by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Temple College after their first year? Are Temple College students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 62% students making it past their freshmen year, Temple College has freshmen retention rates similar to 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%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Temple College | 62% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Texas | 68.17% |
How many of the estimated 213 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
Four years after beginning their degree, 10% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 12% of the students had graduated and after eight years 13% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Temple College is 12%. This is the percentage of students who completed their degree within 150% of the published time. That means six years for a standard bachelor's degree program.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 174 | 10% |
| Six Years | 213 | 12% |
| Eight Years | 21 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 1,513 | 87% |
Approximately 1513 students or 87% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 1513 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
605 transferred to another institution.
Temple College lost contact with the remaining 891 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 605 | 40.0% |
| Dropped Out | 891 | 58.9% |
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.
The majority of students at Temple College are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
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 Temple College represent 35% of the students in the class of 2015, and 36.15% of Temple College bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 10%, first-time students in the Temple College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Temple College graduation rate was 13%, and by the eight year mark, 14% 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.
| First-Time / Full-Time Completions | Temple College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 10% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 13% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 14% | 47.82% |
530 first-time / full-time students or 86% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
174 transferred to another institution.
Temple College lost contact with the remaining 348 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 174 | 32.83% |
| Dropped Out | 348 | 65.66% |
First-time / part-time students at Temple College represent 25.07% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 8%, first-time, part-time students in the Temple College class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 9%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, 23.72% after eight years.
| First-Time / Part-Time Completions | Temple College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 6% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 8% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 9% | 23.72% |
397 first-time / part-time students or 91% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
6 are still enrolled.
105 transferred to another institution.
Temple College lost contact with the remaining 286 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 6 | 1.51% |
| Transferred | 105 | 26.45% |
| Dropped Out | 286 | 72.04% |
257 Temple College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 14.71% 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 15%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 17%.
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 | Temple College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 15% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 17% | 55.07% |
213 non first-time / part-time students or 83% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
115 transferred to another institution.
Temple College lost contact with the remaining 98 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 115 | 53.99% |
| Dropped Out | 98 | 46.01% |
436 Temple College students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 24.96% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 14%, 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 14%.
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 | Temple College | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 14% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 14% | 37.80% |
373 non first-time / part-time students or 86% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
3 are still enrolled.
211 transferred to another institution.
Temple College lost contact with the remaining 159 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 3 | 0.80% |
| Transferred | 211 | 56.57% |
| Dropped Out | 159 | 42.63% |
