by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Fortis Institute - Cookeville 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 freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 43% students making it past their freshmen year, Fortis Institute - Cookeville 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 Tennessee, the average is 71.48%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Fortis Institute - Cookeville | 43% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Tennessee | 71.48% |
There were approximately 131 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 49% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 49% of the students had graduated and after eight years 49% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Fortis Institute - Cookeville is 49%. This is the percentage of students who completed their degree within 150% of the published time. That means six years for a standard bachelor's degree program.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 131 | 49% |
| Six Years | 131 | 49% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 135 | 51% |
Approximately 135 students or 51% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 135 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
33 transferred to another institution.
Fortis Institute - Cookeville lost contact with the remaining 102 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 33 | 24.4% |
| Dropped Out | 102 | 75.6% |
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.
The majority of students at Fortis Institute - Cookeville are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at Fortis Institute - Cookeville represent 57% of the students in the class of 2015, and 56.49% of Fortis Institute - Cookeville bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 49%, first-time students in the Fortis Institute - Cookeville class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Fortis Institute - Cookeville graduation rate was 49%, and by the eight year mark, 49% 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 | Fortis Institute - Cookeville | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 49% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 49% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 49% | 47.82% |
77 first-time / full-time students or 51% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
19 transferred to another institution.
Fortis Institute - Cookeville lost contact with the remaining 58 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 19 | 24.68% |
| Dropped Out | 58 | 75.32% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Fortis Institute - Cookeville first-time, part-time students.
115 Fortis Institute - Cookeville students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 43.23% 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 50%, 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 50%.
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 | Fortis Institute - Cookeville | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 50% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 50% | 55.07% |
58 non first-time / part-time students or 50% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
14 transferred to another institution.
Fortis Institute - Cookeville lost contact with the remaining 44 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 14 | 24.14% |
| Dropped Out | 44 | 75.86% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Fortis Institute - Cookeville returning, part-time students.
