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 (Upper Div) 1-year Retention - Fall Cohorts 2016 - 2025

Overall 1-Year Retention of Upper Div Transfer Students
trans1yr_retention_UD report generated: 03-OCT-25

Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Fall 25
Initial Cohort834905808719861616628597683762
Completed Degree (cumulative)1341924780
-> percent completed.1%.3%.5%.1%1.0%.3%.6%1.2%1.2%.0%
Returned 1-year later7217617116256945405305095950
-> percent returning86.5%84.1%88.0%86.9%80.6%87.7%84.4%85.3%87.1%%
-> percent completed or returned86.6%84.4%88.5%87.1%81.6%88.0%85.0%86.4%88.3%%

Upper Div Transfers by Sex - cohort and pct return or completed by next Fall
trans1yr_retention_UD report generated: 03-OCT-25
Sex
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Fall 25
F431465441396500354332320364384

88.6%86.5%90.7%86.6%81.8%87.6%83.4%85.3%87.4%%
M401440367319352256280264304311

84.3%82.3%85.8%87.5%81.3%88.7%86.4%87.1%89.1%%
N20049615121449

100.0%%%100.0%88.9%83.3%93.3%100.0%92.9%%
U00000011118

%%%%%%100.0%100.0%100.0%%

Upper Div Transfers by URM - cohort and pct return or completed by next Fall
trans1yr_retention_UD report generated: 03-OCT-25
URM
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Fall 25
Not URM439464428405446348367351388416

89.7%86.9%89.7%86.7%82.7%90.8%88.0%88.0%91.0%%
URM314335307269342216223206251303

82.8%83.6%87.0%87.7%80.4%83.8%82.1%84.0%84.9%%
Unknown811067345735238404443

84.0%76.4%87.7%86.7%80.8%86.5%73.7%85.0%84.1%%

Upper Div Transfers - CSU/IPEDS Ethnicity - cohort and pct return or completed by next Fall
trans1yr_retention_UD report generated: 03-OCT-25
CSU/IPEDS Ethnicity
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Fall 25
African American19242525291313132026

89.5%70.8%64.0%72.0%86.2%76.9%53.8%53.8%70.0%%
American Indian915781591431713

77.8%80.0%85.7%100.0%80.0%77.8%71.4%100.0%88.2%%
Asian American28263122331816242421

92.9%92.3%83.9%86.4%90.9%100.0%93.8%83.3%91.7%%
Hispanic/Latino241256243201262171163157175220

81.3%85.5%88.5%90.0%79.4%84.2%85.9%88.5%85.1%%
Nonresident Alien12139819123258

83.3%53.8%88.9%87.5%68.4%83.3%100.0%100.0%100.0%%
Pacific Islander3045033112

100.0%%100.0%60.0%%33.3%100.0%100.0%100.0%%
Two or More Races60634553513751535363

85.0%84.1%93.3%88.7%82.4%91.9%84.3%73.6%90.6%%
Unknown69936437544035383935

84.1%79.6%87.5%86.5%85.2%87.5%71.4%84.2%82.1%%
White393415380360398313330306349374

90.1%86.3%90.0%86.4%82.2%90.4%87.3%89.2%90.8%%

Upper Div Transfers Sex by URM - cohort and pct return or completed by next Fall
trans1yr_retention_UD report generated: 03-OCT-25
Sex
URM
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Fall 25
FNot URM224237227227257189190189202214


93.8%86.9%90.7%85.9%82.1%91.5%86.8%88.4%91.1%%

URM163190172146198136117110149157


83.4%85.3%90.1%87.0%81.3%80.9%80.3%80.9%83.2%%

Unknown44384223452925211313


81.8%89.5%92.9%91.3%82.2%93.1%72.0%81.0%76.9%%
MNot URM213227201175185155167152179155


85.4%86.8%88.6%87.4%83.2%89.7%88.6%86.8%90.5%%

URM151145135122139781019396132


82.1%81.4%83.0%88.5%79.1%89.7%84.2%87.1%87.5%%

Unknown37683122282312192924


86.5%69.1%80.6%81.8%78.6%78.3%75.0%89.5%86.2%%
NNot URM20034499638


100.0%%%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%%

URM00015253610


%%%100.0%80.0%50.0%80.0%100.0%83.3%%

Unknown0000001021


%%%%%%100.0%%100.0%%
UNot URM0000001119


%%%%%%100.0%100.0%100.0%%

URM0000000004


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Unknown0000000005


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Upper Div Transfers by First Generation status - cohort and pct return or completed by next Fall
trans1yr_retention_UD report generated: 03-OCT-25
First-Generation
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Fall 25
First-gen474506443374453314288301339386

86.1%84.0%89.2%86.1%81.7%85.7%84.0%84.7%87.9%%
Not First-gen321365354335395292332292335360

86.9%86.0%87.9%88.4%81.5%90.8%86.7%88.7%89.0%%
Unknown39341110131084916

89.7%73.5%81.8%80.0%84.6%80.0%50.0%50.0%77.8%%

Upper Div Transfers by Low Income status - cohort and pct return or completed by next Fall
trans1yr_retention_UD report generated: 03-OCT-25
Low-Income
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Fall 25
Low-inc510557483428474303295265570297

85.3%83.8%86.5%88.1%82.9%85.1%83.1%83.4%89.1%%
Not Low-inc199218209189263219250247368

89.9%87.6%89.5%86.8%79.8%92.7%86.8%89.1%97.2%%
Unknown111615274825151419353

90.9%81.3%93.3%96.3%81.3%84.0%86.7%92.9%78.9%%

114114101757669687158104

86.0%81.6%95.0%78.7%80.3%87.0%86.8%87.3%77.6%%

Upper Div Transfers Origin based on Prior Institution - cohort and pct return or completed by next Fall
trans1yr_retention_UD report generated: 03-OCT-25
Origin
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Fall 25
1-Local961267711212210299109147138

82.3%85.7%88.3%88.4%83.6%87.3%83.8%88.1%89.8%%
2-Northern CA10710812010512788115104118138

82.2%84.3%85.8%87.6%81.1%88.6%85.2%84.6%94.1%%
3-SF Bay10410110284936465656083

86.5%90.1%88.2%92.9%82.8%93.8%90.8%89.2%91.7%%
4-Sacramento38334620301935303830

97.4%78.8%87.0%80.0%73.3%94.7%91.4%93.3%100.0%%
5-Coast56636260585349494145

91.1%82.5%91.9%95.0%79.3%92.5%83.7%95.9%90.2%%
6-Central CA77755744675337395257

89.6%84.0%93.0%88.6%83.6%86.8%75.7%89.7%84.6%%
7-Los Angeles239245202182254155138123136174

87.0%83.3%90.6%87.4%82.7%85.8%87.0%82.9%81.6%%
8-San Diego72896762644036314446

88.9%86.5%92.5%80.6%79.7%90.0%88.9%90.3%86.4%%
W-WUE state26405129262030253032

84.6%72.5%80.4%75.9%84.6%85.0%73.3%56.0%83.3%%
X-Other state18252421202123201619

72.2%92.0%75.0%66.7%70.0%71.4%78.3%90.0%68.8%%
Y-Foreign1000011210

100.0%%%%%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%%

Upper Div Transfers by current Major - cohort and pct return or completed by next Fall
trans1yr_retention_UD report generated: 03-OCT-25
Major Program
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Fall 25
Anthropology2414142117716101318

83.3%71.4%92.9%85.7%76.5%85.7%100.0%90.0%84.6%%
Applied Fire Science & Mgmt0000001174

%%%%%%100.0%100.0%71.4%%
Art26262428232815311522

96.2%88.5%95.8%89.3%87.0%96.4%86.7%93.5%86.7%%
Art History and Museum Studies0000000064

%%%%%%%%50.0%%
Biochemistry0000000045

%%%%%%%%100.0%%
Biology58564464544234313028

91.4%91.1%93.2%87.5%75.9%90.5%82.4%83.9%93.3%%
Botany1111720131216121014

90.9%90.9%100.0%95.0%76.9%91.7%81.3%83.3%100.0%%
Business Administration59867352514636374147

86.4%83.7%84.9%82.7%80.4%87.0%83.3%81.1%85.4%%
CD & Fam Rel - General00011917791115

%%%.0%89.5%94.1%85.7%88.9%72.7%%
Cannabis Studies0000000130

%%%%%%%100.0%66.7%%
Chemistry1989811310922

89.5%75.0%88.9%87.5%72.7%100.0%90.0%77.8%100.0%%
Communication2422272223612121421

87.5%86.4%74.1%86.4%87.0%100.0%50.0%83.3%85.7%%
Computer Science1322914261519181916

92.3%90.9%66.7%85.7%69.2%86.7%94.7%94.4%84.2%%
Criminology & Justice Studies122423213051213129

83.3%70.8%95.7%81.0%86.7%40.0%83.3%76.9%75.0%%
Crit Race, Gender & Sexuality2326534001

100.0%100.0%50.0%100.0%80.0%100.0%75.0%%%%
Dance0000000020

%%%%%%%%100.0%%
Data Science0000000136

%%%%%%%100.0%100.0%%
Economics6546205534

50.0%80.0%75.0%83.3%100.0%%100.0%60.0%100.0%%
Energy Systems Engineering0000001343

%%%%%%100.0%100.0%100.0%%
English19352024352116101913

73.7%91.4%85.0%79.2%80.0%85.7%100.0%90.0%94.7%%
Environmental Managemnt & Prot3000000000

.0%%%%%%%%%%
Environmental Resources Engr252020201513191878

84.0%95.0%100.0%90.0%60.0%92.3%94.7%94.4%100.0%%
Environmental Science12000000000

25.0%%%%%%%%%%
Environmental Science & Mgmt56695242473744313144

98.2%91.3%88.5%95.2%85.1%94.6%90.9%100.0%90.3%%
Environmental Studies2418122121142610611

91.7%72.2%83.3%90.5%71.4%92.9%96.2%80.0%83.3%%
Film410913104113810

100.0%90.0%88.9%100.0%70.0%75.0%72.7%66.7%87.5%%
Fine Art, BFA0173365563

%.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%%
Fisheries Biology71351161055910

85.7%84.6%80.0%90.9%83.3%90.0%80.0%60.0%88.9%%
Forestry37434121282830313644

89.2%93.0%92.7%81.0%92.9%92.9%90.0%93.5%97.2%%
French0303000010

%66.7%%66.7%%%%%100.0%%
Geography798131186323

85.7%55.6%87.5%92.3%90.9%87.5%100.0%100.0%100.0%%
Geology14141410841151013

92.9%78.6%100.0%90.0%87.5%100.0%81.8%80.0%80.0%%
Geospatial Science & Tech0000002242

%%%%%%100.0%100.0%100.0%%
History182512719131861010

88.9%80.0%91.7%85.7%89.5%100.0%83.3%100.0%100.0%%
IS - Dance Studies0220031000

%50.0%100.0%%%100.0%100.0%%%%
Interdisciplinary Studies000000472617

%%%%%%75.0%100.0%84.6%%
International Studies1331211000

100.0%33.3%66.7%100.0%50.0%.0%100.0%%%%
Journalism9139131057285

77.8%84.6%88.9%76.9%80.0%100.0%100.0%50.0%100.0%%
Kinesiology49404727403419182221

87.8%87.5%87.2%85.2%87.5%82.4%94.7%77.8%77.3%%
Liberal St-Child Dev-Elem Ed0010000000

%%100.0%%%%%%%%
Liberal Studies-Child Develop14181814000000

85.7%83.3%88.9%85.7%%%%%%%
Liberal Studies-Elementary Ed2617158137510116

88.5%82.4%86.7%100.0%92.3%85.7%80.0%80.0%72.7%%
Marine Biology000000013912

%%%%%%%76.9%88.9%%
Mathematics1099811375312

80.0%77.8%88.9%87.5%36.4%66.7%100.0%60.0%66.7%%
Mechanical Engineering0000000121522

%%%%%%%91.7%86.7%%
Media Arts, BFA0000000007

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Music7841836423

100.0%75.0%75.0%100.0%87.5%66.7%100.0%100.0%100.0%%
Native American Studies3834031222

100.0%62.5%33.3%75.0%%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%%
Nursing0000813105209

%%%%87.5%84.6%70.0%100.0%75.0%%
Oceanography6534354222

100.0%60.0%100.0%75.0%100.0%80.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%%
Philosophy5763430210

100.0%71.4%66.7%66.7%50.0%66.7%%50.0%.0%%
Physical Science0000100110

%%%%100.0%%%100.0%100.0%%
Physics45931252402

50.0%60.0%88.9%66.7%66.7%80.0%100.0%75.0%%%
Political Science613166121355810

66.7%69.2%81.3%100.0%91.7%69.2%80.0%80.0%75.0%%
Psychology779592731066579665368

88.3%89.5%92.4%83.6%80.2%83.1%74.7%81.8%94.3%%
Rangeland Resource Science5273235642

80.0%100.0%85.7%66.7%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%%
Recreation Administration910610452650

88.9%70.0%66.7%80.0%100.0%40.0%100.0%66.7%100.0%%
Religious Studies3222100200

100.0%50.0%50.0%50.0%100.0%%%100.0%%%
Social Work332134274741305492104

75.8%95.2%97.1%100.0%87.2%95.1%76.7%87.0%92.4%%
Sociology242422201911126109

83.3%87.5%90.9%90.0%63.2%81.8%91.7%100.0%80.0%%
Software Engineering0000001872

%%%%%%100.0%87.5%85.7%%
Spanish2341101121

50.0%66.7%75.0%100.0%.0%%.0%100.0%100.0%%
Theatre Arts2452423124

50.0%50.0%60.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%66.7%100.0%50.0%%
Undeclared0472111001

%50.0%71.4%.0%.0%.0%.0%%%%
Wildlife41393534573939352841

97.6%87.2%97.1%94.1%89.5%92.3%84.6%85.7%89.3%%
Zoology23202114241914151615

82.6%85.0%81.0%92.9%87.5%89.5%78.6%93.3%93.8%%

Upper Div Transfers by college of major - cohort and pct return or completed by next Fall
trans1yr_retention_UD report generated: 03-OCT-25
Major Program College
Fall 16
Fall 17
Fall 18
Fall 19
Fall 20
Fall 21
Fall 22
Fall 23
Fall 24
Fall 25
Arts, Hum & Soc Sci222277234235258159180131156168

86.5%78.3%85.0%86.8%81.0%87.4%87.8%88.5%85.9%%
General Studies047211572618

%50.0%71.4%.0%.0%.0%60.0%100.0%84.6%%
Natural Resources & Sci344336285276318238262266257307

87.8%88.4%91.2%89.5%79.9%91.2%88.2%88.7%91.1%%
Professional Studies273292290218290228193210258274

85.3%86.3%89.0%85.8%84.1%86.0%79.8%82.4%87.6%%