by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many Evergreen first-year students return for their second year? How many graduate and how long does it take them? On this page we'll explore Evergreen retention rates, graduation rates, drop out rates and more.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 61% students making it past their freshmen year, Evergreen 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 Washington, the average is 73.95%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Evergreen | 61% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Washington | 73.95% |
Of the 1,326 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 40% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 68% of the students had graduated and after eight years 69% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Evergreen is 68%. 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.
The average Evergreen student takes 4.31 years to graduate with their bachelors.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1,161 | 59% |
| Six Years | 1,326 | 68% |
| Eight Years | 22 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 615 | 31% |
Approximately 615 students or 31% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 615 students who did not complete their degree?
2 are still enrolled.
295 transferred to another institution.
Evergreen lost contact with the remaining 311 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 0.3% |
| Transferred | 295 | 48.0% |
| Dropped Out | 311 | 50.6% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 44% |
| Asian | 53% |
| Black / African-American | 42% |
| Hawaiian | 50% |
| Hispanic | 46% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 40% |
| Unknown | 38% |
| White | 46% |
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 Evergreen 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 students at The Evergreen State College represent 29% of the students in the class of 2015, and 24.59% of Evergreen bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 40%, first-time students in the Evergreen class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Evergreen graduation rate was 57%, and by the eight year mark, 58% 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 | Evergreen | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 40% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 57% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 58% | 47.82% |
238 first-time / full-time students or 42% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
140 transferred to another institution.
Evergreen lost contact with the remaining 96 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 0.84% |
| Transferred | 140 | 58.82% |
| Dropped Out | 96 | 40.34% |
First-time / part-time students at The Evergreen State College represent 0.31% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 50%, first-time, part-time students in the Evergreen class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 50%.
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 | Evergreen | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 33% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 50% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 50% | 23.72% |
3 first-time / part-time students or 50% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
2 transferred to another institution.
Evergreen lost contact with the remaining 0 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 33.33% |
| Transferred | 2 | 66.67% |
| Dropped Out | 0 | 0.00% |
1255 Evergreen students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 63.90% 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 73%, 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 74%.
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 | Evergreen | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 73% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 74% | 55.07% |
321 non first-time / part-time students or 26% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
5 are still enrolled.
132 transferred to another institution.
Evergreen lost contact with the remaining 184 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 5 | 1.56% |
| Transferred | 132 | 41.12% |
| Dropped Out | 184 | 57.32% |
132 Evergreen students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 6.72% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 57%, 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 60%.
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 | Evergreen | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 57% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 60% | 37.80% |
53 non first-time / part-time students or 40% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
21 transferred to another institution.
Evergreen lost contact with the remaining 31 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 1.89% |
| Transferred | 21 | 39.62% |
| Dropped Out | 31 | 58.49% |
