by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Leech Lake Tribal College 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.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 51% students making it past their freshmen year, Leech Lake Tribal College has freshmen retention rates below the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Minnesota, the average is 67.05%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Leech Lake Tribal College | 51% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Minnesota | 67.05% |
How many of the estimated 5 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 1% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 4% of the students had graduated and after eight years 8% 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 Leech Lake Tribal College graduation rate 4%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1 | 1% |
| Six Years | 5 | 4% |
| Eight Years | 6 | 4% |
| Did Not Complete | 127 | 92% |
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 127 students or 92% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 127 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
5 transferred to another institution.
Leech Lake Tribal College lost contact with the remaining 118 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 5 | 3.9% |
| Dropped Out | 118 | 92.9% |
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 Leech Lake Tribal College 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 Leech Lake Tribal College represent 51.45% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Leech Lake Tribal College graduation rate was 1%, and by the eight year mark, 3% 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 | Leech Lake Tribal College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 1% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 3% | 47.82% |
69 first-time / full-time students or 97% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
3 transferred to another institution.
Leech Lake Tribal College lost contact with the remaining 64 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 2.90% |
| Transferred | 3 | 4.35% |
| Dropped Out | 64 | 92.75% |
First-time / part-time students at Leech Lake Tribal College represent 15.94% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Leech Lake Tribal College graduation rate was 14%, and by the eight year mark, 32% 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 | Leech Lake Tribal College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 5% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 14% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 32% | 23.72% |
15 first-time / part-time students or 68% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
Leech Lake Tribal College lost contact with the remaining 13 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 6.67% |
| Transferred | 1 | 6.67% |
| Dropped Out | 13 | 86.67% |
Returning / full-time students at Leech Lake Tribal College represent 21.01% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Leech Lake Tribal College graduation rate was 3%, and by the eight year mark, 7% 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 | Leech Lake Tribal College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 3% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 7% | 55.07% |
27 non first-time / part-time students or 93% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
Leech Lake Tribal College lost contact with the remaining 25 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 3.70% |
| Transferred | 1 | 3.70% |
| Dropped Out | 25 | 92.59% |
Returning / part-time students at Leech Lake Tribal College represent 11.59% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Leech Lake Tribal College graduation rate was 0%, and by the eight year mark, 0% 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 | Leech Lake Tribal College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 0% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 0% | 37.80% |
16 non first-time / part-time students or 100% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Leech Lake Tribal College lost contact with the remaining 16 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 16 | 100.00% |
