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 2016

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	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2007	2010	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2006 to 2007	2009 to 2010	2011 to 2012	2012 to 2013	2013 to 2014	2014 to 2015	2015 to 2016
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	2,271,908	2,222,696	2,222,085	2,211,406	2,180,675	1,542,175	1,705,242	1,631,396	1,620,901	1,642,567	1,647,295	1,640,963	71.0	71.9	71.8	72.9	73.9	74.5	75.3
Public institutions	1,524,044	1,732,822	1,666,828	1,637,518	1,646,902	1,639,875	1,619,768	1,072,644	1,222,688	1,170,856	1,168,782	1,193,200	1,200,374	1,198,609	70.4	70.6	70.2	71.4	72.5	73.2	74.0
Nonprofit institutions	466,139	478,755	484,388	483,373	483,617	489,834	491,898	369,084	381,364	386,563	388,107	392,080	396,659	399,434	79.2	79.7	79.8	80.3	81.1	81.0	81.2
For-profit institutions	181,531	159,643	120,692	101,805	91,566	81,697	69,009	100,447	101,190	73,977	64,012	57,287	50,262	42,920	55.3	63.4	61.3	62.9	62.6	61.5	62.2
4-year institutions	1,458,731	1,452,575	1,472,189	1,466,129	1,483,526	1,501,582	1,524,088	1,115,529	1,146,534	1,159,681	1,166,522	1,194,097	1,212,464	1,231,920	76.5	78.9	78.8	79.6	80.5	80.7	80.8
Public institutions	912,401	936,840	957,744	957,709	978,041	995,110	1,018,253	711,490	745,703	758,616	765,686	790,227	807,687	825,885	78.0	79.6	79.2	79.9	80.8	81.2	81.1
Open admissions	62,724	45,458	41,111	34,897	34,706	31,477	26,888	38,839	28,675	24,978	21,128	21,547	19,618	16,689	61.9	63.1	60.8	60.5	62.1	62.3	62.1
90 percent or more accepted	68,835	63,453	50,200	47,775	55,188	60,160	71,117	49,274	46,280	35,197	33,969	40,116	43,559	51,533	71.6	72.9	70.1	71.1	72.7	72.4	72.5
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	244,177	212,573	230,328	226,673	261,763	281,422	312,658	185,457	163,639	176,676	174,316	203,517	221,245	247,045	76.0	77.0	76.7	76.9	77.7	78.6	79.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	417,093	462,554	451,184	469,245	461,551	456,622	440,275	336,199	376,021	363,305	381,576	381,607	376,587	361,506	80.6	81.3	80.5	81.3	82.7	82.5	82.1
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	103,118	131,241	169,908	164,067	147,849	145,622	150,981	88,908	112,209	145,215	141,671	127,595	128,568	133,668	86.2	85.5	85.5	86.3	86.3	88.3	88.5
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	7,716	14,326	9,468	8,843	15,315	14,947	15,563	7,048	13,649	9,013	8,357	14,651	14,336	14,959	91.3	95.3	95.2	94.5	95.7	95.9	96.1
Information not available	8,738	7,235	5,545	6,209	1,669	4,860	771	5,765	5,230	4,232	4,669	1,194	3,774	485	66.0	72.3	76.3	75.2	71.5	77.7	62.9
Nonprofit institutions	457,566	470,795	473,690	475,635	476,437	476,823	481,241	363,760	376,668	380,126	383,552	387,685	388,745	392,330	79.5	80.0	80.2	80.6	81.4	81.5	81.5
Open admissions	26,679	22,613	21,972	22,497	12,549	11,792	13,289	16,116	14,349	13,835	14,349	7,653	7,414	8,499	60.4	63.5	63.0	63.8	61.0	62.9	64.0
90 percent or more accepted	13,684	15,135	13,537	12,348	22,841	22,225	29,744	9,549	10,953	9,292	8,516	16,881	16,188	21,187	69.8	72.4	68.6	69.0	73.9	72.8	71.2
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	102,218	80,301	80,566	79,804	86,040	94,830	80,290	78,495	62,196	62,725	62,184	68,481	74,984	63,312	76.8	77.5	77.9	77.9	79.6	79.1	78.9
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	190,079	218,072	218,224	219,709	207,431	199,677	198,920	148,781	170,232	170,519	173,059	162,937	157,866	156,853	78.3	78.1	78.1	78.8	78.5	79.1	78.9
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	93,560	98,312	93,743	95,584	98,202	95,164	102,635	81,880	84,941	80,260	81,655	85,484	82,511	89,290	87.5	86.4	85.6	85.4	87.0	86.7	87.0
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	26,696	32,980	44,290	44,735	45,222	48,076	54,573	25,639	31,790	42,698	43,208	43,522	46,054	51,699	96.0	96.4	96.4	96.6	96.2	95.8	94.7
Information not available	4,650	3,382	1,358	958	4,152	5,059	1,790	3,300	2,207	797	581	2,727	3,728	1,490	71.0	65.3	58.7	60.6	65.7	73.7	83.2
For-profit institutions	88,764	44,940	40,755	32,785	29,048	29,649	24,594	40,279	24,163	20,939	17,284	16,185	16,032	13,705	45.4	53.8	51.4	52.7	55.7	54.1	55.7
Open admissions	45,273	16,826	20,710	16,799	19,206	21,732	16,511	18,735	9,260	10,769	8,325	10,053	10,827	8,270	41.4	55.0	52.0	49.6	52.3	49.8	50.1
90 percent or more accepted	6,285	3,722	5,380	3,337	717	591	770	3,454	1,311	2,511	1,650	509	308	472	55.0	35.2	46.7	49.4	71.0	52.1	61.3
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	3,703	3,224	2,857	1,880	2,920	5,265	3,253	2,081	1,549	1,352	1,224	1,865	3,459	2,159	56.2	48.0	47.3	65.1	63.9	65.7	66.4
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	12,845	12,061	4,849	6,268	3,690	1,489	3,000	6,536	6,839	2,691	3,613	2,472	994	1,973	50.9	56.7	55.5	57.6	67.0	66.8	65.8
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	18,142	6,098	6,687	2,908	419	463	1,020	8,036	3,423	3,451	1,554	293	353	802	44.3	56.1	51.6	53.4	69.9	76.2	78.6
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	0	3	0	0	0	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	8	†	66.7	†	†	†	†	100.0
Information not available	2,516	3,006	272	1,593	2,096	109	32	1,437	1,779	165	918	993	91	21	57.1	59.2	60.7	57.6	47.4	83.5	65.6
2-year institutions	712,983	918,645	799,719	756,567	738,559	709,824	656,587	426,646	558,708	471,715	454,379	448,470	434,831	409,043	59.8	60.8	59.0	60.1	60.7	61.3	62.3
Public institutions	611,643	795,982	709,084	679,809	668,861	644,765	601,515	361,154	476,985	412,240	403,096	402,973	392,687	372,724	59.0	59.9	58.1	59.3	60.2	60.9	62.0
Nonprofit institutions	8,573	7,960	10,698	7,738	7,180	13,011	10,657	5,324	4,696	6,437	4,555	4,395	7,914	7,104	62.1	59.0	60.2	58.9	61.2	60.8	66.7
For-profit institutions	92,767	114,703	79,937	69,020	62,518	52,048	44,415	60,168	77,027	53,038	46,728	41,102	34,230	29,215	64.9	67.2	66.3	67.7	65.7	65.8	65.8
Part-time students
All institutions	463,234	545,635	532,017	515,589	490,124	470,772	429,109	191,586	229,566	224,401	222,328	213,235	205,366	192,527	41.4	42.1	42.2	43.1	43.5	43.6	44.9
Public institutions	419,006	497,453	494,294	482,851	461,943	445,495	404,279	171,746	209,164	209,013	209,042	202,243	195,147	181,993	41.0	42.0	42.3	43.3	43.8	43.8	45.0
Nonprofit institutions	14,585	10,359	9,788	9,858	9,340	8,885	10,446	7,018	4,892	4,395	3,971	3,883	3,681	4,951	48.1	47.2	44.9	40.3	41.6	41.4	47.4
For-profit institutions	29,643	37,823	27,935	22,880	18,841	16,392	14,384	12,822	15,510	10,993	9,315	7,109	6,538	5,583	43.3	41.0	39.4	40.7	37.7	39.9	38.8
4-year institutions	82,367	72,046	57,810	53,711	49,304	46,606	48,716	38,257	32,344	25,142	23,665	22,269	21,818	23,845	46.4	44.9	43.5	44.1	45.2	46.8	48.9
Public institutions	48,353	33,327	28,281	27,479	26,473	25,833	28,096	23,631	16,944	14,044	13,790	13,862	13,917	15,374	48.9	50.8	49.7	50.2	52.4	53.9	54.7
Open admissions	20,223	8,356	5,971	5,515	5,250	4,605	4,412	8,298	3,586	2,249	1,978	2,098	1,791	1,873	41.0	42.9	37.7	35.9	40.0	38.9	42.5
90 percent or more accepted	3,745	4,004	2,294	2,223	2,098	1,951	2,931	1,909	1,959	1,008	1,005	1,063	880	1,382	51.0	48.9	43.9	45.2	50.7	45.1	47.2
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	8,969	6,493	6,003	5,226	7,424	6,663	8,669	4,196	3,268	3,109	2,595	3,964	3,591	4,942	46.8	50.3	51.8	49.7	53.4	53.9	57.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	11,599	11,254	10,785	10,671	9,042	10,343	9,868	6,766	6,053	5,798	5,840	5,065	6,107	5,684	58.3	53.8	53.8	54.7	56.0	59.0	57.6
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	3,373	3,046	2,947	2,854	2,553	2,040	2,112	2,223	1,982	1,739	1,774	1,617	1,395	1,433	65.9	65.1	59.0	62.2	63.3	68.4	67.9
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	65	44	41	49	51	58	48	50	35	27	38	33	49	38	76.9	79.5	65.9	77.6	64.7	84.5	79.2
Information not available	379	130	240	941	55	173	56	189	61	114	560	22	104	22	49.9	46.9	47.5	59.5	40.0	60.1	39.3
Nonprofit institutions	12,828	9,599	8,833	9,118	8,501	8,093	9,686	6,045	4,491	3,881	3,603	3,448	3,322	4,612	47.1	46.8	43.9	39.5	40.6	41.0	47.6
Open admissions	5,446	3,821	4,226	4,433	2,434	1,450	1,540	2,579	1,693	1,634	1,400	848	486	673	47.4	44.3	38.7	31.6	34.8	33.5	43.7
90 percent or more accepted	523	393	843	915	1,159	494	3,777	237	199	358	377	468	204	1,888	45.3	50.6	42.5	41.2	40.4	41.3	50.0
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	2,459	1,164	1,278	1,174	1,332	1,903	874	1,047	550	683	520	622	811	422	42.6	47.3	53.4	44.3	46.7	42.6	48.3
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	3,131	3,256	1,869	1,786	1,515	2,231	1,812	1,406	1,531	844	847	701	928	839	44.9	47.0	45.2	47.4	46.3	41.6	46.3
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	853	715	466	582	606	815	857	452	366	240	276	305	394	374	53.0	51.2	51.5	47.4	50.3	48.3	43.6
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	112	93	116	126	115	136	640	86	78	104	106	101	123	302	76.8	83.9	89.7	84.1	87.8	90.4	47.2
Information not available	304	157	35	102	1,340	1,064	186	238	74	18	77	403	376	114	78.3	47.1	51.4	75.5	30.1	35.3	61.3
For-profit institutions	21,186	29,120	20,696	17,114	14,330	12,680	10,934	8,581	10,909	7,217	6,272	4,959	4,579	3,859	40.5	37.5	34.9	36.6	34.6	36.1	35.3
Open admissions	10,515	10,926	10,634	9,561	10,395	10,089	8,822	4,105	4,299	4,253	3,909	3,751	3,863	3,183	39.0	39.3	40.0	40.9	36.1	38.3	36.1
90 percent or more accepted	2,212	1,372	2,234	360	126	123	246	639	375	637	137	59	30	85	28.9	27.3	28.5	38.1	46.8	24.4	34.6
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	2,838	3,151	4,145	854	1,232	1,794	1,027	1,342	1,093	1,106	250	353	492	259	47.3	34.7	26.7	29.3	28.7	27.4	25.2
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	2,774	4,591	524	1,820	2,471	586	753	1,134	2,249	220	596	756	158	282	40.9	49.0	42.0	32.7	30.6	27.0	37.5
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	2,033	1,099	2,932	2,537	73	9	81	627	342	936	727	25	2	45	30.8	31.1	31.9	28.7	34.2	22.2	55.6
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	227	1,982	33	79	5	734	2,551	65	653	15	34	5	90.2	32.0	28.6	32.9	45.5	43.0	100.0
2-year institutions	380,867	473,589	474,207	461,878	440,820	424,166	380,393	153,329	197,222	199,259	198,663	190,966	183,548	168,682	40.3	41.6	42.0	43.0	43.3	43.3	44.3
Public institutions	370,653	464,126	466,013	455,372	435,470	419,662	376,183	148,115	192,220	194,969	195,252	188,381	181,230	166,619	40.0	41.4	41.8	42.9	43.3	43.2	44.3
Nonprofit institutions	1,757	760	955	740	839	792	760	973	401	514	368	435	359	339	55.4	52.8	53.8	49.7	51.8	45.3	44.6
For-profit institutions	8,457	8,703	7,239	5,766	4,511	3,712	3,450	4,241	4,601	3,776	3,043	2,150	1,959	1,724	50.1	52.9	52.2	52.8	47.7	52.8	50.0

†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. 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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2008 through Spring 2017, Fall Enrollment component; and IPEDS Fall 2006 through Fall 2015, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared December 2017.)