First-Time-First Year Retention and Progression Data*
Fall 2017 - 2021
Fall-to-Fall First-Year Cohorts
Retention Rate**
First-Year Progression Rate***
Fall 2017
56.3%
32.0%
Fall 2018
65.5%
39.1%
Fall 2019
78.5%
38.1%
Fall 2020
70.5%
37.0%
Fall 2021
52.9%
26.1%
*Source: Office of Institutional Research.
**Retention rates measure the percentage of first-time undergraduate students who return to the same institution the following fall.
*** First-Year Progression rates measure the percentage of first-time undergraduate students who return to the same institution the following fall having completed 30 student credit hours.