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Graduation & freshman retention rates by gender and ethnicity-citizenship group
1997 through summer 2007

Full-time freshmen entering summer/fall only
(full time = 12+ hrs, counted at end of the fall term)

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All students
  Freshmen entering in
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Number entering 4,259 4,262 4,544 5,047 4,962 5,377 5,516 5,125 5,012 5,613 5,591
Resident 57% 55% 58% 55% 55% 56% 56% 58% 62% 58% 60%
Male 49% 52% 49% 52% 52% 52% 50% 52% 53% 52% 51%
Students of color 15% 14% 13% 14% 14% 15% 14% 15% 15% 16% 16%
Predicted GPA 2.84 2.83 2.84 2.84 2.88 2.88 2.90 2.98 2.98 2.97 3.01
Enrolled 2nd fall 84% 84% 83% 82% 83% 84% 84% 83% 84% 83%  
Grad by 4th summer 37% 36% 38% 38% 41% 41% 41%        
Grad by 5th summer 63% 61% 61% 61% 63% 62%          
Grad by 6th summer 68% 66% 66% 66% 67%            
% of grad-in-6 who take 4 yrs 54% 55% 57% 58% 60%            





 Students of color
  Freshmen entering in
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Number entering 627 597 611 685 711 831 790 786 736 886 879
Resident 73% 68% 74% 75% 73% 71% 75% 77% 80% 74% 73%
Male 52% 51% 47% 50% 50% 50% 48% 47% 52% 51% 49%
Students of color 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Predicted GPA 2.70 2.74 2.72 2.74 2.76 2.78 2.80 2.91 2.92 2.89 2.93
Enrolled 2nd fall 81% 81% 80% 80% 80% 83% 82% 82% 82% 81%  
Grad by 4th summer 25% 29% 29% 27% 30% 32% 33%        
Grad by 5th summer 52% 52% 53% 52% 54% 55%          
Grad by 6th summer 58% 60% 60% 58% 59%            
% of grad-in-6 who take 4 yrs 42% 49% 48% 46% 51%            





 All w/o students of color
  Freshmen entering in
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Number entering 3,632 3,665 3,933 4,362 4,251 4,546 4,726 4,339 4,276 4,727 4,712
Resident 54% 53% 55% 52% 52% 53% 53% 54% 59% 55% 57%
Male 49% 52% 50% 52% 52% 52% 50% 52% 53% 52% 51%
Students of color 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Predicted GPA 2.86 2.85 2.85 2.85 2.90 2.90 2.92 3.00 2.99 2.98 3.03
Enrolled 2nd fall 85% 84% 84% 82% 84% 84% 84% 83% 85% 84%  
Grad by 4th summer 39% 37% 39% 40% 42% 43% 42%        
Grad by 5th summer 65% 63% 62% 62% 64% 63%          
Grad by 6th summer 70% 67% 67% 67% 69%            
% of grad-in-6 who take 4 yrs 56% 55% 59% 60% 62%            
 
Ethnicity-citizenship group = Asian American
  Freshmen entering in
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Number entering 255 258 265 297 291 358 338 333 326 373 377
Resident 78% 67% 74% 76% 68% 72% 77% 77% 79% 77% 80%
Male 47% 51% 53% 52% 51% 47% 47% 50% 53% 51% 50%
Students of color 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Predicted GPA 2.78 2.80 2.80 2.82 2.87 2.88 2.87 2.98 3.00 2.98 3.04
Enrolled 2nd fall 86% 81% 83% 84% 82% 84% 83% 87% 82% 86%  
Grad by 4th summer 28% 32% 29% 31% 37% 35% 37%        
Grad by 5th summer 56% 54% 56% 53% 61% 61%          
Grad by 6th summer 63% 63% 62% 60% 65%            
% of grad-in-6 who take 4 yrs 44% 51% 47% 51% 57%            




Ethnicity-citizenship group = African American
  Freshmen entering in
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Number entering 89 73 82 85 74 97 89 70 72 84 106
Resident 67% 66% 74% 71% 73% 72% 69% 76% 79% 64% 68%
Male 53% 48% 52% 56% 45% 65% 54% 47% 58% 51% 46%
Students of color 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Predicted GPA 2.44 2.54 2.60 2.55 2.58 2.49 2.64 2.87 2.79 2.79 2.67
Enrolled 2nd fall 80% 82% 80% 76% 77% 85% 89% 81% 81% 82%  
Grad by 4th summer 21% 23% 30% 18% 18% 27% 26%        
Grad by 5th summer 47% 45% 52% 38% 43% 48%          
Grad by 6th summer 55% 55% 59% 44% 51%            
% of grad-in-6 who take 4 yrs 39% 43% 52% 41% 34%            




Ethnicity-citizenship group = Hispanic/Chicano
  Freshmen entering in
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Number entering 251 226 239 273 309 323 326 339 313 374 358
Resident 73% 72% 76% 76% 78% 73% 76% 79% 82% 76% 69%
Male 55% 52% 39% 49% 50% 47% 46% 47% 50% 52% 49%
Students of color 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Predicted GPA 2.70 2.71 2.68 2.71 2.70 2.75 2.78 2.86 2.87 2.84 2.89
Enrolled 2nd fall 79% 81% 79% 79% 78% 81% 80% 76% 82% 78%  
Grad by 4th summer 24% 29% 28% 26% 27% 31% 31%        
Grad by 5th summer 51% 52% 51% 54% 50% 53%          
Grad by 6th summer 57% 58% 59% 60% 56%            
% of grad-in-6 who take 4 yrs 42% 49% 47% 43% 48%            




Ethnicity-citizenship group = Native American
  Freshmen entering in
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Number entering 32 40 25 30 37 53 37 44 25 55 38
Resident 53% 48% 56% 63% 57% 57% 68% 68% 76% 53% 55%
Male 50% 48% 52% 30% 57% 60% 54% 25% 56% 40% 45%
Students of color 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Predicted GPA 2.72 2.79 2.70 2.74 2.75 2.77 2.83 2.82 2.93 2.87 2.90
Enrolled 2nd fall 66% 80% 64% 73% 76% 79% 78% 82% 80% 69%  
Grad by 4th summer 13% 30% 20% 23% 30% 23% 30%        
Grad by 5th summer 38% 60% 36% 50% 49% 42%          
Grad by 6th summer 38% 63% 40% 53% 54%            
% of grad-in-6 who take 4 yrs 33% 48% 50% 44% 55%            




Ethnicity-citizenship group = Other/Unknown
  Freshmen entering in
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Number entering 141 147 138 207 328 216 233 268 245 240 198
Resident 54% 63% 66% 56% 44% 50% 50% 48% 60% 49% 53%
Male 50% 54% 57% 47% 51% 50% 55% 53% 60% 59% 58%
Students of color 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Predicted GPA 2.90 2.88 2.92 2.92 2.90 2.93 2.95 3.02 2.99 3.03 3.08
Enrolled 2nd fall 80% 79% 73% 79% 82% 78% 78% 84% 84% 82%  
Grad by 4th summer 39% 24% 31% 39% 43% 38% 36%        
Grad by 5th summer 60% 49% 53% 57% 60% 58%          
Grad by 6th summer 65% 50% 62% 61% 64%            
% of grad-in-6 who take 4 yrs 60% 49% 51% 64% 66%            




Ethnicity-citizenship group = White
  Freshmen entering in
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Number entering 3,456 3,482 3,767 4,131 3,899 4,294 4,462 4,028 3,979 4,425 4,444
Resident 54% 53% 55% 52% 53% 53% 54% 55% 60% 56% 58%
Male 49% 52% 49% 52% 52% 52% 50% 52% 52% 52% 50%
Students of color 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Predicted GPA 2.86 2.85 2.85 2.85 2.90 2.90 2.92 3.00 2.99 2.98