by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many The Academy 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 The Academy. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 43% students making it past their freshmen year, The Academy has freshmen retention rates below the national average.
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 | 43% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Alabama | 66.79% |
Of the 11 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 17% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 17% of the students had graduated and after eight years 17% 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 The Academy graduation rate 17%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 11 | 17% |
| Six Years | 11 | 17% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 52 | 83% |
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 52 students or 83% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 52 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
4 transferred to another institution.
The Academy lost contact with the remaining 47 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 4 | 7.7% |
| Dropped Out | 47 | 90.4% |
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 United States Sports University.
At this time we lack data for this cohort at United States Sports University.
Returning / full-time students at United States Sports University represent 12.70% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the The Academy 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 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Completions | The Academy | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 50% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 50% | 55.07% |
4 non first-time / part-time students or 50% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
The Academy lost contact with the remaining 4 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 4 | 100.00% |
Returning / part-time students at United States Sports University represent 87.30% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the The Academy graduation rate was 13%, and by the eight year mark, 13% 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 | The Academy | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 13% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 13% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 13% | 37.80% |
48 non first-time / part-time students or 87% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
4 transferred to another institution.
The Academy lost contact with the remaining 43 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 2.08% |
| Transferred | 4 | 8.33% |
| Dropped Out | 43 | 89.58% |
