IPEDS Graduation Rates

For compliance with the Principles of Accreditation published by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), Lamar State College-Orange uses the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) “traditional” Overall Graduation Rate (150% standard time) as the measure to inform subsequent analysis of student success. Comparison with subsequent cohorts indicates a discernible increase in graduation rates for the ensuing reporting periods.

LSCO’s IPEDS report on the graduation rate for the 2013-14 cohort, reported in 2016-17 to SACSCOC as the baseline graduation rate, was 20.1%.

Data is presented below:

  • LSCO’s IPEDS report on the graduation rate for the 2013-14 cohort, reported in 2016-17 to SACSCOC as the baseline graduation rate, was 20.1%. 
  • LSCO’s IPEDS report on the graduation rate for the 2014-15 cohort, reported in 2017-18, was 21.9%. 
  • LSCO’s IPEDS report on the graduation rate for the 2015-16 cohort, reported in 2018-19, was 21.6%. 
  • LSCO’s IPEDS report on the graduation rate for the 2016-17 cohort, reported in 2019-20, was 22.2%.
  • LSCO’s IPEDS report on the graduation rate for the 2017-18 cohort, reported in 2020-21, was 23.5%.
  • LSCO’s IPEDS report on the graduation rate for the 2018-19 cohort, reported in 2021-22, was 28.9%.
  • LSCO’s IPEDS report on the graduation rate for the 2019-20 cohort, reported in 2022-23, was 26.2%.

Graduation Rates Percentages

For publication, IPEDS rates are rounded to the nearest whole percentage point.

IPEDS Graduation Rates Percentages

Graduation Rates*: Disaggregated Percentages (All Programs)

By Gender, Ethnicity, and Pell Status - Fall Cohort

Gender:

Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019
Female 20.9% 24.8% 21.5% 25.0% 23.5% 27.7% 25.4%
Male 18.8% 14.2% 24.2% 17.5% 22.2% 31.3% 27.5%

Ethnicity:

Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019
African-American 9.1% 16.3% 9.1% 9.3% 17.6% 16.7% 19.4%
Caucasian 21.2% 22.1% 25.3% 24.6% 24.7% 31.0% 28.5%
Hispanic 26.7% 29.2% 17.6% 22.2% 32.1% 37.1% 23.3%
Other** 23.1% 100% 40% 75% 0.0% 13.3% 33.3%

Pell Status:

Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019
Pell Recipient 18.6% 19.4% 20.5% 15.1% 21.1% 22.6% 19.0%
Non-Pell Eligible 22.2% 23.0% 23.7% 28.8% 27.3% 34.8% 32.7%

*Percentage of first-time, full-time students who received an award within 150% of program length
**Ethnic groups with fewer than 10 students in cohort

Information on aggregated graduation rates is provided by THECB. Disaggregated data are provided by the LCSO OIRE.

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