by our College Data Analytics TeamHow long does it take to earn a degree at Fortis Institute - Nashville? Find out how many students return after their freshman year, how long it takes to graduate, and what happens to the students who don't.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 60% students making it past their freshmen year, Fortis Institute - Nashville 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 - Nashville | 60% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Tennessee | 71.48% |
Of the 300 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 55% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 56% of the students had graduated and after eight years 57% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Fortis Institute - Nashville is 56%. 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 | 300 | 56% |
| Six Years | 300 | 56% |
| Eight Years | 2 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 229 | 43% |
Approximately 229 students or 43% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 229 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
57 transferred to another institution.
Fortis Institute - Nashville lost contact with the remaining 172 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 57 | 24.9% |
| Dropped Out | 172 | 75.1% |
First-time, full-time students, under the age of 25 are known as traditional students. These students are more likely to graduate in four years than so called 'non-traditional' students that includes part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. Some schools cater to non-traditional students and it may affect their overall graduation rates.
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 - Nashville are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
First-time / full-time students at Fortis Institute - Nashville represent 81% of the students in the class of 2015, and 79.33% of Fortis Institute - Nashville bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 55%, first-time students in the Fortis Institute - Nashville class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Fortis Institute - Nashville graduation rate was 55%, and by the eight year mark, 56% 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 - Nashville | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 55% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 55% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 56% | 47.82% |
191 first-time / full-time students or 44% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
47 transferred to another institution.
Fortis Institute - Nashville lost contact with the remaining 144 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 47 | 24.61% |
| Dropped Out | 144 | 75.39% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Fortis Institute - Nashville first-time, part-time students.
100 Fortis Institute - Nashville students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 18.83% 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 62%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 62%.
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 - Nashville | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 62% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 62% | 55.07% |
38 non first-time / part-time students or 38% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
10 transferred to another institution.
Fortis Institute - Nashville lost contact with the remaining 28 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 10 | 26.32% |
| Dropped Out | 28 | 73.68% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Fortis Institute - Nashville returning, part-time students.
