by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Galaxy Medical College 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 98% students making it past their freshmen year, Galaxy Medical College has freshmen retention rates above the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in California, the average is 73.07%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Galaxy Medical College | 98% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
There were approximately 30 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 94% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 94% of the students had graduated and after eight years 94% 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 Galaxy Medical College graduation rate 94%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 30 | 94% |
| Six Years | 30 | 94% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 2 | 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 Galaxy Medical College are considered 'non-traditional students' who either not first-time, or not full-time, or both.
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 Galaxy Medical College represent 100% of the students in the class of 2015, and 100.00% of Galaxy Medical College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 94%, first-time students in the Galaxy Medical College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Galaxy Medical College graduation rate was 94%, and by the eight year mark, 94% 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 | Galaxy Medical College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 94% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 94% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 94% | 47.82% |
2 first-time / full-time students or 6% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Galaxy Medical College lost contact with the remaining 2 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 2 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Galaxy Medical College first-time, part-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Galaxy Medical College returning, part-time students.
