retention of 2006-07 freshmen cohort prepared by institutional research november 2007
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First-year retention rates have increased from 69% in 1995 to 80%
in 2007.
First-Year Retention Rate: History Since 1995
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Retention Rate 69% 72% 75% 75% 75% 76% 77% 74% 76% 81% 79% 80% 80%
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
UM ranks #24 out of the 31 SUG schools in first-year retention.
1. UNC Chapel Hill 97%2. U VA 97%3. U GA 93%4. UT Austin 93%5. GA Tech 92%6. Texas A&M 92%7. U Maryland 92%8. U Delaware 90%9. Clemson 89%10. FL State 89%11. NC State 89%12. VA Tech 89%13. U Florida 88%14. U SC Columbia 86%15. Auburn 85%
16. U Alabama 85%17. U Oklahoma 83%18. LA State 83%19. Texas Tech 83%20. U AR Fayetteville 83%21. MS State 82%22. U TN Knoxville 82%23. West Virginia 81%24. U Mississippi 80%25. AZ State 79%26. GA State 79%27. OK State 79%28. U Kentucky 78%29. U Houston 77%30. U AL Birmingham 75%31. U So MS 73%
Five-Year Goal: Increase Retention to 85% by 2012
Goal is to increase retention by 1% per year for next five years
For the 2007-08 freshman class of 2,473:• A 1% increase is 25 students• Increase retention from 80% (1,944) to 81% (2,003)
Overall 80% of new 2006-07 freshmen returned in 2007-08. Nonresidents have a lower retention rate than
residents (78% vs. 83%).
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2006-7 Freshmen CohortRetention Rate by Residency Status
Returned 83% 78% 80%
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White males make up the greatest number of students who don’t return
(210). White females represent the highest number (877) of retained students.
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2006-7 Freshmen Cohort by Gender and EthnicityNumber of Students Who Left and Returned
Left 43 31 176 210 13 20
Returned 160 105 877 803 51 36
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White females have the highest retention rate (83%).
“Other” males have the lowest retention rate (64%) but there are only 56 of them.
Next lowest is black males with a retention rate of 77%.
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2006-7 Freshmen Cohort by Gender and EthnicityPercentage of Students Who Left and Returned
Left 21% 23% 17% 21% 20% 36%
Returned 79% 77% 83% 79% 80% 64%
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The retention rate does not appear to be related to school.
The percent of non-retained students in each school closely resembles overall enrollment of freshmen by
school.
2006-07 Freshman Cohort All Freshmen by School
Lib Arts54%
App Sci7%
Business20%
Acctncy3%
Pharmacy5%
Engineering8%
Education3%
2006-07 Freshmen CohortFreshmen Who Left By School
Lib Arts53%
App Sci8%
Business21%
Pharmacy4%
Acctncy3%
Engineering8%
Education3%
Greek Status appears to be an important factor in retention.
The percentage of Greek students who left (13%) is less than half than the percent of Independent students who
left (28%).
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2006-7 Freshman Cohort Greek vs. Independent Status
Returned 1215 817 2032
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2006-7 Freshmen CohortGreek vs. Independent Status
Left 13% 28% 20%
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LIBA 102 appears to have a positive effect on retention.The percent of students who left without taking LIBA 102 (27%) was nearly twice that of those who did take LIBA
102 (14%).
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2006-7 Freshment CohortShowing LIBA 102 Status
Returned 1218 814
Left 198 295
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2006-7 Freshment Cohort Who LeftLIBA 102 Status
Left 14% 27% 20%
Liba 102 No Liba 102 All Freshmen
Of the 153 students who took EDLD 101, 35% did not return.
This is significantly higher than the overall non-retention rate (20%).
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2006-7 Freshmen CohortEDLD 101 Status of Students Who Left
Left 35% 19% 20%
Edld 101 No Edld 101 All Freshmen
The retention rate for students who took EDLD 105 is 85%, significantly higher than for those who did not take EDLD
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2006-7 Freshmen CohortRetention Rate by EDLD 105 Status
Returned 85% 80% 80%
Edld 105 No Edld 105 All Freshmen
Not surprisingly, the retention rate for developmental students is lower than the overall retention rate.(Math N=283, English N=198, Reading N=230)
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2006-7 Freshmen CohortRetention Rate by Developmental Status
Returned 75% 73% 75%
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More than half (55%) of the students who did not return had
an ACT score less than 21. However, 44% of students who returned had
an ACT score less than 21.Thus many lower-scoring students can be retained.
2006-7 Freshman Cohort ACT Scores of Students Who Did NOT Return
< 1623%
17-20)32%
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2006-7 Freshman Cohort ACT Scores of Students Who Returned
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There is a direct relationship between high school GPA and retention, with the rates ranging
from 50% for students with < 1.49 to 91% for students with 3.5 or higher HS GPA.
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2006-7 Freshmen CohortRetention Rate by High School GPA
Retention 50% 70% 73% 77% 81% 91%
1.0-1.49 1.5-1.99 2.0-2.49 2.5-2.99 3.0-3.49 3.5-4.0
Of the freshmen who left, 18% had a UM GPA of 3.0-4.0; 43% had a UM GPA of 2.0 or higher.
Of the 492 freshmen who returned, 81% had a UM GPA > 2.00.
2006-7 Freshman CohortGPA Distribution of Students Who Left
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2006-7 Freshmen CohortGPA Distribution of Students who Returned
<1.003% 1.00-2.00
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Nearly 60% of students who left were in Good Standing.Education had the lowest percent of students who left in
good academic standing; Pharmacy had the most.
Left in Good Academic Standing
Lib Arts 63%Accountancy 69%App Sciences 40%Business 55%Education 35%Engineering 53%Pharmacy 89%Total 59%
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2006-7 Freshmen CohortStudents who Left in Good Academic Standing by School
Programs with highest number of students who did not return
Program Non-Retained Retention Students Rate
1. Liberal Arts Undecided 120 79%2. Business Undecided 67 79%3. BA Journalism 19 80%4. BA Biology 18 85%5. BA Psychology 17 79%6. BSES Exercise Science 17 73%7. BBA Marketing 17 69%8. Pre-Pharmacy 15 80%9. BSN Nursing 14 81%10. BAEd Elementary Education 13 78%11. BAccy Accountancy 12 84%12. BA Political Science 11 83%13. BSCJ Criminal Justice 11 67%
Programs with highest number of students who did not return (continued)
Program Non-Retained Retention Students Rate
14. BS Forensic Chemistry 10 70%15. BS Biomedical Science 9 86%16. BSME Mechanical Engineering 9 74%17. BA Art 8 68%18. BSCE Civil Engineering 6 85%19. BE Engineering 6 82%20. BA History 6 79%21. BA Theatre Arts 6 71%22. BSEE Electrical Engineering 6 70%23. BS Pharmaceutical Sciences 5 90%24. BSGE Geological Engineeringt 5 81%25. BSCS Computer Science 5 80%
Programs with lowest retention rate(includes only programs with at least 5 majors)
Program # Majors Retention Rate1. BA Southern Studies 5 40%2. BPS Paralegal Studies 9 56%3. BS Geology 5 60%4. BSCJ Criminal Justice 33 67%5. BA Art 25 68%6. BBA Marketing 54 69%7. BS Forensic Chemistry 33 70%8. BSW Social Work 10 70%9. BSEE Electrical Engineering 20 70%10. BA Theatre Arts 21 71%
Programs with lowest retention rate (continued)(includes only programs with at least 5 majors)
Program # Majors Retention Rate11. BSES Exercise Science 64 73%12. BSMS Mechanical Engineering 35 74%13. BAEd English Education 8 75%14. BAEd Elementary Education 58 78%15. BBA Marketing Communications 14 79%16. Liberal Arts Undecided 564 79%17. BA Psychology 80 79%18. BA History 29 79%
Programs with highest retention rate(includes only programs with at least 5 majors)
Program # Majors Retention Rate1. BA Music 13 100%2. BS Biology 8 100%3. BA International Studies 35 97%4. BA Chemistry 17 94%5. BA Communicative Disorders 16 94%6. BA Biochemistry 31 94%7. BSChE Chemical Engineering 22 91%8. BA Mathematics 10 90%9. BS Pharmaceutical Sciences 48 90%10. BA English 25 88%
Programs with highest retention rate (continued)(includes only programs with at least 5 majors)
Program # Majors Retention Rate11. BSFCS Family & Consumer Science 30 87%12. BS Biomedical Science 63 86%13. BBA Economics 7 86%14. BA Biology 123 85%15. BSCE Civil Engineering 41 85%16. BBA Banking and Finance 13 85%17. BAccy Accountancy 76 84%18. BA Political Science 66 83%