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Section 1: Enrollment Trends Section 2: Demographic Characteristics of Students Section 3: Admission Profile of New Degree-seeking 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 9-9
Master First-Year Retention Rates
2015 - 2019 Cohorts

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20152016201720182019

Number in Original Cohort 2,9362,9902,9483,0332,820

Percent Returned, 1st Year85.7%87.1%84.8%84.8%86.0%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American81.8%81.7%78.3%76.4%85.3%
Asian-Pacific83.5%87.4%82.4%85.1%82.8%
Hispanic84.6%81.5%81.2%83.9%84.0%
Multiracial89.3%87.5%76.3%80.5%82.4%
U.S. Nonresident92.1%95.2%93.6%93.3%89.9%
White85.7%86.8%86.2%85.9%86.6%
Other/Unknown81.6%87.5%84.2%76.2%82.4%

Gender
Male85.0%85.1%83.0%82.8%83.8%
Female86.3%88.9%86.3%86.5%87.8%

*   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 original residence. Out-of-State includes Out-of-Country.

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