by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Gwinnett Institute 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.
Of the 467 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 61% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 61% of the students had graduated and after eight years 61% 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 Gwinnett Institute graduation rate 61%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 467 | 61% |
| Six Years | 467 | 61% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 298 | 39% |
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 298 students or 39% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 298 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
29 transferred to another institution.
Gwinnett Institute lost contact with the remaining 269 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 29 | 9.7% |
| Dropped Out | 269 | 90.3% |
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 Gwinnett Institute 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 students at Gwinnett Institute represent 43.27% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Gwinnett Institute graduation rate was 73%, and by the eight year mark, 73% 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 | Gwinnett Institute | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 73% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 73% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 73% | 47.82% |
88 first-time / full-time students or 27% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
11 transferred to another institution.
Gwinnett Institute lost contact with the remaining 77 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 11 | 12.50% |
| Dropped Out | 77 | 87.50% |
First-time / part-time students at Gwinnett Institute represent 26.14% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Gwinnett Institute graduation rate was 36%, and by the eight year mark, 36% 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 | Gwinnett Institute | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 36% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 36% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 36% | 23.72% |
129 first-time / part-time students or 64% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
8 transferred to another institution.
Gwinnett Institute lost contact with the remaining 121 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 8 | 6.20% |
| Dropped Out | 121 | 93.80% |
Returning / full-time students at Gwinnett Institute represent 20.00% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Gwinnett Institute graduation rate was 82%, and by the eight year mark, 82% 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 | Gwinnett Institute | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 82% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 82% | 55.07% |
28 non first-time / part-time students or 18% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
6 transferred to another institution.
Gwinnett Institute lost contact with the remaining 22 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 6 | 21.43% |
| Dropped Out | 22 | 78.57% |
Returning / part-time students at Gwinnett Institute represent 10.59% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Gwinnett Institute graduation rate was 35%, and by the eight year mark, 35% 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 | Gwinnett Institute | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 35% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 35% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 35% | 37.80% |
53 non first-time / part-time students or 65% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
4 transferred to another institution.
Gwinnett Institute lost contact with the remaining 49 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 4 | 7.55% |
| Dropped Out | 49 | 92.45% |
