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Section 1: Enrollment Trends Section 2: Demographic Characteristics of Students Section 3: Admission Profile of New Students Section 4: Resident Student Statistics Section 5: Degree Recipients Section 6: Student Financial Aid & University Finances Section 7: Faculty & Staff Statistics Section 8: Other University Statistics Section 9: Retention and Graduation Rates

Retention and Graduation Rates
Preface: Understanding Attrition and Graduation Rates Table 9-1: Freshman First Year Retention Rates Table 9-2: Freshman Fourth Year Graduation Rates Table 9-3: Freshman Fifth Year Graduation Rates Table 9-4: Freshman Six Year Graduation Rates Table 9-5: Transfer First Year Retention Rates Table 9-6: Transfer Fourth Year Graduation Rates Table 9-7: Transfer Fifth Year Graduation Rates Table 9-8: Transfer Six Year Graduation Rates Table 9-9: Master First Year Retention Rates Table 9-10: Master Second Year Graduation Rates Table 9-11: Master Third Year Graduation Rates Table 9-12: Master Fourth Year Graduation Rates
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Table 9-1
Freshman First-Year Retention Rates
2016 - 2020 Cohorts

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20162017201820192020

Number in Original Cohort2,4512,5382,5702,6222,759

Percent Returned, 1st Year83.6%85.9%85.1%82.9%84.1%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American79.9%81.8%81.7%74.7%73.2%
Asian-Pacific88.4%90.9%88.2%87.7%90.6%
Hispanic78.2%83.9%79.1%79.3%74.5%
Multiracial81.6%83.8%85.1%82.8%89.0%
White85.4%87.2%87.7%84.6%88.5%
Other/Unknown82.2%78.2%80.8%80.8%85.5%

Gender
Male82.3%84.3%84.6%81.7%84.9%
Female84.5%87.2%85.4%83.8%83.5%

*   Asian-Pacific category includes Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. The Other/Unknown category includes Nonresident alien, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and Unknown.
** Geographic Origin based on parent residence. Out-of-State includes Out-of-Country.

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