Make an informed decision about your education by understanding The Modern College of Design 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.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on the retention rate for The Modern College of Design.
Of the 56 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 55% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 55% of the students had graduated and after eight years 55% 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 The Modern College of Design graduation rate 55%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 56 | 55% |
| Six Years | 56 | 55% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 46 | 45% |
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 46 students or 45% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 46 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
12 transferred to another institution.
The Modern College of Design lost contact with the remaining 34 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 12 | 26.1% |
| Dropped Out | 34 | 73.9% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Black / African-American | 75% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 33% |
| White | 63% |
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 The Modern College of Design are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.
First-time / full-time students at The Modern College of Design represent 94.12% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the The Modern College of Design graduation rate was 54%, and by the eight year mark, 54% 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 | The Modern College of Design | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 54% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 54% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 54% | 47.82% |
44 first-time / full-time students or 46% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
12 transferred to another institution.
The Modern College of Design lost contact with the remaining 32 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 12 | 27.27% |
| Dropped Out | 32 | 72.73% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at The Modern College of Design.
Returning / full-time students at The Modern College of Design represent 5.88% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the The Modern College of Design graduation rate was 67%, and by the eight year mark, 67% 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 | The Modern College of Design | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 67% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 67% | 55.07% |
2 non first-time / part-time students or 33% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
The Modern College of Design 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% |
At this time we lack data for this cohort at The Modern College of Design.