by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to UD after their first year? Are UD students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 66% students making it past their freshmen year, UD 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 Iowa, the average is 68.94%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| UD | 66% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Iowa | 68.94% |
Of the 334 students in the class of 2015, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 37% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 52% of the students had graduated and after eight years 52% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of UD is 52%. 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 UD student takes 4.40 years to graduate with their bachelors.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 287 | 44% |
| Six Years | 334 | 52% |
| Eight Years | 6 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 308 | 48% |
Approximately 308 students or 48% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 308 students who did not complete their degree?
1 are still enrolled.
90 transferred to another institution.
UD lost contact with the remaining 216 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.3% |
| Transferred | 90 | 29.2% |
| Dropped Out | 216 | 70.1% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 58% |
| Black / African-American | 22% |
| Hispanic | 33% |
| International | 78% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 38% |
| Unknown | 50% |
| White | 52% |
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.
The majority of students at UD are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
How does this school do graduating the type of student you are most concerned bout?
First-time / full-time students at University of Dubuque represent 62% of the students in the class of 2015, and 53.29% of UD bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 37%, first-time students in the UD class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the UD graduation rate was 45%, and by the eight year mark, 46% 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 | UD | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 37% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 45% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 46% | 47.82% |
215 first-time / full-time students or 54% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
62 transferred to another institution.
UD lost contact with the remaining 152 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 0.47% |
| Transferred | 62 | 28.84% |
| Dropped Out | 152 | 70.70% |
First-time / part-time students at University of Dubuque represent 0.91% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six-year graduation rate of 50%, first-time, part-time students in the UD class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After eight years, the graduation rate was 50%.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, 23.72% after eight years.
| First-Time / Part-Time Completions | UD | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 33% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 50% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 50% | 23.72% |
3 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.
1 transferred to another institution.
UD lost contact with the remaining 2 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 33.33% |
| Dropped Out | 2 | 66.67% |
209 UD students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 31.81% 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 63%, 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 64%.
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 | UD | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 63% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 64% | 55.07% |
74 non first-time / part-time students or 36% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
1 are still enrolled.
20 transferred to another institution.
UD lost contact with the remaining 53 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 1 | 1.35% |
| Transferred | 20 | 27.03% |
| Dropped Out | 53 | 71.62% |
37 UD students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 5.63% of the students in the class of 2015.
With a six year graduation rate of 57%, 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 57%.
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 | UD | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 57% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 57% | 37.80% |
16 non first-time / part-time students or 43% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
7 transferred to another institution.
UD lost contact with the remaining 9 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 7 | 43.75% |
| Dropped Out | 9 | 56.25% |
