The student outcome measures presented below are those reported to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) each year through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Collection System (IPEDS). Prior IPEDS surveys completed by Anna Maria College can be found on the NCES IPEDS website. Furthermore, you can find additional institutional statistics and information through College Navigator, a tool provided by the NCES.

The one-year retention rate is the percentage of full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolling in a fall semester (cohort) who return to enroll in the subsequent fall as well. Anna Maria College’s one-year retention rates for the past 10 years are provided below.

It is important to note that retention rates of undergraduate students vary based on the selectivity or admission acceptance rate at an institution.  According to a report from the National Center for Education Statistics (2022, May), the one-year retention rate from 2019 to 2020 was 92% at the most selective, private, nonprofit institutions compared to a 64% retention rate at the least selective institutions.  For contextual purposes, Anna Maria College’s acceptance rate in 2019 was 74% (NCES, 2022).   (Note:  Selective institutions are those with admission acceptance rates below 25% while the least selective institutions are those with admission acceptance rates of 100%.)

Graduation rates are based on the cohort of full-time, first-time bachelor’s degree-seeking students who first enrolled in the fall semester.  These rates represent the percentages of students in that cohort who completed their degree within either four or six years. Anna Maria College’s graduation rates for the past 10 years are provided below.

Similar to retention rates, graduation rates for undergraduate students vary based on the selectivity or admission acceptance rate at an institution.  The 6-year graduation rate for students entering in the fall of 2014 was 90% at the most selective institutions compared to a 28% graduation rate at the least selective institutions.  For contextual purposes, Anna Maria College’s acceptance rate in 2014 (the first year this statistic was collected by NCES) was 78% (NCES, 2022).  (Note:  Selective institutions are those with admission acceptance rates below 25% while the least selective institutions are those with admission acceptance rates of 100%.)

Besides graduation rates, colleges also track how many students finish their degrees after starting in a specific academic year (July 1 to June 30).  These numbers include both new college student and transfer students, whether full-time of part-time.  The chart below shows the percentage of each incoming group that earned a bachelor degrees within 4, 6 or 8-years, since academic year (AY) 2008, when NCES started collecting these data. NCES started collecting four-year award rates in AY 2009-2010.

According to the U.S. Department of Education (Chapter 2.1), “… the school’s cohort default rate is the percentage of a school’s borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) and/or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans (Direct Loans) during that fiscal year and default (or meet the other specified condition) within the cohort default period.”

For FY2019, the most current year for which these rates are available, the national default rate was 2.3%.  The default rates for student loan borrowers by cohort year at Anna Maria College are presented here.

A more detailed overview of Anna Maria College’s most recent school default rates can be found by using Official Cohort Default Rate Search for Schools, entering “Anna Maria College” in the “School Name” field, and clicking “Search.”

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