Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 112 students out of 407 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at University of the People.
By gender, 77 male and 35 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 57.32% (private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University with larger programs).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 407 | 112 | 27.52% |
| Men | 269 | 77 | 28.62% |
| Women | 138 | 35 | 25.36% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at University of the People.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 100.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 25.00%
- Hispanic: 14.29%
- White: 47.62%
- Unknown: 26.08%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(1/1) | 100.00%(1/1) | - |
| Asian | 100.00%(2/2) | 100.00%(1/1) | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 25.00%(1/4) | 50.00%(1/2) | - |
| Hispanic | 14.29%(1/7) | 16.67%(1/6) | - |
| White | 47.62%(10/21) | 58.33%(7/12) | 33.33%(3/9) |
| Unknown | 26.08%(97/372) | 26.72%(66/247) | 24.80%(31/125) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At U of the People, the transfer-out rate is 2.21%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 22.31%.
U of the People's retention rate is 74% for full-time students and 50 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 73.63%.