General Retention Models

MODEL:  FALL  TO  FALL

Base Enrollment

Returning Students

Retention Rate

Fall 1996 - Fall 1997

3,421

1619

47.3%

Fall 1997 - Fall 1998

3,443

1554

45.1%

Fall 1998 - Fall 1999

3,368

1,603

47.6%

Fall 1999 - Fall 2000

3,480

1,524

43.8%

Fall 2000 - Fall 2001

3,271

1,535

46.8%

Fall 2001 - Fall 2002

3,340

1,615

46.8%

MODEL:  FALL  TO  SPRING

Base Enrollment

Returning Students

Retention Rate

Fall 1996 - Spring 1997

3,421

2,426

70.9%

Fall 1997 - Spring 1998

3,443

2,492

72.4%

Fall 1998 - Spring 1999

3,368

2,416

71.7%

Fall 1999 - Spring 2000

3,480

2,435

70.0%

Fall 2000 - Spring 2001

3,271

2,373

72.5%

Fall 2001 - Spring 2002

3,340

2,452

73.4%

 MODEL:  SPRING  TO  SPRING

Base Enrollment

Returning Students

Retention Rate

Spring 1997 - Spring 1998

3,194

1,559

48.8%

Spring 1998 - Spring 1999

3,275

1,496

45.7%

Spring 1999 - Spring 2000

3,216

1,462

45.5%

Spring 2000 - Spring 2001

3,236

1,476

45.6%

Spring 2001 - Spring 2002

3,127

1,452

46.4%

MODEL:  SPRING  TO  FALL

Base Enrollment

Returning Students

Retention Rate

Spring 1997 - Fall 1997

3,194

1,806

56.5%

Spring 1998 - Fall 1998

3,275

1,783

54.4%

Spring 1999 - Fall 1999

3,216

1,799

55.9%

Spring 2000 - Fall 2000

3,236

1,720

53.2%

Spring 2001 - Fall 2001

3,127

1,711

54.6%

Spring 2002 - Fall 2002

3,311

1,864

54.6%