by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Pratt Institute 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.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 88% students making it past their freshmen year, Pratt Institute 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 New York, the average is 73.51%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Pratt Institute | 88% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New York | 73.51% |
How many of the estimated 792 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 67% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 75% of the students had graduated and after eight years 76% 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 Pratt Institute graduation rate 75%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 707 | 67% |
| Six Years | 792 | 75% |
| Eight Years | 9 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 250 | 24% |
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 250 students or 24% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 250 students who did not complete their degree?
2 are still enrolled.
44 transferred to another institution.
Pratt Institute lost contact with the remaining 203 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 0.8% |
| Transferred | 44 | 17.6% |
| Dropped Out | 203 | 81.2% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 79% |
| Black / African-American | 56% |
| Hispanic | 62% |
| International | 76% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 67% |
| Unknown | 60% |
| White | 73% |
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.
The majority of students at Pratt Institute are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
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 Pratt Institute-Main represent 80.11% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Pratt Institute graduation rate was 76%, and by the eight year mark, 77% 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 | Pratt Institute | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 67% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 76% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 77% | 47.82% |
193 first-time / full-time students or 23% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
41 transferred to another institution.
Pratt Institute lost contact with the remaining 150 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 1.04% |
| Transferred | 41 | 21.24% |
| Dropped Out | 150 | 77.72% |
First-time / part-time students at Pratt Institute-Main represent 0.28% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Pratt Institute graduation rate was 33%, and by the eight year mark, 33% 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 | Pratt Institute | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 33% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 33% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 33% | 23.72% |
2 first-time / part-time students or 67% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Pratt Institute lost contact with the remaining 2 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 2 | 100.00% |
Returning / full-time students at Pratt Institute-Main represent 18.18% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Pratt Institute graduation rate was 78%, and by the eight year mark, 78% 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 | Pratt Institute | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 78% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 78% | 55.07% |
42 non first-time / part-time students or 22% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
3 transferred to another institution.
Pratt Institute lost contact with the remaining 38 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 2.38% |
| Transferred | 3 | 7.14% |
| Dropped Out | 38 | 90.48% |
Returning / part-time students at Pratt Institute-Main represent 1.42% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Pratt Institute graduation rate was 13%, and by the eight year mark, 13% 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 | Pratt Institute | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 13% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 13% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 13% | 37.80% |
13 non first-time / part-time students or 87% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Pratt Institute lost contact with the remaining 13 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 13 | 100.00% |
