Institutional Research - Retention Rates
One-Year Retention Rates
The below data table and graph tracks Retention Rates for first-time, full-time undergraduate students entering during the indicated term who returned the subsequent fall semester.
Example: 61% of first-time, full-time freshmen who started in the Fall of 2023 returned in the Fall 2024 term.
| Fall 2013 | Fall 2014 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | Fall 2017 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2019 | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | Fall 2024 | Fall 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | 64% | 60% | 64% | 64% | 60% | 57% | 68% | 55% | 62% | 64% | 62% | 62% | 66% |
| Baccalaureate | 68% | 75% | 72% | 74% | 79% | 73% | 76% | 65% | 70% | 68% | 57% | 59% | 64% |
| Overall | 64% | 61% | 65% | 65% | 62% | 59% | 69% | 58% | 64% | 65% | 61% | 61% | 65% |
Summary of Trends
- These data track fall-to-fall retention rates of first-time, full-time undergraduate students over a thirteen-year span, ranging from Fall 2013 to Fall 2025.
- Of the three categories (Associate, Baccalaureate, and Overall), the Associate and Overall are the most similar.
- Overall rates remain similar to ten years ago.
- Both Associates and Baccalaureate rates have seen increase from last year. Retention is a key area that the college is focusing on through our Academic Momentum Campaign.