Retention and Graduation

Retention and Graduation Overview

First-Time Freshmen Retention Rates (as of 2025 Fall)

Retention Metric	Matriculation Term of Entering Cohort	Retention Rate
1-Year Retention	2024 Fall	74.8%
2-Year Retention	2023 Fall	66.1%
3-Year Retention	2022 Fall	59.4%

First-Time Freshmen Graduation Rates (as of 2025 Fall)

Graduation Metric	Matriculation Term of Entering Cohort	Graduation Rate
4-Year Graduation	2021 Fall	46.0%
5-Year Graduation	2020 Fall	52.6%
6-Year Graduation	2019 Fall	61.8%

Upper Division Transfers Retention Rates (as of 2025 Fall)

Retention Metric	Matriculation Term of Entering Cohort	Retention Rate
1-Year Retention	2024 Fall	87.2%
2-Year Retention	2023 Fall	17.5%
3-Year Retention	2022 Fall	3.9%

Upper Division Transfers Graduation Rates (as of 2025 Fall)

Graduation Metric	Matriculation Term of Entering Cohort	Graduation Rate
2-Year Graduation	2023 Fall	65.8%
3-Year Graduation	2022 Fall	80.9%
4-Year Graduation	2021 Fall	79.9%

First-Time Graduate Students Retention Rates (as of 2025 Fall)

Retention Metric	Matriculation Term of Entering Cohort	Retention Rate
1-Year Retention	2024 Fall	86.5%
2-Year Retention	2023 Fall	30.5%
3-Year Retention	2022 Fall	5.3%

First-Time Graduate Students Graduation Rates (as of 2025 Fall)

Graduation Metric	Matriculation Term of Entering Cohort	Graduation Rate
2-Year Graduation	2023 Fall	58.1%
3-Year Graduation	2022 Fall	81.0%
4-Year Graduation	2021 Fall	86.8%

Source: Campus Data Warehouse, Retention and Graduation, Overview

All data are based on Census data extracted for the Chancellor's Office at State census.

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