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Three of the required elements are Graduation Rate, Transfer-Out Rate, and Retention Rate. Cohort default rates are also included on this page.

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This report includes a relatively small number of students who are new to college and enroll for the first time in Fall quarter for the purpose of earning a degree. The graduation rate accounts for students who finish within 150% of "normal" completion time. In reality, most 黑料社 students take longer to complete a degree.

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Graduation Rates of Full-Time, First-Time Degree/Certificate-Seeking Students

Based on IPEDS cohorts completing within 150% of normal time.

Graduation Rate Overall & by Gender: 

Gender 2015 cohort as of August 31, 2021 2016 cohort as of August 31, 2022 2017 cohort as of August 31, 2023 2018 cohort as of August 31, 2024
Female

25%

27%

26%

22%

Male

18%

25%

23%

25%

Overall

22%

26%

25%

23%

 

Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity:

Race/Ethnicity

2015 cohort as of August 31, 2021

2016 cohort as of August 31, 2022

2017 cohort as of August 31, 2023

2018 cohort as of August 31, 2024

American Indian or Alaska Native 0% 20% 50% 0%
Asian 0% 14% 20% 0%
Black or African American 50% 0% 20% 0%
Hispanic/Latino 33% 38% 7% 11%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0% 0% n/a n/a
White 24% 23% 27% 28%
Two or more races 8% 33% 17% 5%
Race/ethnicity unknown 0% 50% 42% 25%
Nonresident alien n/a n/a 0% 0%

Please note: "n/a" shows when no students in the cohort identified with that particular race/ethnicity.

 Graduation Rate by Financial Aid Award Group:

Financial Aid Award Group 2015 cohort as of August 31, 2021 2016 cohort as of August 31, 2022 2017 cohort as of August 31, 2023 2018 cohort as of August 31, 2024
Recipients of a Pell Grant 14% 19% 23% 17%
Recipients of a Direct Subsidized Loan that did not receive a Pell Grant 0% 33% 20% 0%
Did not receive either a Pell Grant or Direct Subsidized Loan 33% 34% 28% 34%

  

Transfer-Out Rate of Full-Time, First-Time Degree/Certificate-Seeking Students

Based on IPEDS cohorts finishing within 150% of normal time.

Overall Transfer-Out Rate:

Transfer-Out Rate 2015 cohort as of August 31, 2021 2016 cohort as of August 31, 2022 2017 cohort as of August 31, 2023 2018 cohort as of August 31, 2024

Overall

12%

12%

8%

8%

Retention Rates of First-Time Degree/Certificate-Seeking Students

based on IPEDS 2022 cohort returning to 黑料社 the following fall (Fall 2023).

Retention Rate for full-time students: N/A

Retention Rate for part-time students: N/A

Please note: The retention rates are N/A as 黑料社 is now considered a 4-year school because it offers a bachelor's program. Once 黑料社 became a 4-year school, the IPEDS definition of retention rates changed to "first-time, full-time bachelor's seeking student retention rate." 黑料社 does not have any "first-time" bachelor's seeking students, since the bachelor's degree offered at 黑料社 requires an associates degree. Please note that this change is also reflected on the operated by the National Center for Educational Statistics.

Cohort Default Rates

Fiscal Year 黑料社 Cohort Default Rate National Comparison Percent of Students Taking Loans
2022 0.0% 0.0% 45.94%
2021 0.0% 0.0% 42.33%
2020 0.0% 0.0% 31.24%
2019 4.5% 3.7% 36.3%
2018 15.1% 11.5% 32.8%
2017 18.6% 15.1% 36.4%
2016 15.7% 15.9% 16.1%
2015 23.3% 16.7%  19.7%
2014 20.6% 18.3%  22.6%
2013 23.6% 18.5% 25.1%
2012 25.4% 19.1% 26.6%
2011 24.7%  20.6% 27.3%

Data source for graduation, transfer-out, and retention rates: , and Graduation Rates IPEDS report submitted to IPEDS. Data source for Cohort Default Rates is 黑料社's Financial Aid Department as well as the .


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