Transfer Student Retention Reports
Upper Division transfers (Juniors and Seniors)1-term retention      1-year retention      2-year retention      3-year retention      
Lower Division Transfers1-term retention      1-year retention      2-year retention      3-year retention      
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Transfers (Lower Div) 2-year Retention - Fall Cohorts 2015 - 2024

Overall 2-Year Retention of Lower Div Transfer Students
trans2yr_retention_LD 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 Cohort372348879186110144168128
Completed Degree (cumulative)22596415650
-> percent completed5.4%8.7%10.4%10.3%6.6%4.7%13.6%4.2%3.0%.0%
Returned 2-years later21152655585279941130
-> percent returning56.8%65.2%54.2%63.2%63.7%60.5%71.8%65.3%67.3%%
-> percent completed or returned62.2%73.9%64.6%73.6%70.3%65.1%85.5%69.4%70.2%%

Lower Div Transfers by Sex - cohort and pct return or completed by 2 years
trans2yr_retention_LD 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
F1871443494753629162

72.2%71.4%78.6%76.7%75.5%63.8%90.6%71.0%69.2%%
M19163444423856797465

52.6%75.0%58.8%70.5%64.3%65.8%80.4%69.6%70.3%%
N0000011331

%%%%%100.0%100.0%33.3%100.0%%

Lower Div Transfers URM - cohort and pct return or completed by 2 years
trans2yr_retention_LD 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 URM191023505249699310776

57.9%90.0%69.6%72.0%78.8%63.3%84.1%74.2%70.1%%
URM1461631323139395644

71.4%33.3%62.5%80.6%68.8%67.7%87.2%64.1%71.4%%
Unknown47967621258

50.0%85.7%55.6%50.0%14.3%66.7%100.0%50.0%60.0%%

Lower Div Transfers - CSU/IPEDS Ethnicity - cohort and pct return or completed by 2 years
trans2yr_retention_LD 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 American1243451476

100.0%.0%25.0%66.7%25.0%60.0%100.0%50.0%85.7%%
American Indian2101221121

100.0%100.0%%100.0%50.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%%
Asian American2111431274

50.0%100.0%100.0%.0%25.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%57.1%%
Hispanic/Latino91924162032283929

55.6%100.0%77.8%83.3%87.5%60.0%84.4%60.7%64.1%%
Nonresident Alien2421300411

50.0%75.0%50.0%100.0%.0%%%75.0%.0%%
Pacific Islander0001201010

%%%100.0%.0%%100.0%%.0%%
Two or More Races3243109891213

66.7%.0%50.0%33.3%70.0%100.0%100.0%77.8%75.0%%
Unknown2375462847

50.0%100.0%57.1%40.0%25.0%66.7%100.0%37.5%75.0%%
White1692148464164889567

62.5%88.9%71.4%75.0%84.8%56.1%82.8%73.9%72.6%%

Lower Div Transfers Sex by URM - cohort and pct return or completed by 2 years
trans2yr_retention_LD 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 URM104524262435405838


70.0%75.0%80.0%75.0%84.6%62.5%91.4%70.0%67.2%%

URM70817202018203318


71.4%%75.0%82.4%70.0%70.0%88.9%70.0%72.7%%

Unknown1312330206


100.0%66.7%100.0%50.0%33.3%33.3%%100.0%%%
MNot URM961826262434514837


44.4%100.0%66.7%69.2%73.1%62.5%76.5%78.4%72.9%%

URM76814121120182226


71.4%33.3%50.0%78.6%66.7%63.6%85.0%61.1%68.2%%

Unknown34844321042


33.3%100.0%50.0%50.0%.0%100.0%100.0%40.0%50.0%%
NNot URM0000010211


%%%%%100.0%%50.0%100.0%%

URM0000001110


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

Unknown0000000010


%%%%%%%%100.0%%

Lower Div Transfers by First Generation status - cohort and pct return or completed by 2 years
trans2yr_retention_LD 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-gen16101634382641375742

81.3%70.0%68.8%82.4%68.4%61.5%87.8%54.1%63.2%%
Not First-gen1810275349606810310982

44.4%80.0%66.7%67.9%75.5%66.7%83.8%75.7%74.3%%
Unknown3350401424

66.7%66.7%40.0%%25.0%%100.0%50.0%50.0%%

Lower Div Transfers by Low Income status - cohort and pct return or completed by 2 years
trans2yr_retention_LD 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-inc2582532323541365586

64.0%50.0%60.0%68.8%68.8%60.0%85.4%61.1%56.4%%
Not Low-inc88143636264662838

62.5%87.5%57.1%80.6%75.0%61.5%91.3%66.1%81.9%%
Unknown0011585844

%%100.0%100.0%60.0%100.0%100.0%87.5%75.0%%

47818181718382630

50.0%85.7%87.5%66.7%66.7%64.7%66.7%78.9%61.5%%

Lower Div Transfers Origin based on Prior Institution - cohort and pct return or completed by 2 years
trans2yr_retention_LD 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-Local436681214132413

75.0%100.0%66.7%83.3%87.5%75.0%85.7%69.2%66.7%%
2-Northern CA212710814191816

100.0%100.0%50.0%71.4%90.0%62.5%78.6%68.4%72.2%%
3-SF Bay42598121816159

25.0%100.0%40.0%77.8%50.0%83.3%88.9%93.8%86.7%%
4-Sacramento2016123121110

100.0%%100.0%83.3%100.0%50.0%100.0%75.0%72.7%%
5-Coast20363271996

100.0%%66.7%50.0%100.0%50.0%85.7%73.7%44.4%%
6-Central CA1236852473

.0%50.0%100.0%100.0%87.5%80.0%100.0%75.0%71.4%%
7-Los Angeles63918191632262724

83.3%33.3%66.7%88.9%68.4%68.8%84.4%57.7%63.0%%
8-San Diego115785851210

100.0%.0%80.0%57.1%62.5%100.0%75.0%40.0%83.3%%
W-WUE state64914151611192525

50.0%100.0%77.8%71.4%60.0%43.8%90.9%78.9%76.0%%
X-Other state75581081101912

42.9%80.0%20.0%37.5%60.0%37.5%100.0%50.0%68.4%%
Y-Foreign2200100110

50.0%50.0%%%.0%%%.0%.0%%

Lower Div Transfers by current Major - cohort and pct return or completed by 2 years
trans2yr_retention_LD 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
Anthropology0111104623

%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%%100.0%50.0%100.0%%
Applied Fire Science & Mgmt0000000022

%%%%%%%%50.0%%
Art20235229113

100.0%%50.0%66.7%80.0%50.0%100.0%66.7%63.6%%
Biology121046511107

100.0%50.0%100.0%%75.0%66.7%100.0%72.7%50.0%%
Botany0001241230

%%%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%50.0%100.0%%
Business Administration5379735111212

20.0%66.7%42.9%88.9%42.9%100.0%80.0%27.3%66.7%%
CD & Fam Rel - General0000012224

%%%%%.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%%
Cannabis Studies0000000010

%%%%%%%%.0%%
Chemistry0010212110

%%.0%%100.0%100.0%50.0%.0%100.0%%
Communication0011553224

%%100.0%.0%60.0%60.0%100.0%50.0%100.0%%
Computer Science1035342364

.0%%66.7%40.0%66.7%75.0%100.0%66.7%83.3%%
Criminology & Justice Studies2212422313

50.0%100.0%.0%100.0%50.0%50.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%%
Crit Race, Gender & Sexuality0001200100

%%%.0%50.0%%%100.0%%%
Data Science0000000020

%%%%%%%%100.0%%
Economics1110211210

100.0%100.0%.0%%100.0%100.0%100.0%.0%100.0%%
Energy Systems Engineering0000000140

%%%%%%%100.0%100.0%%
English1025316321

100.0%%100.0%100.0%66.7%100.0%50.0%66.7%100.0%%
Environmental Managemnt & Prot2000000000

50.0%%%%%%%%%%
Environmental Resources Engr3312312324

66.7%100.0%100.0%50.0%66.7%100.0%100.0%100.0%50.0%%
Environmental Science2000000000

100.0%%%%%%%%%%
Environmental Science & Mgmt01359569135

%100.0%66.7%80.0%88.9%60.0%100.0%77.8%84.6%%
Environmental Studies0023223534

%%50.0%66.7%100.0%100.0%66.7%100.0%66.7%%
Film0013223234

%%100.0%66.7%50.0%100.0%100.0%.0%100.0%%
Fine Art, BFA0000101010

%%%%.0%%100.0%%100.0%%
Fisheries Biology0001001332

%%%.0%%%100.0%100.0%33.3%%
Forestry11152471168

100.0%.0%100.0%80.0%100.0%75.0%71.4%72.7%50.0%%
French0000100000

%%%%.0%%%%%%
Geography0000001421

%%%%%%100.0%100.0%50.0%%
Geology1010012123

100.0%%100.0%%%.0%50.0%100.0%100.0%%
Geospatial Science & Tech0000000011

%%%%%%%%100.0%%
History0111022412

%100.0%.0%100.0%%50.0%100.0%75.0%100.0%%
Interdisciplinary Studies0000000114

%%%%%%%100.0%100.0%%
International Studies1000100101

.0%%%%100.0%%%100.0%%%
Journalism1013225213

.0%%.0%100.0%100.0%.0%100.0%50.0%100.0%%
Kinesiology3132764364

100.0%.0%33.3%50.0%71.4%66.7%100.0%100.0%83.3%%
Liberal Studies-Child Develop0101000000

%100.0%%.0%%%%%%%
Liberal Studies-Elementary Ed0110102243

%.0%100.0%%100.0%%100.0%50.0%50.0%%
Marine Biology0000000043

%%%%%%%%75.0%%
Mathematics0000210010

%%%%.0%.0%%%100.0%%
Mechanical Engineering0000000091

%%%%%%%%77.8%%
Music0002102242

%%%50.0%.0%%100.0%50.0%25.0%%
Native American Studies0101000110

%100.0%%.0%%%%100.0%100.0%%
Oceanography0021001000

%%100.0%100.0%%%100.0%%%%
Philosophy0000001150

%%%%%%100.0%100.0%60.0%%
Physics0011001221

%%100.0%100.0%%%.0%50.0%.0%%
Political Science0000203017

%%%%100.0%%100.0%%100.0%%
Psychology41763167101213

75.0%100.0%85.7%100.0%66.7%68.8%100.0%90.0%75.0%%
Rangeland Resource Science0000000200

%%%%%%%100.0%%%
Recreation Administration0003022100

%%%33.3%%.0%100.0%100.0%%%
Religious Studies0001110100

%%%.0%.0%.0%%100.0%%%
Social Work0201114212

%50.0%%100.0%100.0%100.0%75.0%100.0%100.0%%
Sociology0003121140

%%%100.0%100.0%50.0%.0%.0%50.0%%
Software Engineering0000000010

%%%%%%%%100.0%%
Spanish0010001000

%%.0%%%%.0%%%%
Theatre Arts0000202010

%%%%.0%%100.0%%.0%%
Undeclared1029520100

.0%%100.0%66.7%80.0%50.0%%.0%%%
Wildlife30153481098

66.7%%100.0%80.0%100.0%75.0%87.5%80.0%66.7%%
Zoology2101223680

50.0%100.0%%100.0%100.0%50.0%33.3%33.3%75.0%%

Lower Div Transfers by college of major - cohort and pct return or completed by 2 years
trans2yr_retention_LD 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 Sci751330362142484739

57.1%100.0%53.8%73.3%61.1%57.1%85.7%70.8%68.1%%
General Studies1029520214

.0%%100.0%66.7%80.0%50.0%%50.0%100.0%%
Natural Resources & Sci1681527323341658848

68.8%75.0%80.0%70.4%81.3%69.7%80.5%72.3%71.6%%
Professional Studies13101922213027333838

61.5%60.0%57.9%77.3%66.7%66.7%92.6%63.6%73.7%%