Graduation and Retention Rates

First-Time, Full-Time Retention & Graduation Rates – Five Year Trends

Six Year Graduation Rates (150% Completion Time) by Race/Ethnicity & Sex

Please Note: Adjusted Cohort Count/6-year graduation rate %

YearSexUS NonresidentHispanic/LatinXAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeAsianBlack/African AmericanNative Hawaiian/Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or more racesRace/Ethnicity UnknownTotal
2015Male1/0%70/44%2/0%9/56%33/24%--188/47%4/50%16/44%44%
Female2/0%166/33%5/20%22/45%74/34%--439/54%16/50%40/45%47%
Total0%36%14%48%31%--52%50%45%46%
2016Male2/50%78/29%1/0%6/33%48/23%--176/41%5/40%15/53%36%
Female2/100%179/38%6/33%24/71%81/35%2/50%458/52%16/44%48/42%47%
Total75%35%29%63%30%50%49%43%44%44%
2017Male1/100%67/36%2/0%13/31%38/29%--129/39%2/0%21/48%37%
Female3/67%181/43%7/14%17/29%101/35%--350/62%21/29%69/39%50%
Total75%41%11%30%33%--56%26%41%46%
2018Male--63/30%1/0%11/36%33/39%--104/51%12/42%10/30%41%
Female1/0%181/44%3/0%8/63%71/35%--282/60%21/43%28/50%51%
Total0%40%0%47%37%--58%42%45%48%
2019Male--97/22%5/20%7/43%79/38%--121/45%2/50%4/50%32%
Female2/0%193/48%7/29%18/50%79/38%--324/54%8/50%13/62%50%
Total0%39%25%48%32%--52%50%59%45%

Six Year Graduation Rates (150% Completion Time) by Financial Award

Please Note: Adjusted Cohort Count/6-year graduation rate %

YearAdjusted Cohort TotalRecipients of a Pell Grant (within the entering year)Recipients of a Direct Subsidized Loan that Did Not Receive a Pell Grant (within the entering year)Did Not Receive either a Pell Grant or a Direct Subsidized Loan (within the entering year)
20151,087584/40%149/59%360/43%
20161,146617/39%109/57%352/50%
20171,022477/45%181/49%289/52%
2018829545/47%177/49%243/51%
2019918511/41%156/53%251/48%

First Year Retention

Year2020 Cohort2020 Retained2021 Cohort2021 Retained2022 Cohort2022 Retained2023 Cohort2023 Retained2024 Cohort2024 Retained
Retention Rate77874%58271%65374%79973%1,13775%
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