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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 9-9
Master First-Year Retention Rates
2020 - 2024 Cohorts

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20202021202220232024

Number in Original Cohort 2,9362,6592,8253,0542,665

Percent Returned, 1st Year84.4%82.5%80.2%82.2%84.6%

Race/Ethnicity*
African American77.2%76.3%70.8%76.6%79.2%
Asian-Pacific85.0%83.1%79.9%78.3%81.0%
Hispanic85.5%79.1%85.5%85.9%83.9%
Multiracial81.3%79.5%81.8%76.2%88.7%
U.S. Nonresident86.4%84.2%79.7%81.7%86.3%
White85.6%86.3%84.6%86.1%86.5%
Other/Unknown86.3%66.3%60.6%73.5%73.5%

Gender
Male81.3%80.5%76.4%79.3%82.1%
Female86.7%84.2%83.5%85.0%86.6%

*   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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