Student Achievement

Statement on Retention and Graduation Rate Trends

The Saybrook Office of Institutional Research maintains statistics on the retention rates of entering students and the graduation rates of each program of study. Below is the latest available data on trends in student retention based on the following definition: Student retention is the percentage of a cohort of new fall term students who are still active or who have graduated the following fall term. Students who are not active for any reason other than graduation (including, but not limited to, leaves of absence and withdrawal) are not retained. The data on student retention trends are reported here based on data collected as of September 22, 2014.

1 Year Retention Fall 2011 Cohort to Fall 2012

Location Fall 2011 Retained Retention Percentage
Residential 48 43 90.00%
Distance 129 98 76.00%
Total 177 141 80.00%

1 Year Retention Fall 2012 Cohort to Fall 2013

Location Fall 2012 Retained Retention Percentage
Residential 50 40 80.00%
Distance 129 104 80.62%
Total 179 144 80.45%

1 Year Retention Fall 2013 Cohort to Fall 2014

Location Fall 2013 Retained Retention Percentage
Residential 29 23 79.31%
Distance 187 158 84.49%
Total 216 181 83.80%

Graduation Rates for MA/MS Cohorts Entering 2010-11 through 2013-14

Graduation rate data is summarized by university and degree type and reported for the period of Fall 2010 through September 22, 2014.

2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11
Total University M.A. 0.0% 35.3% 67.5% 68.5%
Total University M.S. 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 90.0%

Graduation Rates for PhD Cohorts from 2003-04 through 2013-14

(Due to rounding errors, columns do not necessarily add to 100%)

Graduation rate data for Saybrook PhD students is reported for the period of 2003-04 through September 22, 2014.

Cohort Start Size of Cohort % Withdrawn % Still Enrolled % Graduated
2003-2004 76 55% 4% 41%
2004-2005 76 59% 7% 34%
2005-2006 67 55% 9% 36%
2006-2007 99 54% 8% 38%
2007-2008 68 49% 16% 35%
2008-2009 65 49% 23% 28%
2009-2010 95 38% 36% 26%
2010-2011 119 42% 45% 13%
2011-2012 82 37% 62% 1%
2012-2013 87 35% 64% 1%
2013-2014 152 18% 82% 0%

 

Student Learning

Each school and degree program at Saybrook has developed program goals and student learning outcomes. The student learning outcomes are assessed in each course a student takes. The learning outcomes and their assessments are evaluated as part of the program review process for each program.