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 2017

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	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2007	2010	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2006 to 2007	2009 to 2010	2012 to 2013	2013 to 2014	2014 to 2015	2015 to 2016	2016 to 2017
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	2,170,504	2,371,220	2,222,696	2,222,085	2,211,406	2,180,675	2,176,453	1,541,201	1,705,242	1,620,901	1,642,567	1,647,295	1,640,963	1,643,463	71.0	71.9	72.9	73.9	74.5	75.3	75.5
Public institutions	1,522,928	1,732,822	1,637,518	1,646,902	1,639,875	1,619,768	1,619,573	1,071,986	1,222,688	1,168,782	1,193,200	1,200,374	1,198,609	1,203,320	70.4	70.6	71.4	72.5	73.2	74.0	74.3
Nonprofit institutions	466,078	478,755	483,373	483,617	489,834	491,898	491,596	368,783	381,364	388,107	392,080	396,659	399,434	399,154	79.1	79.7	80.3	81.1	81.0	81.2	81.2
For-profit institutions	181,498	159,643	101,805	91,566	81,697	69,009	65,284	100,432	101,190	64,012	57,287	50,262	42,920	40,989	55.3	63.4	62.9	62.6	61.5	62.2	62.8
4-year institutions	1,457,745	1,452,575	1,466,129	1,483,526	1,501,582	1,524,088	1,535,197	1,114,923	1,146,534	1,166,522	1,194,097	1,212,464	1,231,920	1,242,934	76.5	78.9	79.6	80.5	80.7	80.8	81.0
Public institutions	911,509	936,840	957,709	978,041	995,110	1,018,253	1,029,302	711,200	745,703	765,686	790,227	807,687	825,885	836,920	78.0	79.6	79.9	80.8	81.2	81.1	81.3
Open admissions	61,832	45,458	34,897	34,706	31,477	26,888	27,042	38,383	28,675	21,128	21,547	19,618	16,689	16,809	62.1	63.1	60.5	62.1	62.3	62.1	62.2
90 percent or more accepted	68,835	63,453	47,775	55,188	60,160	71,117	69,649	49,274	46,280	33,969	40,116	43,559	51,533	50,561	71.6	72.9	71.1	72.7	72.4	72.5	72.6
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	244,177	212,573	226,673	261,763	281,422	317,658	288,998	185,457	163,639	174,316	203,517	221,245	251,113	228,226	76.0	77.0	76.9	77.7	78.6	79.1	79.0
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	417,093	462,554	469,245	461,551	456,622	435,275	468,263	336,365	376,021	381,576	381,607	376,587	357,438	383,775	80.6	81.3	81.3	82.7	82.5	82.1	82.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	103,118	131,241	164,067	147,849	145,622	150,981	156,437	88,908	112,209	141,671	127,595	128,568	133,668	139,838	86.2	85.5	86.3	86.3	88.3	88.5	89.4
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	7,716	14,326	8,843	15,315	14,947	15,563	15,951	7,048	13,649	8,357	14,651	14,336	14,959	15,330	91.3	95.3	94.5	95.7	95.9	96.1	96.1
Information not available	8,738	7,235	6,209	1,669	4,860	771	2,962	5,765	5,230	4,669	1,194	3,774	485	2,381	66.0	72.3	75.2	71.5	77.7	62.9	80.4
Nonprofit institutions	457,505	470,795	475,635	476,437	476,823	481,241	484,188	363,459	376,668	383,552	387,685	388,745	392,330	394,215	79.4	80.0	80.6	81.4	81.5	81.5	81.4
Open admissions	26,565	22,613	22,497	12,549	11,792	13,289	13,383	16,019	14,349	14,349	7,653	7,414	8,499	8,799	60.3	63.5	63.8	61.0	62.9	64.0	65.7
90 percent or more accepted	13,632	15,135	12,348	22,841	22,225	28,503	23,488	9,543	10,953	8,516	16,881	16,188	20,247	16,811	70.0	72.4	69.0	73.9	72.8	71.0	71.6
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	102,358	80,301	79,804	86,040	94,830	80,940	91,351	78,424	62,196	62,184	68,481	74,984	63,872	71,308	76.6	77.5	77.9	79.6	79.1	78.9	78.1
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	190,079	218,072	219,709	207,431	199,677	199,442	203,980	148,681	170,232	173,059	162,937	157,866	157,181	162,016	78.2	78.1	78.8	78.5	79.1	78.8	79.4
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	93,560	98,312	95,584	98,202	95,164	102,823	98,010	81,880	84,941	81,655	85,484	82,511	89,426	84,290	87.5	86.4	85.4	87.0	86.7	87.0	86.0
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	26,696	32,980	44,735	45,222	48,076	54,573	51,662	25,639	31,790	43,208	43,522	46,054	51,699	49,541	96.0	96.4	96.6	96.2	95.8	94.7	95.9
Information not available	4,615	3,382	958	4,152	5,059	1,671	2,314	3,273	2,207	581	2,727	3,728	1,406	1,450	70.9	65.3	60.6	65.7	73.7	84.1	62.7
For-profit institutions	88,731	44,940	32,785	29,048	29,649	24,594	21,707	40,264	24,163	17,284	16,185	16,032	13,705	11,799	45.4	53.8	52.7	55.7	54.1	55.7	54.4
Open admissions	45,240	16,826	16,799	19,206	21,732	16,511	14,007	18,720	9,260	8,325	10,053	10,827	8,270	6,745	41.4	55.0	49.6	52.3	49.8	50.1	48.2
90 percent or more accepted	6,285	3,722	3,337	717	591	770	1,108	3,454	1,311	1,650	509	308	472	559	55.0	35.2	49.4	71.0	52.1	61.3	50.5
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	3,703	3,224	1,880	2,920	5,265	3,253	1,174	2,081	1,549	1,224	1,865	3,459	2,159	885	56.2	48.0	65.1	63.9	65.7	66.4	75.4
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	12,845	12,061	6,268	3,690	1,489	3,000	4,577	6,536	6,839	3,613	2,472	994	1,973	3,108	50.9	56.7	57.6	67.0	66.8	65.8	67.9
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	18,142	6,098	2,908	419	463	1,020	672	8,036	3,423	1,554	293	353	802	363	44.3	56.1	53.4	69.9	76.2	78.6	54.0
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	0	3	0	0	0	8	1	0	2	0	0	0	8	1	†	66.7	†	†	†	100.0	100.0
Information not available	2,516	3,006	1,593	2,096	109	32	168	1,437	1,779	918	993	91	21	138	57.1	59.2	57.6	47.4	83.5	65.6	82.1
2-year institutions	712,759	918,645	756,567	738,559	709,824	656,587	641,256	426,278	558,708	454,379	448,470	434,831	409,043	400,529	59.8	60.8	60.1	60.7	61.3	62.3	62.5
Public institutions	611,419	795,982	679,809	668,861	644,765	601,515	590,271	360,786	476,985	403,096	402,973	392,687	372,724	366,400	59.0	59.9	59.3	60.2	60.9	62.0	62.1
Nonprofit institutions	8,573	7,960	7,738	7,180	13,011	10,657	7,408	5,324	4,696	4,555	4,395	7,914	7,104	4,939	62.1	59.0	58.9	61.2	60.8	66.7	66.7
For-profit institutions	92,767	114,703	69,020	62,518	52,048	44,415	43,577	60,168	77,027	46,728	41,102	34,230	29,215	29,190	64.9	67.2	67.7	65.7	65.8	65.8	67.0
Part-time students
All institutions	461,574	545,635	515,589	490,124	470,772	429,109	412,913	190,547	229,566	222,328	213,235	205,366	192,527	187,301	41.3	42.1	43.1	43.5	43.6	44.9	45.4
Public institutions	417,314	497,453	482,851	461,943	445,495	404,279	391,769	170,682	209,164	209,042	202,243	195,147	181,993	178,531	40.9	42.0	43.3	43.8	43.8	45.0	45.6
Nonprofit institutions	14,618	10,359	9,858	9,340	8,885	10,446	8,801	7,027	4,892	3,971	3,883	3,681	4,951	3,895	48.1	47.2	40.3	41.6	41.4	47.4	44.3
For-profit institutions	29,642	37,823	22,880	18,841	16,392	14,384	12,343	12,838	15,510	9,315	7,109	6,538	5,583	4,875	43.3	41.0	40.7	37.7	39.9	38.8	39.5
4-year institutions	81,423	72,046	53,711	49,304	46,606	48,716	46,570	37,988	32,344	23,665	22,269	21,818	23,845	22,712	46.7	44.9	44.1	45.2	46.8	48.9	48.8
Public institutions	47,377	33,327	27,479	26,473	25,833	28,096	29,777	23,337	16,944	13,790	13,862	13,917	15,374	16,050	49.3	50.8	50.2	52.4	53.9	54.7	53.9
Open admissions	19,247	8,356	5,515	5,250	4,605	4,412	5,440	8,004	3,586	1,978	2,098	1,791	1,873	2,151	41.6	42.9	35.9	40.0	38.9	42.5	39.5
90 percent or more accepted	3,745	4,004	2,223	2,098	1,951	2,931	2,327	1,909	1,959	1,005	1,063	880	1,382	1,012	51.0	48.9	45.2	50.7	45.1	47.2	43.5
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	8,969	6,493	5,226	7,424	6,663	8,722	9,011	4,196	3,268	2,595	3,964	3,591	4,972	4,928	46.8	50.3	49.7	53.4	53.9	57.0	54.7
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	11,599	11,254	10,671	9,042	10,343	9,815	10,718	6,766	6,053	5,840	5,065	6,107	5,654	6,462	58.3	53.8	54.7	56.0	59.0	57.6	60.3
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	3,373	3,046	2,854	2,553	2,040	2,112	2,103	2,223	1,982	1,774	1,617	1,395	1,433	1,392	65.9	65.1	62.2	63.3	68.4	67.9	66.2
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	65	44	49	51	58	48	65	50	35	38	33	49	38	57	76.9	79.5	77.6	64.7	84.5	79.2	87.7
Information not available	379	130	941	55	173	56	113	189	61	560	22	104	22	48	49.9	46.9	59.5	40.0	60.1	39.3	42.5
Nonprofit institutions	12,861	9,599	9,118	8,501	8,093	9,686	7,938	6,054	4,491	3,603	3,448	3,322	4,612	3,555	47.1	46.8	39.5	40.6	41.0	47.6	44.8
Open admissions	5,419	3,821	4,433	2,434	1,450	1,540	1,615	2,558	1,693	1,400	848	486	673	670	47.2	44.3	31.6	34.8	33.5	43.7	41.5
90 percent or more accepted	523	393	915	1,159	494	3,769	1,990	237	199	377	468	204	1,882	887	45.3	50.6	41.2	40.4	41.3	49.9	44.6
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	2,459	1,164	1,174	1,332	1,903	874	932	1,047	550	520	622	811	422	463	42.6	47.3	44.3	46.7	42.6	48.3	49.7
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	3,131	3,256	1,786	1,515	2,231	1,812	2,293	1,406	1,531	847	701	928	839	1,008	44.9	47.0	47.4	46.3	41.6	46.3	44.0
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	853	715	582	606	815	866	602	452	366	276	305	394	381	267	53.0	51.2	47.4	50.3	48.3	44.0	44.4
Less than 25.0 percent accepted	112	93	126	115	136	640	458	86	78	106	101	123	302	238	76.8	83.9	84.1	87.8	90.4	47.2	52.0
Information not available	364	157	102	1,340	1,064	185	48	268	74	77	403	376	113	22	73.6	47.1	75.5	30.1	35.3	61.1	45.8
For-profit institutions	21,185	29,120	17,114	14,330	12,680	10,934	8,855	8,597	10,909	6,272	4,959	4,579	3,859	3,107	40.6	37.5	36.6	34.6	36.1	35.3	35.1
Open admissions	10,514	10,926	9,561	10,395	10,089	8,822	6,432	4,121	4,299	3,909	3,751	3,863	3,183	2,408	39.2	39.3	40.9	36.1	38.3	36.1	37.4
90 percent or more accepted	2,212	1,372	360	126	123	246	453	639	375	137	59	30	85	115	28.9	27.3	38.1	46.8	24.4	34.6	25.4
75.0 to 89.9 percent accepted	2,838	3,151	854	1,232	1,794	1,027	109	1,342	1,093	250	353	492	259	29	47.3	34.7	29.3	28.7	27.4	25.2	26.6
50.0 to 74.9 percent accepted	2,774	4,591	1,820	2,471	586	753	812	1,134	2,249	596	756	158	282	328	40.9	49.0	32.7	30.6	27.0	37.5	40.4
25.0 to 49.9 percent accepted	2,033	1,099	2,537	73	9	81	1,043	627	342	727	25	2	45	227	30.8	31.1	28.7	34.2	22.2	55.6	21.8
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	1,982	33	79	5	6	734	2,551	653	15	34	5	0	90.2	32.0	32.9	45.5	43.0	100.0	0.0
2-year institutions	380,151	473,589	461,878	440,820	424,166	380,393	366,343	152,559	197,222	198,663	190,966	183,548	168,682	164,589	40.1	41.6	43.0	43.3	43.3	44.3	44.9
Public institutions	369,937	464,126	455,372	435,470	419,662	376,183	361,992	147,345	192,220	195,252	188,381	181,230	166,619	162,481	39.8	41.4	42.9	43.3	43.2	44.3	44.9
Nonprofit institutions	1,757	760	740	839	792	760	863	973	401	368	435	359	339	340	55.4	52.8	49.7	51.8	45.3	44.6	39.4
For-profit institutions	8,457	8,703	5,766	4,511	3,712	3,450	3,488	4,241	4,601	3,043	2,150	1,959	1,724	1,768	50.1	52.9	52.8	47.7	52.8	50.0	50.7

†Not applicable.

1 Adjusted entry cohort 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 entry 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 2018, Fall Enrollment component; and IPEDS Fall 2006 through Fall 2016, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared October 2018.)