by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Pacific Oaks College 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 Pacific Oaks College. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
How many of the estimated 236 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 61% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 62% of the students had graduated and after eight years 62% 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 Pacific Oaks College graduation rate 62%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 231 | 61% |
| Six Years | 236 | 62% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 145 | 38% |
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 145 students or 38% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 145 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
84 transferred to another institution.
Pacific Oaks College lost contact with the remaining 61 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 84 | 57.9% |
| Dropped Out | 61 | 42.1% |
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.
Comparing the graduation rates of the specific cohorts below can be more revealing than the overall graduation rates.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Pacific Oaks College.
We don’t have data for this cohort at Pacific Oaks College.
Returning / full-time students at Pacific Oaks College represent 4.20% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Pacific Oaks College graduation rate was 38%, and by the eight year mark, 38% 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 | Pacific Oaks College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 38% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 38% | 55.07% |
10 non first-time / part-time students or 62% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
9 transferred to another institution.
Pacific Oaks College lost contact with the remaining 1 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 9 | 90.00% |
| Dropped Out | 1 | 10.00% |
Returning / part-time students at Pacific Oaks College represent 95.80% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Pacific Oaks College graduation rate was 63%, and by the eight year mark, 63% 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 | Pacific Oaks College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 62% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 63% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 63% | 37.80% |
135 non first-time / part-time students or 37% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
75 transferred to another institution.
Pacific Oaks College lost contact with the remaining 60 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 75 | 55.56% |
| Dropped Out | 60 | 44.44% |
