by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Provo 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 Provo College. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 67% students making it past their freshmen year, Provo College has freshmen retention rates below the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Utah, the average is 75.47%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Provo College | 67% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Utah | 75.47% |
Of the 165 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 58% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 59% of the students had graduated and after eight years 59% 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 Provo College graduation rate 59%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 160 | 58% |
| Six Years | 165 | 59% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 113 | 41% |
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 113 students or 41% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 113 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
9 transferred to another institution.
Provo College lost contact with the remaining 104 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 9 | 8.0% |
| Dropped Out | 104 | 92.0% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Black / African-American | 50% |
| Hispanic | 80% |
| Unknown | 50% |
| White | 64% |
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.
A meaningful share of students at Provo College are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Comparing the graduation rates of the specific cohorts below can be more revealing than the overall graduation rates.
First-time / full-time students at Provo College represent 18.71% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Provo College graduation rate was 46%, and by the eight year mark, 46% 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 | Provo College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 46% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 46% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 46% | 47.82% |
28 first-time / full-time students or 54% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
5 transferred to another institution.
Provo College lost contact with the remaining 23 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 5 | 17.86% |
| Dropped Out | 23 | 82.14% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Provo College.
Returning / full-time students at Provo College represent 81.29% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Provo College graduation rate was 62%, and by the eight year mark, 62% 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 | Provo College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 62% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 62% | 55.07% |
85 non first-time / part-time students or 38% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
4 transferred to another institution.
Provo College lost contact with the remaining 81 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 4 | 4.71% |
| Dropped Out | 81 | 95.29% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Provo College.
