Table 326.30.

Retention of first-time degree-seeking undergraduates at degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by attendance status, level and control of institution, and percentage of applications accepted: Selected years, 2006 to 2014

Attendance status, level, control, 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	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2007	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2006 to 2007	2008 to 2009	2009 to 2010	2010 to 2011	2011 to 2012	2012 to 2013	2013 to 2014
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Full-time students
All institutions	2,171,714	2,294,973	2,371,220	2,340,415	2,271,908	2,223,481	2,221,384	1,542,175	1,646,507	1,705,242	1,678,241	1,631,396	1,621,301	1,642,199	71.0	71.7	71.9	71.7	71.8	72.9	73.9
Public institutions	1,524,044	1,654,851	1,732,822	1,698,150	1,666,828	1,637,612	1,646,239	1,072,644	1,167,982	1,222,688	1,192,140	1,170,856	1,168,799	1,192,882	70.4	70.6	70.6	70.2	70.2	71.4	72.5
Nonprofit institutions	466,139	476,059	478,755	487,746	484,388	483,953	483,621	369,084	378,339	381,364	389,124	386,563	388,539	392,197	79.2	79.5	79.7	79.8	79.8	80.3	81.1
For-profit institutions	181,531	164,063	159,643	154,519	120,692	101,916	91,524	100,447	100,186	101,190	96,977	73,977	63,963	57,120	55.3	61.1	63.4	62.8	61.3	62.8	62.4
4-year institutions	1,458,731	1,511,258	1,452,575	1,460,795	1,472,189	1,466,842	1,482,853	1,115,529	1,176,183	1,146,534	1,151,786	1,159,681	1,167,016	1,193,644	76.5	77.8	78.9	78.8	78.8	79.6	80.5
Public institutions	912,401	973,212	936,840	940,660	957,744	957,853	977,381	711,490	765,335	745,703	746,121	758,616	765,747	789,743	78.0	78.6	79.6	79.3	79.2	79.9	80.8
Open admissions	62,724	76,596	45,458	43,031	41,111	35,041	34,566	38,839	49,281	28,675	26,485	24,978	21,189	21,413	61.9	64.3	63.1	61.5	60.8	60.5	61.9
90 percent or more accepted	68,835	63,404	63,453	74,553	50,200	47,775	55,149	49,274	45,743	46,280	53,975	35,197	33,969	40,118	71.6	72.1	72.9	72.4	70.1	71.1	72.7
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	244,177	213,394	212,573	205,403	230,328	226,673	261,407	185,457	162,454	163,639	158,677	176,676	174,316	203,267	76.0	76.1	77.0	77.3	76.7	76.9	77.8
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	417,093	464,239	462,554	469,026	451,184	469,245	461,424	336,199	375,310	376,021	379,353	363,305	381,576	381,505	80.6	80.8	81.3	80.9	80.5	81.3	82.7
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	103,118	133,409	131,241	131,782	169,908	164,067	147,849	88,908	113,365	112,209	112,006	145,215	141,671	127,595	86.2	85.0	85.5	85.0	85.5	86.3	86.3
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	7,716	14,540	14,326	13,996	9,468	8,843	15,315	7,048	13,780	13,649	13,302	9,013	8,357	14,651	91.3	94.8	95.3	95.0	95.2	94.5	95.7
Information not available	8,738	7,630	7,235	2,869	5,545	6,209	1,671	5,765	5,402	5,230	2,323	4,232	4,669	1,194	66.0	70.8	72.3	81.0	76.3	75.2	71.5
Nonprofit institutions	457,566	468,126	470,795	476,794	473,690	476,215	476,441	363,760	373,610	376,668	382,427	380,126	383,984	387,721	79.5	79.8	80.0	80.2	80.2	80.6	81.4
Open admissions	26,679	23,712	22,613	22,853	21,972	22,493	12,549	16,116	16,124	14,349	14,304	13,835	14,351	7,653	60.4	68.0	63.5	62.6	63.0	63.8	61.0
90 percent or more accepted	13,684	15,241	15,135	14,102	13,537	12,348	22,841	9,549	10,835	10,953	9,859	9,292	8,516	16,881	69.8	71.1	72.4	69.9	68.6	69.0	73.9
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	102,218	82,985	80,301	83,326	80,566	79,817	86,040	78,495	63,646	62,196	64,730	62,725	62,184	68,481	76.8	76.7	77.5	77.7	77.9	77.9	79.6
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	190,079	214,266	218,072	222,880	218,224	220,080	207,435	148,781	166,608	170,232	175,151	170,519	173,261	162,951	78.3	77.8	78.1	78.6	78.1	78.7	78.6
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	93,560	95,727	98,312	92,723	93,743	95,784	98,202	81,880	82,558	84,941	79,654	80,260	81,876	85,506	87.5	86.2	86.4	85.9	85.6	85.5	87.1
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	26,696	32,644	32,980	38,511	44,290	44,735	45,222	25,639	31,409	31,790	37,056	42,698	43,215	43,522	96.0	96.2	96.4	96.2	96.4	96.6	96.2
Information not available	4,650	3,551	3,382	2,399	1,358	958	4,152	3,300	2,430	2,207	1,673	797	581	2,727	71.0	68.4	65.3	69.7	58.7	60.6	65.7
For-profit institutions	88,764	69,920	44,940	43,341	40,755	32,774	29,031	40,279	37,238	24,163	23,238	20,939	17,285	16,180	45.4	53.3	53.8	53.6	51.4	52.7	55.7
Open admissions	45,273	21,906	16,826	16,783	20,710	16,811	19,206	18,735	12,545	9,260	9,034	10,769	8,331	10,053	41.4	57.3	55.0	53.8	52.0	49.6	52.3
90 percent or more accepted	6,285	15,104	3,722	2,475	5,380	3,337	700	3,454	6,916	1,311	1,460	2,511	1,650	504	55.0	45.8	35.2	59.0	46.7	49.4	72.0
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	3,703	2,544	3,224	2,536	2,857	1,880	2,920	2,081	1,408	1,549	1,369	1,352	1,224	1,865	56.2	55.3	48.0	54.0	47.3	65.1	63.9
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	12,845	18,996	12,061	10,122	4,849	6,245	3,690	6,536	9,685	6,839	5,443	2,691	3,608	2,472	50.9	51.0	56.7	53.8	55.5	57.8	67.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	18,142	8,662	6,098	7,214	6,687	2,908	419	8,036	5,229	3,423	3,942	3,451	1,554	293	44.3	60.4	56.1	54.6	51.6	53.4	69.9
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	†	46.7	66.7	†	†	†	†
Information not available	2,516	2,693	3,006	4,211	272	1,593	2,096	1,437	1,448	1,779	1,990	165	918	993	57.1	53.8	59.2	47.3	60.7	57.6	47.4
2-year institutions	712,983	783,715	918,645	879,620	799,719	756,639	738,531	426,646	470,324	558,708	526,455	471,715	454,285	448,555	59.8	60.0	60.8	59.9	59.0	60.0	60.7
Public institutions	611,643	681,639	795,982	757,490	709,084	679,759	668,858	361,154	402,647	476,985	446,019	412,240	403,052	403,139	59.0	59.1	59.9	58.9	58.1	59.3	60.3
Nonprofit institutions	8,573	7,933	7,960	10,952	10,698	7,738	7,180	5,324	4,729	4,696	6,697	6,437	4,555	4,476	62.1	59.6	59.0	61.1	60.2	58.9	62.3
For-profit institutions	92,767	94,143	114,703	111,178	79,937	69,142	62,493	60,168	62,948	77,027	73,739	53,038	46,678	40,940	64.9	66.9	67.2	66.3	66.3	67.5	65.5
Part-time students
All institutions	463,234	518,634	545,635	548,178	532,017	516,025	490,022	191,586	210,937	229,566	228,329	224,401	222,420	213,497	41.4	40.7	42.1	41.7	42.2	43.1	43.6
Public institutions	419,006	476,800	497,453	500,615	494,294	483,211	461,845	171,746	192,636	209,164	210,466	209,013	209,110	202,505	41.0	40.4	42.0	42.0	42.3	43.3	43.8
Nonprofit institutions	14,585	11,199	10,359	9,805	9,788	9,935	9,341	7,018	5,472	4,892	4,325	4,395	3,996	3,884	48.1	48.9	47.2	44.1	44.9	40.2	41.6
For-profit institutions	29,643	30,635	37,823	37,758	27,935	22,879	18,836	12,822	12,829	15,510	13,538	10,993	9,314	7,108	43.3	41.9	41.0	35.9	39.4	40.7	37.7
4-year institutions	82,367	96,353	72,046	69,397	57,810	53,825	49,367	38,257	45,400	32,344	29,023	25,142	23,701	22,328	46.4	47.1	44.9	41.8	43.5	44.0	45.2
Public institutions	48,353	63,869	33,327	29,934	28,281	27,517	26,540	23,631	31,962	16,944	15,354	14,044	13,803	13,921	48.9	50.0	50.8	51.3	49.7	50.2	52.5
Open admissions	20,223	38,361	8,356	6,303	5,971	5,553	5,243	8,298	18,048	3,586	2,616	2,249	1,991	2,093	41.0	47.0	42.9	41.5	37.7	35.9	39.9
90 percent or more accepted	3,745	4,199	4,004	4,974	2,294	2,223	2,098	1,909	2,023	1,959	2,796	1,008	1,005	1,061	51.0	48.2	48.9	56.2	43.9	45.2	50.6
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	8,969	7,192	6,493	5,650	6,003	5,226	7,386	4,196	3,572	3,268	2,856	3,109	2,595	3,946	46.8	49.7	50.3	50.5	51.8	49.7	53.4
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	11,599	10,805	11,254	10,650	10,785	10,671	9,154	6,766	6,189	6,053	5,690	5,798	5,840	5,149	58.3	57.3	53.8	53.4	53.8	54.7	56.2
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	3,373	3,062	3,046	2,262	2,947	2,854	2,553	2,223	1,989	1,982	1,330	1,739	1,774	1,617	65.9	65.0	65.1	58.8	59.0	62.2	63.3
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	65	57	44	43	41	49	51	50	43	35	35	27	38	33	76.9	75.4	79.5	81.4	65.9	77.6	64.7
Information not available	379	193	130	52	240	941	55	189	98	61	31	114	560	22	49.9	50.8	46.9	59.6	47.5	59.5	40.0
Nonprofit institutions	12,828	9,869	9,599	9,046	8,833	9,195	8,502	6,045	4,767	4,491	3,951	3,881	3,628	3,449	47.1	48.3	46.8	43.7	43.9	39.5	40.6
Open admissions	5,446	3,566	3,821	3,896	4,226	4,433	2,434	2,579	1,639	1,693	1,575	1,634	1,400	848	47.4	46.0	44.3	40.4	38.7	31.6	34.8
90 percent or more accepted	523	321	393	474	843	915	1,159	237	122	199	175	358	377	468	45.3	38.0	50.6	36.9	42.5	41.2	40.4
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	2,459	1,873	1,164	975	1,278	1,177	1,332	1,047	1,033	550	462	683	521	622	42.6	55.2	47.3	47.4	53.4	44.3	46.7
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	3,131	3,123	3,256	2,924	1,869	1,829	1,516	1,406	1,423	1,531	1,330	844	865	702	44.9	45.6	47.0	45.5	45.2	47.3	46.3
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	853	766	715	647	466	584	606	452	398	366	319	240	278	305	53.0	52.0	51.2	49.3	51.5	47.6	50.3
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	112	77	93	84	116	126	115	86	70	78	67	104	106	101	76.8	90.9	83.9	79.8	89.7	84.1	87.8
Information not available	304	143	157	46	35	131	1,340	238	82	74	23	18	81	403	78.3	57.3	47.1	50.0	51.4	61.8	30.1
For-profit institutions	21,186	22,615	29,120	30,417	20,696	17,113	14,325	8,581	8,671	10,909	9,718	7,217	6,270	4,958	40.5	38.3	37.5	31.9	34.9	36.6	34.6
Open admissions	10,515	11,179	10,926	13,567	10,634	9,561	10,395	4,105	4,164	4,299	4,875	4,253	3,909	3,751	39.0	37.2	39.3	35.9	40.0	40.9	36.1
90 percent or more accepted	2,212	1,623	1,372	2,159	2,234	360	121	639	548	375	504	637	137	59	28.9	33.8	27.3	23.3	28.5	38.1	48.8
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	2,838	3,026	3,151	2,407	4,145	854	1,232	1,342	1,218	1,093	527	1,106	250	353	47.3	40.3	34.7	21.9	26.7	29.3	28.7
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	2,774	4,886	4,591	6,237	524	1,819	2,471	1,134	2,049	2,249	1,996	220	594	755	40.9	41.9	49.0	32.0	42.0	32.7	30.6
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	2,033	1,675	1,099	1,826	2,932	2,537	73	627	629	342	583	936	727	25	30.8	37.6	31.1	31.9	31.9	28.7	34.2
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Information not available	814	226	7,981	4,221	227	1,982	33	734	63	2,551	1,233	65	653	15	90.2	27.9	32.0	29.2	28.6	32.9	45.5
2-year institutions	380,867	422,281	473,589	478,781	474,207	462,200	440,655	153,329	165,537	197,222	199,306	199,259	198,719	191,169	40.3	39.2	41.6	41.6	42.0	43.0	43.4
Public institutions	370,653	412,931	464,126	470,681	466,013	455,694	435,305	148,115	160,674	192,220	195,112	194,969	195,307	188,584	40.0	38.9	41.4	41.5	41.8	42.9	43.3
Nonprofit institutions	1,757	1,330	760	759	955	740	839	973	705	401	374	514	368	435	55.4	53.0	52.8	49.3	53.8	49.7	51.8
For-profit institutions	8,457	8,020	8,703	7,341	7,239	5,766	4,511	4,241	4,158	4,601	3,820	3,776	3,044	2,150	50.1	51.8	52.9	52.0	52.2	52.8	47.7

†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.

NOTE: Returning students data for 2-year institutions include returning students, plus students who completed their program.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2008 through Spring 2015, Fall Enrollment component; and IPEDS Fall 2006 through Fall 2013, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared December 2015.)