Retention and Graduation Rates
Entering Full-Time Baccalaureate Degree-Seeking Freshmen
Major: COMM
 
 
In-Major 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 136 80.1 70.6 57.4 52.9 11.0 59.6 2.9 61.0 2.2
1999 149 79.9 71.8 68.5 55.0 10.1 63.1 2.0 63.1 1.3
2000 164 87.2 76.8 73.8 57.9 14.0 70.1 1.8 70.7 0.6
2001 152 90.1 82.9 75.0 65.8 11.2 77.6 0.7 78.9 0.0
2002 136 86.0 79.4 77.2 69.1 6.6 74.3 1.5    
2003 130 91.5 84.6 76.9 74.6 5.4        
2004 149 83.2 72.5 71.1            
2005 119 86.6 77.3              
2006 144 90.3                

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 136 82.4 76.5 66.9 58.8 13.2 67.6 3.7 69.1 2.9
1999 149 81.9 75.8 76.5 62.4 12.8 73.2 2.0 73.2 2.0
2000 164 90.2 84.1 79.9 65.2 14.6 78.7 2.4 79.3 1.2
2001 152 91.4 86.2 77.6 69.1 11.2 80.9 0.7 82.2 0.0
2002 136 89.7 85.3 83.8 74.3 9.6 81.6 2.2    
2003 130 92.3 84.6 79.2 78.5 5.4        
2004 149 87.9 81.9 80.5            
2005 119 89.9 84.9              
2006 144 93.1                

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 136 89.0 84.6 80.9 70.6 14.0 80.1 3.7 81.6 2.2
1999 149 84.6 80.5 80.5 65.1 13.4 76.5 2.7 76.5 2.0
2000 164 92.1 89.0 85.4 68.9 15.9 83.5 2.4 84.1 1.2
2001 152 92.8 89.5 82.2 71.7 11.8 84.2 0.7 85.5 0.0
2002 136 91.9 88.2 88.2 75.7 11.8 84.6 2.9    
2003 130 94.6 90.8 86.2 82.3 7.7        
2004 149 90.6 86.6 85.2            
2005 119 90.8 89.9              
2006 144 95.8                

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