St. Mary’s Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

St. Mary's University 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

Make an informed decision about your education by understanding St. Mary's 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.

• St. Mary’s Retention Rate
• St. Mary’s Graduation Rate
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
• St. Mary’s Drop Out Rate
• Methodology & References

St. Mary’s Retention Rate

Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.

With 74% students making it past their freshmen year, St. Mary’s 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 Texas, the average is 68.17%.

St. Mary’s Graduation Rates

How many of the estimated 519 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?

Four years after beginning their degree, 46% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 62% of the students had graduated and after eight years 63% 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 St. Mary's graduation rate 62%.

The average length of time it takes an St. Mary's undergraduate student to complete their bachelor's degree is 4.25 years.

St. Mary’s Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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St. Mary’s Drop Out Rate

Approximately 311 students or 37% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.

What happened to the 311 students who did not complete their degree?

• 1 are still enrolled.

• 228 transferred to another institution.

• St. Mary’s lost contact with the remaining 81 who we assumed dropped out.

St. Mary’s Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity

Some Students Take More Time To Graduate

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.

The majority of students at St. Mary's are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.

Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.

First-Time / Full-Time St. Mary's Graduation Rates

First-time / full-time students at St. Mary's University represent 79% of the students in the class of 2015, and 79.96% of St. Mary's bachelor's degree graduations.

With a four-year graduation rate of 46%, first-time students in the St. Mary's class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.

After six years, the St. Mary's graduation rate was 62%, 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.

St. Mary's First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

First-Time / Full-Time St. Mary’s Drop Out Rates

243 first-time / full-time students or 36% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 1 are still enrolled.

• 186 transferred to another institution.

• St. Mary’s lost contact with the remaining 56 who we assumed dropped out.

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

First-time / part-time students at St. Mary's University represent 0.24% of the students in the class of 2015.

First-Time / Part-Time St. Mary's Graduation Rates vs. National Average

First-Time / Part-Time St. Mary’s Drop Out Rates

2 first-time / part-time students or 100% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 0 transferred to another institution.

• St. Mary’s lost contact with the remaining 2 who we assumed dropped out.

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

154 St. Mary's students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 18.29% 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 65%, 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 67%.

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.

St. Mary's Non First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

Non First-Time / Full-Time St. Mary’s Drop Out Rates

51 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.

• 32 transferred to another institution.

• St. Mary’s lost contact with the remaining 19 who we assumed dropped out.

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

20 St. Mary's students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 2.38% of the students in the class of 2015.

With a six year graduation rate of 20%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 25%.

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.

St. Mary’s Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

Non First-Time / Part-Time St. Mary’s Drop Out Rates

15 non first-time / part-time students or 75% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 1 are still enrolled.

• 10 transferred to another institution.

• St. Mary’s lost contact with the remaining 4 who we assumed dropped out.

More Resources:

• An Explanation of Freshman Retention Rates.

• How Common is it to Transfer to a Different College?

• Are Non-Traditional Students Less Likely to Graduate?

• How Many People Drop-Out of College?

• How Average Time to Graduate Can Affect the Value of Your Degree.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics

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