Six
Year Graduation Rates, 1991-2001 Cohorts
| St.
Ambrose students consistently graduate at rates higher
than national averages for like institutions (see
definition below). This
table shows the percent
of first-time first year students who entered SAU
during the fall term of the year in the left column,
and who completed their degree within six years.
Of students who stay at St. Ambrose, 77% graduate
within four years (based on the cohorts starting since
the fall of 1996). |
|
% of 1st-Time Freshmen that
|
|
Completed Degree within 6 yrs
|
|
Fall
Sem
|
%
|
|
1991
|
53.6
|
|
1992
|
55.7
|
|
1993
|
53.53
|
|
1994
|
63.46
|
|
1995
|
62
|
|
1996
|
67.7
|
|
1997
|
57.9
|
|
1998
|
60
|
|
1999
|
65.4
|
|
2000
|
65.2
|
|
2001
|
62.1
|
National comparison rate for similar
institutions: 56.4%.
[source: National Center for Education Statistics
(2004) Placing College Graduation Rates in Context (http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007161.pdf)]
'Similar institutions' are moderately selective private
not-for-profit instituions.
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