by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many UWM Flexible Option 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 UWM Flexible Option. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
We don’t have retention rate data for University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex.
How many of the estimated 127 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 25% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 33% of the students had graduated and after eight years 35% 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 UWM Flexible Option graduation rate 33%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 98 | 25% |
| Six Years | 127 | 33% |
| Eight Years | 7 | 2% |
| Did Not Complete | 252 | 65% |
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 252 students or 65% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 252 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
107 transferred to another institution.
UWM Flexible Option lost contact with the remaining 139 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 107 | 42.5% |
| Dropped Out | 139 | 55.2% |
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are much more likely to graduate in four years. Some schools cater to mostly traditional students while others cater to 'non-traditional' students. So called 'non-traditional' students include part-time students or those who may be returning after an absense. It is common for part-time and/or adult students to take longer to graduate.
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.
At this time we lack data for this cohort at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex.
We don’t have data for this cohort at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex.
Returning / full-time students at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex represent 10.36% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the UWM Flexible Option graduation rate was 60%, and by the eight year mark, 63% 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 | UWM Flexible Option | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 60% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 63% | 55.07% |
15 non first-time / part-time students or 37% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
5 transferred to another institution.
UWM Flexible Option lost contact with the remaining 10 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 5 | 33.33% |
| Dropped Out | 10 | 66.67% |
Returning / part-time students at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex represent 89.64% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the UWM Flexible Option graduation rate was 30%, and by the eight year mark, 32% 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 | UWM Flexible Option | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 21% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 30% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 32% | 37.80% |
237 non first-time / part-time students or 68% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
6 are still enrolled.
102 transferred to another institution.
UWM Flexible Option lost contact with the remaining 129 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 6 | 2.53% |
| Transferred | 102 | 43.04% |
| Dropped Out | 129 | 54.43% |
