Hesston Data, Policies and Support

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Student Outcomes

Graduation Rate

The Student Right-to-Know Act, PL 101-542, requires that institutions publish graduation rates. The rates are based on new freshman entering an institution as first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students and graduating within 1.5 times the normal time for their program. The graduation rate for those entering Hesston College in the fall of 2017 and graduating within six years was 57 percent. The average rate over the last four years is 60.6 percent.

Retention Rate

Retention rates for the U.S. Department of Education, as reported through IPEDS, measure the percentage of first-time, full-time students who are seeking bachelors degrees who return to the institution to continue their studies the following fall. The retention rate for those entering Hesston College in the fall of 2021 was 82%. Hesston College also measures retention rates for both the new student cohort and all students together, regardless of enrollment status or degree sought, from one fall to the following fall. The retention rates for those groups over the past three years are reported here

Engineering Enrollment and Graduation Data

Retention New Student Cohort All Students
Fall 2023 to Fall 2024 63% 62.93%
Fall 2022 to Fall 2023 67.4% 69.7%
Fall 2021 to Fall 2022 67.4% 70.1%

Nursing – NCLEX-RN Pass Rate

Academic Year Program Enrollment Bachelor's Degree Conferred
2024 - 25 31 N/A
2023 - 24 14 N/A
2022 - 23 12 TBD

Nursing – NCLEX-RN Pass Rate

Year 1st time pass rate All attempts (1st and repeats)
2024 94.44% 92.22%(pending)
2023 95.97% 100%
20222 89.47% 97.37%
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