OUS Fact Book 2000
Retention and Graduation Rates

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Cumulative Retention, Graduation, and Attrition of First-Time Freshmen1
Entering Fall 1993, Including Students Transferring
within OUS after Initial Enrollment
Status as of Fall Term:
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
 

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EOU
 Continuing     225    57.8     171    44.0     152    39.1       94    24.2       30     7.7       18     4.6
 Graduated        -         -         -         -         1     0.3       52    13.4     109    28.0     124    31.9
 Stopped Out     164    42.2     218    56.0     236    60.7     243    62.5     250    64.3     247    63.5
        Total     389  100.0     389  100.0     389  100.0     389  100.0     389  100.0     389  100.0
OIT
 Continuing     162    66.1     141    57.6     113    46.1       61    24.9       24     9.8       17     6.9
 Graduated        -         -         1     0.4       14     5.7       59    24.1       93    38.0     105    42.9
 Stopped Out       83    33.9     103    42.0     118    48.2     125    51.0     128    52.2     123    50.2
        Total     245  100.0     245  100.0     245  100.0     245  100.0     245  100.0     245  100.0
OSU
 Continuing  1,306    80.4  1,168    71.9  1,102    67.8     646    39.8     197    12.1       94     5.8
 Graduated        -         -         1     0.1       12     0.7     416    25.6     860    52.9     971    59.8
 Stopped Out     319    19.6     456    28.1     511    31.4     563    34.6     568    35.0     560    34.5
        Total  1,625  100.0  1,625  100.0  1,625  100.0  1,625  100.0  1,625  100.0  1,625  100.0
PSU
 Continuing     426    62.3     351    51.3     318    46.5     221    32.3     120    17.5       59     8.6
 Graduated        -         -         1     0.1        4     0.6       89    13.0     188    27.5     236    34.5
 Stopped Out     258    37.7     332    48.5     362    52.9     374    54.7     376    55.0     389    56.9
        Total     684  100.0     684  100.0     684  100.0     684  100.0     684  100.0     684  100.0
SOU
 Continuing     424    70.5     297    49.4     283    47.1     175    29.1       80    13.3       44     7.3
 Graduated        -         -         -         -         4     0.7       92    15.3     179    29.8     218    36.3
 Stopped Out     177    29.5     304    50.6     314    52.2     334    55.6     342    56.9     339    56.4
        Total     601  100.0     601  100.0     601  100.0     601  100.0     601  100.0     601  100.0
UO
 Continuing  1,974    78.6  1,701    67.7  1,682    66.9     669    26.6     179     7.1       96     3.8
 Graduated        -         -         3     0.1       53     2.1     970    38.6  1,425    56.7  1,552    61.8
 Stopped Out     539    21.4     809    32.2     778    31.0     874    34.8     909    36.2     865    34.4
        Total  2,513  100.0  2,513  100.0  2,513  100.0  2,513  100.0  2,513  100.0  2,513  100.0
WOU
 Continuing     469    69.5     414    61.3     393    58.2     233    34.5       62     9.2       37     5.5
 Graduated        -         -         -         -         4     0.6     150    22.2     314    46.5     348    51.6
 Stopped Out     206    30.5     261    38.7     278    41.2     292    43.3     299    44.3     290    43.0
        Total     675  100.0     675  100.0     675  100.0     675  100.0     675  100.0     675  100.0
Total
 Continuing  4,986    74.1  4,243    63.0  4,043    60.1  2,099    31.2     692    10.3     365     5.4
 Graduated        -         -         6     0.1       92     1.4  1,828    27.2  3,168    47.1  3,554    52.8
 Stopped Out  1,746    25.9  2,483    36.9  2,597    38.6  2,805    41.7  2,872    42.7  2,813    41.8
        Total  6,732  100.0  6,732  100.0  6,732  100.0  6,732  100.0  6,732  100.0  6,732  100.0
NOTE: Two-year degrees earned in three years or less are counted as completions.
1First-Time Freshmen:  Students admitted to an OUS institution during fall 1993 on the basis of their high school performance (including a limited amount of college transfer credit) who carried a full-time course load during their first term of attendance. Includes continuing education enrollment and credit.
Source:  OUS Institutional Research Services, annual freshman retention and graduation study, February 2000.
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Revised: March 2001
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