by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding how Selma University'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 Selma University . 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 33.0% of students staying on to become sophomores, Selma University 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 Alabama , the average is 61.0% .
At Selma University , there were 449 bachelors degree candidates in the class of 2016 . By 2018 , six years after beginning their degree, 10.5% of these students had graduated. After an additional two years, 10.9% 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 89.1% did not graduate within eight years. Of these 401 students, 8 were still working towards their degree, 20 had transferred to a different institution, and Selma University lost contact with the remaining 372 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 1.0% , first-time students in the Selma University class of 2016 who attended classes full-time were among the least likely in the nation to graduate on time. After six years, the graduation rate was 2.4% and by 2020 ,2.4% 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.
Studies have shown that high-achieving students are more likely to complete their degree on time. Given the academic preparedness of the first-time / full-time students accepted to Selma University , we expected that after six years about 43.2% of them would have completed their undergraduate degree.
Of these 243 students, 2 were still working towards their degree, 2 had transferred to a different institution, and Selma University lost contact with the remaining 239 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 8.9% , first-time students in the Selma University 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 8.9% .
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 51 students, 5 were still working towards their degree, 8 had transferred to a different institution, and Selma University lost contact with the remaining 38 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 32.9% , returning students in the Selma University class of 2016 who attended classes full-time were among the least likely in the nation to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 32.9% .
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 57 students, 1 were still working towards their degree, 2 had transferred to a different institution, and Selma University lost contact with the remaining 54 whom we assume dropped out.
With a six year graduation rate of 13.6% , returning students in the Selma University class of 2016 who attended classes part-time were among the least likely in the nation to graduate in a reasonable time. After eight years, the graduation rate was 17.0% .
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 49 students, 0 were still working towards their degree, 8 had transferred to a different institution, and Selma University lost contact with the remaining 41 whom we assume dropped out.
