Retention and Graduation Rates
Entering Full-Time Baccalaureate Degree-Seeking Freshmen
College of Liberal Arts & Human 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 465 80.9 72.3 67.5 55.1 13.5 64.9 2.4 66.5 2.6
1999 497 82.5 74.4 71.2 58.8 12.7 68.2 2.4 69.8 1.6
2000 532 86.5 78.4 70.7 61.8 10.9 70.3 2.3 71.8 0.6
2001 497 82.3 70.6 65.2 54.3 14.3 66.2 2.4 68.4 0.6
2002 509 80.6 73.5 70.9 63.7 8.6 70.5 2.2    
2003 510 83.7 74.5 66.9 64.9 7.1        
2004 536 84.0 76.5 73.1            
2005 462 85.3 78.8              
2006 570 87.0                

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 465 88.2 83.9 79.8 63.4 17.2 76.6 2.8 78.5 2.2
1999 497 87.7 83.9 80.9 64.6 15.9 77.3 3.0 79.5 1.4
2000 532 91.5 86.3 82.9 71.1 13.3 81.6 2.6 83.3 0.8
2001 497 87.5 82.7 77.1 62.4 18.3 77.9 3.2 80.9 1.0
2002 509 89.4 84.7 82.3 71.7 12.0 81.5 2.8    
2003 510 88.4 84.1 76.3 71.4 10.0        
2004 536 88.4 84.7 82.1            
2005 462 88.1 86.8              
2006 570 91.9                

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