by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding UH Clear Lake retention and graduation rates. First year retention rates let you know how many first-time, full-time students students come back for their second year. Graduation rates tell you how many students complete their degree and how long it takes.
The percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year is tracked as the freshmen retention rate.
With 77% students making it past their freshmen year, UH Clear Lake has freshmen retention rates above the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Texas, the average is 68.17%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| UH Clear Lake | 77% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Texas | 68.17% |
There were approximately 1,176 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, <nil>% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 65% of the students had graduated and after eight years 68% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of UH Clear Lake is 65%. 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 | 1,022 | 57% |
| Six Years | 1,176 | 65% |
| Eight Years | 44 | 3% |
| Did Not Complete | 587 | 32% |
Approximately 587 students or 32% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 587 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
348 transferred to another institution.
UH Clear Lake lost contact with the remaining 213 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 348 | 59.3% |
| Dropped Out | 213 | 36.3% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| Asian | 57% |
| Black / African-American | 25% |
| Hispanic | 51% |
| International | 100% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 50% |
| Unknown | 50% |
| White | 55% |
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 UH Clear Lake first-time, full-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on UH Clear Lake first-time, part-time students.
878 UH Clear Lake students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 48.59% 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 74%, 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 75%.
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 | UH Clear Lake | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 74% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 75% | 55.07% |
216 non first-time / part-time students or 25% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
8 are still enrolled.
133 transferred to another institution.
UH Clear Lake lost contact with the remaining 75 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 8 | 3.70% |
| Transferred | 133 | 61.57% |
| Dropped Out | 75 | 34.72% |
929 UH Clear Lake students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 51.41% 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 60%.
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 | UH Clear Lake | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 57% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 60% | 37.80% |
371 non first-time / part-time students or 40% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
18 are still enrolled.
215 transferred to another institution.
UH Clear Lake lost contact with the remaining 138 who we assumed dropped out.
| Returning / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 18 | 4.85% |
| Transferred | 215 | 57.95% |
| Dropped Out | 138 | 37.20% |
