by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many The Academy first-year students return for their second year? How many graduate and how long does it take them? On this page we'll explore The Academy retention rates, graduation rates, drop out rates and more.
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 Alabama, the average is 66.79%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| The Academy | |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Alabama | 66.79% |
There were approximately 22 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
<nil>% of the cohort completed their degree in four years, 14% in six years, and 14% in eight years.
The official graduation rate of The Academy is 14%. 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 | 22 | 14% |
| Six Years | 22 | 14% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 132 | 86% |
Approximately 132 students or 86% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 132 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
34 transferred to another institution.
The Academy lost contact with the remaining 96 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 34 | 25.8% |
| Dropped Out | 96 | 72.7% |
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 The Academy first-time, full-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on The Academy first-time, part-time students.
65 The Academy students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 42.21% 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 5%, 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 5%.
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 | The Academy | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 5% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 5% | 55.07% |
62 non first-time / part-time students or 95% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
10 transferred to another institution.
The Academy lost contact with the remaining 52 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 10 | 16.13% |
| Dropped Out | 52 | 83.87% |
89 The Academy students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 57.79% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 21%, 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 21%.
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 | The Academy | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 21% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 21% | 37.80% |
70 non first-time / part-time students or 79% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
24 transferred to another institution.
The Academy lost contact with the remaining 44 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 2.86% |
| Transferred | 24 | 34.29% |
| Dropped Out | 44 | 62.86% |
