Table 342.

Retention of first-time degree-seeking undergraduates at degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, control and type of institution, and percentage of applications accepted: 2006 to 2008

Control, type, 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	2007	2008	2006 to 2007	2007 to 2008
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Full-time student retention
All institutions	2,171,714	2,269,712	1,542,175	1,619,269	71.0	71.3
Public institutions	1,524,044	1,603,819	1,072,644	1,132,790	70.4	70.6
Not-for-profit institutions	466,139	477,369	369,084	375,721	79.2	78.7
For-profit institutions	181,531	188,524	100,447	110,758	55.3	58.8
4-year institutions	1,458,731	1,505,161	1,115,529	1,152,921	76.5	76.6
Public institutions	912,401	936,000	711,490	732,384	78.0	78.2
Open admissions	62,724	60,815	38,839	38,724	61.9	63.7
90 percent or more accepted	68,835	66,114	49,274	46,731	71.6	70.7
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	244,177	237,913	185,457	180,287	76.0	75.8
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	417,093	439,824	336,199	356,969	80.6	81.2
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	103,118	107,824	88,908	90,123	86.2	83.6
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	7,716	10,223	7,048	9,479	91.3	92.7
Information not available	8,738	13,287	5,765	10,071	66.0	75.8
Not-for-profit institutions	457,566	468,955	363,760	370,740	79.5	79.1
Open admissions	26,679	26,571	16,116	15,227	60.4	57.3
90 percent or more accepted	13,684	16,008	9,549	11,249	69.8	70.3
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	102,218	93,360	78,495	71,066	76.8	76.1
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	190,079	196,121	148,781	152,948	78.3	78.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	93,560	100,121	81,880	86,755	87.5	86.7
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	26,696	28,631	25,639	27,621	96.0	96.5
Information not available	4,650	8,143	3,300	5,874	71.0	72.1
For-profit institutions	88,764	100,206	40,279	49,797	45.4	49.7
Open admissions	45,273	46,801	18,735	22,723	41.4	48.6
90 percent or more accepted	6,285	5,347	3,454	2,764	55.0	51.7
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	3,703	6,157	2,081	3,129	56.2	50.8
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	12,845	19,724	6,536	10,249	50.9	52.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	18,142	18,118	8,036	8,672	44.3	47.9
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	0	410	0	312	†	76.1
Information not available	2,516	3,649	1,437	1,948	57.1	53.4
2-year institutions	712,983	764,551	426,646	466,348	59.8	61.0
Public institutions	611,643	667,819	361,154	400,406	59.0	60.0
Not-for-profit institutions	8,573	8,414	5,324	4,981	62.1	59.2
For-profit institutions	92,767	88,318	60,168	60,961	64.9	69.0
	Part-time student retention
All institutions	463,234	532,827	191,586	219,857	41.4	41.3
Public institutions	419,006	475,209	171,746	194,321	41.0	40.9
Not-for-profit institutions	14,585	14,414	7,018	6,523	48.1	45.3
For-profit institutions	29,643	43,204	12,822	19,013	43.3	44.0
4-year institutions	82,367	95,410	38,257	43,441	46.4	45.5
Public institutions	48,353	48,190	23,631	23,006	48.9	47.7
Open admissions	20,223	20,645	8,298	9,122	41.0	44.2
90 percent or more accepted	3,745	3,450	1,909	1,667	51.0	48.3
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	8,969	8,145	4,196	3,818	46.8	46.9
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	11,599	12,236	6,766	6,245	58.3	51.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	3,373	3,023	2,223	1,866	65.9	61.7
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	65	44	50	34	76.9	77.3
Information not available	379	647	189	254	49.9	39.3
Not-for-profit institutions	12,828	12,886	6,045	5,614	47.1	43.6
Open admissions	5,446	5,330	2,579	2,306	47.4	43.3
90 percent or more accepted	523	1,272	237	434	45.3	34.1
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	2,459	2,132	1,047	895	42.6	42.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	3,131	2,899	1,406	1,307	44.9	45.1
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	853	917	452	478	53.0	52.1
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	112	94	86	84	76.8	89.4
Information not available	304	242	238	110	78.3	45.5
For-profit institutions	21,186	34,334	8,581	14,821	40.5	43.2
Open admissions	10,515	20,602	4,105	9,896	39.0	48.0
90 percent or more accepted	2,212	1,616	639	735	28.9	45.5
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	2,838	2,702	1,342	959	47.3	35.5
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	2,774	4,360	1,134	1,399	40.9	32.1
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	2,033	3,185	627	951	30.8	29.9
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	0	170	0	67	†	39.4
Information not available	814	1,699	734	814	90.2	47.9
2-year institutions	380,867	437,417	153,329	176,416	40.3	40.3
Public institutions	370,653	427,019	148,115	171,315	40.0	40.1
Not-for-profit institutions	1,757	1,528	973	909	55.4	59.5
For-profit institutions	8,457	8,870	4,241	4,192	50.1	47.3

†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, 2006-07 to 2007-08 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Spring 2008 and Spring 2009. (This table was prepared May 2010.)