by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies after their first year? Are Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
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Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Massachusetts, the average is 73.02%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies | |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Massachusetts | 73.02% |
There were approximately 487 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, <nil>% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 66% of the students had graduated and after eight years 67% of this class completed their degree.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, a student is considered to have graduated on time if they complete their degree within six years, making the official Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies graduation rate 66%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 467 | 63% |
| Six Years | 487 | 66% |
| Eight Years | 9 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 242 | 33% |
Approximately 242 students or 33% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 242 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
83 transferred to another institution.
Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies lost contact with the remaining 156 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 83 | 34.3% |
| Dropped Out | 156 | 64.5% |
Some schools have mainly first-time, full-time students, while others cater to part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. For a variety of reasons first-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are usually more likely to graduate in four years.
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.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies first-time, full-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies first-time, part-time students.
630 Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 85.37% 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 68%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 69%.
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 | Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 68% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 69% | 55.07% |
193 non first-time / part-time students or 31% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
71 transferred to another institution.
Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies lost contact with the remaining 122 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 71 | 36.79% |
| Dropped Out | 122 | 63.21% |
108 Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 14.63% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 54%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate higher than the national average.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 55%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.
| Returning / Part-Time Completions | Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 54% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 55% | 37.80% |
49 non first-time / part-time students or 45% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
12 transferred to another institution.
Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies lost contact with the remaining 34 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 6.12% |
| Transferred | 12 | 24.49% |
| Dropped Out | 34 | 69.39% |
