First-Year Retention:
Retention Rates - First-Time College Freshmen Returning Their Second Year

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Download as:	Total Retention Rate, Fall 2008	Total adjusted fall 2007 cohort	Students from the total adjusted fall 2007 cohort enrolled in fall 2008	Full-Time Retention Rate, Fall 2008	Full-time adjusted fall 2007 cohort	Students from the full-time adjusted fall 2007 cohort enrolled in fall 2008	Part-Time Retention Rate, Fall 2008	Part-time adjusted fall 2007 cohort	Students from the part-time adjusted fall 2007 cohort enrolled in fall 2008
Alabama	70.9	27996	19849	73.6	26028	19151	35.5	1968	698
Alaska	68.8	1870	1287	71.1	1605	1141	55.1	265	146
Arizona	71.8	23681	17009	74.2	21752	16141	45.0	1929	868
Arkansas	67.8	15417	10453	68.6	15077	10342	32.6	340	111
California	81.3	123765	100676	82.8	117681	97492	52.3	6084	3184
Colorado	73.3	27944	20481	75.1	25863	19416	51.2	2081	1065
Connecticut	83.0	18550	15398	83.6	18230	15244	48.1	320	154
Delaware	79.0	5877	4642	80.7	5600	4519	44.4	277	123
Florida	70.4	92390	65072	75.4	75750	57123	47.8	16640	7949
Georgia	72.0	49454	35627	74.5	45502	33915	43.3	3952	1712
Hawaii	67.4	4228	2849	70.7	3715	2625	43.7	513	224
Idaho	62.4	7852	4900	65.0	7119	4629	37.0	733	271
Illinois	71.7	64721	46405	72.8	62882	45791	33.4	1839	614
Indiana	75.3	49034	36933	76.9	46722	35937	43.1	2312	996
Iowa	78.4	20016	15695	80.1	19294	15445	34.6	722	250
Kansas	70.6	15278	10784	72.9	14444	10528	30.7	834	256
Kentucky	70.4	22923	16138	71.2	22211	15822	44.4	712	316
Louisiana	70.7	24751	17508	71.7	23968	17177	42.3	783	331
Maine	75.4	7730	5829	76.5	7435	5686	48.5	295	143
Maryland	79.9	23173	18526	82.2	22178	18230	29.7	995	296
Massachusetts	82.7	53135	43928	83.2	52477	43662	40.4	658	266
Michigan	72.9	57832	42188	75.7	54093	40975	32.4	3739	1213
Minnesota	77.3	30950	23924	79.7	28929	23061	42.7	2021	863
Mississippi	73.2	10749	7867	73.8	10579	7806	35.9	170	61
Missouri	74.0	32984	24424	75.6	31339	23696	44.3	1645	728
Montana	68.4	5847	3998	69.9	5414	3786	49.0	433	212
Nebraska	75.7	11740	8886	76.5	11457	8759	44.9	283	127
Nevada	70.8	6208	4393	72.8	5765	4198	44.0	443	195
New Hampshire	79.3	9519	7551	81.8	9069	7420	29.1	450	131
New Jersey	81.7	27411	22383	82.3	26745	22010	56.0	666	373
New Mexico	70.0	7505	5254	71.0	7223	5127	45.0	282	127
New York	80.8	108919	88002	81.3	106858	86881	54.4	2061	1121
North Carolina	78.2	48303	37792	78.9	47373	37383	44.0	930	409
North Dakota	75.1	6074	4560	76.0	5884	4471	46.8	190	89
Ohio	75.8	66880	50720	77.0	64852	49916	39.6	2028	804
Oklahoma	64.4	21717	13995	67.8	19460	13198	35.3	2257	797
Oregon	74.1	16066	11908	75.3	15334	11554	48.4	732	354
Pennsylvania	80.2	89702	71907	81.0	87303	70759	47.9	2399	1148
Rhode Island	81.2	12601	10234	81.6	12464	10168	48.2	137	66
South Carolina	74.4	24012	17872	75.0	23599	17696	42.6	413	176
South Dakota	70.8	6142	4347	73.0	5579	4072	48.8	563	275
Tennessee	72.1	32130	23163	72.7	31266	22720	51.3	864	443
Texas	72.4	88275	63950	73.8	83115	61308	51.2	5160	2642
Utah	68.5	15440	10569	72.0	13378	9635	45.3	2062	934
Vermont	78.7	6845	5390	79.0	6782	5361	46.0	63	29
Virginia	79.2	44782	35454	80.6	43269	34870	38.6	1513	584
Washington	79.6	23748	18903	81.0	22828	18495	44.3	920	408
West Virginia	69.3	12785	8864	70.3	12419	8731	36.3	366	133
Wisconsin	77.7	36258	28188	78.6	35203	27683	47.9	1055	505
Wyoming	72.1	1658	1195	72.2	1645	1187	61.5	13	8
Nation	74.8	1600483	1196362	76.6	1505144	1152921	45.6	95339	43441

Source: NCES, IPEDS Fall 2008 Enrollment Retention Rate File

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First-Year Retention: Retention Rates - First-Time College Freshmen Returning Their Second Year

First-Year Retention:
Retention Rates - First-Time College Freshmen Returning Their Second Year