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First-Time full-time Undergrad 2-year Retention - Fall Cohorts 2015 - 2024

Overall 2-Year Retention of First-Time full-time Undergrads
ft2yr_retention report generated: 03-OCT-25

Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Initial Cohort1400128211881038815532609930937887
Returned 2-years later8117407156544913183715976090
Percent Returning57.9%57.7%60.2%63.0%60.2%59.8%60.9%64.2%65.0%.0%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by Sex - cohort and pct return 2 years later
ft2yr_retention report generated: 03-OCT-25
Sex
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
F865728749603476321352513491447

59.2%61.3%63.2%66.7%62.4%62.0%62.2%66.7%67.6%.0%
M533551433432331204244392426423

55.7%53.2%55.0%58.1%56.8%54.9%57.4%60.7%62.4%.0%
N23636713252017

100.0%33.3%66.7%33.3%83.3%100.0%92.3%68.0%55.0%.0%
U0000200000

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First-Time full-time Undergrads by URM - cohort and pct return 2 years later
ft2yr_retention report generated: 03-OCT-25
URM
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Not URM589532476453367243360548534508

59.6%61.1%65.1%65.8%60.8%64.2%66.1%68.6%69.1%.0%
URM735671645540401274232357370346

56.1%53.7%56.3%60.4%60.1%58.0%53.0%59.4%59.5%.0%
Unknown76796745471517253333

63.2%69.6%62.7%66.7%57.4%20.0%58.8%36.0%60.6%.0%

First-Time full-time Undergrads CSU/IPEDS Ethnicity - cohort and pct return 2 years later
ft2yr_retention report generated: 03-OCT-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

45.7%52.9%52.6%52.1%58.6%65.2%57.1%56.3%75.0%.0%
American Indian13111211796879

69.2%72.7%66.7%72.7%57.1%55.6%50.0%50.0%85.7%.0%
Asian American38312122121715303223

65.8%58.1%71.4%59.1%66.7%58.8%60.0%66.7%84.4%.0%
Hispanic/Latino610545517444328214190272302275

56.1%52.5%56.9%61.3%59.5%57.0%52.6%58.8%59.6%.0%
Nonresident Alien19181610654546

63.2%61.1%68.8%60.0%50.0%20.0%50.0%60.0%.0%.0%
Pacific Islander2445111243

.0%25.0%50.0%60.0%.0%100.0%100.0%50.0%25.0%.0%
Two or More Races991008553553640707774

54.5%61.0%55.3%60.4%61.8%61.1%52.5%67.1%59.7%.0%
Unknown57615135411013202927

63.2%72.1%60.8%68.6%58.5%20.0%61.5%30.0%69.0%.0%
White516461425410336217326491462452

60.5%61.6%65.2%66.1%61.3%64.5%67.2%68.8%68.0%.0%

First-Time full-time Undergrads Sex by URM - cohort and pct return 2 years later
ft2yr_retention report generated: 03-OCT-25
Sex
URM
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
FNot URM343277295252200146205296271238


60.1%63.9%69.5%68.3%61.0%67.8%66.8%71.3%71.2%.0%

URM481401410327252166145205204194


57.6%58.1%58.3%65.1%63.5%59.6%55.9%61.5%62.7%.0%

Unknown415044242492121615


70.7%72.0%65.9%70.8%62.5%11.1%50.0%41.7%68.8%.0%
MNot URM24525417719916293145238252260


58.8%57.9%58.2%63.3%59.9%57.0%63.4%65.1%67.1%.0%

URM25326823421214710584142159145


53.0%47.4%52.6%52.8%53.7%54.3%46.4%55.6%56.6%.0%

Unknown3529222122615121518


54.3%65.5%54.5%61.9%54.5%33.3%60.0%33.3%46.7%.0%
NNot URM11424410141110


100.0%100.0%50.0%.0%75.0%100.0%90.0%71.4%63.6%.0%

URM12112331077


100.0%.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%70.0%28.6%.0%

Unknown0010000120


%%100.0%%%%%.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 2 years later
ft2yr_retention report generated: 03-OCT-25
Exception
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
N134512201140989765515572868899875

58.7%58.0%61.0%64.7%61.7%59.6%62.6%64.2%65.9%.0%
Y55624849501737623812

40.0%51.6%41.7%28.6%38.0%64.7%35.1%64.5%44.7%.0%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by EOP participation - cohort and pct return 2 years later
ft2yr_retention report generated: 03-OCT-25
EOP
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
N126711481040858710446534822844816

57.8%57.1%59.8%63.3%59.9%60.8%62.7%64.1%65.5%.0%
Y13313414818010586751089371

59.4%62.7%62.8%61.7%62.9%54.7%48.0%64.8%60.2%.0%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by Academic Standing at END of first TERM - cohort and pct return 2 years later
ft2yr_retention report generated: 03-OCT-25
Acad Standing
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Good Standing1038940932784613440461703740672

66.2%66.1%68.5%71.3%67.2%68.0%67.5%71.8%72.8%.0%
Prob/Disq/Rein36234225625420292148227197215

34.3%34.8%30.1%37.4%39.1%20.7%40.5%40.5%35.5%.0%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by Academic Standing at END of first YEAR - cohort and pct return 2 years later
ft2yr_retention report generated: 03-OCT-25
Acad Standing
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Good Standing1045984921825666429463707753680

68.9%68.6%70.4%73.0%67.7%68.8%71.3%74.8%74.2%.0%
Prob/Disq/Rein355298267213149103146223184207

25.6%21.8%25.1%24.4%26.8%22.3%28.1%30.5%27.2%.0%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by First Generation status - cohort and pct return 2 years later
ft2yr_retention report generated: 03-OCT-25
First-Generation
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
First-gen808725681576429259220325320334

57.5%54.8%58.3%61.5%56.6%59.1%50.5%58.8%55.9%.0%
Not First-gen543526480456378265380590610544

57.6%60.8%63.1%64.7%64.8%61.9%67.6%67.6%70.2%.0%
Unknown49312768891579

67.3%74.2%55.6%83.3%37.5%12.5%33.3%46.7%28.6%.0%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by Low Income status - cohort and pct return 2 years later
ft2yr_retention report generated: 03-OCT-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

57.4%56.7%54.8%59.4%57.7%57.7%56.2%60.5%57.9%.0%
Not Low-inc53050146740532025535250660876

59.2%59.3%66.4%68.9%64.1%63.1%63.6%67.2%68.4%.0%
Unknown116109938984577912889121

55.2%56.9%65.6%58.4%58.3%52.6%59.5%60.9%60.7%.0%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by On/Off Campus Housing - cohort and pct return 2 years later
ft2yr_retention report generated: 03-OCT-25
Housing
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Off Campus188128126116972809611886116

55.3%61.7%65.1%62.9%49.5%56.4%57.3%62.7%72.1%.0%
On Campus121211541062922718252513812851771

58.3%57.3%59.6%63.0%61.7%63.5%61.6%64.4%64.3%.0%

First-Time full-time Undergrads Origin based on Prior Institution - cohort and pct return 2 years later
ft2yr_retention report generated: 03-OCT-25
Origin
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
1-Local94718146513846678089

61.7%67.6%69.1%67.4%66.7%65.8%63.0%55.2%72.5%.0%
2-Northern CA11411812694916387110141120

58.8%61.0%73.0%69.1%59.3%63.5%65.5%68.2%68.8%.0%
3-SF Bay19917017918310980130179170144

63.8%58.2%54.7%59.6%64.2%56.3%61.5%64.2%62.9%.0%
4-Sacramento48635953422327405045

56.3%54.0%61.0%66.0%61.9%87.0%63.0%75.0%78.0%.0%
5-Coast50343131271023464238

78.0%64.7%67.7%67.7%63.0%80.0%60.9%71.7%78.6%.0%
6-Central CA1171048978755553766167

56.4%55.8%64.0%59.0%57.3%67.3%64.2%64.5%60.7%.0%
7-Los Angeles549505451406280173151239247225

56.5%54.9%54.8%61.8%61.1%53.8%57.0%61.5%61.9%.0%
8-San Diego1121209974734742877066

46.4%57.5%56.6%68.9%56.2%59.6%47.6%60.9%58.6%.0%
W-WUE state81705255493138596172

56.8%60.0%69.2%61.8%59.2%58.1%63.2%71.2%60.7%.0%
X-Other state2423171614911211415

45.8%69.6%76.5%62.5%35.7%44.4%81.8%61.9%42.9%.0%
Y-Foreign12442431616

66.7%75.0%75.0%50.0%25.0%.0%100.0%50.0%100.0%.0%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by current Major - cohort and pct return 2 years later
ft2yr_retention report generated: 03-OCT-25
Major Program
Fall 15
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Anthropology152315181971316168

66.7%56.5%80.0%77.8%57.9%100.0%69.2%56.3%75.0%.0%
Applied Fire Science & Mgmt000000241615

%%%%%%100.0%100.0%43.8%.0%
Art44363638172033414117

75.0%61.1%69.4%52.6%52.9%70.0%66.7%73.2%58.5%.0%
Art History and Museum Studies0000000063

%%%%%%%%83.3%.0%
Biochemistry00010004418

%%%.0%%%%100.0%100.0%.0%
Biology105668074615648614143

62.9%57.6%65.0%55.4%70.5%57.1%54.2%52.5%78.0%.0%
Botany16161420171316231517

31.3%43.8%35.7%65.0%58.8%100.0%81.3%69.6%53.3%.0%
Business Administration10911110383563547544170

62.4%50.5%62.1%67.5%69.6%57.1%53.2%64.8%61.0%.0%
CD & Fam Rel - General00117101313116

%%.0%100.0%85.7%90.0%84.6%76.9%72.7%.0%
Cannabis Studies00000002133

%%%%%%%100.0%46.2%.0%
Chemistry3130242413511696

48.4%60.0%45.8%58.3%76.9%80.0%72.7%66.7%55.6%.0%
Communication26221917554763

53.8%54.5%57.9%47.1%20.0%40.0%100.0%71.4%50.0%.0%
Computer Science40412514231217333621

55.0%46.3%56.0%71.4%39.1%50.0%64.7%51.5%72.2%.0%
Criminology & Justice Studies68655738321718172022

51.5%49.2%57.9%65.8%62.5%58.8%44.4%58.8%60.0%.0%
Crit Race, Gender & Sexuality141181110210641

92.9%63.6%62.5%81.8%90.0%100.0%80.0%16.7%50.0%.0%
Dance0000000011

%%%%%%%%100.0%.0%
Data Science0000100144

%%%%.0%%%100.0%75.0%.0%
Economics6938342652

66.7%88.9%100.0%62.5%66.7%100.0%50.0%83.3%60.0%.0%
Energy Systems Engineering0000000296

%%%%%%%50.0%77.8%.0%
English3728272519911141910

67.6%60.7%55.6%64.0%57.9%44.4%54.5%57.1%57.9%.0%
Environmental Managemnt & Prot5700000000

40.0%42.9%%%%%%%%%
Environmental Resources Engr4139282519136231724

65.9%74.4%82.1%88.0%63.2%84.6%83.3%60.9%82.4%.0%
Environmental Science181400000000

38.9%21.4%%%%%%%%%
Environmental Science & Mgmt33675758391428605134

93.9%86.6%80.7%75.9%69.2%78.6%78.6%71.7%74.5%.0%
Environmental Studies232821272278191211

56.5%67.9%90.5%77.8%68.2%57.1%62.5%94.7%50.0%.0%
Film251415152064221516

32.0%42.9%53.3%66.7%40.0%50.0%50.0%68.2%53.3%.0%
Fine Art, BFA0004002240

%%%100.0%%%100.0%100.0%100.0%%
Fisheries Biology121412101148131615

66.7%64.3%50.0%80.0%63.6%50.0%62.5%76.9%75.0%.0%
Forestry33322834302626434646

57.6%59.4%39.3%61.8%60.0%73.1%57.7%58.1%58.7%.0%
French1041210000

100.0%%50.0%.0%50.0%100.0%%%%%
Geography7854502212

71.4%75.0%100.0%100.0%80.0%%100.0%100.0%.0%.0%
Geology121181093317125

75.0%63.6%62.5%80.0%77.8%100.0%100.0%88.2%58.3%.0%
Geospatial Science & Tech0000010243

%%%%%.0%%100.0%75.0%.0%
History152520191691012138

46.7%68.0%50.0%68.4%56.3%66.7%40.0%66.7%69.2%.0%
IS - Crit Race, Gen & Sex0010000000

%%.0%%%%%%%%
IS - Dance Studies2631118210

100.0%83.3%66.7%100.0%100.0%.0%75.0%100.0%100.0%%
Interdisciplinary Studies0000201654

%%%%.0%%.0%83.3%40.0%.0%
International Studies158145950420

40.0%62.5%57.1%100.0%66.7%40.0%%50.0%.0%%
Journalism202123799131186

60.0%38.1%47.8%85.7%77.8%33.3%61.5%63.6%75.0%.0%
Kinesiology92926942373327413552

58.7%45.7%55.1%61.9%64.9%60.6%37.0%73.2%65.7%.0%
Liberal St-Child Dev-Elem Ed0122222612

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

65.2%65.6%42.9%76.9%81.8%%%%%%
Liberal Studies-Elementary Ed22272817101114101119

50.0%77.8%64.3%76.5%70.0%81.8%78.6%60.0%81.8%.0%
Liberal Studies-Recreation Adm0001000000

%%%.0%%%%%%%
Marine Biology0000010143436

%%%%%.0%%78.6%52.9%.0%
Mathematics711161365510611

57.1%45.5%50.0%61.5%50.0%60.0%60.0%70.0%83.3%.0%
Mechanical Engineering0000002125364

%%%%%%100.0%83.3%69.8%.0%
Music20191985284810

60.0%47.4%42.1%62.5%60.0%50.0%62.5%100.0%62.5%.0%
Native American Studies2134215431

100.0%100.0%66.7%75.0%.0%100.0%80.0%75.0%100.0%.0%
Oceanography15109101035996

66.7%40.0%88.9%80.0%60.0%66.7%60.0%55.6%100.0%.0%
Philosophy5955126522

40.0%44.4%80.0%60.0%100.0%.0%66.7%100.0%50.0%.0%
Physical Science0000000001

%%%%%%%%%.0%
Physics1217125564111012

50.0%47.1%91.7%40.0%20.0%33.3%100.0%54.5%90.0%.0%
Political Science21273028177991513

52.4%44.4%60.0%57.1%76.5%57.1%66.7%66.7%53.3%.0%
Psychology12811010281545244797755

53.9%66.4%57.8%51.9%59.3%51.9%52.3%60.8%70.1%.0%
Rangeland Resource Science5714332327

60.0%85.7%100.0%100.0%66.7%33.3%50.0%100.0%100.0%.0%
Recreation Administration1611217417481

68.8%81.8%71.4%85.7%100.0%100.0%71.4%75.0%87.5%.0%
Religious Studies4356001140

50.0%66.7%80.0%66.7%%%100.0%.0%100.0%%
Social Work282732281612141188

64.3%66.7%71.9%71.4%81.3%58.3%71.4%90.9%50.0%.0%
Sociology2891513539675

67.9%33.3%53.3%61.5%60.0%100.0%55.6%66.7%71.4%.0%
Software Engineering00000001118

%%%%%%%100.0%81.8%.0%
Spanish6445100211

50.0%50.0%75.0%80.0%100.0%%%.0%.0%.0%
Theatre Arts157886581382

73.3%57.1%87.5%37.5%33.3%40.0%25.0%53.8%62.5%.0%
Undeclared85616271572720372827

22.4%24.6%17.7%18.3%22.8%11.1%10.0%13.5%14.3%.0%
Wildlife51295351514141685160

68.6%86.2%86.8%80.4%70.6%73.2%75.6%72.1%74.5%.0%
Zoology38343740472726393737

71.1%64.7%56.8%80.0%55.3%55.6%61.5%53.8%67.6%.0%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by college of major - cohort and pct return 2 years later
ft2yr_retention report generated: 03-OCT-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 Sci407368350298217118175220229148

59.5%54.9%61.7%64.8%59.4%57.6%60.6%68.6%60.7%.0%
General Studies85616271592721433331

22.4%24.6%17.7%18.3%22.0%11.1%9.5%23.3%18.2%.0%
Natural Resources & Sci469441402392344230248454484494

62.0%63.3%66.2%70.2%62.8%66.5%67.7%65.2%69.6%.0%
Professional Studies447419382282199160170223196215

59.3%59.2%60.2%63.1%68.8%60.6%57.6%66.8%67.3%.0%