by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to New England Tech after their first year? Are New England Tech 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 Rhode Island, the average is 78.84%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| New England Tech | |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Rhode Island | 78.84% |
How many of the estimated 980 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
Four years after beginning their degree, 59% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 70% of the students had graduated and after eight years 71% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of New England Tech is 70%. 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 | 917 | 66% |
| Six Years | 980 | 70% |
| Eight Years | 9 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 402 | 29% |
Approximately 402 students or 29% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 402 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
41 transferred to another institution.
New England Tech lost contact with the remaining 355 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 41 | 10.2% |
| Dropped Out | 355 | 88.3% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 27% |
| Black / African-American | 45% |
| Hispanic | 35% |
| International | 100% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 29% |
| Unknown | 42% |
| White | 51% |
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.
The majority of students at New England Tech are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
First-time / full-time students at New England Institute of Technology represent 47% of the students in the class of 2015, and 41.63% of New England Tech bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 59%, first-time students in the New England Tech class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the New England Tech graduation rate was 63%, and by the eight year mark, 63% 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 | New England Tech | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 59% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 63% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 63% | 47.82% |
237 first-time / full-time students or 37% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
18 transferred to another institution.
New England Tech lost contact with the remaining 218 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 18 | 7.59% |
| Dropped Out | 218 | 91.98% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on New England Tech first-time, part-time students.
746 New England Tech students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 53.29% 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 77%, 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 78%.
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 | New England Tech | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 77% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 78% | 55.07% |
163 non first-time / part-time students or 22% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
5 are still enrolled.
23 transferred to another institution.
New England Tech lost contact with the remaining 135 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 5 | 3.07% |
| Transferred | 23 | 14.11% |
| Dropped Out | 135 | 82.82% |
2 New England Tech students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 0.14% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 0%, 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 0%.
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.
2 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.
New England Tech lost contact with the remaining 2 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 2 | 100.00% |
