by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding UOPX - Arizona 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 41% students making it past their freshmen year, UOPX - Arizona 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 Arizona, the average is 67.94%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| UOPX - Arizona | 41% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Arizona | 67.94% |
There were approximately 9065 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 24% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 29% of the students had graduated and after eight years 30% 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 UOPX - Arizona graduation rate 29%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 7553 | 24% |
| Six Years | 9065 | 29% |
| Eight Years | 434 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 22239 | 70% |
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 22239 students or 70% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 22239 students who did not complete their degree?
37 are still enrolled.
8225 transferred to another institution.
UOPX - Arizona lost contact with the remaining 13605 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 37 | 0.2% |
| Transferred | 8225 | 37.0% |
| Dropped Out | 13605 | 61.2% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 26% |
| Asian | 31% |
| Black / African-American | 17% |
| Hawaiian | 23% |
| Hispanic | 27% |
| International | 33% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 23% |
| Unknown | 13% |
| White | 27% |
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.
A meaningful share of students at UOPX - Arizona are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at University of Phoenix-Arizona represent 20.20% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the UOPX - Arizona graduation rate was 20%, and by the eight year mark, 21% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| Completions | UOPX - Arizona | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 16% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 20% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 21% | 47.82% |
5049 first-time / full-time students or 79% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
54 are still enrolled.
1353 transferred to another institution.
UOPX - Arizona lost contact with the remaining 3642 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 54 | 1.07% |
| Transferred | 1353 | 26.80% |
| Dropped Out | 3642 | 72.13% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at University of Phoenix-Arizona.
Returning / full-time students at University of Phoenix-Arizona represent 79.80% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the UOPX - Arizona graduation rate was 31%, and by the eight year mark, 32% 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 | UOPX - Arizona | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 31% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 32% | 55.07% |
17190 non first-time / part-time students or 68% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
355 are still enrolled.
6872 transferred to another institution.
UOPX - Arizona lost contact with the remaining 9963 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 355 | 2.07% |
| Transferred | 6872 | 39.98% |
| Dropped Out | 9963 | 57.96% |
We don’t have data for this cohort at University of Phoenix-Arizona.
