by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many MD Anderson first-year students return for their second year, and how many go on to graduate? Retention and graduation rates help you understand how students progress at MD Anderson. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on the retention rate for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
How many of the estimated 154 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 87% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 87% of the students had graduated and after eight years 87% 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 MD Anderson graduation rate 87%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 154 | 87% |
| Six Years | 154 | 87% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 24 | 13% |
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 24 students or 13% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 24 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
15 transferred to another institution.
MD Anderson lost contact with the remaining 2 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 15 | 62.5% |
| Dropped Out | 2 | 8.3% |
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.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
We don’t have data for this cohort at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Returning / full-time students at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center represent 97.75% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the MD Anderson graduation rate was 87%, and by the eight year mark, 87% 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 | MD Anderson | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 87% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 87% | 55.07% |
22 non first-time / part-time students or 13% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
6 are still enrolled.
14 transferred to another institution.
MD Anderson lost contact with the remaining 2 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 6 | 27.27% |
| Transferred | 14 | 63.64% |
| Dropped Out | 2 | 9.09% |
Returning / part-time students at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center represent 2.25% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the MD Anderson graduation rate was 50%, and by the eight year mark, 50% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 30.46% after four years, 36.03% after six years, and 37.80% after eight years.
| Completions | MD Anderson | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 50% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 50% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 50% | 37.80% |
2 non 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.
1 transferred to another institution.
MD Anderson lost contact with the remaining 0 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 50.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 50.00% |
| Dropped Out | 0 | 0.00% |
