by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding WTI 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.
Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.
With 56% students making it past their freshmen year, WTI has freshmen retention rates similar to the national average.
Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.
When looking at just colleges and universities in Kansas, the average is 65.77%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| WTI | 56% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Kansas | 65.77% |
How many of the estimated 1,482 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?
71% of the cohort completed their degree in four years, 71% in six years, and 71% in eight years.
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 WTI graduation rate 71%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1,482 | 71% |
| Six Years | 1,482 | 71% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 599 | 29% |
Approximately 599 students or 29% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 599 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
57 transferred to another institution.
WTI lost contact with the remaining 542 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 57 | 9.5% |
| Dropped Out | 542 | 90.5% |
Some schools have mainly first-time, full-time students, while others cater to part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. For a variety of reasons first-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are usually more likely to graduate in four years.
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 WTI are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.
Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.
First-time / full-time students at Wichita Technical Institute represent 62% of the students in the class of 2015, and 62.48% of WTI bachelor's degree graduations.
With a four-year graduation rate of 71%, first-time students in the WTI class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were more likely than average to graduate on time.
After six years, the WTI graduation rate was 71%, and by the eight year mark, 71% 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 | WTI | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 71% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 71% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 71% | 47.82% |
372 first-time / full-time students or 29% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
31 transferred to another institution.
WTI lost contact with the remaining 341 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Full-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 31 | 8.33% |
| Dropped Out | 341 | 91.67% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on WTI first-time, part-time students.
783 WTI students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 37.61% 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 71%, 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 71%.
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 | WTI | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 71% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 71% | 55.07% |
227 non first-time / part-time students or 29% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
26 transferred to another institution.
WTI lost contact with the remaining 201 who we assumed dropped out.
| First-Time / Part-Time Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 26 | 11.45% |
| Dropped Out | 201 | 88.55% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on WTI returning, part-time students.
