by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding how Pierce College at Puyallup's 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 Pierce College at Puyallup . Remember, every extra semester it takes to graduate will increase the cost of your degree.
You have to make it past freshman year in order to graduate. With only 50.0% of students staying on to become sophomores, Pierce College - Puyallup has among the worst freshman retention rates in the country.
Nationwide, the average first year to second year retention rate is 69.0% . When looking at just colleges and universities in Washington , the average is 72.0% .
At Pierce College at Puyallup , there were 4,509 bachelors degree candidates in the class of 2016 . By 2018 , six years after beginning their degree, 24.1% of these students had graduated. After an additional two years, 24.5% 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 75.5% did not graduate within eight years. Of these 3,407 students, 37 were still working towards their degree, 2,103 had transferred to a different institution, and Pierce College at Puyallup lost contact with the remaining 1,266 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.
With a four year graduation rate of N/A , first-time students in the Pierce College at Puyallup class of 2016 who attended classes full-time After six years, the graduation rate was 26.1% and by 2020 ,26.5% of this class had completed their degree.
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.
Of these 371 students, 3 were still working towards their degree, 217 had transferred to a different institution, and Pierce College at Puyallup lost contact with the remaining 151 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 12.5% , first-time students in the Pierce College at Puyallup class of 2016 who attended classes part-time were less likely than average to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 12.9% .
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 832 students, 8 were still working towards their degree, 478 had transferred to a different institution, and Pierce College at Puyallup lost contact with the remaining 346 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 44.6% , returning students in the Pierce College at Puyallup class of 2016 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 45.6% .
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 350 students, 5 were still working towards their degree, 204 had transferred to a different institution, and Pierce College at Puyallup lost contact with the remaining 141 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 22.7% , returning students in the Pierce College at Puyallup class of 2016 who attended classes part-time were less likely than average to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 23.0% .
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 1,853 students, 21 were still working towards their degree, 1,204 had transferred to a different institution, and Pierce College at Puyallup lost contact with the remaining 628 whom we assume dropped out.
