by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to HNU after their first year? Are HNU students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 66% students making it past their freshmen year, HNU has freshmen retention rates similar to 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 | |
|---|---|
| HNU | 66% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
Of the 170 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
After four years 32% of the cohort graduated. After six years 53% had completed their degree, and 53% after eight years.
The official graduation rate of HNU is 53%. 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.
The average HNU student takes 4.34 years to graduate with their bachelors.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 142 | 44% |
| Six Years | 170 | 53% |
| Eight Years | 2 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 151 | 47% |
Approximately 151 students or 47% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 151 students who did not complete their degree?
30 are still enrolled.
124 transferred to another institution.
HNU lost contact with the remaining 0 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 30 | 19.9% |
| Transferred | 124 | 82.1% |
| Dropped Out | 0 | 0.0% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 60% |
| Black / African-American | 38% |
| Hawaiian | 50% |
| Hispanic | 41% |
| International | 50% |
| White | 26% |
Some schools have mainly first-time, full-time students, while others cater to part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. For a variety of reasons first-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are usually more likely to graduate in four years.
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 HNU are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
First-time / full-time students at Holy Names University represent 39% of the students in the class of 2015, and 31.18% of HNU bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 32%, first-time students in the HNU class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the HNU graduation rate was 42%, and by the eight year mark, 42% 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 | HNU | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 32% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 42% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 42% | 47.82% |
73 first-time / full-time students or 58% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
30 are still enrolled.
66 transferred to another institution.
HNU lost contact with the remaining 0 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 30 | 41.10% |
| Transferred | 66 | 90.41% |
| Dropped Out | 0 | 0.00% |
First-time / part-time students at Holy Names University represent 0.31% of the students in the class of 2015.
| First-Time / Part-Time Completions | HNU | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 1% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 1% | 23.72% |
1 first-time / part-time students or 100% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
HNU lost contact with the remaining 0 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 100.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 0 | 0.00% |
134 HNU students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 41.49% 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 71%, 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 72%.
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.
| Returning / Full-Time Completions | HNU | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 71% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 72% | 55.07% |
38 non first-time / part-time students or 28% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
7 are still enrolled.
31 transferred to another institution.
HNU lost contact with the remaining 0 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 7 | 18.42% |
| Transferred | 31 | 81.58% |
| Dropped Out | 0 | 0.00% |
62 HNU students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 19.20% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 35%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate similar to the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 37%.
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.
| Returning / Part-Time Completions | HNU | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 35% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 37% | 37.80% |
39 non first-time / part-time students or 63% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
12 are still enrolled.
27 transferred to another institution.
HNU lost contact with the remaining 0 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 12 | 30.77% |
| Transferred | 27 | 69.23% |
| Dropped Out | 0 | 0.00% |
