Retention Rates
Retention Rates
One-Year Retention Rates
The below graph and data table tracks Retention Rates for first-time, full-time undergraduate students entering during the indicated term who returned the subsequent fall semester.
Summary of Trends
- These data track fall-to-fall retention rates of first-time, full-time undergraduate students over a six-year span, ranging from Fall 2013 to Fall 2018.
- Of the three categories (Associate, Baccalaureate, and Overall), the Associate and Overall are the most similar; the Associate rates are slightly lower than the Overall rates, and both have been trending down for the past two fall terms.
- Compared to six years ago, the 2018 rates dropped by 7% (from 64% to 57%) for the Associate rates and 5% (from 64% to 59%) for the Overall rates.
- The Baccalaureate rates peaked in the Fall 2017 term at 79%, which was the third year of increases, and has decreased by 6% for the Fall 2018 term, but is still up 5% compared to the rate six years ago.
Fall 2013 | Fall 2014 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | Fall 2017 | Fall 2018 | |
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Associate | 64% | 60% | 64% | 64% | 60% | 57% |
Baccalaureate | 68% | 75% | 72% | 74% | 79% | 73% |
Overall | 64% | 61% | 65% | 65% | 62% | 59% |