by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Unity after their first year? Are Unity students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 42% students making it past their freshmen year, Unity has freshmen retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Maine, the average is 71.23%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Unity | 42% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Maine | 71.23% |
How many of the estimated 126 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
After four years 52% of the cohort graduated. After six years 67% had completed their degree, and 67% after eight years.
The official graduation rate of Unity is 67%. 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.
The average Unity student takes 4.21 years to graduate with their bachelors.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 103 | 54% |
| Six Years | 126 | 67% |
| Eight Years | 1 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 62 | 33% |
Approximately 62 students or 33% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 62 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
43 transferred to another institution.
Unity lost contact with the remaining 18 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 43 | 69.4% |
| Dropped Out | 18 | 29.0% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 50% |
| Hispanic | 30% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 50% |
| Unknown | 47% |
| White | 48% |
Some schools have mainly first-time, full-time students, while others cater to part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. For a variety of reasons first-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are usually more likely to graduate in four years.
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.
The majority of students at Unity are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
First-time / full-time students at Unity College represent 70% of the students in the class of 2015, and 69.05% of Unity bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 52%, first-time students in the Unity class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Unity graduation rate was 66%, and by the eight year mark, 67% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| First-Time / Full-Time Completions | Unity | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 52% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 66% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 67% | 47.82% |
44 first-time / full-time students or 33% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
32 transferred to another institution.
Unity lost contact with the remaining 12 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 32 | 72.73% |
| Dropped Out | 12 | 27.27% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Unity first-time, part-time students.
57 Unity students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 30.16% 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 68%, 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 68%.
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 | Unity | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 68% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 68% | 55.07% |
18 non first-time / part-time students or 32% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
11 transferred to another institution.
Unity lost contact with the remaining 6 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 5.56% |
| Transferred | 11 | 61.11% |
| Dropped Out | 6 | 33.33% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Unity returning, part-time students.
