by our College Data Analytics TeamAre students coming back to Wabash after their first year? Are Wabash students graduating in a timely manner? What happens to the students who don't graduate? Get all your questions answered here.
The freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 84% students making it past their freshmen year, Wabash 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 Indiana, the average is 70.89%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Wabash | 84% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Indiana | 70.89% |
There were approximately 227 students in the class of 2015. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 72% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 77% of the students had graduated and after eight years 78% of this class completed their degree.
The official graduation rate of Wabash is 77%. 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 length of time it takes an Wabash undergraduate student to complete their bachelor's degree is 4.06 years.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 211 | 72% |
| Six Years | 227 | 77% |
| Eight Years | 1 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 66 | 22% |
Approximately 66 students or 22% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 66 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
53 transferred to another institution.
Wabash lost contact with the remaining 13 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 53 | 80.3% |
| Dropped Out | 13 | 19.7% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 100% |
| Asian | 67% |
| Black / African-American | 67% |
| Hispanic | 65% |
| International | 81% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 63% |
| Unknown | 100% |
| White | 76% |
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.
The majority of students at Wabash are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
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 Wabash College represent 100% of the students in the class of 2015, and 99.56% of Wabash bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 72%, first-time students in the Wabash class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the Wabash graduation rate was 77%, and by the eight year mark, 77% 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 | Wabash | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 72% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 77% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 77% | 47.82% |
66 first-time / full-time students or 23% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
53 transferred to another institution.
Wabash lost contact with the remaining 13 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 53 | 80.30% |
| Dropped Out | 13 | 19.70% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Wabash first-time, part-time students.
1 Wabash students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 0.34% 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 100%, 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 100%.
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 | Wabash | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 100% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 100% | 55.07% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Wabash returning, full-time students.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on Wabash returning, part-time students.
