First-Year Retention:
Retention Rates - First-Time College Freshmen Returning Their Second Year

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Download as:	Total Retention Rate, Fall 2010	Total adjusted fall 2009 cohort	Students from the total adjusted fall 2009 cohort enrolled in fall 2010	Full-Time Retention Rate, Fall 2010	Full-time adjusted fall 2009 cohort	Students from the full-time adjusted fall 2009 cohort enrolled in fall 2010	Part-Time Retention Rate, Fall 2010	Part-time adjusted fall 2009 cohort	Students from the part-time adjusted fall 2009 cohort enrolled in fall 2010
Alabama	72.1	29157	21010	74.9	26517	19868	43.3	2640	1142
Alaska	63.3	2058	1303	70.2	1606	1128	38.7	452	175
Arizona	70.0	24995	17499	73.1	22187	16219	45.6	2808	1280
Arkansas	69.9	15433	10795	70.7	15075	10663	36.9	358	132
California	84.0	119759	100632	85.5	113969	97434	55.2	5790	3198
Colorado	75.5	27083	20440	76.8	25707	19752	50.0	1376	688
Connecticut	81.9	20043	16423	82.6	19707	16275	44.0	336	148
Delaware	78.4	5940	4659	81.0	5602	4538	35.8	338	121
Florida	77.9	62546	48694	79.2	58630	46411	58.3	3916	2283
Georgia	73.2	47420	34726	75.9	43777	33240	40.8	3643	1486
Hawaii	70.8	3728	2639	72.7	3454	2511	46.7	274	128
Idaho	68.5	7958	5453	70.9	7092	5029	49.0	866	424
Illinois	76.8	55426	42594	78.1	53438	41736	43.2	1988	858
Indiana	75.5	49947	37714	78.0	46777	36473	39.1	3170	1241
Iowa	81.2	18917	15362	81.3	18790	15281	63.8	127	81
Kansas	72.7	15589	11334	74.8	14734	11020	36.7	855	314
Kentucky	71.8	22991	16504	72.9	22245	16214	38.9	746	290
Louisiana	72.9	24981	18202	73.6	24252	17850	48.3	729	352
Maine	77.2	7470	5766	77.9	7295	5680	49.1	175	86
Maryland	80.5	23235	18697	83.5	21748	18149	36.9	1487	548
Massachusetts	83.9	51967	43611	84.2	51453	43343	52.1	514	268
Michigan	79.8	49891	39794	81.0	48278	39087	43.8	1613	707
Minnesota	77.8	29498	22955	80.1	27896	22343	38.2	1602	612
Mississippi	75.9	10733	8144	76.3	10617	8100	37.9	116	44
Missouri	73.9	34081	25184	75.3	32346	24372	46.8	1735	812
Montana	68.4	6076	4158	70.6	5349	3777	52.4	727	381
Nebraska	77.8	11200	8717	78.7	10942	8610	41.5	258	107
Nevada	73.8	6213	4588	76.3	5782	4411	41.1	431	177
New Hampshire	79.9	9075	7254	80.2	9006	7224	43.5	69	30
New Jersey	82.1	28741	23591	82.7	28178	23304	51.0	563	287
New Mexico	70.5	8338	5878	72.0	7958	5732	38.4	380	146
New York	81.6	116643	95130	82.0	115081	94313	52.3	1562	817
North Carolina	78.2	49151	38433	79.3	47765	37892	39.0	1386	541
North Dakota	73.6	6252	4602	74.2	6137	4551	44.3	115	51
Ohio	74.7	71719	53587	76.2	68907	52496	38.8	2812	1091
Oklahoma	69.1	19003	13139	70.7	17801	12579	46.6	1202	560
Oregon	78.9	16097	12694	80.0	15510	12411	48.2	587	283
Pennsylvania	80.8	90131	72818	82.3	87217	71738	37.1	2914	1080
Rhode Island	81.6	12072	9847	81.9	11981	9812	38.5	91	35
South Carolina	73.9	25185	18610	75.2	24391	18341	33.9	794	269
South Dakota	68.2	6602	4504	72.5	5763	4176	39.1	839	328
Tennessee	72.9	33253	24256	74.0	32149	23784	42.8	1104	472
Texas	73.3	90897	66584	74.5	85819	63955	51.8	5078	2629
Utah	73.3	18536	13593	76.2	16579	12638	48.8	1957	955
Vermont	79.5	7048	5603	79.7	7018	5590	43.3	30	13
Virginia	78.6	47131	37046	80.8	44257	35775	44.2	2874	1271
Washington	80.3	25730	20661	81.9	24519	20076	48.3	1211	585
West Virginia	68.3	13965	9535	69.5	13410	9318	39.1	555	217
Wisconsin	79.4	35043	27841	80.2	34380	27556	43.0	663	285
Wyoming	72.7	1598	1162	73.2	1580	1157	27.8	18	5
Nation	77.1	1538943	1186695	78.7	1465595	1153975	44.6	73348	32720

Source: NCES, IPEDS Fall 2010 Enrollment Retention Rate File

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First-Year Retention: Retention Rates - First-Time College Freshmen Returning Their Second Year

First-Year Retention:
Retention Rates - First-Time College Freshmen Returning Their Second Year