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At Cornerstone University and Cornerstone Theological Seminary, we’re committed to helping students succeed, whatever that may look like for them. We take seriously our role to equip students with the knowledge, skills and dispositions they’ll need to thrive both in their present and future vocation.
Student and Academic Learning Outcomes
In our desire to express the value of a Cornerstone education, CU is committed to publishing data regarding retention rates, graduation rates, placement rates, licensure rates and other relevant information related to student and academic learning outcomes of the university at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
While reviewing this information, please keep the following in mind:
- All graduation rates are based on up to six years of attendance for bachelor’s programs, which equates to 150% of the normal completion time.
- We have elected not to report transfer-out rates because our College’s mission does not include providing substantial preparation for students to enroll in another eligible institution without completing or graduating.
- These charts do not identify the reasons why our students withdrew; therefore, students who withdrew for personal or medical reasons are included.
- Graduation rates do not include students who left school to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces, on official church missions, or with a foreign aid service of the federal government, or students who died or were totally and permanently disabled.
RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES
RETENTION RATES
Institutions must make available to current and prospective students the retention rate of degree-seeking, first-time, undergraduate students as reported to IPEDS. This information is collected in the IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey.
Retention from Fall 2022 cohort still enrolled as of Fall 2023:
- Full-time 83.8%
- Part-time*
GRADUATION RATES
Each institution must annually make available to prospective and enrolled students the completion or graduation rate of degree-seeking, first-time, full-time, undergraduate students. The completion or graduation rates must be disaggregated by
- gender;
- major racial and ethnic subgroup (as defined in IPEDS);
- recipients of a Federal Pell Grant;
- recipients of a subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant; and
- students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan.
These disaggregated rates are to be disclosed only if the number of students in each group is sufficient to yield statistically reliable information and not reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student.
This information is collected in the IPEDS Graduation Rates Survey.
Percent of 2017 cohort who earned bachelor’s degree from Cornerstone by Aug 31 2023:
- Overall 61.6%
- Men 65.6%
- Women 66.4%
- U.S. Nonresident 81.8%
- Hispanic / Latino 63.4%
- American Indian or Alaskan Native*
- Asian 50%
- Black or African American 37.5%
- White 67.3%
- Two or More Races*
- Recipients of a Pell Grant 54.8%
- Recipient of a subsidized Stafford Loan (but no Pell Grant) 69.1%
- Neither Pell Grant nor Stafford Loan 75%
*Rates are disclosed if the number of students is at least 5.
DESTINATION RATES
Destination Rates are on-campus, undergraduate graduates reporting a primary status of employed full-time, employed part-time, continuing education, volunteer service, military service, or not seeking.
Respondents reporting a primary status of:
- Employed full-time 62.1%
- Employed part-time 8.5%
- Continuing Education 16.4%
- Volunteer service, Military service,
Not seeking .6% - Still seeking 12.4%
- Destination Rate 87.6%
- Knowledge Rate 82.8%
The graduating class from the 2022-2023 academic year was surveyed about their post-graduation destinations up to six months after degree completion. Data was also gathered from public record via LinkedIn. The knowledge rate is the percentage of the graduating population for which we have obtained data.
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION EXAM PASS RATES
STUDENT-ATHLETE OUTCOMES
FALL 2015 COHORT – MEN
General Student Body:
- Non-Resident Alien 88%
- Black or African-American 30%
- Hispanic or Latino 20%
- White Non-Hispanic 65%
- Two or More Races 50%
- Total Men 62%
Bowling:
- Non-Resident Alien 88%
- Black or African-American 30%
- White Non-Hispanic 65%
- Total Men 62%
Soccer:
- Non-Resident Alien 85%
- White Non-Hispanic 87%
- Total Men 81%
Track:
- White Non-Hispanic 66%
- Total Men 66%
FALL 2015 COHORT – WOMEN
General Student Body:
- Non-Resident Alien 57%
- Black or African-American 40%
- Asian 100%
- Hispanic or Latino 65%
- White Non-Hispanic 59%
- Two or More Races 50%
- Total Women 58%
Basketball:
- White Non-Hispanic 90%
- Total Women 90%
Cheerleading:
- White Non-Hispanic 14%
- Total Women 14%
Soccer:
- White Non-Hispanic 50%
- Total Women 50%
Track:
- White Non-Hispanic 55%
- Total Women 55%
Softball:
- White Non-Hispanic 100%
- Total Women 100%
FOUR-YEAR AVERAGE – MEN
(FALL 2012-2015)
General Student Body:
- Non-Resident Alien 53%
- Black or African-American 41%
- Asian 60%
- Hispanic or Latino 39%
- White Non-Hispanic 63%
- Two or More Races 33%
- Total Men 60%
Basketball:
- White Non-Hispanic 69%
- Total Men 71%
Golf:
- White Non-Hispanic 66%
- Total Men 66%
Soccer:
- Non-Resident Alien 59%
- White Non-Hispanic 71%
- Total Men 67%
Track:
- White Non-Hispanic 56%
- Total Men 58%
FOUR-YEAR AVERAGE – WOMEN
(FALL 2012-2015)
General Student Body:
- Non-Resident Alien 63%
- Black or African-American 41%
- American Indian/Alaskan Native 80%
- Asian 54%
- Hispanic or Latino 57%
- White Non-Hispanic 62%
- Two or More Races 33%
- Total Women 60%
Basketball:
- White Non-Hispanic 82%
- Total Women 83%
Bowling:
- White Non-Hispanic 43%
- Total Women 40%
Cheerleading:
- White Non-Hispanic 14%
Golf:
- White Non-Hispanic 83%
- Total Women 83%
Soccer:
- White Non-Hispanic 57%
- Total Women 62%
Tennis:
- White Non-Hispanic 43%
- Total Women 58%
Track:
- White Non-Hispanic 70%
- Total Women 70%
Softball:
- White Non-Hispanic 92%
- Total Women 92%
Volleyball:
- White Non-Hispanic 84%
- Total Women 86%