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 2015

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	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2007	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2006 to 2007	2009 to 2010	2010 to 2011	2011 to 2012	2012 to 2013	2013 to 2014	2014 to 2015
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	2,371,220	2,340,415	2,271,908	2,222,696	2,221,384	2,211,526	1,542,175	1,705,242	1,678,241	1,631,396	1,620,901	1,642,199	1,647,614	71.0	71.9	71.7	71.8	72.9	73.9	74.5
Public institutions	1,524,044	1,732,822	1,698,150	1,666,828	1,637,518	1,646,239	1,639,859	1,072,644	1,222,688	1,192,140	1,170,856	1,168,782	1,192,882	1,200,015	70.4	70.6	70.2	70.2	71.4	72.5	73.2
Nonprofit institutions	466,139	478,755	487,746	484,388	483,373	483,621	489,977	369,084	381,364	389,124	386,563	388,107	392,197	397,060	79.2	79.7	79.8	79.8	80.3	81.1	81.0
For-profit institutions	181,531	159,643	154,519	120,692	101,805	91,524	81,690	100,447	101,190	96,977	73,977	64,012	57,120	50,539	55.3	63.4	62.8	61.3	62.9	62.4	61.9
4-year institutions	1,458,731	1,452,575	1,460,795	1,472,189	1,466,129	1,482,853	1,501,612	1,115,529	1,146,534	1,151,786	1,159,681	1,166,522	1,193,644	1,213,066	76.5	78.9	78.8	78.8	79.6	80.5	80.8
Public institutions	912,401	936,840	940,660	957,744	957,709	977,381	994,997	711,490	745,703	746,121	758,616	765,686	789,743	807,605	78.0	79.6	79.3	79.2	79.9	80.8	81.2
Open admissions	62,724	45,458	43,031	41,111	34,897	34,566	31,477	38,839	28,675	26,485	24,978	21,128	21,413	19,618	61.9	63.1	61.5	60.8	60.5	61.9	62.3
90 percent or more accepted	68,835	63,453	74,553	50,200	47,775	55,149	60,565	49,274	46,280	53,975	35,197	33,969	40,118	43,811	71.6	72.9	72.4	70.1	71.1	72.7	72.3
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	244,177	212,573	205,403	230,328	226,673	261,407	277,839	185,457	163,639	158,677	176,676	174,316	203,267	218,446	76.0	77.0	77.3	76.7	76.9	77.8	78.6
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	417,093	462,554	469,026	451,184	469,245	461,424	454,703	336,199	376,021	379,353	363,305	381,576	381,505	375,128	80.6	81.3	80.9	80.5	81.3	82.7	82.5
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	103,118	131,241	131,782	169,908	164,067	147,849	150,216	88,908	112,209	112,006	145,215	141,671	127,595	132,228	86.2	85.5	85.0	85.5	86.3	86.3	88.0
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	7,716	14,326	13,996	9,468	8,843	15,315	14,947	7,048	13,649	13,302	9,013	8,357	14,651	14,336	91.3	95.3	95.0	95.2	94.5	95.7	95.9
Information not available	8,738	7,235	2,869	5,545	6,209	1,671	5,250	5,765	5,230	2,323	4,232	4,669	1,194	4,038	66.0	72.3	81.0	76.3	75.2	71.5	76.9
Nonprofit institutions	457,566	470,795	476,794	473,690	475,635	476,441	476,966	363,760	376,668	382,427	380,126	383,552	387,721	389,146	79.5	80.0	80.2	80.2	80.6	81.4	81.6
Open admissions	26,679	22,613	22,853	21,972	22,497	12,549	11,941	16,116	14,349	14,304	13,835	14,349	7,653	7,548	60.4	63.5	62.6	63.0	63.8	61.0	63.2
90 percent or more accepted	13,684	15,135	14,102	13,537	12,348	22,841	22,483	9,549	10,953	9,859	9,292	8,516	16,881	16,357	69.8	72.4	69.9	68.6	69.0	73.9	72.8
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	102,218	80,301	83,326	80,566	79,804	86,040	93,890	78,495	62,196	64,730	62,725	62,184	68,481	74,179	76.8	77.5	77.7	77.9	77.9	79.6	79.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	190,079	218,072	222,880	218,224	219,709	207,435	200,353	148,781	170,232	175,151	170,519	173,059	162,951	158,609	78.3	78.1	78.6	78.1	78.8	78.6	79.2
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	93,560	98,312	92,723	93,743	95,584	98,202	94,962	81,880	84,941	79,654	80,260	81,655	85,506	82,607	87.5	86.4	85.9	85.6	85.4	87.1	87.0
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	26,696	32,980	38,511	44,290	44,735	45,222	48,076	25,639	31,790	37,056	42,698	43,208	43,522	46,054	96.0	96.4	96.2	96.4	96.6	96.2	95.8
Information not available	4,650	3,382	2,399	1,358	958	4,152	5,261	3,300	2,207	1,673	797	581	2,727	3,792	71.0	65.3	69.7	58.7	60.6	65.7	72.1
For-profit institutions	88,764	44,940	43,341	40,755	32,785	29,031	29,649	40,279	24,163	23,238	20,939	17,284	16,180	16,315	45.4	53.8	53.6	51.4	52.7	55.7	55.0
Open admissions	45,273	16,826	16,783	20,710	16,799	19,206	21,732	18,735	9,260	9,034	10,769	8,325	10,053	11,110	41.4	55.0	53.8	52.0	49.6	52.3	51.1
90 percent or more accepted	6,285	3,722	2,475	5,380	3,337	700	578	3,454	1,311	1,460	2,511	1,650	504	300	55.0	35.2	59.0	46.7	49.4	72.0	51.9
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	3,703	3,224	2,536	2,857	1,880	2,920	5,254	2,081	1,549	1,369	1,352	1,224	1,865	3,450	56.2	48.0	54.0	47.3	65.1	63.9	65.7
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	12,845	12,061	10,122	4,849	6,268	3,690	1,502	6,536	6,839	5,443	2,691	3,613	2,472	1,002	50.9	56.7	53.8	55.5	57.6	67.0	66.7
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	18,142	6,098	7,214	6,687	2,908	419	474	8,036	3,423	3,942	3,451	1,554	293	362	44.3	56.1	54.6	51.6	53.4	69.9	76.4
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	†	66.7	†	†	†	†	†
Information not available	2,516	3,006	4,211	272	1,593	2,096	109	1,437	1,779	1,990	165	918	993	91	57.1	59.2	47.3	60.7	57.6	47.4	83.5
2-year institutions	712,983	918,645	879,620	799,719	756,567	738,531	709,914	426,646	558,708	526,455	471,715	454,379	448,555	434,548	59.8	60.8	59.9	59.0	60.1	60.7	61.2
Public institutions	611,643	795,982	757,490	709,084	679,809	668,858	644,862	361,154	476,985	446,019	412,240	403,096	403,139	392,410	59.0	59.9	58.9	58.1	59.3	60.3	60.9
Nonprofit institutions	8,573	7,960	10,952	10,698	7,738	7,180	13,011	5,324	4,696	6,697	6,437	4,555	4,476	7,914	62.1	59.0	61.1	60.2	58.9	62.3	60.8
For-profit institutions	92,767	114,703	111,178	79,937	69,020	62,493	52,041	60,168	77,027	73,739	53,038	46,728	40,940	34,224	64.9	67.2	66.3	66.3	67.7	65.5	65.8
Part-time students
All institutions	463,234	545,635	548,178	532,017	515,589	490,022	470,929	191,586	229,566	228,329	224,401	222,328	213,497	205,340	41.4	42.1	41.7	42.2	43.1	43.6	43.6
Public institutions	419,006	497,453	500,615	494,294	482,851	461,845	445,644	171,746	209,164	210,466	209,013	209,042	202,505	195,108	41.0	42.0	42.0	42.3	43.3	43.8	43.8
Nonprofit institutions	14,585	10,359	9,805	9,788	9,858	9,341	8,946	7,018	4,892	4,325	4,395	3,971	3,884	3,707	48.1	47.2	44.1	44.9	40.3	41.6	41.4
For-profit institutions	29,643	37,823	37,758	27,935	22,880	18,836	16,339	12,822	15,510	13,538	10,993	9,315	7,108	6,525	43.3	41.0	35.9	39.4	40.7	37.7	39.9
4-year institutions	82,367	72,046	69,397	57,810	53,711	49,367	46,654	38,257	32,344	29,023	25,142	23,665	22,328	21,839	46.4	44.9	41.8	43.5	44.1	45.2	46.8
Public institutions	48,353	33,327	29,934	28,281	27,479	26,540	25,820	23,631	16,944	15,354	14,044	13,790	13,921	13,912	48.9	50.8	51.3	49.7	50.2	52.5	53.9
Open admissions	20,223	8,356	6,303	5,971	5,515	5,243	4,605	8,298	3,586	2,616	2,249	1,978	2,093	1,791	41.0	42.9	41.5	37.7	35.9	39.9	38.9
90 percent or more accepted	3,745	4,004	4,974	2,294	2,223	2,098	1,958	1,909	1,959	2,796	1,008	1,005	1,061	880	51.0	48.9	56.2	43.9	45.2	50.6	44.9
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	8,969	6,493	5,650	6,003	5,226	7,386	6,622	4,196	3,268	2,856	3,109	2,595	3,946	3,581	46.8	50.3	50.5	51.8	49.7	53.4	54.1
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	11,599	11,254	10,650	10,785	10,671	9,154	9,935	6,766	6,053	5,690	5,798	5,840	5,149	5,958	58.3	53.8	53.4	53.8	54.7	56.2	60.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	3,373	3,046	2,262	2,947	2,854	2,553	2,469	2,223	1,982	1,330	1,739	1,774	1,617	1,553	65.9	65.1	58.8	59.0	62.2	63.3	62.9
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	65	44	43	41	49	51	58	50	35	35	27	38	33	49	76.9	79.5	81.4	65.9	77.6	64.7	84.5
Information not available	379	130	52	240	941	55	173	189	61	31	114	560	22	100	49.9	46.9	59.6	47.5	59.5	40.0	57.8
Nonprofit institutions	12,828	9,599	9,046	8,833	9,118	8,502	8,154	6,045	4,491	3,951	3,881	3,603	3,449	3,348	47.1	46.8	43.7	43.9	39.5	40.6	41.1
Open admissions	5,446	3,821	3,896	4,226	4,433	2,434	1,511	2,579	1,693	1,575	1,634	1,400	848	512	47.4	44.3	40.4	38.7	31.6	34.8	33.9
90 percent or more accepted	523	393	474	843	915	1,159	498	237	199	175	358	377	468	207	45.3	50.6	36.9	42.5	41.2	40.4	41.6
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	2,459	1,164	975	1,278	1,174	1,332	1,901	1,047	550	462	683	520	622	810	42.6	47.3	47.4	53.4	44.3	46.7	42.6
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	3,131	3,256	2,924	1,869	1,786	1,516	2,229	1,406	1,531	1,330	844	847	702	926	44.9	47.0	45.5	45.2	47.4	46.3	41.5
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	853	715	647	466	582	606	805	452	366	319	240	276	305	390	53.0	51.2	49.3	51.5	47.4	50.3	48.4
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	112	93	84	116	126	115	136	86	78	67	104	106	101	123	76.8	83.9	79.8	89.7	84.1	87.8	90.4
Information not available	304	157	46	35	102	1,340	1,074	238	74	23	18	77	403	380	78.3	47.1	50.0	51.4	75.5	30.1	35.4
For-profit institutions	21,186	29,120	30,417	20,696	17,114	14,325	12,680	8,581	10,909	9,718	7,217	6,272	4,958	4,579	40.5	37.5	31.9	34.9	36.6	34.6	36.1
Open admissions	10,515	10,926	13,567	10,634	9,561	10,395	10,089	4,105	4,299	4,875	4,253	3,909	3,751	3,863	39.0	39.3	35.9	40.0	40.9	36.1	38.3
90 percent or more accepted	2,212	1,372	2,159	2,234	360	121	123	639	375	504	637	137	59	30	28.9	27.3	23.3	28.5	38.1	48.8	24.4
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	2,838	3,151	2,407	4,145	854	1,232	1,794	1,342	1,093	527	1,106	250	353	492	47.3	34.7	21.9	26.7	29.3	28.7	27.4
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	2,774	4,591	6,237	524	1,820	2,471	586	1,134	2,249	1,996	220	596	755	158	40.9	49.0	32.0	42.0	32.7	30.6	27.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	2,033	1,099	1,826	2,932	2,537	73	9	627	342	583	936	727	25	2	30.8	31.1	31.9	31.9	28.7	34.2	22.2
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Information not available	814	7,981	4,221	227	1,982	33	79	734	2,551	1,233	65	653	15	34	90.2	32.0	29.2	28.6	32.9	45.5	43.0
2-year institutions	380,867	473,589	478,781	474,207	461,878	440,655	424,275	153,329	197,222	199,306	199,259	198,663	191,169	183,501	40.3	41.6	41.6	42.0	43.0	43.4	43.3
Public institutions	370,653	464,126	470,681	466,013	455,372	435,305	419,824	148,115	192,220	195,112	194,969	195,252	188,584	181,196	40.0	41.4	41.5	41.8	42.9	43.3	43.2
Nonprofit institutions	1,757	760	759	955	740	839	792	973	401	374	514	368	435	359	55.4	52.8	49.3	53.8	49.7	51.8	45.3
For-profit institutions	8,457	8,703	7,341	7,239	5,766	4,511	3,659	4,241	4,601	3,820	3,776	3,043	2,150	1,946	50.1	52.9	52.0	52.2	52.8	47.7	53.2

†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. For 4-year institutions, the adjusted cohort is based on first-time bachelor’s degree-seeking students.

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 2016, Fall Enrollment component; and IPEDS Fall 2006 through Fall 2014, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared October 2016.)