by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Oxy after their first year? Are Oxy 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.
With 82% students making it past their freshmen year, Oxy 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 California, the average is 73.07%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Oxy | 82% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| California | 73.07% |
There were approximately 500 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
After four years 80% of the cohort graduated. After six years 85% had completed their degree, and 85% after eight years.
The official graduation rate of Oxy is 85%. 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 typical Oxy student takes 4.07 years to complete their bachelor's degree.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 475 | 81% |
| Six Years | 500 | 85% |
| Eight Years | 1 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 87 | 15% |
Approximately 87 students or 15% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 87 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
72 transferred to another institution.
Oxy lost contact with the remaining 15 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 72 | 82.8% |
| Dropped Out | 15 | 17.2% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 85% |
| Black / African-American | 74% |
| Hawaiian | 100% |
| Hispanic | 79% |
| International | 81% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 87% |
| Unknown | 67% |
| White | 86% |
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 Oxy 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 Occidental College represent 91% of the students in the class of 2015, and 90.60% of Oxy bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 80%, first-time students in the Oxy class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Oxy graduation rate was 84%, and by the eight year mark, 85% 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 | Oxy | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 80% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 84% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 85% | 47.82% |
83 first-time / full-time students or 15% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
68 transferred to another institution.
Oxy lost contact with the remaining 15 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 68 | 81.93% |
| Dropped Out | 15 | 18.07% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Oxy first-time, part-time students.
51 Oxy students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 8.67% 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 92%, 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 92%.
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 | Oxy | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 92% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 92% | 55.07% |
4 non first-time / part-time students or 8% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
4 transferred to another institution.
Oxy lost contact with the remaining 0 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 4 | 100.00% |
| Dropped Out | 0 | 0.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Oxy returning, part-time students.
