |
| Dropped Out | 60 | 75.00% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Fortis College-Baton Rouge.
