by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Lourdes first-year students return for their second year? How many graduate and how long does it take them? On this page we'll explore Lourdes retention rates, graduation rates, drop out rates and more.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 67% students making it past their freshmen year, Lourdes has freshmen retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Ohio, the average is 69.84%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Lourdes | 67% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Ohio | 69.84% |
There were approximately 275 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 14% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 34% of the students had graduated and after eight years 36% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Lourdes is 34%. 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.
The average Lourdes student takes 4.41 years to graduate with their bachelors.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 188 | 23% |
| Six Years | 275 | 34% |
| Eight Years | 15 | 2% |
| Did Not Complete | 524 | 64% |
Approximately 524 students or 64% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 524 students who did not complete their degree?
1 are still enrolled.
305 transferred to another institution.
Lourdes lost contact with the remaining 218 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.2% |
| Transferred | 305 | 58.2% |
| Dropped Out | 218 | 41.6% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 50% |
| Black / African-American | 22% |
| Hispanic | 14% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 29% |
| Unknown | 100% |
| White | 52% |
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
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 Lourdes 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 Lourdes University represent 26% of the students in the class of 2015, and 22.55% of Lourdes bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 14%, first-time students in the Lourdes class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Lourdes graduation rate was 30%, and by the eight year mark, 31% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| First-Time / Full-Time Completions | Lourdes | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 14% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 30% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 31% | 47.82% |
145 first-time / full-time students or 69% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
96 transferred to another institution.
Lourdes lost contact with the remaining 49 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.69% |
| Transferred | 96 | 66.21% |
| Dropped Out | 49 | 33.79% |
First-time / part-time students at Lourdes University represent 4.16% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 3%, first-time, part-time students in the Lourdes class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 9%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, 23.72% after eight years.
| First-Time / Part-Time Completions | Lourdes | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 3% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 9% | 23.72% |
31 first-time / part-time students or 91% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
12 transferred to another institution.
Lourdes lost contact with the remaining 19 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 12 | 38.71% |
| Dropped Out | 19 | 61.29% |
320 Lourdes students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 39.17% 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 43%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 45%.
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 | Lourdes | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 43% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 45% | 55.07% |
177 non first-time / part-time students or 55% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
105 transferred to another institution.
Lourdes lost contact with the remaining 71 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.56% |
| Transferred | 105 | 59.32% |
| Dropped Out | 71 | 40.11% |
252 Lourdes students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 30.84% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 30%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 32%.
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 | Lourdes | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 30% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 32% | 37.80% |
171 non first-time / part-time students or 68% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
92 transferred to another institution.
Lourdes lost contact with the remaining 79 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 92 | 53.80% |
| Dropped Out | 79 | 46.20% |
