FRESHMEN GRADUATION & RETENTION RATES 
 
Table 39
                           
Regularly Admitted, First-time Freshmen
      Graduation Rates   Retention Rates
Fall Cohort   N 2 year 4 year 6 year 8 year   1st Yr. Spring 1st Yr.   Fall 2nd Yr.   Spring 2nd Yr.   Fall 3rd Yr.   Spring 3rd Yr.       Fall
1996   1,534      -- 7.6 29.9 36.0   89.6 74.6 68.6 57.9 54.7 49.0
1997   1,563      -- 7.3 31.1 35.3   89.7 73.8 68.8 56.3 53.1 47.5
1998   1,461      -- 9.0 31.8 37.7   91.2 74.9 70.4 59.0 56.1 50.8
1999   1,693      -- 9.9 36.1 39.5   89.1 76.0 70.8 60.2 58.3 52.5
2000   1,605      -- 11.3 36.4 40.3   91.2 75.7 70.5 59.9 57.9 51.6
2001   1,751      -- 12.8 36.0       --   90.5 76.4 71.5 61.3 58.1 50.3
2002   1,312      -- 18.4 40.9       --   90.6 78.6 72.2 62.0 59.7 55.1
2003   1,464      -- 18.4       --       --   93.6 81.8 76.8 66.9 63.8 57.7
2004   1,697      -- 14.1       --       --   94.6 81.3 76.9 65.8 63.2 58.2
2005   1,769      --       --       --       --   93.0 80.2 75.2 65.1       --       --
2006   1,738      --       --       --       --   92.9 80.9 76.0       --       --       --
2007   1,798      --       --       --       --   92.8 82.2      --       --       --       --
                           
SEEK Freshmen
      Graduation Rates   Retention Rates
Fall Cohort   N 2 year 4 year 6 year 8 year   1st Yr. Spring 1st Yr.   Fall 2nd Yr.   Spring 2nd Yr.   Fall 3rd Yr.   Spring 3rd Yr.       Fall
1996   71      -- 4.2 25.4 29.6   95.8 83.1 78.9 63.4 56.3 47.9
1997   202      -- 3.5 30.7 38.1   89.6 74.3 66.3 54.0 55.9 48.0
1998   112      -- 6.3 20.5 25.0   87.5 60.7 56.3 47.3 42.0 34.8
1999   227      -- 3.1 28.2 31.7   92.1 74.0 69.2 61.2 54.6 45.4
2000   240      -- 3.3 34.2 39.6   91.7 79.6 77.9 62.5 61.7 55.0
2001   201      -- 5.0 28.4       --   92.5 79.6 74.1 62.7 59.7 51.2
2002   179      -- 7.8 36.9       --   95.0 76.0 75.4 59.2 59.8 53.1
2003   230      -- 5.2       --       --   93.9 77.4 74.8 63.9 60.4 53.0
2004   179      -- 5.6       --       --   95.5 86.0 81.6 69.3 66.5 62.0
2005   68      --       --       --       --   94.1 69.1 66.2 52.4       --       --
2006   126      --       --       --       --   99.2 84.1 81.0       --       --       --
2007   108      --       --       --       --   94.4 84.3       --       --       --       --
Source: CUNY IRDB