Student Achievement

Data below are from undergraduate students who were first-time, full-time, and degree-seeking in the School of Undergraduate Studies and the School of Continuing and Professional Studies in Fall 2017.

Six-Year Graduation Rates for Students Who Graduated by August 2023

	*Number who started in Fall 2017*		*Number who graduated in 6 years*		*Percent who graduated in 6 years*
Ethnicity	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Asian	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black/African American	19	16	6	10	32	63
Hispanic or Latino	18	15	7	10	39	67
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nonresident	1	1	0	1	0	100
Two or more ethnicities	7	9	5	6	71	67
White	60	55	35	31	58	56
Unknown ethnicity	1	4	1	3	100	75
All	106	100	54	61	51%	61%

Note: Although more than two genders are now recognized, IPEDS still only uses two for the purposes of reporting data.

Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates:	4 year	5 year	6 year
Began in Fall 2017	41%	53%	56%
Began in Fall 2016	56%	61%	62%
Began in Fall 2015	56%	63%	63%
Began in Fall 2014	48%	51%	52%
Began in Fall 2013	47%	55%	56%

Four-year Average for 6-Year Graduation Rates

Began in Fall 2017	58%
Began in Fall 2016	59%
Began in Fall 2015	58%
Began in Fall 2014	56%
Began in Fall 2013	55%

Fall-to-Fall Retention Rates of First-time, Full-time, Degree-seeking Students

2022 to 2023	67%
2021 to 2022	67%
2020 to 2021	68%
2019 to 2020	70%
2018 to 2019	68%
2017 to 2018	71%

Transfer-out Rate within Six Years

Began in Fall 2017	29%
Began in Fall 2016	25%
Began in Fall 2015	23%

Four-year Average Transfer-out Rate

Began in Fall 2017	20%
Began in Fall 2016	21%
Began in Fall 2015	22%
Began in Fall 2014	26%
Began in Fall 2013	34%