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First-Time Undergrad 1-year Retention - Fall Cohorts 2002 - 2011

Overall 1-Year Retention of First-Time Undergrads
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13

Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
Initial Cohort836853760814966103811681344128212461031
Returned 1-year later603648538619720758840995946909758
Percent Returning72.1%76.0%70.8%76.0%74.5%73.0%71.9%74.0%73.8%73.0%73.5%

First-Time Undergrads by Sex - cohorts and percent returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
Sex
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
F504480428461550551661745701699578

75.6%80.2%74.1%79.0%76.0%76.4%76.6%76.2%74.3%75.5%76.3%
M332373332353416487507599581547453

66.9%70.5%66.6%72.2%72.6%69.2%65.9%71.3%73.1%69.7%70.0%

First-Time Undergrads by URM - cohorts and pct returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
URM
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
Not URM523561485471560566661912801757630

74.6%76.8%72.2%74.3%75.2%76.0%75.3%74.5%73.7%74.4%74.7%
URM166190150218235263282394450467282

68.1%73.2%71.3%80.7%71.5%71.5%74.1%73.6%74.2%71.5%73.1%
Unknown147102125125171209225383122120

68.0%76.5%64.8%74.4%76.6%67.0%59.1%68.4%71.0%54.5%68.3%

First-Time Undergrads CSU/IPEDS Ethnicity - cohorts and pct returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
CSU/IPEDS Ethnicity
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
1-American Indian22211112212522616716

54.5%66.7%63.6%83.3%57.1%48.0%54.5%66.7%62.5%57.1%59.5%
2-African American3856485068555044647054

71.1%67.9%79.2%82.0%57.4%72.7%64.0%72.7%70.3%74.3%70.7%
3-Hispanic/Latino11211576141127138153306341366188

69.6%75.7%69.7%80.1%76.4%71.7%77.8%75.8%73.9%71.3%74.2%
4-Asian American3545372934363744534940

80.0%84.4%75.7%62.1%79.4%66.7%78.4%75.0%66.0%83.7%75.4%
5-Pacific Islander25825985245

100.0%60.0%50.0%100.0%100.0%66.7%62.5%40.0%100.0%75.0%68.0%
6-Two or More Race000000097718826

%%%%%%%68.0%74.6%76.1%72.7%
7-White499506425434485472555740644609537

73.1%75.7%70.4%75.3%74.2%75.4%72.8%74.7%75.8%72.1%74.0%
8-Unknown124104153143223299336978950162

72.6%80.8%70.6%74.8%79.8%72.9%69.6%70.1%67.4%78.0%73.3%
9-Nonresident Alie41233475233

25.0%100.0%50.0%33.3%66.7%75.0%71.4%100.0%50.0%100.0%67.6%

First-Time Undergrads Sex by URM - cohorts and pct returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
Sex
URM
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
FNot URM311309260255301305376486430414345


77.8%81.9%76.5%78.8%75.4%80.0%81.1%78.0%74.2%76.6%77.9%

URM10611292132146133159237254271164


71.7%75.0%71.7%81.8%73.3%68.4%78.6%72.6%74.8%74.5%74.4%

Unknown8759767410311312622171469


72.4%81.4%68.4%74.3%81.6%76.1%60.3%77.3%70.6%64.3%72.6%
MNot URM212252225216259261285426371343285


69.8%70.6%67.1%69.0%74.9%71.3%67.7%70.4%73.0%71.7%70.7%

URM6078588689130123157196196117


61.7%70.5%70.7%79.1%68.5%74.6%68.3%75.2%73.5%67.3%71.4%

Unknown604349516896991614850


61.7%69.8%59.2%74.5%69.1%56.3%57.6%56.3%71.4%37.5%62.3%

First-Time Undergrads by FIG participation - cohorts and pct returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
FIG
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
FIG39147531542336341046043700327

74.2%77.9%74.0%76.4%79.1%76.1%77.4%75.5%%%76.4%
non-FIG44537844539160362870890712821246703

70.3%73.5%68.5%75.7%71.8%71.0%68.4%73.3%73.8%73.0%72.2%

First-Time Undergrads FIG participation by URM - cohorts and pct returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
FIG
URM
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
FIGNot URM25433821125023223527233600213


76.0%76.9%76.8%75.6%78.9%78.3%80.1%77.4%%%77.5%

URM6089481006510289900064


76.7%80.9%66.7%80.0%80.0%74.5%84.3%70.0%%%77.1%

Unknown77485673667399110050


66.2%79.2%69.6%74.0%78.8%71.2%63.6%63.6%%%70.8%
non-FIGNot URM269223274221328331389576801757417


73.2%76.7%68.6%72.9%72.6%74.3%72.0%72.7%73.7%74.4%73.2%

URM106101102118170161193304450467217


63.2%66.3%73.5%81.4%68.2%69.6%69.4%74.7%74.2%71.5%71.9%

Unknown7054695210513612627312269


70.0%74.1%60.9%75.0%75.2%64.7%55.6%70.4%71.0%54.5%66.5%

First-Time Undergrads FIG participation by Sex - cohorts and pct returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
FIG
Sex
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
FIGF24727017523620523527023000187


77.3%80.4%73.7%79.7%79.0%77.0%80.0%77.4%%%78.3%

M14420514018715817519020700141


68.8%74.6%74.3%72.2%79.1%74.9%73.7%73.4%%%73.9%
non-FIGF257210253225345316391515701699391


73.9%80.0%74.3%78.2%74.2%75.9%74.2%75.7%74.3%75.5%75.3%

M188168192166258312317392581547312


65.4%65.5%60.9%72.3%68.6%66.0%61.2%70.2%73.1%69.7%68.2%

First-Time Undergrads by Exceptional Admit Status - cohorts and pct returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
Exception
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
N7307426657196506551006119312101168874

73.6%76.8%71.0%76.9%79.2%76.0%72.9%74.9%74.0%73.5%74.7%
Y10611195953163831621517278157

62.3%70.3%69.5%69.5%64.9%67.9%66.0%67.5%69.4%64.1%66.9%

First-Time Undergrads by English Remediation need - cohorts and pct returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
Remedial ENGL req
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
N533561485545643647815988888920703

74.1%75.6%70.7%76.1%74.8%76.2%71.4%74.6%75.6%74.1%74.3%
Y303292275269323391353356394326328

68.6%76.7%70.9%75.8%74.0%67.8%73.1%72.5%69.8%69.6%71.7%

First-Time Undergrads by Math Remediation need - cohorts and pct returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
Remedial MATH req
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
N526543495501590625722825773787639

73.6%75.1%71.3%76.6%76.3%75.5%73.7%76.4%76.2%73.7%74.9%
Y310310265313376413446519509459392

69.7%77.4%69.8%75.1%71.8%69.2%69.1%70.3%70.1%71.7%71.2%

First-Time Undergrads by Academic Standing at END of first term - cohorts and pct returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
Acad Standing
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
Good Standing7106886206647438049071066971906808

77.6%82.0%75.8%81.9%82.1%80.0%81.0%81.0%82.1%83.2%80.8%
Prob/Disqualified126165140150223234261278311340223

41.3%50.9%48.6%50.0%49.3%49.1%40.2%47.5%47.9%45.6%46.9%

First-Time Undergrads by First Generation status - cohorts and pct returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
First-Generation
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
First-gen330350331370423465489576588629455

69.7%74.0%71.0%77.0%72.1%71.0%72.0%75.9%72.6%70.1%72.5%
Not First-gen450472390404503525612709643590530

74.0%77.8%70.8%77.7%77.1%74.1%72.7%73.5%74.2%76.1%74.7%
Unknown5631394040486759512746

71.4%71.0%69.2%50.0%67.5%81.3%64.2%62.7%82.4%70.4%69.0%

First-Time Undergrads by Low Income status - cohorts and pct returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
Low-Income
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
Low-inc158170142159189190245325389401237

70.9%75.3%71.1%79.2%77.2%68.9%72.7%80.3%73.3%71.3%74.1%
Not Low-inc474462430465541614697770705694585

71.9%76.0%72.6%76.1%73.6%74.9%72.9%72.6%72.9%73.8%73.6%
Unknown204221188190236234226249188151209

73.5%76.5%66.5%73.2%74.6%71.4%68.1%70.3%78.2%73.5%72.5%

First-Time Undergrads by Disability status - cohorts and pct returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
Disability
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
Disabled4125293122362846623335

82.9%84.0%69.0%74.2%72.7%69.4%75.0%80.4%79.0%72.7%76.5%
Not disabled79582873178394410021140129812201213995

71.6%75.7%70.9%76.1%74.6%73.2%71.8%73.8%73.5%73.0%73.4%

First-Time Undergrads by On/Off Campus Housing - cohorts and pct returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
Housing
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
Off Campus170145131137192178155301195188179

72.4%69.0%65.6%67.9%71.4%65.7%65.8%72.1%71.8%68.1%69.4%
On Campus6667086296777748601013104310871058852

72.1%77.4%71.9%77.7%75.3%74.5%72.9%74.6%74.1%73.8%74.4%

First-Time Undergrads Origin based on Prior Institution - cohorts and pct returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
Origin
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
1-Local188203167170190180196165134115171

81.4%81.3%78.4%77.1%81.1%75.6%76.5%73.3%64.9%62.6%76.1%
2-Northern CA9287967111397115146125140108

72.8%80.5%64.6%77.5%69.9%64.9%67.0%74.0%76.8%74.3%72.2%
3-SF Bay124133121138125146144194218199154

67.7%79.7%68.6%75.4%76.0%75.3%73.6%76.8%79.8%79.9%75.9%
4-Sacramento2328202728293737353430

60.9%71.4%70.0%77.8%78.6%75.9%64.9%62.2%65.7%70.6%69.5%
5-Coast2932273422303026333630

65.5%68.8%40.7%73.5%86.4%60.0%70.0%80.8%63.6%72.2%67.9%
6-Central CA4942475249456068847257

67.3%71.4%78.7%75.0%77.6%82.2%75.0%79.4%69.0%76.4%75.0%
7-Los Angeles183192183200258287313382419404282

73.8%70.8%74.9%75.0%71.7%73.5%71.6%76.7%74.5%72.0%73.5%
8-San Diego46503365566775958411869

69.6%68.0%57.6%80.0%67.9%71.6%77.3%73.7%70.2%68.6%71.3%
W-WUE state484231327712516517011710091

54.2%66.7%71.0%78.1%71.4%72.8%67.3%66.5%76.9%78.0%70.5%
X-Other state4632281737242551272431

76.1%81.3%60.7%76.5%67.6%62.5%80.0%68.6%74.1%62.5%71.1%
Y-Foreign33243366234

33.3%100.0%100.0%25.0%100.0%100.0%33.3%66.7%100.0%100.0%68.6%
Z-Unknown59548524415

80.0%88.9%60.0%75.0%87.5%80.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%85.1%

First-Time Undergrads by current Major - cohorts and pct returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
Current Major
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
Fall 10
Fall 11
10yr avg
Anthropology131461414191719211615

92.3%85.7%83.3%78.6%64.3%73.7%82.4%73.7%61.9%68.8%75.2%
Art8667435248667364463758

80.2%83.6%74.4%78.8%68.8%80.3%83.6%79.7%87.0%86.5%80.4%
Biology7575726478111123123138154101

80.0%77.3%73.6%76.6%76.9%73.9%71.5%74.8%74.6%69.5%74.2%
Botany26489125151098

50.0%83.3%75.0%75.0%44.4%75.0%80.0%66.7%60.0%66.7%67.5%
Business Administration4439444662565577598857

72.7%64.1%63.6%65.2%75.8%69.6%69.1%68.8%72.9%64.8%68.8%
Chemistry1169819161114201413

81.8%83.3%77.8%87.5%78.9%81.3%54.5%57.1%75.0%78.6%75.0%
Communication10446148127171310

70.0%75.0%75.0%50.0%71.4%87.5%50.0%100.0%58.8%92.3%71.6%
Computer Information Systems1311641537105

61.5%45.5%50.0%25.0%100.0%40.0%100.0%71.4%100.0%%56.9%
Computer Science14879561010147

100.0%75.0%75.0%42.9%77.8%80.0%50.0%60.0%60.0%85.7%68.9%
Economics324117791075

66.7%50.0%75.0%100.0%.0%71.4%85.7%33.3%90.0%85.7%70.6%
English3324212738233250432832

78.8%62.5%66.7%74.1%71.1%78.3%75.0%78.0%67.4%75.0%73.0%
Environmental Managemnt & Prot0000000018194

%%%%%%%%88.9%68.4%78.4%
Environmental Resources Engr1712131218344054404128

47.1%91.7%69.2%75.0%66.7%73.5%75.0%64.8%82.5%78.0%72.6%
Environmental Science219142122234052414429

71.4%66.7%64.3%85.7%77.3%82.6%70.0%76.9%78.0%75.0%75.6%
Fisheries Biology1013762113111471512

70.0%69.2%71.4%66.7%95.2%84.6%81.8%92.9%71.4%80.0%81.2%
Forestry912161614212228292820

66.7%83.3%62.5%68.8%78.6%71.4%77.3%64.3%86.2%71.4%73.3%
French31233326223

33.3%100.0%50.0%100.0%100.0%66.7%100.0%66.7%100.0%100.0%77.8%
Geography22323683334

100.0%100.0%100.0%50.0%100.0%100.0%87.5%100.0%100.0%100.0%94.3%
Geology24545407524

50.0%50.0%80.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%%85.7%100.0%100.0%86.8%
German10112200001

100.0%%.0%100.0%50.0%100.0%%%%%71.4%
History1217141220272234163321

91.7%76.5%64.3%75.0%65.0%66.7%77.3%82.4%100.0%69.7%75.8%
IS - Crit Race, Gen & Sex00000000141

%%%%%%%%100.0%100.0%100.0%
IS - Dance Studies01442012622

%100.0%75.0%100.0%100.0%%100.0%100.0%83.3%100.0%90.9%
IS - Ethnic Studies00020010000

%%%100.0%%%100.0%%%%100.0%
IS - Women's Studies22042213202

100.0%100.0%%75.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%66.7%50.0%%83.3%
IS-INTL- International Studies336127121218181411

33.3%100.0%50.0%75.0%85.7%91.7%83.3%88.9%94.4%78.6%82.9%
Industrial Technology35595792005

66.7%80.0%40.0%55.6%100.0%28.6%66.7%50.0%%%60.0%
Interdisciplinary Studies01001000000

%100.0%%%100.0%%%%%%100.0%
Journalism2124234630253724331528

71.4%79.2%78.3%78.3%70.0%84.0%75.7%70.8%81.8%80.0%77.0%
Kinesiology2031233534424860606742

55.0%74.2%73.9%77.1%76.5%76.2%83.3%80.0%71.7%65.7%74.0%
Liberal St Elem Ed -Integrated09100300001

%88.9%.0%%%66.7%%%%%76.9%
Liberal St-Child Dev-Elem Ed57113155143

100.0%71.4%.0%.0%100.0%.0%60.0%20.0%100.0%50.0%60.6%
Liberal Studies26532943114

100.0%66.7%80.0%100.0%100.0%66.7%75.0%33.3%.0%.0%69.4%
Liberal Studies-Child Develop810111481619151911

37.5%60.0%100.0%54.5%75.0%62.5%81.3%73.7%93.3%78.9%72.1%
Liberal Studies-Elementary Ed3122221923212135211823

80.6%95.5%77.3%73.7%82.6%81.0%85.7%82.9%61.9%88.9%81.1%
Liberal Studies-Recreation Adm73122169664

100.0%100.0%.0%100.0%50.0%100.0%100.0%88.9%83.3%50.0%83.7%
Mathematics911151314111012171613

44.4%72.7%86.7%84.6%71.4%72.7%90.0%91.7%82.4%75.0%78.1%
Music2219232021322332182524

77.3%73.7%78.3%80.0%81.0%75.0%65.2%81.3%66.7%76.0%75.7%
Nat Resources Plng & Interptn6763106713106

83.3%100.0%83.3%100.0%100.0%100.0%71.4%92.3%.0%%89.8%
Native American Studies00311222211

%%66.7%100.0%.0%50.0%50.0%.0%50.0%100.0%50.0%
Nursing77012020002

100.0%100.0%%100.0%100.0%%100.0%%%%100.0%
Nursing Pre-Major122637294834445342033

66.7%92.3%78.4%75.9%79.2%67.6%61.4%79.2%35.7%%70.2%
Oceanography526367111015118

40.0%50.0%83.3%100.0%50.0%42.9%81.8%90.0%93.3%45.5%71.1%
Philosophy261048856766

100.0%66.7%80.0%75.0%50.0%75.0%60.0%66.7%71.4%50.0%67.7%
Physical Science22130010001

50.0%100.0%100.0%66.7%%%.0%%%%66.7%
Physics562756101310128

100.0%66.7%50.0%71.4%100.0%50.0%70.0%84.6%60.0%83.3%75.0%
Political Science1514151321202223282119

60.0%78.6%80.0%61.5%95.2%80.0%54.5%69.6%60.7%81.0%71.9%
Psychology4855525277647190869469

64.6%69.1%67.3%80.8%71.4%79.7%59.2%70.0%77.9%73.4%71.6%
Rangeland Resource Science00011202001

%%%100.0%100.0%50.0%%100.0%%%83.3%
Religious Studies31152444313

100.0%.0%100.0%80.0%50.0%100.0%75.0%50.0%100.0%100.0%78.6%
Social Science30100000000

33.3%%.0%%%%%%%%25.0%
Social Science (Education)31217460002

100.0%100.0%50.0%.0%85.7%25.0%33.3%%%%58.3%
Social Work149812151515171211

100.0%100.0%88.9%100.0%66.7%93.3%80.0%93.3%76.5%83.3%85.2%
Social Work Pre-Major64100000001

83.3%75.0%.0%%%%%%%%72.7%
Sociology56411951127142111

40.0%100.0%75.0%63.6%77.8%60.0%72.7%63.0%64.3%66.7%67.3%
Spanish76142014633

85.7%83.3%100.0%75.0%100.0%%100.0%75.0%83.3%100.0%85.3%
Theatre Arts1515201120112023162317

66.7%60.0%75.0%54.5%65.0%54.5%80.0%82.6%62.5%73.9%69.5%
Undeclared138163113126113146153139188171145

63.8%72.4%64.6%77.8%65.5%57.5%62.7%60.4%68.1%70.2%66.4%
Wildlife2731282337395269766745

88.9%74.2%67.9%87.0%81.1%87.2%78.8%82.6%77.6%82.1%80.6%
Zoology2521221334304834364531

68.0%81.0%72.7%92.3%73.5%76.7%75.0%85.3%80.6%64.4%75.6%

First-Time Undergrads by college of major - cohorts and pct returning
ft1yr_retention report generated: 22-APR-13
Major College
Fall 02
Fall 03
Fall 04
Fall 05
Fall 06
Fall 07
Fall 08
Fall 09
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Fall 11
10yr avg
All University140170118129116155157142189172149

64.3%72.4%65.3%78.3%66.4%58.1%63.1%59.9%67.7%69.8%66.5%
Arts, Hum & Soc Sci261227207255274279312351302268274

76.6%78.0%73.4%74.9%73.0%77.1%74.7%76.9%74.8%77.6%75.7%
Natural Resources & Sci240232234216303345400477474491341

72.5%75.9%72.2%78.2%77.9%75.9%73.8%76.3%77.8%73.1%75.4%
Professional Studies195224201214273259299374317315267

71.3%76.8%69.7%73.8%75.8%73.7%71.2%73.8%70.3%70.5%72.7%