by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Livingstone College first-year students return for their second year, and how many go on to graduate? Retention and graduation rates help you understand how students progress at Livingstone College. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
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, Livingstone College 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 North Carolina, the average is 66.53%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Livingstone College | 71% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| North Carolina | 66.53% |
There were approximately 138 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 20% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 27% of the students had graduated and after eight years 27% 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 Livingstone College graduation rate 27%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 100 | 20% |
| Six Years | 138 | 27% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 368 | 73% |
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 368 students or 73% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 368 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
176 transferred to another institution.
Livingstone College lost contact with the remaining 190 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 176 | 47.8% |
| Dropped Out | 190 | 51.6% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Black / African-American | 28% |
| Hawaiian | 67% |
| International | 100% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 18% |
| Unknown | 13% |
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 Livingstone 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 Livingstone College represent 80.43% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Livingstone College graduation rate was 25%, and by the eight year mark, 25% 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 | Livingstone College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 17% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 25% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 25% | 47.82% |
307 first-time / full-time students or 75% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
147 transferred to another institution.
Livingstone College lost contact with the remaining 160 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 147 | 47.88% |
| Dropped Out | 160 | 52.12% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Livingstone College.
Returning / full-time students at Livingstone College represent 19.37% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Livingstone College graduation rate was 39%, and by the eight year mark, 39% 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 | Livingstone College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 39% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 39% | 55.07% |
60 non first-time / part-time students or 61% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
28 transferred to another institution.
Livingstone College lost contact with the remaining 30 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 3.33% |
| Transferred | 28 | 46.67% |
| Dropped Out | 30 | 50.00% |
Returning / part-time students at Livingstone College represent 0.20% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Livingstone 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 | Livingstone College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 0% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 0% | 37.80% |
1 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.
1 transferred to another institution.
Livingstone College lost contact with the remaining 0 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 100.00% |
| Dropped Out | 0 | 0.00% |
