by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding ISSA 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 freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 100% students making it past their freshmen year, ISSA 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 California, the average is 73.07%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| ISSA | 100% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
There were approximately 69 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 57% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 27% of the students had graduated and after eight years 31% 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 ISSA graduation rate 27%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 61 | 24% |
| Six Years | 69 | 27% |
| Eight Years | 11 | 4% |
| Did Not Complete | 179 | 69% |
Approximately 179 students or 69% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 179 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
42 transferred to another institution.
ISSA lost contact with the remaining 126 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 42 | 23.5% |
| Dropped Out | 126 | 70.4% |
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 ISSA are considered 'non-traditional students' who either not first-time, or not full-time, or both.
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 Sports Sciences Association represent 3% of the students in the class of 2015, and 5.80% of ISSA bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 57%, first-time students in the ISSA class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the ISSA graduation rate was 57%, and by the eight year mark, 57% 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 | ISSA | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 57% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 57% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 57% | 47.82% |
3 first-time / full-time students or 43% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
ISSA lost contact with the remaining 2 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 33.33% |
| Dropped Out | 2 | 66.67% |
First-time / part-time students at International Sports Sciences Association represent 11.11% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 17%, first-time, part-time students in the ISSA class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 17%.
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.
| First-Time / Part-Time Completions | ISSA | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 14% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 17% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 17% | 23.72% |
24 first-time / part-time students or 83% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
6 transferred to another institution.
ISSA lost contact with the remaining 17 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 4.17% |
| Transferred | 6 | 25.00% |
| Dropped Out | 17 | 70.83% |
56 ISSA students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 20.74% 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 44%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 47%.
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 | ISSA | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 44% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 47% | 55.07% |
29 non first-time / part-time students or 53% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
5 transferred to another institution.
ISSA lost contact with the remaining 21 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 10.34% |
| Transferred | 5 | 17.24% |
| Dropped Out | 21 | 72.41% |
177 ISSA students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 65.56% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 21%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 27%.
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 | ISSA | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 21% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 27% | 37.80% |
123 non first-time / part-time students or 73% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
7 are still enrolled.
30 transferred to another institution.
ISSA lost contact with the remaining 86 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 7 | 5.69% |
| Transferred | 30 | 24.39% |
| Dropped Out | 86 | 69.92% |
