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	73.4	21284	15630	76.4	19793	15118	34.3	1491	512
Alaska	68.3	1732	1183	70.7	1524	1078	50.5	208	105
Arizona	76.3	18858	14380	77.7	17692	13744	54.5	1166	636
Arkansas	67.3	11954	8049	68.2	11651	7950	32.7	303	99
California	83.3	89235	74321	84.2	85916	72356	59.2	3319	1965
Colorado	75.2	22151	16647	76.3	21056	16069	52.8	1095	578
Connecticut	82.5	9188	7584	83.0	9042	7505	54.1	146	79
Delaware	84.8	4742	4022	85.1	4709	4009	39.4	33	13
Florida	73.6	64514	47491	79.1	51685	40901	51.4	12829	6590
Georgia	74.3	36068	26784	76.1	33812	25736	46.5	2256	1048
Hawaii	71.2	2810	2000	73.6	2501	1840	51.8	309	160
Idaho	60.4	5909	3568	63.5	5227	3319	36.5	682	249
Illinois	79.9	26017	20775	80.2	25755	20655	45.8	262	120
Indiana	75.8	31635	23964	77.0	30316	23357	46.0	1319	607
Iowa	83.1	10605	8818	83.3	10501	8748	67.3	104	70
Kansas	72.2	12571	9076	74.3	11941	8869	32.9	630	207
Kentucky	71.7	16494	11824	72.3	16168	11684	42.9	326	140
Louisiana	70.4	21098	14855	71.3	20417	14563	42.9	681	292
Maine	71.1	4236	3011	72.4	4008	2901	48.2	228	110
Maryland	79.7	16775	13362	82.3	15907	13094	30.9	868	268
Massachusetts	78.8	15017	11828	79.2	14826	11742	45.0	191	86
Michigan	78.9	41174	32490	80.3	39878	32023	36.0	1296	467
Minnesota	76.6	18626	14259	78.5	17473	13713	47.4	1153	546
Mississippi	74.8	8753	6551	75.2	8663	6518	36.7	90	33
Missouri	74.5	19190	14301	76.0	18404	13983	40.5	786	318
Montana	67.8	5092	3454	69.3	4690	3252	50.2	402	202
Nebraska	76.5	8164	6249	77.1	7994	6161	51.8	170	88
Nevada	73.1	5540	4049	75.0	5174	3881	45.9	366	168
New Hampshire	83.8	4850	4062	83.9	4831	4054	42.1	19	8
New Jersey	84.2	17736	14931	84.7	17300	14649	64.7	436	282
New Mexico	70.2	6652	4670	71.1	6488	4612	35.4	164	58
New York	81.9	39952	32708	82.3	39218	32267	60.1	734	441
North Carolina	81.0	31505	25514	81.2	31311	25415	51.0	194	99
North Dakota	75.8	5117	3880	76.5	5016	3837	42.6	101	43
Ohio	76.1	44028	33500	77.1	42799	33001	40.6	1229	499
Oklahoma	63.5	17568	11155	67.6	15404	10417	34.1	2164	738
Oregon	75.1	10746	8074	76.7	10111	7751	50.9	635	323
Pennsylvania	80.8	43848	35408	80.9	43611	35290	49.8	237	118
Rhode Island	78.8	4167	3285	79.2	4102	3248	56.9	65	37
South Carolina	77.9	16166	12590	78.4	15958	12511	38.0	208	79
South Dakota	70.1	4653	3264	72.3	4351	3144	39.7	302	120
Tennessee	71.5	19535	13969	72.0	19020	13692	53.8	515	277
Texas	72.4	68949	49942	73.8	64297	47478	53.0	4652	2464
Utah	64.6	9193	5940	70.1	7379	5175	42.2	1814	765
Vermont	78.2	3812	2982	78.7	3776	2972	27.8	36	10
Virginia	85.9	29909	25691	86.1	29715	25589	52.6	194	102
Washington	80.2	16754	13435	81.7	16033	13100	46.5	721	335
West Virginia	70.6	10664	7533	71.3	10424	7430	42.9	240	103
Wisconsin	78.6	26462	20790	79.3	25997	20603	40.2	465	187
Wyoming	72.4	1640	1187	72.5	1627	1179	61.5	13	8
Nation	76.8	984140	755390	78.2	936000	732384	47.8	48140	23006

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