Retention and Graduation Rates
Entering Full-Time Baccalaureate Degree-Seeking Freshmen
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
 
 
In-College Continuation and Cumulative Graduation Percentages

Cohort Year Entering
Full-Time
Students		 % Continued
to 2nd Year		 % Continued
to 3rd Year		 % Continued
to 4th Year		 % Graduated
in 4 Years		 % Continued
to 5th Year		 % Graduated
in 5 Years		 % Continued
to 6th Year		 % Graduated
in 6 Years		 % Continued
to 7th Year
1998 301 81.4 64.1 59.1 45.8 13.0 56.1 1.3 56.8 1.7
1999 266 77.1 62.8 57.1 40.6 14.3 52.3 1.9 53.0 0.4
2000 235 76.6 63.8 57.9 46.4 12.8 57.9 2.1 59.1 0.9
2001 270 73.0 64.1 57.4 47.4 10.4 56.3 2.6 58.1 1.5
2002 244 74.2 68.4 58.6 48.0 10.2 57.4 1.6    
2003 233 77.7 65.7 60.1 49.8 10.3        
2004 278 78.1 75.5 66.5            
2005 298 81.5 72.5              
2006 316 83.2                

University Continuation and Cumulative Graduation Percentages

Cohort Year Entering
Full-Time
Students		 % Continued
to 2nd Year		 % Continued
to 3rd Year		 % Continued
to 4th Year		 % Graduated
in 4 Years		 % Continued
to 5th Year		 % Graduated
in 5 Years		 % Continued
to 6th Year		 % Graduated
in 6 Years		 % Continued
to 7th Year
1998 301 92.0 81.7 79.7 62.5 19.9 78.4 3.7 80.7 2.7
1999 266 85.3 84.2 80.1 56.0 25.9 75.9 3.8 77.8 1.1
2000 235 85.5 84.3 79.1 61.3 20.9 79.1 4.7 82.6 1.7
2001 270 82.2 80.7 74.1 58.9 17.0 72.6 4.4 74.8 2.6
2002 244 85.7 84.8 79.1 59.0 21.7 75.4 4.9    
2003 233 89.7 85.4 79.8 64.8 16.7        
2004 278 88.5 89.6 84.2            
2005 298 89.9 89.6              
2006 316 93.0                

 
Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness - 28NOV07
Data Sources: Fall 1998-2007 Student Census, Fall 2003-2007 Degrees Extracts
 
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