by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to NIC after their first year? Are NIC students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 56% students making it past their freshmen year, NIC 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 Idaho, the average is 77.33%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| NIC | 56% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Idaho | 77.33% |
Of the 585 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 22% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 25% of the students had graduated and after eight years 26% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of NIC is 25%. 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 | 495 | 21% |
| Six Years | 585 | 25% |
| Eight Years | 21 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 1,727 | 74% |
Approximately 1727 students or 74% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 1727 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
502 transferred to another institution.
NIC lost contact with the remaining 1198 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 502 | 29.1% |
| Dropped Out | 1,198 | 69.4% |
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 NIC 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 North Idaho College represent 50% of the students in the class of 2015, and 51.79% of NIC bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 22%, first-time students in the NIC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the NIC graduation rate was 26%, and by the eight year mark, 27% 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 | NIC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 22% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 26% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 27% | 47.82% |
849 first-time / full-time students or 73% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
237 transferred to another institution.
NIC lost contact with the remaining 601 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 237 | 27.92% |
| Dropped Out | 601 | 70.79% |
First-time / part-time students at North Idaho College represent 24.66% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 12%, first-time, part-time students in the NIC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 13%.
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 | NIC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 8% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 12% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 13% | 23.72% |
500 first-time / part-time students or 87% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
11 are still enrolled.
114 transferred to another institution.
NIC lost contact with the remaining 375 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 11 | 2.20% |
| Transferred | 114 | 22.80% |
| Dropped Out | 375 | 75.00% |
316 NIC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 13.53% 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 34%, 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 35%.
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 | NIC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 34% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 35% | 55.07% |
205 non first-time / part-time students or 65% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
82 transferred to another institution.
NIC lost contact with the remaining 120 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 1.46% |
| Transferred | 82 | 40.00% |
| Dropped Out | 120 | 58.54% |
278 NIC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 11.90% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 38%, 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 38%.
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 | NIC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 38% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 38% | 37.80% |
173 non first-time / part-time students or 62% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
69 transferred to another institution.
NIC lost contact with the remaining 102 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 1.16% |
| Transferred | 69 | 39.88% |
| Dropped Out | 102 | 58.96% |
