by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many UAMS 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 UAMS. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
At this time we lack retention rate information for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
There were approximately 281 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 85% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 85% of the students had graduated and after eight years 85% 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 UAMS graduation rate 85%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 280 | 85% |
| Six Years | 281 | 85% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 48 | 15% |
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 48 students or 15% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 48 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
30 transferred to another institution.
UAMS lost contact with the remaining 17 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 30 | 62.5% |
| Dropped Out | 17 | 35.4% |
Traditional first-time, full-time students under 25 tend to graduate in four years far more often than other students. Some schools serve mostly traditional students while others serve more 'non-traditional' students — part-timers or those returning after time away — who commonly take longer to finish.
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 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Returning / full-time students at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences represent 84.50% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the UAMS graduation rate was 89%, and by the eight year mark, 89% 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 | UAMS | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 89% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 89% | 55.07% |
30 non first-time / part-time students or 11% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
18 transferred to another institution.
UAMS lost contact with the remaining 11 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 3.33% |
| Transferred | 18 | 60.00% |
| Dropped Out | 11 | 36.67% |
Returning / part-time students at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences represent 15.50% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the UAMS graduation rate was 65%, and by the eight year mark, 65% 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 | UAMS | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 63% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 65% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 65% | 37.80% |
18 non first-time / part-time students or 35% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
12 transferred to another institution.
UAMS lost contact with the remaining 6 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 12 | 66.67% |
| Dropped Out | 6 | 33.33% |
