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Persistence and Graduation of New Freshmen and
Transfer Students

Board of Governors’ Peer Group Comparison

First-Year Retention Rate for the Fall 2011 Entering Freshman Class

Colorado State University First-Year Retention Rate
Iowa State University
Kansas State University 84.1%
Michigan State University 85.8%
North Carolina State University 80.3%
Oklahoma State University 90.6%
Oregon State University 92.0%
Purdue University 79.0%
Texas A & M University 83.3%
University of California, Davis 90.3%
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 92.0%
University of Tennessee, Knoxville 92.0%
Virginia Tech 93.8%
Washington State University 84.6%
92.5%
81.5%

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 25% 50% 75% 100%
Virginia Tech

North Carolina State University
Texas A & M University

University of California, Davis
Michigan State University
Purdue University
Iowa State University

University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Colorado State University
Oregon State University
Washington State University
Kansas State University
Oklahoma State University

0%

Source: IPEDS data as reported in the College Measures Initiative at www.collegemeasures.org.

Note: The IPEDS retention (persistence) rate differs from persistence rates reported on page 89 because IPEDS includes summer starts and excludes education

abroad students.

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