by our College Data Analytics TeamHow long does it take to earn a degree at TESU? Find out how many students return after their freshman year, how long it takes to graduate, and what happens to the students who don't.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
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Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in New Jersey, the average is 74.83%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| TESU | |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| New Jersey | 74.83% |
Of the 3,610 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
<nil>% of the cohort completed their degree in four years, 46% in six years, and 49% in eight years.
The official graduation rate of TESU is 46%. 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 | 3,086 | 39% |
| Six Years | 3,610 | 46% |
| Eight Years | 193 | 3% |
| Did Not Complete | 4,037 | 51% |
Approximately 4037 students or 51% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 4037 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
1837 transferred to another institution.
TESU lost contact with the remaining 1926 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 1837 | 45.5% |
| Dropped Out | 1,926 | 47.7% |
First-time, full-time students, under the age of 25 are known as traditional students. These students are more likely to graduate in four years than so called 'non-traditional' students that includes part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. Some schools cater to non-traditional students and it may affect their overall graduation rates.
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.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on TESU first-time, full-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on TESU first-time, part-time students.
103 TESU students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 1.31% 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 73%.
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 | TESU | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 73% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 73% | 55.07% |
28 non first-time / part-time students or 27% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
13 transferred to another institution.
TESU lost contact with the remaining 14 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 3.57% |
| Transferred | 13 | 46.43% |
| Dropped Out | 14 | 50.00% |
7737 TESU students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 98.69% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 46%, 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 48%.
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 | TESU | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 46% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 48% | 37.80% |
4009 non first-time / part-time students or 52% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
273 are still enrolled.
1824 transferred to another institution.
TESU lost contact with the remaining 1912 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 273 | 6.81% |
| Transferred | 1824 | 45.50% |
| Dropped Out | 1,912 | 47.69% |
