by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding GSC 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, GSC 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 New Hampshire, the average is 74.45%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| GSC | 63% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New Hampshire | 74.45% |
There were approximately 360 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 36% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 42% of the students had graduated and after eight years 44% 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 GSC graduation rate 42%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 306 | 36% |
| Six Years | 360 | 42% |
| Eight Years | 18 | 2% |
| Did Not Complete | 476 | 56% |
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 476 students or 56% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 476 students who did not complete their degree?
1 are still enrolled.
79 transferred to another institution.
GSC lost contact with the remaining 383 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.2% |
| Transferred | 79 | 16.6% |
| Dropped Out | 383 | 80.5% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 100% |
| Black / African-American | 20% |
| White | 12% |
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 GSC are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
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 University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online represent 10.66% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the GSC graduation rate was 18%, and by the eight year mark, 21% 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 | GSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 9% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 18% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 21% | 47.82% |
72 first-time / full-time students or 79% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
14 transferred to another institution.
GSC lost contact with the remaining 55 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 4.17% |
| Transferred | 14 | 19.44% |
| Dropped Out | 55 | 76.39% |
First-time / part-time students at University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online represent 6.44% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the GSC graduation rate was 9%, and by the eight year mark, 9% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, and 23.72% after eight years.
| Completions | GSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 4% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 9% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 9% | 23.72% |
50 first-time / part-time students or 91% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
3 transferred to another institution.
GSC lost contact with the remaining 47 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 3 | 6.00% |
| Dropped Out | 47 | 94.00% |
Returning / full-time students at University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online represent 46.96% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the GSC graduation rate was 53%, and by the eight year mark, 54% 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 | GSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 53% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 54% | 55.07% |
185 non first-time / part-time students or 46% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
8 are still enrolled.
30 transferred to another institution.
GSC lost contact with the remaining 147 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 8 | 4.32% |
| Transferred | 30 | 16.22% |
| Dropped Out | 147 | 79.46% |
Returning / part-time students at University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online represent 35.95% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the GSC graduation rate was 41%, and by the eight year mark, 45% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 30.46% after four years, 36.03% after six years, and 37.80% after eight years.
| Completions | GSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 32% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 41% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 45% | 37.80% |
169 non first-time / part-time students or 55% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
32 transferred to another institution.
GSC lost contact with the remaining 134 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 1.78% |
| Transferred | 32 | 18.93% |
| Dropped Out | 134 | 79.29% |
