OU 1999 Factbook RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES

RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES
Retention and Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time Degree-Seeking Freshmen								Fall 1987 - 1997

		-- Retention Rates --		------------ Cumulative Graduation Rates and Continuation Rates ------------
First-Time		After	After		Within Four Years		Within Five Years			Within Six Years
Freshmen	Number	One Year	Two Years		Graduated	Continued	Graduated		Continued	Graduated	Continued
1987	3,214	74.1%	62.2%		18.3%	31.7%	37.9%		9.8%	43.2%	4.9%
1988	2,845	71.5%	60.6%		16.4%	33.9%	35.5%		10.6%	40.5%	5.0%
1989	2,343	75.3%	65.2%		17.4%	37.3%	38.4%		12.4%	44.6%	5.5%
1990	2,487	77.4%	68.1%		16.3%	39.6%	37.2%		14.1%	44.0%	5.7%
1991	2,199	77.0%	67.8%		16.2%	39.7%	38.2%		14.3%	45.1%	6.5%
1992	2,337	76.6%	66.8%		15.9%	39.5%	38.7%		13.8%	45.4%	6.0%
1993	2,138	77.8%	68.2%		17.7%	42.0%	41.0%		14.4%
1994	2,348	78.7%	69.9%		18.8%	41.1%
1995	2,574	78.5%	70.1%
1996	2,538	81.1%	72.7%
1997	2,795	81.1%

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Notes: 1) This report includes only full-time degree-seeking first-time freshmen with an enrollment date of Fall in the pertinent year.

2) The retention rates are adjusted to include Health Science Center transfers. The graduation rates include

students starting on the Norman Campus and graduating from the Health Sciences Center.

Sources: Fall third-week enrollment tape, Norman Campus Degree File, Admissions and Records, HSC degree file.

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Last Updated February 1999
OU Institutional Research and Reporting