by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding Wyotech-Laramie 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 freshmen retention rate applies to first-time / full-time students who come back for their second year.
With 89% students making it past their freshmen year, Wyotech-Laramie 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 Wyoming, the average is 65.12%.
| Retention Rate | |
|---|---|
| Wyotech-Laramie | 89% |
| Nationwide | 70.57% |
| Wyoming | 65.12% |
Of the 479 students in the class of 2023, how many completed their degree on time?
Four years after beginning their degree, 77% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 77% of the students had graduated and after eight years 77% 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 Wyotech-Laramie graduation rate 77%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 479 | 77% |
| Six Years | 479 | 77% |
| Eight Years | 0 | 0% |
| Did Not Complete | 142 | 23% |
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.
We don’t have drop out data for WyoTech.
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.
The majority of students at Wyotech-Laramie 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 WyoTech represent 69.73% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Wyotech-Laramie graduation rate was 72%, and by the eight year mark, 72% 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 | Wyotech-Laramie | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 72% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 72% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 72% | 47.82% |
123 first-time / full-time students or 28% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Wyotech-Laramie lost contact with the remaining 123 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 123 | 100.00% |
At this time we lack data for this cohort at WyoTech.
Returning / full-time students at WyoTech represent 30.27% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the Wyotech-Laramie graduation rate was 90%, and by the eight year mark, 90% 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 | Wyotech-Laramie | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 90% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 90% | 55.07% |
19 non first-time / part-time students or 10% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
0 transferred to another institution.
Wyotech-Laramie lost contact with the remaining 19 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dropped Out | 19 | 100.00% |
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data for this cohort at WyoTech.
