by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding SWIHA 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 77% students making it past their freshmen year, SWIHA 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 | |
|---|---|
| SWIHA | 77% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Arizona | 67.94% |
There were approximately 93 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 14% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 14% of the students had graduated and after eight years 14% 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 SWIHA graduation rate 14%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 93 | 14% |
| Six Years | 93 | 14% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 583 | 86% |
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 583 students or 86% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 583 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
162 transferred to another institution.
SWIHA lost contact with the remaining 421 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 162 | 27.8% |
| Dropped Out | 421 | 72.2% |
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
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 SWIHA are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Looking at the individual cohorts below may tell you more than the overall graduation rate alone.
First-time / full-time students at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts represent 23.08% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the SWIHA graduation rate was 15%, and by the eight year mark, 15% 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 | SWIHA | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 15% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 15% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 15% | 47.82% |
133 first-time / full-time students or 85% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
40 transferred to another institution.
SWIHA lost contact with the remaining 93 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 40 | 30.08% |
| Dropped Out | 93 | 69.92% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts.
Returning / full-time students at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts represent 76.92% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the SWIHA 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 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Completions | SWIHA | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 13% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 13% | 55.07% |
450 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.
122 transferred to another institution.
SWIHA lost contact with the remaining 328 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 122 | 27.11% |
| Dropped Out | 328 | 72.89% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts.
