by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Hondros College of Nursing 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 70% students making it past their freshmen year, Hondros College of Nursing has freshmen retention rates near the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Ohio, the average is 69.84%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Hondros College of Nursing | 70% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Ohio | 69.84% |
There were approximately 954 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 55% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 56% of the students had graduated and after eight years 56% 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 Hondros College of Nursing graduation rate 56%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 936 | 55% |
| Six Years | 954 | 56% |
| Eight Years | 3 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 758 | 44% |
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 758 students or 44% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 758 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
141 transferred to another institution.
Hondros College of Nursing lost contact with the remaining 609 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 141 | 18.6% |
| Dropped Out | 609 | 80.3% |
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 Hondros College of Nursing 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 Hondros College of Nursing represent 14.04% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Hondros College of Nursing graduation rate was 41%, and by the eight year mark, 41% 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 | Hondros College of Nursing | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 40% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 41% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 41% | 47.82% |
142 first-time / full-time students or 59% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
13 transferred to another institution.
Hondros College of Nursing lost contact with the remaining 128 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.70% |
| Transferred | 13 | 9.15% |
| Dropped Out | 128 | 90.14% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Hondros College of Nursing.
Returning / full-time students at Hondros College of Nursing represent 67.97% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Hondros College of Nursing graduation rate was 56%, and by the eight year mark, 56% 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 | Hondros College of Nursing | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 56% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 56% | 55.07% |
507 non first-time / part-time students or 44% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
5 are still enrolled.
94 transferred to another institution.
Hondros College of Nursing lost contact with the remaining 408 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 5 | 0.99% |
| Transferred | 94 | 18.54% |
| Dropped Out | 408 | 80.47% |
Returning / part-time students at Hondros College of Nursing represent 18.00% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Hondros College of Nursing graduation rate was 65%, and by the eight year mark, 65% 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 | Hondros College of Nursing | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 64% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 65% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 65% | 37.80% |
109 non first-time / part-time students or 35% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
34 transferred to another institution.
Hondros College of Nursing lost contact with the remaining 73 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 1.83% |
| Transferred | 34 | 31.19% |
| Dropped Out | 73 | 66.97% |
