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1 National Collegiate Retention and Persistence to Degree Rates Sce 1983, ACT has collected a comprehensive database of first- to second-year retention rates and persistence to degree rates. These rates provide national benchmarks for stitution type and level of selectivity. Data are compiled by ACT from the ACT Institutional Data Questionnaire, an annual onle survey of formation collected from two-year and four-year postsecondary stitutions. First- to Second-Year Retention Rates Table 1. Summary Table: National First- to Second-Year Retention Rates by Institutional Type Table 2. First- to Second-Year Retention Rates: Two-Year Colleges by Admission Table 3. First- to Second-Year Retention Rates: Four-Year Public Colleges by Level of and Degrees Offered Table 4. First- to Second-Year Retention Rates: Four-Year Private Colleges by Level of and Degrees Offered Persistence to Degree Rates Table 5. Summary Table: National Persistence to Degree Rates by Institutional Type Table 6. Persistence to Degree Rates: Two-Year Institutions by Level of Table 7. Persistence to Degree Rates: Four-Year Public Institutions by Degrees Offered and Level of Table 8. Persistence to Degree Rates: Four-Year Private Institutions by Degrees Offered and Level of See for more formation and access to teractive charts by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved

2 Important Information About These Tables Cohort description: First-time/full-time students who were first enrolled at a postsecondary stitution fall Retention rate: Percent of first-time/full-time students who first enrolled fall 2012 and were also enrolled fall 2013 at the same stitution. Persistence to degree rate: Percent of students completg a degree with a designated timeframe at the same stitution. The tables this document are based on the year which a particular cohort enrolled as first-time/full-time degree-seekg students, as illustrated below. Number of Years to Complete Year of First Enrollment These reports are based on data accumulated through June 6, Many of the tables are reported by stitutional selectivity. The selectivity categories used are based on the general descriptions below. ACT SAT Middle Middle Level 50% 50%* Defition Highly Selective Majority admitted from top 10% of H.S. class Selective Majority admitted from top 25% of H.S. class Traditional Majority admitted from top 50% of H.S. class Liberal Majority admitted from bottom 50% of H.S. class Open Generally open to all with H.S. diploma or equivalent * SAT score ranges are a pot-to-pot concordance with ACT scores based on a jot study by ACT and the College Board. ranges may vary from one stitution to another. 2

3 Table 1 Summary Table: National First- to Second-Year Retention Rates by Institutional Type Degree Level/Control N Mean (%) SD* Two-year Public Two-year Private BA/BS Public BA/BS Private MA/MS/MBA/1st Professional Public MA/MS/MBA/1st Professional Private PhD Public PhD Private Total 2, NA * Standard Deviation 3

4 Table 2 First- to Second-Year Retention Rates: Two-Year Institutions by Admission Two-Year Private Two-Year Public All Reportg Admissions Institutions Institutions Institutions Row N Mean (%) SD N Mean (%) SD N Mean (%) SD Highly Selective Selective Traditional Liberal Open All Reportg Institutions Column

5 Table 3 First- to Second-Year Retention Rates: Four-Year Public Institutions by Level of and Degrees Offered Admissions Offerg Bachelor s Offerg Bachelor s, All Reportg Offerg Bachelor s and Master s Master s, and Institutions Degrees Only Degrees Only Doctoral Degrees Row N Mean (%) SD N Mean (%) SD N Mean (%) SD N Mean (%) SD Highly Selective Selective Traditional Liberal Open All Reportg Institutions Column

6 Table 4 First- to Second-Year Retention Rates: Four-Year Private Institutions by Level of and Degrees Offered Admissions Offerg Bachelor s Offerg Bachelor s, All Reportg Offerg Bachelor s and Master s Master s, and Institutions Degrees Only Degrees Only Doctoral Degrees Row N Mean (%) SD N Mean (%) SD N Mean (%) SD N Mean (%) SD Highly Selective Selective Traditional Liberal Open All Reportg Institutions Column

7 Table 5 Summary Table: National Persistence to Degree* Rates by Institutional Type Degree Level/Control N Mean (%) SD Two-year Public Two-year Private BA/BS Public BA/BS Private MA/1st Professional Public MA/1st Professional Private PhD Public PhD Private Total 1, NA *Completion three years for associate s degree; five years for BA/BS 7

8 Table 6 National Persistence to Degree Rates: Two-Year Institutions by Level of Admission 2 yrs Two-Year Two-Year All Reportg Private Public Institutions Institutions Institutions Row 3 yrs 2 yrs 3 yrs 2 yrs 3 yrs Selective N = Mean (%) = SD = Traditional N = Mean (%) = SD = Liberal N = Mean (%) = SD = Open N = Mean (%) = SD = All Reportg N = Institutions Mean (%) = Column SD =

9 Table 7 National Persistence to Degree Rates: Four-Year Public Institutions by Degrees Offered and Level of Admission Offerg Offerg Bachelor s Offerg Bachelor s, Bachelor s and Master s Master s, and Degrees Only Degrees Only Doctoral Degrees Highly N = Selective Mean (%) = SD = Selective N = Mean (%) = SD = Traditional N = Mean (%) = SD = Liberal N = Mean (%) = SD = Open N = Mean (%) = SD = All Reportg N = Institutions Mean (%) = Column SD =

10 Table 8 National Persistence to Degree Rates: Four-Year Private Institutions by Degrees Offered and Level of Admission Offerg Offerg Bachelor s Offerg Bachelor s, Bachelor s and Master s Master s, and Degrees Only Degrees Only Doctoral Degrees Highly N = Selective Mean (%) = SD = Selective N = Mean (%) = SD = Traditional N = Mean (%) = SD = Liberal N = Mean (%) = SD = Open N = Mean (%) = SD = All Reportg N = Institutions Mean (%) = Column SD =

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