by our College Data Analytics TeamHow many SUNY Upstate Medical University 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 SUNY Upstate Medical University. First year retention shows who comes back, and graduation rates show who finishes and how long it takes.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on the retention rate for Upstate Medical University.
How many of the estimated 94 students in the class of 2023 actually finished their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 89% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 90% of the students had graduated and after eight years 90% 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 SUNY Upstate Medical University graduation rate 90%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 93 | 89% |
| Six Years | 94 | 90% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 10 | 10% |
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 10 students or 10% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 10 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
6 transferred to another institution.
SUNY Upstate Medical University lost contact with the remaining 4 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 6 | 60.0% |
| Dropped Out | 4 | 40.0% |
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.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Upstate Medical University.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at Upstate Medical University.
Returning / full-time students at Upstate Medical University represent 77.88% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the SUNY Upstate Medical University graduation rate was 98%, and by the eight year mark, 98% 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 | SUNY Upstate Medical University | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 98% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 98% | 55.07% |
2 non first-time / part-time students or 2% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
1 transferred to another institution.
SUNY Upstate Medical University lost contact with the remaining 1 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 1 | 50.00% |
| Dropped Out | 1 | 50.00% |
Returning / part-time students at Upstate Medical University represent 22.12% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the SUNY Upstate Medical University 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 | SUNY Upstate Medical University | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 61% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 65% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 65% | 37.80% |
8 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.
5 transferred to another institution.
SUNY Upstate Medical University lost contact with the remaining 3 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 5 | 62.50% |
| Dropped Out | 3 | 37.50% |
