by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding how Oregon State University - Cascades Campus' retention and graduation rates impact you. First year retention rates let you know how many students come back for their sophomore year. Graduation rates tell you how long it takes to complete a degree at Oregon State University - Cascades Campus . Remember, every extra semester it takes to graduate will increase the cost of your degree.
With 68.0% of students making it past their freshman year, Oregon State University - Cascades Campus has freshman retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first year to second year retention rate is 69.0% . When looking at just colleges and universities in Oregon , the average is 66.0% .
At Oregon State University - Cascades Campus , there were 279 bachelors degree candidates in the class of 2016 . By 2018 , six years after beginning their degree, 63.4% of these students had graduated. After an additional two years, 65.2% of this class eventually completed their degree.
We consider the "on-time" graduation rate for a bachelor's degree to be four years, but colleges typically report their graduation rates after six or even eight years.
This implies that 34.8% did not graduate within eight years. Of these 98 students, 5 were still working towards their degree, 41 had transferred to a different institution, and Oregon State University - Cascades Campus lost contact with the remaining 51 whom we assume dropped out.
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years (on-time). Some schools cater mostly to traditional students while others cater to “non-traditional” students who may be attending part time and thus are likely to take longer to graduate.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
None of the students in Oregon State University - Cascades Campus' class of 2016 were classified as as a "first-time" student attending classes "full-time".
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 35.8% after four years, 46.4% after six years, and 47.8% after eight years.
With a six year graduation rate of 100.0% , first-time students in the Oregon State University - Cascades Campus class of 2016 who attended classes part-time were among the most likely in the nation to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 100.0% .
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 21.6% after six years and 23.7% after eight years.
Of these 0 students, 0 were still working towards their degree, 0 had transferred to a different institution, and Oregon State University - Cascades Campus lost contact with the remaining 0 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 68.4% , returning students in the Oregon State University - Cascades Campus class of 2016 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 68.4% .
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for returning undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 53.8% after six years and 55.1% after eight years.
Of these 18 students, 0 were still working towards their degree, 4 had transferred to a different institution, and Oregon State University - Cascades Campus lost contact with the remaining 14 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 61.8% , returning students in the Oregon State University - Cascades Campus class of 2016 who attended classes part-time were among the most likely in the nation to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 64.1% .
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for returning undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.0% after six years and 37.8% after eight years.
Of these 79 students, 5 were still working towards their degree, 37 had transferred to a different institution, and Oregon State University - Cascades Campus lost contact with the remaining 37 whom we assume dropped out.
