Table 346.

Retention of first-time degree-seeking undergraduates at degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, control and level of institution, and percentage of applications accepted: 2006 to 2010

Control, level, and percent of applications accepted	First-time degree-seekers (adjusted entry cohort),1  by entry year				Students from adjusted cohort returning in the following year				Percent of first-time undergraduates retained
	2006	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2010	2006 to 2007	2007 to 2008	2008 to 2009	2009 to 2010
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	Full-time student retention
All institutions	2,171,714	2,269,712	2,296,305	2,386,597	1,542,175	1,619,269	1,647,198	1,714,013	71.0	71.3	71.7	71.8
Public institutions	1,524,044	1,603,819	1,654,779	1,743,668	1,072,644	1,132,790	1,167,180	1,229,276	70.4	70.6	70.5	70.5
Not-for-profit institutions	466,139	477,369	476,153	478,708	369,084	375,721	378,111	381,423	79.2	78.7	79.4	79.7
For-profit institutions	181,531	188,524	165,373	164,221	100,447	110,758	101,907	103,314	55.3	58.8	61.6	62.9
4-year institutions	1,458,731	1,505,161	1,511,976	1,465,669	1,115,529	1,152,921	1,176,973	1,153,975	76.5	76.6	77.8	78.7
Public institutions	912,401	936,000	973,089	945,951	711,490	732,384	765,163	751,623	78.0	78.2	78.6	79.5
Open admissions	62,724	60,815	81,559	47,943	38,839	38,724	52,988	30,079	61.9	63.7	65.0	62.7
90 percent or more accepted	68,835	66,114	58,002	60,147	49,274	46,731	39,851	43,654	71.6	70.7	68.7	72.6
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	244,177	237,913	213,388	213,441	185,457	180,287	164,559	164,061	76.0	75.8	77.1	76.9
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	417,093	439,824	473,007	468,817	336,199	356,969	382,451	380,473	80.6	81.2	80.9	81.2
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	103,118	107,824	127,960	134,042	88,908	90,123	108,601	114,477	86.2	83.6	84.9	85.4
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	7,716	10,223	13,479	14,326	7,048	9,479	12,785	13,649	91.3	92.7	94.9	95.3
Information not available	8,738	13,287	5,694	7,235	5,765	10,071	3,928	5,230	66.0	75.8	69.0	72.3
Not-for-profit institutions	457,566	468,955	468,220	470,748	363,760	370,740	373,352	376,726	79.5	79.1	79.7	80.0
Open admissions	26,679	26,571	24,220	22,613	16,116	15,227	16,499	14,349	60.4	57.3	68.1	63.5
90 percent or more accepted	13,684	16,008	16,738	15,066	9,549	11,249	11,899	10,898	69.8	70.3	71.1	72.3
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	102,218	93,360	81,056	80,332	78,495	71,066	61,725	62,246	76.8	76.1	76.2	77.5
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	190,079	196,121	210,894	218,136	148,781	152,948	164,566	170,310	78.3	78.0	78.0	78.1
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	93,560	100,121	98,546	98,239	81,880	86,755	84,760	84,926	87.5	86.7	86.0	86.4
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	26,696	28,631	32,190	32,980	25,639	27,621	30,570	31,790	96.0	96.5	95.0	96.4
Information not available	4,650	8,143	4,576	3,382	3,300	5,874	3,333	2,207	71.0	72.1	72.8	65.3
For-profit institutions	88,764	100,206	70,667	48,970	40,279	49,797	38,458	25,626	45.4	49.7	54.4	52.3
Open admissions	45,273	46,801	20,894	16,997	18,735	22,723	12,459	9,329	41.4	48.6	59.6	54.9
90 percent or more accepted	6,285	5,347	4,632	3,713	3,454	2,764	2,465	1,301	55.0	51.7	53.2	35.0
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	3,703	6,157	6,384	3,224	2,081	3,129	3,085	1,549	56.2	50.8	48.3	48.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	12,845	19,724	8,874	15,929	6,536	10,249	5,602	8,243	50.9	52.0	63.1	51.7
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	18,142	18,118	28,288	6,098	8,036	8,672	14,094	3,423	44.3	47.9	49.8	56.1
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	†	†	†	†
Information not available	2,516	4,059	1,595	3,009	1,437	2,260	753	1,781	57.1	55.7	47.2	59.2
2-year institutions	712,983	764,551	784,329	920,928	426,646	466,348	470,225	560,038	59.8	61.0	60.0	60.8
Public institutions	611,643	667,819	681,690	797,717	361,154	400,406	402,017	477,653	59.0	60.0	59.0	59.9
Not-for-profit institutions	8,573	8,414	7,933	7,960	5,324	4,981	4,759	4,697	62.1	59.2	60.0	59.0
For-profit institutions	92,767	88,318	94,706	115,251	60,168	60,961	63,449	77,688	64.9	69.0	67.0	67.4
	Part-time student retention
All institutions	463,234	532,827	519,619	551,181	191,586	219,857	210,836	231,593	41.4	41.3	40.6	42.0
Public institutions	419,006	475,209	477,242	502,825	171,746	194,321	192,225	211,093	41.0	40.9	40.3	42.0
Not-for-profit institutions	14,585	14,414	11,213	10,369	7,018	6,523	5,477	4,899	48.1	45.3	48.8	47.2
For-profit institutions	29,643	43,204	31,164	37,987	12,822	19,013	13,134	15,601	43.3	44.0	42.1	41.1
4-year institutions	82,367	95,410	97,051	73,376	38,257	43,441	45,678	32,720	46.4	45.5	47.1	44.6
Public institutions	48,353	48,190	63,932	34,504	23,631	23,006	31,910	17,240	48.9	47.7	49.9	50.0
Open admissions	20,223	20,645	38,295	9,470	8,298	9,122	17,982	3,852	41.0	44.2	47.0	40.7
90 percent or more accepted	3,745	3,450	2,707	3,735	1,909	1,667	1,205	1,861	51.0	48.3	44.5	49.8
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	8,969	8,145	7,476	6,504	4,196	3,818	3,872	3,277	46.8	46.9	51.8	50.4
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	11,599	12,236	11,969	11,496	6,766	6,245	6,649	6,131	58.3	51.0	55.6	53.3
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	3,373	3,023	3,084	3,125	2,223	1,866	1,992	2,023	65.9	61.7	64.6	64.7
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	65	44	42	44	50	34	34	35	76.9	77.3	81.0	79.5
Information not available	379	647	359	130	189	254	176	61	49.9	39.3	49.0	46.9
Not-for-profit institutions	12,828	12,886	9,883	9,609	6,045	5,614	4,772	4,499	47.1	43.6	48.3	46.8
Open admissions	5,446	5,330	3,369	3,821	2,579	2,306	1,504	1,693	47.4	43.3	44.6	44.3
90 percent or more accepted	523	1,272	971	393	237	434	421	199	45.3	34.1	43.4	50.6
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	2,459	2,132	1,307	1,177	1,047	895	633	558	42.6	42.0	48.4	47.4
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	3,131	2,899	2,016	3,256	1,406	1,307	1,029	1,531	44.9	45.1	51.0	47.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	853	917	1,963	712	452	478	1,016	366	53.0	52.1	51.8	51.4
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	112	94	78	93	86	84	70	78	76.8	89.4	89.7	83.9
Information not available	304	242	179	157	238	110	99	74	78.3	45.5	55.3	47.1
For-profit institutions	21,186	34,334	23,236	29,263	8,581	14,821	8,996	10,981	40.5	43.2	38.7	37.5
Open admissions	10,515	20,602	10,933	10,996	4,105	9,896	4,296	4,333	39.0	48.0	39.3	39.4
90 percent or more accepted	2,212	1,616	3,518	1,375	639	735	1,037	379	28.9	45.5	29.5	27.6
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	2,838	2,702	2,057	3,151	1,342	959	697	1,093	47.3	35.5	33.9	34.7
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	2,774	4,360	3,686	4,661	1,134	1,399	1,707	2,283	40.9	32.1	46.3	49.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	2,033	3,185	2,584	1,099	627	951	1,116	342	30.8	29.9	43.2	31.1
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	0	170	48	0	0	67	22	0	†	39.4	45.8	†
Information not available	814	1,699	410	7,981	734	814	121	2,551	90.2	47.9	29.5	32.0
2-year institutions	380,867	437,417	422,568	477,805	153,329	176,416	165,158	198,873	40.3	40.3	39.1	41.6
Public institutions	370,653	427,019	413,310	468,321	148,115	171,315	160,315	193,853	40.0	40.1	38.8	41.4
Not-for-profit institutions	1,757	1,528	1,330	760	973	909	705	400	55.4	59.5	53.0	52.6
For-profit institutions	8,457	8,870	7,928	8,724	4,241	4,192	4,138	4,620	50.1	47.3	52.2	53.0

†Not applicable.

1 Adjusted student counts exclude students who died or were totally and permanently disabled, served in the armed forces (including those called to active duty), served with a foreign aid service of the federal government (e.g., Peace Corps), or served on official church missions.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2008 and Spring 2010, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2011.)