by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding UTMB Galveston 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.
We don’t have retention rate data for The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
There were approximately 567 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 91% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 91% of the students had graduated and after eight years 91% 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 UTMB Galveston graduation rate 91%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 565 | 91% |
| Six Years | 567 | 91% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 56 | 9% |
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.
We don’t have drop out data for The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
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 Medical Branch at Galveston.
At this time we lack data for this cohort at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Returning / full-time students at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston represent 94.38% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the UTMB Galveston graduation rate was 92%, and by the eight year mark, 92% 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 | UTMB Galveston | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 92% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 92% | 55.07% |
45 non first-time / part-time students or 8% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
UTMB Galveston lost contact with the remaining 45 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 45 | 100.00% |
Returning / part-time students at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston represent 5.62% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the UTMB Galveston graduation rate was 69%, and by the eight year mark, 69% 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 | UTMB Galveston | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 63% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 69% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 69% | 37.80% |
11 non first-time / part-time students or 31% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
UTMB Galveston lost contact with the remaining 11 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 11 | 100.00% |
