Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

How many Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie first-year students return for their second year, and how many go on to graduate? Retention and graduation rates help you understand how students progress at Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.

• Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie Retention Rate
• Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie Graduation Rate
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
• Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie Drop Out Rate
• Methodology & References

Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie Retention Rate

Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.

With 48% students making it past their freshmen year, Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie 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 Florida, the average is 70.38%.

Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie Graduation Rates

There were approximately 167 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?

Four years after beginning their degree, 58% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 58% of the students had graduated and after eight years 58% 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 Institute - Port Saint Lucie graduation rate 58%.

Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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.

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Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie Drop Out Rate

Approximately 122 students or 42% 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.

• 31 transferred to another institution.

• Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie lost contact with the remaining 91 who we assumed dropped out.

Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie Graduation Rates by Race/EthnicityUnfortunately, we don’t have access to graduation rate by race data for Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie.

Some Students Take More Time To Graduate

Traditional first-time, full-time students under 25 tend to graduate in four years far more often than other students. Some schools serve mostly traditional students while others serve more 'non-traditional' students — part-timers or those returning after time away — who commonly take longer to finish.

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 Institute - Port Saint Lucie 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 Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie Graduation Rates

First-time / full-time students at Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie represent 44.64% of the students in the class of 2023.

After six years, the Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie graduation rate was 50%, and by the eight year mark, 50% 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.

Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

First-Time / Full-Time Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie Drop Out Rates

64 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.

• 16 transferred to another institution.

• Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie lost contact with the remaining 48 who we assumed dropped out.

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie.

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

Returning / full-time students at Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie represent 55.36% of the students in the class of 2023.

After six years, the Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie graduation rate was 64%, and by the eight year mark, 64% 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.

Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie Non First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

Non First-Time / Full-Time Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie Drop Out Rates

58 non first-time / part-time students or 36% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 15 transferred to another institution.

• Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie lost contact with the remaining 43 who we assumed dropped out.

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

We don’t have data for this cohort at Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie.

More Resources:

• An Explanation of Freshman Retention Rates.

• How Common is it to Transfer to a Different College?

• Are Non-Traditional Students Less Likely to Graduate?

• How Many People Drop-Out of College?

• How Average Time to Graduate Can Affect the Value of Your Degree.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics