Retention and Graduation Rates, All Entering Freshmen
Fall 1996 to Fall 2002 Entering Classes
Tracked Through Fall 20021
     
Table 39
     
  First Year Second Year Third Year Fourth Year Fifth Year Sixth Year Seventh Year
Entering Class Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring
Fall 1996, n=1,605                            
Not Enrolled 0.0% 10.2% 25.0% 31.0% 41.9% 45.3% 50.8% 52.5% 56.7% 57.8% 59.7% 57.3% -- --
Still Enrolled 100.0% 89.8% 75.0% 69.0% 58.0% 54.6% 48.8% 46.8% 35.9% 30.3% 19.6% 15.8% 11.0% --
Graduated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.5% 5.4% 10.0% 17.4% 23.0% 26.9% -- --
Fall 1997, n=1,765                            
Not Enrolled 0.0% 10.3% 26.4% 31.7% 44.2% 46.8% 52.4% 53.9% 51.5% 48.1% -- -- -- --
Still Enrolled 100.0% 89.7% 73.6% 68.3% 55.8% 53.2% 47.3% 45.4% 36.4% 30.6% 18.6% -- -- --
Graduated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.7% 5.6% 12.1% 21.3% -- -- -- --
Fall 1998, n=1,573                            
Not Enrolled 0.0% 9.5% 26.7% 31.5% 42.7% 45.8% 51.2% 45.5% -- -- -- -- -- --
Still Enrolled 100.0% 90.5% 73.3% 68.5% 57.3% 54.2% 48.8% 47.3% 36.4% -- -- -- -- --
Graduated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% 7.2% -- -- -- -- -- --
Fall 1999, n=1,921                            
Not Enrolled 0.0% 10.7% 24.8% 30.0% 40.3% 42.9% 49.2% -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Still Enrolled 100.0% 89.3% 75.2% 70.0% 59.7% 57.1% 50.8% -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Graduated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fall 2000, n=1,823                            
Not Enrolled 0.0% 8.8% 23.5% 29.2% 40.6% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Still Enrolled 100.0% 91.2% 76.5% 70.8% 59.4% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Graduated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fall 2001, n=1,952                            
Not Enrolled 0.0% 9.7% 24.0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Still Enrolled 100.0% 90.3% 76.0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Graduated 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Source: Institutional Research tracking files.  
1 Graduation rates tracked through Spring 2002.  Reported graduation percentages are cumulative.