Student Retention Rate (2024-2026)

For the 2024–2025 academic year, the class of 2026 retained 34 of 37 enrolled students, resulting in a first-year retention rate of 91.89%. For the 2025-2026 academic year, the class of 2027 retained 28 of 40 enrolled students, resulting in a first-year retention rate of at least 75%. Retention rate is defined, in alignment with the federal IPEDS standard, as the percentage of first-time, degree-seeking students from the prior fall who returned to the institution in the following fall.

*Last updated August 2026

Student Graduation, Transfer, Job Placement Rate (2024-2026)

The graduation rate for the class of 2026 was 86.5%, with 32 out of 37 students awarded the IDeATE Associate of Arts Degree within 150% of the program time.

Transfer and job placement rate data are listed in the following chart.

*Last updated August 2026. Finalized graduation rate will be calculated and posted in June 2027.

**Transfer and job placement outcomes are updated annually and published on the School’s Consumer Information page in accordance with federal Student Right-to-Know requirements.

Student Demographics Data (2024-2025)

String Theory School of Design is committed to transparency in reporting student demographics data. The data are disaggregated by gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, English language learner (ELL) status, disability status, and homelessness status. These insights help us identify equity gaps, measure student outcomes, and plan interventions to ensure student success.

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