by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding NWFSC retention and graduation rates. First year retention rates let you know how many first-time, full-time students students come back for their second year. Graduation rates tell you how many students complete their degree and how long it takes.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on the retention rate for Northwest Florida State College.
Of the 555 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 33% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 36% of the students had graduated and after eight years 37% 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 NWFSC graduation rate 36%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 518 | 33% |
| Six Years | 555 | 36% |
| Eight Years | 20 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 975 | 63% |
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.
Approximately 975 students or 63% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 975 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
492 transferred to another institution.
NWFSC lost contact with the remaining 475 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 492 | 50.5% |
| Dropped Out | 475 | 48.7% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 50% |
| Asian | 58% |
| Black / African-American | 35% |
| Hawaiian | 42% |
| Hispanic | 30% |
| International | 55% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 39% |
| Unknown | 38% |
| White | 46% |
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 NWFSC 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 Northwest Florida State College represent 41.61% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the NWFSC graduation rate was 42%, and by the eight year mark, 44% 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 | NWFSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 39% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 42% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 44% | 47.82% |
364 first-time / full-time students or 56% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
4 are still enrolled.
170 transferred to another institution.
NWFSC lost contact with the remaining 190 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 4 | 1.10% |
| Transferred | 170 | 46.70% |
| Dropped Out | 190 | 52.20% |
First-time / part-time students at Northwest Florida State College represent 25.87% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the NWFSC graduation rate was 22%, and by the eight year mark, 24% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, and 23.72% after eight years.
| Completions | NWFSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 18% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 22% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 24% | 23.72% |
306 first-time / part-time students or 76% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
4 are still enrolled.
129 transferred to another institution.
NWFSC lost contact with the remaining 173 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 4 | 1.31% |
| Transferred | 129 | 42.16% |
| Dropped Out | 173 | 56.54% |
Returning / full-time students at Northwest Florida State College represent 15.68% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the NWFSC graduation rate was 49%, and by the eight year mark, 50% 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 | NWFSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 49% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 50% | 55.07% |
122 non first-time / part-time students or 50% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
75 transferred to another institution.
NWFSC lost contact with the remaining 47 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 75 | 61.48% |
| Dropped Out | 47 | 38.52% |
Returning / part-time students at Northwest Florida State College represent 16.84% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the NWFSC graduation rate was 29%, and by the eight year mark, 30% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 30.46% after four years, 36.03% after six years, and 37.80% after eight years.
| Completions | NWFSC | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 28% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 29% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 30% | 37.80% |
183 non first-time / part-time students or 70% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
118 transferred to another institution.
NWFSC lost contact with the remaining 65 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 118 | 64.48% |
| Dropped Out | 65 | 35.52% |
