Dean College

What are the graduation rates for students at Dean College?

Dean College's reported overall graduation rate is 54%. Its separately reported four-year rate is 42%, while its six-year rate is 46%. These figures should not be treated as successive checkpoints for one identical group of students: published completion measures can use different entering cohorts and degree-level definitions.

Graduation-rate measures commonly follow first-time, full-time students who began at an institution. They therefore do not describe every transfer student, part-time student, or adult learner. Dean's reported first-year retention rate is 68%, indicating the share in that measure who returned the following fall.

For an individual applicant, the more useful follow-up is a degree plan for the intended major. Course sequencing, accepted transfer credits, and the number of terms funded in a financial-aid offer can affect the likely path to completion even when the institution-wide rate stays the same.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Dean College?

Program-level earnings figures offer a limited view of what some former Dean College students earned after completing a credential. The reported College Scorecard measure concerns earnings about one year after completion for eligible former students with measurable earnings; it is not a starting-salary offer or a prediction for every graduate.

Among the reported program figures, the one-year median is $34,404 for business administration and $31,179 for psychology. Reported medians for dance, theatre arts, and arts, entertainment, and media management are $21,538, $21,845, and $22,516, respectively. These are field-specific measures, not one college-wide graduate salary.

Early earnings can be affected by occupation, work hours, location, further study, and whether a person is employed during the measurement period. Small or otherwise restricted reporting groups can also limit comparisons. Students weighing career outcomes should consider later earnings where available, likely borrowing, and the kinds of work graduates pursue - not just the first-year number.