by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts 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 New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 83% students making it past their freshmen year, New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts 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 New York, the average is 73.51%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts | 83% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New York | 73.51% |
How many of the estimated 127 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 69% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 69% of the students had graduated and after eight years 69% 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 New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts graduation rate 69%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 127 | 69% |
| Six Years | 127 | 69% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 56 | 31% |
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.
We don’t have drop out data for New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.
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.
A meaningful share of students at New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
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 New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts represent 41.53% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts graduation rate was 61%, and by the eight year mark, 61% 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 | New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 61% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 61% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 61% | 47.82% |
30 first-time / full-time students or 39% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts lost contact with the remaining 30 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 30 | 100.00% |
At this time we lack data for this cohort at New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.
Returning / full-time students at New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts represent 58.47% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts graduation rate was 76%, and by the eight year mark, 76% 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 | New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 76% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 76% | 55.07% |
26 non first-time / part-time students or 24% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts lost contact with the remaining 26 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 26 | 100.00% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.
