by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding RSI 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.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 78% students making it past their freshmen year, RSI 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 Arizona, the average is 67.94%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| RSI | 78% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Arizona | 67.94% |
Of the 394 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
After four years 64% of the cohort graduated. After six years 58% had completed their degree, and 58% after eight years.
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 RSI graduation rate 58%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 394 | 58% |
| Six Years | 394 | 58% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 288 | 42% |
Approximately 288 students or 42% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 288 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
47 transferred to another institution.
RSI lost contact with the remaining 241 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 47 | 16.3% |
| Dropped Out | 241 | 83.7% |
First-time, full-time students, under the age of 25 are known as traditional students. These students are more likely to graduate in four years than so called 'non-traditional' students that includes part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. Some schools cater to non-traditional students and it may affect their overall graduation rates.
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 RSI are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
First-time / full-time students at The Refrigeration School represent 88% of the students in the class of 2015, and 96.70% of RSI bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 64%, first-time students in the RSI class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the RSI graduation rate was 64%, and by the eight year mark, 64% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| First-Time / Full-Time Completions | RSI | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 64% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 64% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 64% | 47.82% |
219 first-time / full-time students or 36% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
38 transferred to another institution.
RSI lost contact with the remaining 181 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 38 | 17.35% |
| Dropped Out | 181 | 82.65% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on RSI first-time, part-time students.
82 RSI students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 12.02% of the students in the class of 2015.
Non first-time students could include transfer students or adults who have returned to school after an absense.
With a six year graduation rate of 16%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 16%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 49.57% after four years, 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Returning / Full-Time Completions | RSI | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 16% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 16% | 55.07% |
69 non first-time / part-time students or 84% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
9 transferred to another institution.
RSI lost contact with the remaining 60 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 9 | 13.04% |
| Dropped Out | 60 | 86.96% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on RSI returning, part-time students.
