Freshmen Retention and Graduation Rates, AAU Comparison

Six-Year Graduation Rates, All New Freshmen

 

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Freshmen Retention and Graduation Rates, AAU Comparison

 

UNC-Chapel Hill
Year Class Entered Number in Class % Returned As % Graduated After
Sophs Juniors Seniors 4 Yrs 5 Yrs 6 Yrs
1994 3,487 92.7% 86.1% 81.0% 65.6% 78.0% 79.3%
1995 3,231 93.7% 87.0% 83.3% 66.3% 79.1% 81.3%
1996 3,270 93.7% 88.2% 84.5% 69.0% 81.6% 83.2%
1997 3,414 94.8% 88.8% 86.7% 71.2% 83.1% 84.7%
1998 3,426 94.0% 88.1% 84.3% 69.1% 81.6% 83.3%
1999 3,390 94.5% 89.4% 85.8% 72.7% 83.5% 85.0%
2000 3,408 95.1% 90.1% 87.2% 72.5% 84.1% 85.6%
2001 3,682 95.0% 90.6% 87.3% 74.0% 84.4% 86.1%
2002 3,457 95.4% 92.0% 88.2% 74.9% 85.7% 88.1%
2003 3,511 95.9% 90.9% 87.6% 74.2% 85.4%  
2004 3,589 96.7% 92.4% 89.0% 74.6%    
2005 3,749 96.6% 92.7% 89.4%      
2006 3,800 96.5% 93.2%        
2007 3,871 96.5%          


Association of American Universities
(Combined including UNC-Chapel Hill)
Year Class Entered Number in Class % Returned As % Graduated After
Sophs Juniors Seniors 4 Yrs 5 Yrs 6 Yrs
1994 138,010 86.6% 78.3% 74.2% 37.1% 63.1% 68.5%
1995 146,387 86.8% 78.9% 74.7% 38.7% 64.2% 69.5%
1996 149,441 87.6% 79.9% 75.6% 41.2% 66.1% 71.1%
1997 155,677 88.2% 80.4% 76.0% 42.0% 67.0% 72.0%
1998 160,443 88.1% 80.7% 76.5% 42.5% 67.9% 72.7%
1999 162,338 88.5% 81.2% 77.4% 44.7% 69.1% 73.7%
2000 166,063 88.8% 81.9% 77.8% 46.4% 70.3% 74.8%
2001 171,376 89.1% 82.4% 78.0% 48.3% 71.1% 75.2%
2002 173,063 89.5% 82.9% 78.7% 49.8% 71.8%  
2003 174,670 90.0% 83.8% 79.6% 50.9%    
2004 172,949 90.3% 84.0% 76.2%      
2005 179,280 90.1% 80.2%        
2006 186,992 86.8%          

 

These data compare retention and graduation rates for UNC-Chapel Hill and the 36 public members of the Association of American Universities (AAU).

 

Note: Retention and graduation data for UNC-Chapel Hill freshman classes are based on campus-generated reports that exclude part-time students from the initial cohorts. UNC-Chapel Hill data reflects the most current information as of March 2009 and may not match prior published reports as the data has been updated to include retroactively awarded degrees. AAU data has been updated with the 2007-2008 AAUDE Comparative Retention and Graduation Study.

 

Sources: Office of University Registrar Student Data Mart (UNC-Chapel Hill statistics); 2007-2008 AAUDE Comparative Retention and Graduation Study.