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First-Time full-time Undergrad 1-Term Retention - Fall Cohorts 2015 - 2024

Overall 1-Term Retention of First-Time full-time Undergrads
ft1term_retention report generated: 04-MAR-25

Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
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Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Initial Cohort1400128211881038815532609930937887
Returned 1 term later129611871110957743476558871883829
Percent Returning92.6%92.6%93.4%92.2%91.2%89.5%91.6%93.7%94.2%93.5%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by Sex - cohort and pct return 2nd term
ft1term_retention report generated: 04-MAR-25
Sex
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
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Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
F865728750603476320353511492448

92.9%93.1%94.7%93.7%91.0%91.3%92.9%94.5%95.3%92.2%
M533551433433331206243393425425

91.9%91.8%91.2%90.1%91.2%86.4%89.3%92.4%93.4%94.6%
N23526613262014

100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%96.2%85.0%100.0%
U0000200000

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First-Time full-time Undergrads by URM - cohort and pct return 2nd term
ft1term_retention report generated: 04-MAR-25
URM
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Not URM589532476453367243360548534508

91.9%90.8%93.9%95.1%91.3%91.8%92.8%94.3%94.0%94.1%
URM735671645540401274232357370346

93.3%93.9%92.9%89.8%91.5%88.0%90.5%93.6%94.3%92.8%
Unknown76796745471517253333

90.8%93.7%95.5%91.1%87.2%80.0%82.4%80.0%97.0%90.9%

First-Time full-time Undergrads CSU/IPEDS Ethnicity - cohort and pct return 2nd term
ft1term_retention report generated: 04-MAR-25
CSU/IPEDS Ethnicity
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
African American46515748292314322018

93.5%94.1%98.2%79.2%93.1%100.0%92.9%93.8%100.0%94.4%
American Indian13111211796879

84.6%90.9%91.7%100.0%100.0%88.9%83.3%87.5%100.0%66.7%
Asian American38312122121715303223

94.7%90.3%95.2%100.0%100.0%94.1%73.3%96.7%96.9%100.0%
Hispanic/Latino610545517444328214190272302275

93.4%93.6%92.6%91.7%90.9%86.0%90.5%93.8%93.7%93.5%
Nonresident Alien19181610654546

100.0%88.9%93.8%80.0%66.7%100.0%100.0%80.0%100.0%100.0%
Pacific Islander2445111243

50.0%100.0%100.0%80.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%
Two or More Races991008553553640707774

90.9%94.0%89.4%84.9%90.9%88.9%95.0%95.7%94.8%91.9%
Unknown57615135411013202927

87.7%95.1%96.1%94.3%90.2%70.0%76.9%80.0%96.6%88.9%
White516461425410336217326491462452

92.2%90.9%94.1%94.9%91.4%92.2%93.3%94.1%93.9%94.0%

First-Time full-time Undergrads Sex by URM
ft1term_retention report generated: 04-MAR-25
Sex
URM
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
FNot URM343277295253200145206295272238


92.1%91.3%94.9%95.3%91.0%94.5%92.7%95.9%95.2%92.0%

URM481401410326252166145205204195


93.8%94.5%94.4%92.9%90.9%88.6%93.1%93.2%95.1%92.3%

Unknown415045242492111615


90.2%92.0%95.6%87.5%91.7%88.9%100.0%81.8%100.0%93.3%
MNot URM24525417719916294144238251262


91.4%90.2%92.1%95.0%91.4%87.2%92.4%92.4%93.2%95.8%

URM25326823421314710684142159145


92.5%92.9%90.2%85.0%92.5%86.8%85.7%93.7%93.7%93.1%

Unknown3529222122615131518


91.4%96.6%95.5%95.2%81.8%66.7%80.0%76.9%93.3%88.9%
NNot URM1141441015118


100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%93.3%81.8%100.0%

URM12112231076


100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%85.7%100.0%

Unknown0000000120


%%%%%%%100.0%100.0%%
UNot URM0000100000


%%%%100.0%%%%%%

Unknown0000100000


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First-Time full-time Undergrads by Exceptional Admit Status - cohort and pct return 2nd term
ft1term_retention report generated: 04-MAR-25
Exception
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
N134512201140989765515572868899875

93.0%92.7%93.4%92.8%91.4%89.3%92.1%93.7%94.2%93.4%
Y55624849501737623812

81.8%90.3%93.8%79.6%88.0%94.1%83.8%93.5%94.7%100.0%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by Academic Standing at END of first term - cohort and pct return 2nd term
ft1term_retention report generated: 04-MAR-25
Acad Standing
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Good Standing1038940932784613440461703740670

95.2%93.5%94.7%93.9%93.6%95.5%94.8%96.4%96.6%95.4%
Prob/Disq/Rein36234225625420292148227197217

85.1%90.1%88.7%87.0%83.7%60.9%81.8%85.0%85.3%87.6%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by First Generation status - cohort and pct return 2nd term
ft1term_retention report generated: 04-MAR-25
First-Generation
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
First-gen808725681576429259221325320334

92.7%93.2%93.8%90.5%90.9%88.0%87.8%92.6%93.4%91.0%
Not First-gen543526480456378265379590610544

91.9%91.4%92.5%94.3%91.8%90.9%93.7%94.2%94.6%94.9%
Unknown49312768891579

98.0%96.8%100.0%100.0%75.0%87.5%100.0%93.3%100.0%100.0%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by Low Income status - cohort and pct return 2nd term
ft1term_retention report generated: 04-MAR-25
Low-Income
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Low-inc754672628544411220178296240690

92.4%93.3%92.8%91.2%90.5%88.6%89.9%93.6%94.2%94.1%
Not Low-inc53050146740532025535250660876

92.3%92.0%93.4%93.6%93.1%89.8%93.2%94.1%94.7%96.1%
Unknown116109938984577912889121

94.8%90.8%97.8%92.1%86.9%91.2%88.6%92.2%91.0%88.4%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by On/Off Campus Housing - cohort and pct return 2nd term
ft1term_retention report generated: 04-MAR-25
Housing
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Off Campus188128126116972809611886116

87.8%90.6%90.5%87.9%90.7%85.0%85.4%89.8%91.9%87.9%
On Campus121211541062922718252513812851771

93.3%92.8%93.8%92.7%91.2%94.4%92.8%94.2%94.5%94.3%

First-Time full-time Undergrads Origin based on Prior Institution - cohort and pct return 2nd term
ft1term_retention report generated: 04-MAR-25
Origin
Fall 15
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Fall 21
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Fall 24
1-Local94718046513846678089

92.6%91.5%95.0%89.1%96.1%86.8%84.8%88.1%91.3%88.8%
2-Northern CA11411812694916387110141120

93.0%92.4%96.8%95.7%93.4%87.3%92.0%92.7%94.3%92.5%
3-SF Bay19917017918310980130179170144

91.0%94.1%95.5%92.3%92.7%86.3%96.2%94.4%94.1%93.1%
4-Sacramento48635953422327405045

97.9%92.1%96.6%94.3%92.9%91.3%96.3%100.0%98.0%95.6%
5-Coast50343131271023464238

94.0%88.2%96.8%93.5%85.2%90.0%87.0%95.7%95.2%97.4%
6-Central CA1171048978755553766167

95.7%89.4%92.1%89.7%89.3%90.9%88.7%98.7%96.7%97.0%
7-Los Angeles549505452406280173151239247225

93.1%94.1%91.8%91.6%92.5%88.4%92.1%93.7%96.0%93.3%
8-San Diego1121209974734742877066

92.0%91.7%91.9%91.9%83.6%95.7%88.1%89.7%88.6%93.9%
W-WUE state81705255493138596172

84.0%88.6%90.4%94.5%87.8%96.8%89.5%94.9%91.8%93.1%
X-Other state2423171614911211415

91.7%91.3%88.2%93.8%92.9%88.9%90.9%90.5%92.9%100.0%
Y-Foreign12442431616

100.0%100.0%100.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%100.0%83.3%100.0%100.0%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by current Major - cohort and pct return 2nd term
ft1term_retention report generated: 04-MAR-25
Major Program
Fall 15
Fall 16
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Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Anthropology152315181971317168

93.3%95.7%93.3%94.4%89.5%100.0%100.0%100.0%93.8%87.5%
Applied Fire Science & Mgmt000000241613

%%%%%%100.0%100.0%87.5%92.3%
Art44363638162033414518

95.5%91.7%91.7%92.1%93.8%90.0%97.0%97.6%97.8%94.4%
Art History and Museum Studies0000000023

%%%%%%%%100.0%33.3%
Biochemistry00000003314

%%%%%%%100.0%100.0%85.7%
Biology105668074625648614141

93.3%98.5%88.8%89.2%90.3%83.9%91.7%88.5%97.6%100.0%
Botany16161420171316221518

68.8%93.8%78.6%95.0%88.2%100.0%93.8%100.0%86.7%94.4%
Business Administration10911110383553547533864

94.5%92.8%91.3%92.8%96.4%88.6%95.7%94.3%97.4%96.9%
CD & Fam Rel - General00117101313115

%%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%92.3%90.9%80.0%
Cannabis Studies00000002133

%%%%%%%100.0%84.6%100.0%
Chemistry3130242513511696

80.6%96.7%100.0%100.0%92.3%100.0%90.9%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Communication26221917554743

96.2%90.9%100.0%94.1%80.0%80.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Computer Science40412514231217333423

92.5%82.9%92.0%92.9%91.3%83.3%94.1%100.0%100.0%87.0%
Criminology & Justice Studies68655738321718161821

91.2%96.9%93.0%89.5%90.6%94.1%88.9%100.0%83.3%85.7%
Crit Race, Gender & Sexuality141181110210630

100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%50.0%90.0%83.3%66.7%%
Dance0000000001

%%%%%%%%%100.0%
Data Science0000100144

%%%%100.0%%%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Economics6938342642

100.0%100.0%100.0%87.5%100.0%100.0%50.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Energy Systems Engineering0000000296

%%%%%%%100.0%100.0%100.0%
English3728272519911152110

100.0%92.9%92.6%100.0%89.5%100.0%100.0%86.7%95.2%100.0%
Environmental Managemnt & Prot5700000000

80.0%71.4%%%%%%%%%
Environmental Resources Engr4139282520136231726

92.7%89.7%96.4%92.0%90.0%92.3%100.0%95.7%94.1%96.2%
Environmental Science181400000000

94.4%71.4%%%%%%%%%
Environmental Science & Mgmt33675758391528604733

100.0%98.5%96.5%98.3%100.0%93.3%92.9%98.3%100.0%97.0%
Environmental Studies23282127227819911

91.3%92.9%100.0%100.0%86.4%71.4%87.5%100.0%77.8%81.8%
Film251415152064221514

84.0%85.7%86.7%93.3%90.0%83.3%75.0%95.5%93.3%92.9%
Fine Art, BFA0004002200

%%%100.0%%%100.0%100.0%%%
Fisheries Biology121412101148131614

91.7%100.0%100.0%90.0%90.9%75.0%75.0%100.0%93.8%78.6%
Forestry33322834302626424646

87.9%84.4%89.3%91.2%93.3%96.2%88.5%81.0%84.8%91.3%
French1041210000

100.0%%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%%%%%
Geography7854502211

100.0%87.5%100.0%100.0%100.0%%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Geology121181093317125

100.0%63.6%100.0%100.0%88.9%100.0%100.0%100.0%91.7%100.0%
Geospatial Science & Tech0000000233

%%%%%%%100.0%100.0%100.0%
History152520191691012118

100.0%88.0%100.0%100.0%93.8%88.9%80.0%91.7%90.9%100.0%
IS - Crit Race, Gen & Sex0010000000

%%100.0%%%%%%%%
IS - Dance Studies2631118210

100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%%
Interdisciplinary Studies0000201645

%%%%100.0%%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
International Studies158145950420

93.3%87.5%85.7%100.0%100.0%100.0%%100.0%100.0%%
Journalism202123799131194

95.0%85.7%100.0%85.7%100.0%77.8%92.3%81.8%100.0%100.0%
Kinesiology92927042373327413648

93.5%92.4%91.4%88.1%91.9%93.9%96.3%92.7%91.7%93.8%
Liberal St-Child Dev-Elem Ed0122222612

%100.0%50.0%.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%83.3%100.0%50.0%
Liberal Studies-Child Develop463221131100000

97.8%96.9%95.2%92.3%100.0%%%%%%
Liberal Studies-Elementary Ed22272817101114101017

90.9%100.0%100.0%88.2%80.0%100.0%92.9%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Liberal Studies-Recreation Adm0001000000

%%%100.0%%%%%%%
Marine Biology0000010143636

%%%%%100.0%%100.0%91.7%80.6%
Mathematics71116136559610

85.7%100.0%87.5%92.3%100.0%80.0%80.0%100.0%100.0%90.0%
Mechanical Engineering0000002125665

%%%%%%100.0%100.0%92.9%96.9%
Music20191985284810

90.0%89.5%94.7%87.5%100.0%100.0%87.5%100.0%100.0%90.0%
Native American Studies2134215421

100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%80.0%100.0%100.0%.0%
Oceanography151091010359106

93.3%100.0%100.0%100.0%90.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Philosophy5955126523

60.0%77.8%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Physical Science0000000001

%%%%%%%%%100.0%
Physics121712556411914

100.0%88.2%100.0%100.0%80.0%83.3%100.0%81.8%100.0%92.9%
Political Science21273028177991413

95.2%96.3%100.0%89.3%94.1%85.7%88.9%88.9%92.9%92.3%
Psychology12811010281545244787653

93.8%92.7%92.2%85.2%92.6%88.5%84.1%91.0%97.4%94.3%
Rangeland Resource Science5714332325

100.0%85.7%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Recreation Administration1611217417471

100.0%100.0%95.2%100.0%100.0%.0%100.0%75.0%100.0%100.0%
Religious Studies4356001140

100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%%%100.0%100.0%100.0%%
Social Work282732281612141198

96.4%92.6%96.9%96.4%93.8%91.7%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Sociology2891413539676

92.9%77.8%78.6%84.6%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Software Engineering00000001128

%%%%%%%100.0%100.0%87.5%
Spanish6445100111

100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%%%100.0%100.0%100.0%
Theatre Arts157886581392

86.7%85.7%100.0%75.0%100.0%100.0%75.0%76.9%88.9%100.0%
Undeclared85616271572720403941

84.7%93.4%91.9%90.1%77.2%77.8%70.0%85.0%82.1%92.7%
Wildlife51295351514141695462

100.0%96.6%96.2%92.2%94.1%92.7%90.2%95.7%98.1%95.2%
Zoology38343740472726403842

81.6%91.2%89.2%92.5%80.9%85.2%100.0%92.5%94.7%97.6%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by college of major - cohort and pct return 2nd term
ft1term_retention report generated: 04-MAR-25
Major Program College
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Arts, Hum & Soc Sci407368349298216117175220218144

93.4%91.8%94.8%93.6%92.6%89.7%92.0%94.5%93.1%91.0%
General Studies85616271592721464346

84.7%93.4%91.9%90.1%78.0%77.8%71.4%87.0%83.7%93.5%
Natural Resources & Sci469441402392346231248452487498

91.5%91.8%93.0%93.6%91.0%89.6%92.3%94.5%94.9%93.6%
Professional Studies447419383282198160170221191200

94.6%94.0%93.0%89.4%93.9%91.3%92.9%92.8%96.3%95.0%