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One-Year Retention Rates
2009 Cohort

 



Hisp/  
Latino
Am Ind/
Alaska 
Native  
Asian Black/   
African  
American 
Native  
Hawaiian/
Pac Island
Two/ 
More 
Races
Sub-
Total
White  Race/  
Ethnicity
Unknown
Inter-
nat'l 
Total

Retention Rates
  University Park85.8%83.3%92.5%83.5%100.0%87.1%87.1%93.7%92.6%92.4%92.5%
  Commonwealth Campuses74.4%60.0%83.9%74.6%50.0%74.4%76.7%80.0%73.9%87.8%79.3%

Total80.0%68.8%87.2%77.0%62.5%80.4%80.6%86.1%82.1%91.5%85.2%
 
Cohort
  University Park416627927321471,1234,860684866,537
  Commonwealth Campuses4341045476461641,8326,061881158,096

Total850167331,03783112,95510,92115660114,633
 
 
 


Two-Year Retention Rates
2008 Cohort

 



Hisp/  
Latino
Am Ind/
Alaska 
Native  
Asian Black/   
African  
American 
Native  
Hawaiian/
Pac Island
Two/ 
More 
Races
Sub-
Total
White  Race/  
Ethnicity
Unknown
Inter-
nat'l 
Total

Retention Rates
  University Park79.3%83.3%86.8%76.5%0.00.081.6%91.3%0.080.8%89.4%
  Commonwealth Campuses57.7%30.0%71.4%55.0%0.00.060.3%67.9%0.075.2%66.5%

Total68.3%50.0%78.5%60.5%0068.5%79.2%079.7%77.4%
 
Cohort
  University Park3196409268001,0025,81904027,223
  Commonwealth Campuses33310472776001,5916,21501017,907

Total652168811,044002,59312,034050315,130
 
 
 


Three-Year Retention Rates
2007 Cohort

 



Hisp/  
Latino
Am Ind/
Alaska 
Native  
Asian Black/   
African  
American 
Native  
Hawaiian/
Pac Island
Two/ 
More 
Races
Sub-
Total
White  Race/  
Ethnicity
Unknown
Inter-
nat'l 
Total

Retention Rates
  University Park77.5%66.7%77.8%67.5%0.00.074.6%87.2%0.068.5%84.7%
  Commonwealth Campuses47.9%46.2%61.8%50.9%0.00.053.6%64.3%0.054.2%62.2%

Total62.7%52.6%68.6%55.6%0061.8%74.6%065.7%72.3%
 
Cohort
  University Park3156334268009235,31402416,478
  Commonwealth Campuses31313461680001,4676,4730597,999

Total62819795948002,39011,787030014,477
 
Note(s):- Cohort Population is first-time degree seeking baccalaureate freshmen.
- Graduation/Retention Cohorts have been modified to reflect federally mandated changes in race/ethnicity data.
 
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