by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding GRC 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.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on the retention rate for Green River College.
There were approximately 3274 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 45% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 47% of the students had graduated and after eight years 47% 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 GRC graduation rate 47%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 3156 | 45% |
| Six Years | 3274 | 47% |
| Eight Years | 44 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 3696 | 53% |
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 3696 students or 53% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 3696 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
1573 transferred to another institution.
GRC lost contact with the remaining 2076 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 1573 | 42.6% |
| Dropped Out | 2076 | 56.2% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 55% |
| Black / African-American | 11% |
| Hawaiian | 50% |
| Hispanic | 32% |
| International | 61% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 39% |
| Unknown | 55% |
| White | 42% |
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.
A meaningful share of students at GRC are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.
First-time / full-time students at Green River College represent 16.97% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the GRC graduation rate was 38%, and by the eight year mark, 39% 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 | GRC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 36% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 38% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 39% | 47.82% |
725 first-time / full-time students or 61% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
7 are still enrolled.
326 transferred to another institution.
GRC lost contact with the remaining 392 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 7 | 0.97% |
| Transferred | 326 | 44.97% |
| Dropped Out | 392 | 54.07% |
First-time / part-time students at Green River College represent 12.09% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the GRC graduation rate was 32%, and by the eight year mark, 33% 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 | GRC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 29% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 32% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 33% | 23.72% |
567 first-time / part-time students or 67% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
12 are still enrolled.
237 transferred to another institution.
GRC lost contact with the remaining 318 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 12 | 2.12% |
| Transferred | 237 | 41.80% |
| Dropped Out | 318 | 56.08% |
Returning / full-time students at Green River College represent 34.33% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the GRC graduation rate was 56%, and by the eight year mark, 57% 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 | GRC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 56% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 57% | 55.07% |
1038 non first-time / part-time students or 43% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
6 are still enrolled.
465 transferred to another institution.
GRC lost contact with the remaining 567 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 6 | 0.58% |
| Transferred | 465 | 44.80% |
| Dropped Out | 567 | 54.62% |
Returning / part-time students at Green River College represent 36.61% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the GRC graduation rate was 46%, and by the eight year mark, 47% 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 | GRC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 45% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 46% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 47% | 37.80% |
1366 non first-time / part-time students or 53% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
22 are still enrolled.
545 transferred to another institution.
GRC lost contact with the remaining 799 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 22 | 1.61% |
| Transferred | 545 | 39.90% |
| Dropped Out | 799 | 58.49% |
