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First-Time full-time Undergrad 3-year Retention - Fall Cohorts 2011 - 2020

Overall 3-Year Retention of First-Time full-time Undergrads
ft3yr_retention report generated: 09-OCT-23

Fall 11
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Initial Cohort12451199134413641400128211881038815532
Returned 3-years later703735798787755673655562421280
Percent Returning56.5%61.3%59.4%57.7%53.9%52.5%55.1%54.1%51.7%52.6%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by Sex - cohort and pct return 3 years later
ft3yr_retention report generated: 09-OCT-23
Sex
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Fall 20
F696664814825865728753605479322

60.5%64.0%62.5%57.6%55.1%55.8%59.5%57.0%53.0%55.0%
M548534529537533552432431332207

51.3%58.1%54.4%57.7%52.0%48.2%47.5%50.3%49.7%48.8%
N1112223243

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

First-Time full-time Undergrads by URM - cohort and pct return 3 years later
ft3yr_retention report generated: 09-OCT-23
URM
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Fall 20
Not URM695583631598589532476453367243

59.0%65.2%62.6%60.7%56.7%57.1%59.9%57.0%53.4%55.1%
URM498560652697735671645540401274

53.0%57.3%58.0%55.4%51.2%48.4%51.8%51.9%51.1%51.5%
Unknown52566169767967454715

55.8%60.7%41.0%55.1%59.2%55.7%53.7%53.3%42.6%33.3%

First-Time full-time Undergrads CSU/IPEDS Ethnicity - cohort and pct return 3 years later
ft3yr_retention report generated: 09-OCT-23
CSU/IPEDS Ethnicity
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Fall 20
African American70625569465157482923

54.3%50.0%52.7%47.8%34.8%35.3%49.1%47.9%51.7%56.5%
American Indian7107101311121179

42.9%60.0%85.7%40.0%61.5%45.5%58.3%63.6%57.1%55.6%
Asian American49444251383121221217

63.3%68.2%54.8%56.9%60.5%51.6%71.4%50.0%58.3%41.2%
Hispanic/Latino366432524546610545517444328214

52.7%58.6%57.8%56.2%52.1%48.8%52.0%51.8%50.6%49.5%
Nonresident Alien243161918161065

100.0%75.0%100.0%56.3%57.9%33.3%62.5%50.0%33.3%20.0%
Pacific Islander4244244511

50.0%50.0%25.0%75.0%.0%.0%25.0%60.0%.0%100.0%
Two or More Races887490959910085535536

61.4%59.5%58.9%57.9%48.5%59.0%50.6%56.6%54.5%61.1%
Unknown50525853576151354110

54.0%59.6%37.9%54.7%59.6%62.3%51.0%54.3%43.9%40.0%
White609519561520516461425410336217

58.0%64.7%63.8%61.2%57.6%57.5%60.2%57.1%53.3%55.8%

First-Time full-time Undergrads Sex by URM - cohort and pct return 3 years later
ft3yr_retention report generated: 09-OCT-23
Sex
URM
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Fall 20
FNot URM371304360342343276297254202146


64.2%66.1%64.4%60.8%57.1%59.4%67.0%58.7%51.0%60.3%

URM289329419440481402410326252167


56.7%62.0%62.1%55.0%52.6%53.2%54.4%56.1%54.4%51.5%

Unknown3631354341504625259


52.8%64.5%48.6%58.1%68.3%56.0%56.5%52.0%56.0%33.3%
MNot URM32327827125524525517719816395


52.9%64.4%60.1%60.4%56.3%54.9%48.0%55.1%55.8%47.4%

URM209231232256253268234213147106


47.8%50.6%50.4%55.9%48.2%41.0%47.0%45.5%46.3%50.9%

Unknown1625262635292120226


62.5%56.0%30.8%50.0%48.6%55.2%47.6%55.0%27.3%33.3%
NNot URM1101112122


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

URM0011111121


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

First-Time full-time Undergrads by Exceptional Admit Status - cohort and pct return 3 years later
ft3yr_retention report generated: 09-OCT-23
Exception
Fall 11
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Fall 13
Fall 14
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Fall 19
Fall 20
N1167114012481310134512201140989765515

57.4%62.7%60.7%57.9%54.8%52.8%55.9%55.5%53.5%53.2%
Y78599654556248495017

42.3%33.9%42.7%51.9%32.7%46.8%37.5%26.5%24.0%35.3%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by EOP participation - cohort and pct return 3 years later
ft3yr_retention report generated: 09-OCT-23
EOP
Fall 11
Fall 12
Fall 13
Fall 14
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Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
N1089108412071216126711481040858710446

56.7%61.6%58.9%57.8%54.1%52.7%54.7%54.7%50.8%53.6%
Y15611513714813313414818010586

54.5%58.3%63.5%56.8%52.6%50.7%58.1%51.7%57.1%47.7%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by First Generation status - cohort and pct return 3 years later
ft3yr_retention report generated: 09-OCT-23
First-Generation
Fall 11
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Fall 20
First-gen632615772780808725682576430258

52.4%57.1%57.3%55.5%53.5%48.7%53.4%50.7%48.8%48.4%
Not First-gen591550553546543526479456377265

61.1%65.5%62.4%61.2%54.5%57.0%58.2%58.3%55.4%57.4%
Unknown22341938493127689

50.0%70.6%57.9%52.6%55.1%64.5%44.4%66.7%25.0%33.3%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by Low Income status - cohort and pct return 3 years later
ft3yr_retention report generated: 09-OCT-23
Low-Income
Fall 11
Fall 12
Fall 13
Fall 14
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Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Low-inc541537665729754672628544411220

51.9%57.5%56.2%54.9%53.3%50.9%49.5%50.2%48.7%48.6%
Not Low-inc554515573527530501467405320255

61.0%65.0%62.7%61.5%55.3%55.5%61.7%61.0%56.6%57.3%
Unknown15014710610811610993898457

56.0%61.9%61.3%58.3%51.7%48.6%60.2%47.2%47.6%47.4%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by On/Off Campus Housing - cohort and pct return 3 years later
ft3yr_retention report generated: 09-OCT-23
Housing
Fall 11
Fall 12
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Fall 14
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Fall 17
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Fall 20
Off Campus18815015215618812812611697280

48.4%62.0%64.5%50.6%48.4%53.9%57.9%51.7%43.3%49.6%
On Campus1057104911921208121211541062922718252

57.9%61.2%58.7%58.6%54.8%52.3%54.8%54.4%52.8%56.0%

First-Time full-time Undergrads Origin based on Prior Institution - cohort and pct return 3 years later
ft3yr_retention report generated: 09-OCT-23
Origin
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1-Local101808976947180465139

50.5%66.3%73.0%56.6%55.3%63.4%63.8%65.2%56.9%56.4%
2-Northern CA141100104112114118126949162

56.0%69.0%60.6%57.1%54.4%56.8%64.3%56.4%50.5%51.6%
3-SF Bay20217217021219917017918310980

65.8%65.1%59.4%64.2%60.8%51.8%53.1%53.0%55.0%58.8%
4-Sacramento34536455486359534223

47.1%56.6%56.3%61.8%52.1%55.6%52.5%64.2%59.5%73.9%
5-Coast37403529503431312710

51.4%72.5%51.4%58.6%74.0%61.8%67.7%58.1%59.3%60.0%
6-Central CA73789010611710489787555

57.5%56.4%63.3%53.8%52.1%47.1%56.2%48.7%53.3%60.0%
7-Los Angeles409459556560549505452406280173

56.2%60.3%57.4%57.0%53.0%49.3%49.8%52.0%49.3%45.7%
8-San Diego11912112111311212099747347

52.9%59.5%56.2%53.1%42.0%53.3%54.5%55.4%47.9%53.2%
W-WUE state102749083817052554931

54.9%52.7%61.1%59.0%53.1%54.3%61.5%54.5%49.0%48.4%
X-Other state2521221624231716149

52.0%42.9%59.1%37.5%33.3%60.9%70.6%56.3%50.0%44.4%
Y-Foreign21321244243

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

First-Time full-time Undergrads by 5th term Major - cohort and pct return 3 years later
ft3yr_retention report generated: 09-OCT-23
Major Program
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Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Anthropology2319181515231518197

69.6%68.4%66.7%53.3%53.3%56.5%73.3%55.6%57.9%85.7%
Art43454944443636371620

72.1%73.3%57.1%63.6%68.2%58.3%63.9%48.6%43.8%65.0%
Biology1391241591271056680746256

55.4%61.3%60.4%55.9%62.9%57.6%61.3%48.6%58.1%53.6%
Botany12161511161614201713

58.3%56.3%66.7%36.4%31.3%50.0%35.7%55.0%64.7%76.9%
Business Administration981108191109111102845535

56.1%55.5%60.5%68.1%57.8%47.7%59.8%56.0%58.2%48.6%
CD & Fam Rel - General00000011710

%%%%%%.0%100.0%100.0%70.0%
Chemistry1417193231302425135

50.0%17.6%63.2%59.4%35.5%46.7%45.8%56.0%53.8%100.0%
Communication221835292622191755

63.6%83.3%68.6%65.5%42.3%45.5%57.9%23.5%20.0%20.0%
Computer Science11192935404124142312

54.5%73.7%41.4%68.6%52.5%43.9%33.3%64.3%34.8%25.0%
Criminology & Justice Studies7184649686557383317

100.0%72.2%56.5%61.2%44.1%41.5%50.9%55.3%54.5%41.2%
Crit Race, Gender & Sexuality00471411811102

%%100.0%100.0%92.9%63.6%62.5%72.7%70.0%100.0%
Economics1791412693834

76.5%77.8%71.4%83.3%33.3%88.9%100.0%62.5%33.3%100.0%
English3428372837282725219

52.9%53.6%56.8%53.6%62.2%67.9%51.9%56.0%47.6%33.3%
Environmental Managemnt & Prot19192113570000

68.4%89.5%76.2%61.5%40.0%28.6%%%%%
Environmental Resources Engr34324231413929251913

50.0%65.6%64.3%61.3%61.0%61.5%79.3%84.0%63.2%84.6%
Environmental Science4031455418140000

62.5%83.9%71.1%61.1%33.3%21.4%%%%%
Environmental Science & Mgmt0014336757593914

%%.0%75.0%90.9%79.1%71.9%67.8%71.8%57.1%
Environmental Studies49191923282127228

100.0%77.8%73.7%63.2%60.9%53.6%81.0%44.4%63.6%37.5%
Film14101425141515206

100.0%75.0%70.0%64.3%36.0%42.9%40.0%60.0%35.0%33.3%
Fine Art, BFA0000000400

%%%%%%%100.0%%%
Fisheries Biology1213161512141210124

41.7%53.8%56.3%66.7%58.3%64.3%50.0%80.0%58.3%50.0%
Forestry27232222333228343026

59.3%47.8%40.9%72.7%57.6%56.3%35.7%50.0%46.7%73.1%
French2403104121

50.0%100.0%%33.3%100.0%%75.0%100.0%50.0%100.0%
Geography7493785450

85.7%100.0%77.8%100.0%85.7%50.0%80.0%100.0%60.0%%
Geology46410121181093

100.0%100.0%75.0%60.0%66.7%45.5%37.5%70.0%66.7%100.0%
History3222172615252019169

53.1%50.0%70.6%42.3%60.0%60.0%40.0%52.6%62.5%66.7%
IS - Crit Race, Gen & Sex7121411001000

57.1%75.0%64.3%54.5%%%.0%%%%
IS - Dance Studies5387263111

100.0%100.0%75.0%71.4%100.0%66.7%33.3%100.0%100.0%100.0%
IS-INTL- International Studies16131512000000

50.0%61.5%46.7%58.3%%%%%%%
International Studies000315814595

%%%66.7%40.0%50.0%71.4%100.0%44.4%40.0%
Journalism19342440202123799

68.4%64.7%54.2%52.5%50.0%38.1%30.4%57.1%77.8%33.3%
Kinesiology72748574929270423733

55.6%63.5%61.2%51.4%57.6%45.7%47.1%47.6%45.9%60.6%
Liberal St-Child Dev-Elem Ed3324012222

33.3%.0%50.0%25.0%%.0%50.0%.0%100.0%.0%
Liberal Studies1000000000

.0%%%%%%%%%%
Liberal Studies-Child Develop2929222746322113110

65.5%72.4%95.5%88.9%63.0%62.5%42.9%76.9%54.5%%
Liberal Studies-Elementary Ed18242925222728171011

72.2%58.3%82.8%52.0%36.4%63.0%71.4%70.6%50.0%81.8%
Liberal Studies-Recreation Adm1316510000100

69.2%81.3%100.0%80.0%%%%.0%%%
Marine Biology0000000001

%%%%%%%%%100.0%
Mathematics1792612711151365

35.3%66.7%53.8%58.3%57.1%36.4%46.7%61.5%16.7%60.0%
Music24231417201919852

54.2%65.2%57.1%41.2%60.0%42.1%36.8%62.5%60.0%50.0%
Native American Studies1202213421

100.0%100.0%%50.0%100.0%100.0%33.3%50.0%.0%100.0%
Oceanography984121510910103

44.4%87.5%75.0%58.3%73.3%50.0%88.9%60.0%50.0%66.7%
Philosophy8347595512

75.0%33.3%50.0%57.1%40.0%55.6%60.0%60.0%.0%.0%
Physics1191122121712556

45.5%77.8%54.5%50.0%50.0%52.9%83.3%40.0%20.0%33.3%
Political Science2316211721272928167

69.6%62.5%47.6%58.8%47.6%44.4%51.7%50.0%68.8%14.3%
Psychology9578104112128110104815452

52.6%64.1%53.8%50.0%47.7%56.4%59.6%54.3%42.6%40.4%
Rangeland Resource Science4265571443

75.0%100.0%66.7%80.0%60.0%71.4%100.0%100.0%50.0%66.7%
Recreation Administration0016161121741

%%100.0%83.3%81.3%45.5%52.4%85.7%75.0%.0%
Religious Studies2355435600

100.0%100.0%40.0%60.0%50.0%100.0%80.0%16.7%%%
Social Work15232522282732271612

73.3%65.2%80.0%68.2%53.6%51.9%71.9%48.1%75.0%50.0%
Sociology25202127289141353

48.0%70.0%61.9%70.4%60.7%33.3%57.1%46.2%40.0%66.7%
Spanish6354644510

66.7%100.0%80.0%100.0%33.3%50.0%100.0%80.0%.0%%
Theatre Arts202511151578865

55.0%52.0%54.5%40.0%60.0%57.1%75.0%37.5%33.3%40.0%
Undeclared110878081856163715727

31.8%21.8%20.0%25.9%17.6%19.7%12.7%11.3%10.5%11.1%
Wildlife66687153512953515141

69.7%66.2%63.4%67.9%66.7%79.3%79.2%70.6%66.7%65.9%
Zoology42414452383437404727

52.4%63.4%68.2%57.7%65.8%64.7%51.4%72.5%51.1%48.1%

First-Time full-time Undergrads by college of 5th term Major - cohort and pct return 3 years later
ft3yr_retention report generated: 09-OCT-23
Major Program College
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Arts, Hum & Soc Sci327320380397407368348297218118

63.3%66.9%60.5%58.4%55.0%50.5%54.9%52.2%52.8%47.5%
General Studies111878081856163715727

31.5%21.8%20.0%25.9%17.6%19.7%12.7%11.3%10.5%11.1%
Natural Resources & Sci460435528508469441401393346230

57.0%64.6%61.0%60.2%59.3%58.5%60.1%62.8%56.6%60.9%
Professional Studies357365367383447419384282198160

58.5%62.2%64.9%60.6%54.6%52.7%58.1%55.7%54.0%52.5%