Retention & Graduation Overview

First-Time Freshmen Retention Rates
Retention Metric Matriculation Term of Entering Cohort Retention Rate 1-Year Retention 2021 Fall 78.4% 2-Year Retention 2020 Fall 66.0% 3-Year Retention 2019 Fall 65.7% First-Time Freshmen Graduation Rates
Graduation Metric Matriculation Term of Entering Cohort Graduation Rate 4-Year Graduation 2018 Fall 38.9% 5-Year Graduation 2017 Fall 60.3% 6-Year Graduation 2016 Fall 60.5% Upper Division Transfers Retention Rates
Retention Metric Matriculation Term of Entering Cohort Retention Rate 1-Year Retention 2021 Fall 83.2% 2-Year Retention 2020 Fall 29.2% 3-Year Retention 2019 Fall 6.7% Upper Division Transfers Graduation Rates
Graduation Metric Matriculation Term of Entering Cohort Graduation Rate 2-Year Graduation 2020 Fall 51.4% 3-Year Graduation 2019 Fall 77.8% 4-Year Graduation 2018 Fall 83.9% First-Time Graduate Students Retention Rates
Retention Metric Matriculation Term of Entering Cohort Retention Rate 1-Year Retention 2021 Fall 83.4% 2-Year Retention 2020 Fall 28.0% 3-Year Retention 2019 Fall 6.7% First-Time Graduate Students Graduation Rates
Graduation Metric Matriculation Term of Entering Cohort Graduation Rate 2-Year Graduation 2020 Fall 53.1% 3-Year Graduation 2019 Fall 78.0% 4-Year Graduation 2018 Fall 84.8%
Source: CSUMB Data Warehouse, Retention and Graduation, Overview
All data are based on Census data extracted for the Chancellor's Office at State census.
CSUMB's First Time Freshman (FTF) 6-Year Graduation Rate Progress

Graduation Year FTF 6-Year Graduation Rate 2001 37.4% 2002 34.7% 2003 29.8% 2004 35.2% 2005 32.4% 2006 35.1% 2007 37.5% 2008 38.2% 2009 41.4% 2010 40.9% 2011 37.5% 2012 35.8% 2013 37.8% 2014 44.5% 2015 52.8% 2016 54.2% 2017 59.3% 2018 60.2% 2019 62.9% 2020 59.6% 2021 59.5% 2022 60.5% FTF 6-Year 2025 Target 63.0% Analysis by: CSUMB Office of the President
Data Source: CSUMB Data Warehouse
Retention and Graduation Data in the CSUMB Data Warehouse
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