by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to LSU Health - New Orleans after their first year? Are LSU Health - New Orleans students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
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Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Louisiana, the average is 67.86%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| LSU Health - New Orleans | |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Louisiana | 67.86% |
How many of the estimated 340 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
<nil>% of the cohort completed their degree in four years, 82% in six years, and 83% in eight years.
The official graduation rate of LSU Health - New Orleans is 82%. This is the percentage of students who completed their degree within 150% of the published time. That means six years for a standard bachelor's degree program.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 322 | 78% |
| Six Years | 340 | 82% |
| Eight Years | 3 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 71 | 17% |
Approximately 71 students or 17% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 71 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
48 transferred to another institution.
LSU Health - New Orleans lost contact with the remaining 23 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 48 | 67.6% |
| Dropped Out | 23 | 32.4% |
First-time, full-time students, under the age of 25 are known as traditional students. These students are more likely to graduate in four years than so called 'non-traditional' students that includes part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. Some schools cater to non-traditional students and it may affect their overall graduation rates.
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.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on LSU Health - New Orleans first-time, full-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on LSU Health - New Orleans first-time, part-time students.
168 LSU Health - New Orleans students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 40.48% 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 83%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 83%.
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 | LSU Health - New Orleans | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 83% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 83% | 55.07% |
28 non first-time / part-time students or 17% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
16 transferred to another institution.
LSU Health - New Orleans lost contact with the remaining 12 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 16 | 57.14% |
| Dropped Out | 12 | 42.86% |
247 LSU Health - New Orleans students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 59.52% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 81%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 83%.
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 | LSU Health - New Orleans | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 81% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 83% | 37.80% |
43 non first-time / part-time students or 17% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
32 transferred to another institution.
LSU Health - New Orleans lost contact with the remaining 11 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 32 | 74.42% |
| Dropped Out | 11 | 25.58% |
