UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY - MAIN CAMPUS

RETENTION/GRADUATION REPORT

Full-Time, First-Time, Degree-Seeking Freshmen Cohorts, 1997-2007

Table 1. ALL STUDENTS

------------ Retention Rates ------------

------------------ Cumulative Graduation and Retention Rates ------------------

Initial

Continued

Graduated

Continued

Graduated

Continued

Graduated

Continued

Year

Cohort

To 2nd Yr.

To 3rd Yr.

To 4th Yr.

In 4 Yrs.

To 5th Yr.

In 5 Yrs.

To 6th Yr.

In 6 Yrs.

To 7th Yr.

1991

1,836

66%

53%

43%

n/a

29%

n/a

36%

n/a

1997

1,856

66.5%

51.8%

41.9%

22.7%

20.4%

34.5%

8.4%

42.5%

3.9%

1998

2,214

69.2%

55.8%

46.9%

20.7%

27.2%

38.0%

10.4%

46.1%

5.0%

1999

1,899

68.0%

58.0%

49.3%

22.9%

27.9%

37.1%

13.0%

47.4%

5.4%

2000

2,038

72.3%

57.8%

48.1%

23.8%

26.0%

39.3%

11.0%

47.9%

5.4%

2001

2,328

69.6%

55.7%

45.5%

21.6%

25.0%

36.6%

9.0%

44.8%

4.6%

2002

1,883

74.7%

61.8%

49.4%

29.7%

23.0%

45.0%

10.1%

2003

2,358

73.2%

60.4%

49.6%

30.5%

24.9%

2004

2,028

71.0%

58.2%

49.6%

2005

1,906

72.3%

63.1%

Avg. Six-Year Graduation Rate 1998-2001 (Four years-used in U.S. News rankings formula)

46.6%

2006

2,375

73.5%

2007

2,617

72.5%

Avg. First-Year Retention Rate 2003-2006 (Four years-used in U.S. News rankings formula)