Retention and Graduation Rates
Entering Full-Time Baccalaureate Degree-Seeking Freshmen
Major: BIOL
 
 
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 300 71.0 51.0 44.7 32.3 10.0 41.3 2.0 42.3 0.7
1999 317 66.6 50.5 42.6 32.2 7.9 39.4 1.3 39.7 0.0
2000 325 65.8 46.5 42.2 36.0 5.5 41.5 0.3 41.5 0.0
2001 301 69.8 53.8 45.8 40.9 8.6 48.2 1.3 49.2 0.3
2002 280 68.2 53.6 47.1 39.3 9.6 46.1 2.5    
2003 341 66.0 51.6 44.3 37.0 5.9        
2004 334 73.4 57.5 48.5            
2005 327 62.4 55.0              
2006 347 73.5                

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 300 75.0 56.0 50.7 36.0 12.3 46.7 2.0 48.3 0.7
1999 317 70.3 58.0 48.9 37.2 10.7 47.0 1.6 47.6 0.9
2000 325 69.5 52.9 48.6 41.5 7.1 48.0 0.9 48.6 0.3
2001 301 73.1 59.1 50.8 45.8 9.0 53.5 1.3 54.5 0.3
2002 280 72.5 61.1 53.9 45.4 11.1 53.6 2.9    
2003 341 70.4 59.8 53.7 44.3 9.1        
2004 334 77.2 63.8 54.8            
2005 327 67.3 60.9              
2006 347 78.1                

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 300 91.3 81.0 81.3 51.7 28.0 73.0 6.0 77.0 1.7
1999 317 83.9 83.0 77.6 56.5 19.6 71.6 3.8 74.4 1.6
2000 325 91.1 84.3 81.2 65.2 15.4 78.2 4.3 82.2 1.5
2001 301 90.0 81.1 75.7 60.5 17.6 76.1 2.3 77.7 0.7
2002 280 86.8 84.3 77.5 63.6 18.2 75.7 6.1    
2003 341 88.3 85.9 82.4 62.8 20.2        
2004 334 89.5 85.9 81.1            
2005 327 86.9 87.2              
2006 347 93.9                

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