by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island 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.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 64% students making it past their freshmen year, St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island has freshmen retention rates below the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in New York, the average is 73.51%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island | 64% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New York | 73.51% |
There were approximately 189 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 70% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 70% of the students had graduated and after eight years 70% 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 Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island graduation rate 70%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 189 | 70% |
| Six Years | 189 | 70% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 82 | 30% |
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 82 students or 30% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 82 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
21 transferred to another institution.
St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island lost contact with the remaining 61 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 21 | 25.6% |
| Dropped Out | 61 | 74.4% |
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.
A meaningful share of students at St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at St Paul’s School of Nursing-Staten Island represent 26.94% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island graduation rate was 58%, and by the eight year mark, 58% 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 | St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 58% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 58% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 58% | 47.82% |
31 first-time / full-time students or 42% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
8 transferred to another institution.
St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island lost contact with the remaining 23 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 8 | 25.81% |
| Dropped Out | 23 | 74.19% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at St Paul’s School of Nursing-Staten Island.
Returning / full-time students at St Paul’s School of Nursing-Staten Island represent 73.06% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island graduation rate was 74%, and by the eight year mark, 74% 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 | St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 74% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 74% | 55.07% |
51 non first-time / part-time students or 26% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
13 transferred to another institution.
St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island lost contact with the remaining 38 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 13 | 25.49% |
| Dropped Out | 38 | 74.51% |
At this time we lack data for this cohort at St Paul’s School of Nursing-Staten Island.
