by our College Data Analytics TeamHow long does it take to earn a degree at International Business College - Indianapolis? Find out how many students return after their freshman year, how long it takes to graduate, and what happens to the students who don't.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 71% students making it past their freshmen year, International Business College - Indianapolis 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 Indiana, the average is 70.89%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| International Business College - Indianapolis | 71% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Indiana | 70.89% |
Of the 210 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 67% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 72% of the students had graduated and after eight years 72% 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 International Business College - Indianapolis graduation rate 72%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 209 | 71% |
| Six Years | 210 | 72% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 83 | 28% |
Approximately 83 students or 28% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 83 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
37 transferred to another institution.
International Business College - Indianapolis lost contact with the remaining 46 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 37 | 44.6% |
| Dropped Out | 46 | 55.4% |
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.
The majority of students at International Business College - Indianapolis are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at International Business College - Indianapolis represent 72% of the students in the class of 2015, and 67.14% of International Business College - Indianapolis bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 67%, first-time students in the International Business College - Indianapolis class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the International Business College - Indianapolis graduation rate was 67%, and by the eight year mark, 67% 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 | International Business College - Indianapolis | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 67% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 67% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 67% | 47.82% |
70 first-time / full-time students or 33% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
33 transferred to another institution.
International Business College - Indianapolis lost contact with the remaining 37 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 33 | 47.14% |
| Dropped Out | 37 | 52.86% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on International Business College - Indianapolis first-time, part-time students.
82 International Business College - Indianapolis students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 27.99% 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 84%, 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 84%.
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 | International Business College - Indianapolis | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 84% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 84% | 55.07% |
13 non first-time / part-time students or 16% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
4 transferred to another institution.
International Business College - Indianapolis lost contact with the remaining 9 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 4 | 30.77% |
| Dropped Out | 9 | 69.23% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on International Business College - Indianapolis returning, part-time students.
