by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Island Drafting and Technical Institute 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, Island Drafting and Technical Institute 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 New York, the average is 73.51%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Island Drafting and Technical Institute | 100% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New York | 73.51% |
There were approximately 49 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 89% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 89% of the students had graduated and after eight years 89% 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 Island Drafting and Technical Institute graduation rate 89%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 49 | 89% |
| Six Years | 49 | 89% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 6 | 11% |
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.
We don’t have drop out data for Island Drafting and Technical Institute.
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.
The majority of students at Island Drafting and Technical Institute are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.
First-time / full-time students at Island Drafting and Technical Institute represent 100.00% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Island Drafting and Technical Institute graduation rate was 89%, and by the eight year mark, 89% 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 | Island Drafting and Technical Institute | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 89% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 89% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 89% | 47.82% |
6 first-time / full-time students or 11% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Island Drafting and Technical Institute lost contact with the remaining 6 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 6 | 100.00% |
At this time we lack data for this cohort at Island Drafting and Technical Institute.
At this time we lack data for this cohort at Island Drafting and Technical Institute.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Island Drafting and Technical Institute.
