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Harper College Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

27% 4-Year Graduation Rate
37% 6-Year Graduation Rate
75% Retention Rate

William Rainey Harper College 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

How many Harper College first-year students return for their second year? How many graduate and how long does it take them? On this page we'll explore Harper College retention rates, graduation rates, drop out rates and more.

Harper College Retention Rate

75% Freshmen Retention Rate
Good Retention Rate

The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.

With 75% students making it past their freshmen year, Harper 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 Illinois, the average is 72.64%.

Harper College Retention  75 out of 100
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Illinois Retention  73 out of 100
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Retention Rate
Harper College75%
Nationwide70.57%
Illinois72.64%

Harper College Graduation Rates

37% 6-Year Graduation Rate
28.57% Transfer Rate
31.86% Dropout Rate

There were approximately 1,991 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?

27% of the cohort completed their degree in four years, 37% in six years, and 38% in eight years.

The official graduation rate of Harper College is 37%. This is the percentage of students who completed their degree within 150% of the published time. That means six years for a standard bachelor's degree program.

Four Year Graduation Rate  34%
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Six Year Graduation Rate  37%
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  38%
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Harper College Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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Completion WithinUndergraduatesPercentage
Four Years1,82534%
Six Years1,99137%
Eight Years581%
Did Not Complete3,30262%
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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Harper College Drop Out Rate

Approximately 3302 students or 62% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.

What happened to the 3302 students who did not complete their degree?

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Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled00.0%
Transferred152946.3%
Dropped Out1,70551.6%

Harper College Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity

Some Students Take More Time To Graduate

First-time, full-time students, under the age of 25 are known as traditional students. These students are more likely to graduate in four years than so called 'non-traditional' students that includes part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. Some schools cater to non-traditional students and it may affect their overall graduation rates.

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 Harper College are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.

How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?

First-Time / Full-Time Harper College Graduation Rates

33% First-Time, Full-Time
31% 6-Year Grad Rate
Low Grad Rate

First-time / full-time students at William Rainey Harper College represent 33% of the students in the class of 2015, and 28.13% of Harper College bachelor's degree graduations.

With a four-year graduation rate of 27%, first-time students in the Harper College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.

After six years, the Harper College graduation rate was 31%, and by the eight year mark, 33% 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.

Four Year Graduation Rate  27 out of 100
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Six Year Graduation Rate  31 out of 100
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  33 out of 100
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Harper College First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

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First-Time / Full-Time CompletionsHarper CollegeNationwide
Four Years27%37.92%
Six Years31%46.43%
Eight Years33%47.82%

First-Time / Full-Time Harper College Drop Out Rates

1191 first-time / full-time students or 67% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

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First-Time / Full-Time Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled00.00%
Transferred64854.41%
Dropped Out50742.57%

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

25% First-Time, Part-Time
22% 6-Year Grad Rate
Good Grad Rate

First-time / part-time students at William Rainey Harper College represent 25.27% of the students in the class of 2015.

With a six-year graduation rate of 22%, first-time, part-time students in the Harper College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 23%.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, 23.72% after eight years.

Six Year Graduation Rate  22 out of 100
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  23 out of 100
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First-Time / Part-Time Harper College Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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First-Time / Part-Time CompletionsHarper CollegeNationwide
Four Years19%14.37%
Six Years22%21.59%
Eight Years23%23.72%

First-Time / Part-Time Harper College Drop Out Rates

1039 first-time / part-time students or 77% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

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First-Time / Part-Time Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled161.54%
Transferred38937.44%
Dropped Out63461.02%

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

13% Returning, Full-Time
54% 6-Year Grad Rate
Good Grad Rate

706 Harper College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 13.19% of the students in the class of 2015.

Non first-time students could include transfer students or adults who have returned to school after an absense.

With a six year graduation rate of 54%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average for students in this category.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 55%.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 49.57% after four years, 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.

Six Year Graduation Rate  54 out of 100
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Eight Year Graduation Rate  55 out of 100
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Harper College Non First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

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Returning / Full-Time CompletionsHarper CollegeNationwide
Four Years0%49.57%
Six Years54%53.83%
Eight Years55%55.07%

Non First-Time / Full-Time Harper College Drop Out Rates

320 non first-time / part-time students or 45% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

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First-Time / Part-Time Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled30.94%
Transferred18156.56%
Dropped Out13642.50%

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

28% Returning, Part-Time
50% 6-Year Grad Rate
Good Grad Rate

1515 Harper College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 28.31% of the students in the class of 2015.

With a six year graduation rate of 50%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 50%.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.

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Harper College Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

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Returning / Part-Time CompletionsHarper CollegeNationwide
Four Years0%30.46%
Six Years50%36.03%
Eight Years50%37.80%

Non First-Time / Part-Time Harper College Drop Out Rates

752 non first-time / part-time students or 50% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

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Returning / Part-Time Non-CompletionsUndergraduatesPercentage
Still Enrolled131.73%
Transferred31141.36%
Dropped Out42856.91%

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