University-Wide Retention and Graduation Rates by Gender
Entering Full-Time Baccalaureate Degree-Seeking Freshmen
 
 
Continuation and Cumulative Graduation Percentages
Male

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 2639 88.6 79.5 75.0 32.4 42.4 64.9 8.6 70.4 3.6
1999 2656 86.0 80.9 79.1 37.5 40.4 68.3 8.5 73.5 3.2
2000 2506 86.2 83.6 80.1 41.8 37.1 71.0 6.6 75.3 2.7
2001 2905 86.1 82.3 78.3 42.3 35.8 69.5 7.6 74.3 3.0
2002 2670 85.7 82.7 80.5 43.1 36.4 70.6 8.0    
2003 2780 86.3 84.5 80.8 43.3 38.3        
2004 2838 86.0 83.8 82.0            
2005 2796 87.1 87.2              
2006 2762 93.2                

 
Continuation and Cumulative Graduation Percentages
Female

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 1936 90.5 84.2 80.0 59.1 22.7 77.2 3.9 79.6 1.5
1999 1952 88.8 84.4 80.7 60.5 21.1 77.7 3.0 80.3 0.8
2000 2019 89.9 86.4 82.9 64.0 20.7 81.4 3.4 84.2 0.9
2001 2055 88.9 85.2 80.8 62.4 20.0 79.5 3.0 82.0 0.9
2002 1993 89.8 86.9 82.0 64.5 19.9 80.7 3.9    
2003 2080 89.3 86.0 81.2 65.8 18.6        
2004 2040 90.6 87.0 83.8            
2005 2180 90.6 88.1              
2006 2268 93.2                

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