by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding LWTech 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.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on the retention rate for Lake Washington Institute of Technology.
How many of the estimated 1327 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 52% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 55% of the students had graduated and after eight years 55% 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 LWTech graduation rate 55%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1273 | 52% |
| Six Years | 1327 | 55% |
| Eight Years | 12 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 1088 | 45% |
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 1088 students or 45% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 1088 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
406 transferred to another institution.
LWTech lost contact with the remaining 669 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 406 | 37.3% |
| Dropped Out | 669 | 61.5% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 60% |
| Black / African-American | 50% |
| Hispanic | 21% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 20% |
| Unknown | 46% |
| White | 45% |
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 LWTech are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Comparing the graduation rates of the specific cohorts below can be more revealing than the overall graduation rates.
First-time / full-time students at Lake Washington Institute of Technology represent 18.79% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the LWTech graduation rate was 49%, and by the eight year mark, 49% 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 | LWTech | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 46% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 49% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 49% | 47.82% |
233 first-time / full-time students or 51% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
71 transferred to another institution.
LWTech lost contact with the remaining 159 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 1.29% |
| Transferred | 71 | 30.47% |
| Dropped Out | 159 | 68.24% |
First-time / part-time students at Lake Washington Institute of Technology represent 12.28% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the LWTech graduation rate was 33%, and by the eight year mark, 34% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, and 23.72% after eight years.
| Completions | LWTech | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 29% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 33% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 34% | 23.72% |
198 first-time / part-time students or 66% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
94 transferred to another institution.
LWTech lost contact with the remaining 104 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 94 | 47.47% |
| Dropped Out | 104 | 52.53% |
Returning / full-time students at Lake Washington Institute of Technology represent 32.10% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the LWTech graduation rate was 69%, and by the eight year mark, 69% 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 | LWTech | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 69% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 69% | 55.07% |
239 non first-time / part-time students or 31% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
86 transferred to another institution.
LWTech lost contact with the remaining 152 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.42% |
| Transferred | 86 | 35.98% |
| Dropped Out | 152 | 63.60% |
Returning / part-time students at Lake Washington Institute of Technology represent 36.84% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the LWTech graduation rate was 53%, and by the eight year mark, 53% 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 | LWTech | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 50% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 53% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 53% | 37.80% |
418 non first-time / part-time students or 47% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
9 are still enrolled.
155 transferred to another institution.
LWTech lost contact with the remaining 254 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 9 | 2.15% |
| Transferred | 155 | 37.08% |
| Dropped Out | 254 | 60.77% |
