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Overall Persistence and Retention Rates <\/span><\/h2>\nThe overall persistence rate for the fall 2016 entering cohort was up 0.5 points from that of the previous cohort, and was up 2.6 points compared to fall 2009. For the included years, the overall persistence rate is about 13 percentage points higher, on average, than the retention rate. Thus, nearly one in eight students who start college in any fall term transfer to a different institution by the following fall.<\/span><\/p>\nNote: In this report, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center was able to report non-degree-seeking students in a separate category from full-time and part-time students beginning with the fall 2015 entering cohort. For previous entering cohorts, non-degree-seeking students are included in the full-time and part-time categories. This change is the cause of the 2015 spike in part-time retention rate. Non-degree students are included in the overall rates for all years.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/WP-Snapshot33-Fig1.png\")
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Persistence and Retention by Race and Ethnicity<\/span><\/h2>\nAmong students who entered college in fall 2016, Asian students had the highest persistence rate (85.3 percent) with 73.4 percent returning to the starting institution and 11.9 percent returning to an institution other than the starting institution in fall 2017.\u00a0<\/span>Black students had the lowest persistence rate (67.0 percent): just over half of black students returned to the starting institution (52.5 percent) and an additional 14.5 percent returned to an institution other than the starting institution.\u00a0<\/span>Race and ethnicity data coverage in the Clearinghouse is not as complete as the full enrollment dataset. Institutions provided race and ethnicity data to the Clearinghouse for 76 percent of the students reported in the fall 2016 entering cohort. <\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/WP-Snapshot33-Fig2.png\")
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Persistence and Retention by Age at College Entry<\/span><\/h2>\nFall 2016 entering college students who were in the >20-to-24 age group (at college entry) had a persistence rate of 57.7 percent. This represents an increase of 3.6 percentage points over the fall 2009 entering cohort. <\/span>Students in the 20 and under age group had a persistence rate of 77.3 percent, down 1.7 percentage points from the fall 2009 entering cohort. This group also showed the highest spread between persistence and retention rates, with about 14 percent, or one in seven students, enrolling in a different institution in their second fall term. <\/span>Students who were over age 24 at college entry had a persistence rate of 52.6 percent, a figure that has remained essentially flat across the cohorts shown in this report.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/WP-Snapshot33-Fig3.png\")
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Persistence and Retention: Four-Year Public Institutions<\/span><\/h2>\nFor students who started college in fall 2016 at four-year public institutions, the persistence rate was 83.0 percent, up 1.3 percentage points from the prior year, and up 0.7 percentage points in comparison to the fall 2009 cohort. <\/span>The persistence rate was 88.9 percent for those who entered college on a full-time basis, compared to 65.7 percent for those who entered college on a part-time basis.\u00a0<\/span>Of all students who started college in this sector in fall 2016, 71.2 percent returned to the same institution in fall 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/WP-Snapshot33-Fig4.png\")
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Persistence and Retention by Race and Ethnicity: Four-Year Public Institutions<\/span><\/h2>\nAmong those students who entered four-year public institutions in fall 2016, Asian students had the highest one-year retention rate, with 82.1 percent returning to the starting institution in fall 2017. Asian students also had the highest persistence rate with 91.9 percent returning to any institution in fall 2017.\u00a0<\/span>White students had the highest share continuing college in fall 2017 at an institution other than the starting institution (15.4 percent). A similar share of black students continued college at a different institution (14.9 percent).\u00a0<\/span>Hispanic students and white students had similar one-year retention rates (68.8 percent and 70.7 percent, respectively.)\u00a0<\/span>For the four-year public sector, race and ethnicity data were present for 74 percent of the students in the fall 2016 entering cohort.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/WP-Snapshot33-Fig5.png\")
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Persistence and Retention: Two-Year Public Institutions<\/span><\/h2>\nFor students who started college in fall 2016 at two-year public institutions, the persistence rate was 62.2 percent, down 0.5 percentage from the prior year, but up 1.2 percentage points in comparison to the fall 2009 cohort. <\/span>The persistence rate was 70.6 percent for those who entered college on a full-time basis, compared to 55.6 percent for those who entered college on a part-time basis.\u00a0<\/span>Of all students who started college in this sector in fall 2016, 48.9 percent returned to the same institution in fall 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/WP-Snapshot33-Fig6.png\")
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Persistence and Retention by Race and Ethnicity: Two-Year Public Institutions<\/span><\/h2>\nAmong students who entered two-year public institutions in fall 2016, white students had a higher one-year persistence rate (67.6 percent) than Hispanic students (62.7 percent). However, white students had a lower one-year retention rate (50.2 percent) than Hispanic students (53.0 percent). This reflects the fact that a higher share of white students transferred to four-year institutions by their second fall term. <\/span>For the two-year public sector, race and ethnicity data were present for 78 percent of the students in the fall 2016 entering cohort. <\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/WP-Snapshot33-Fig7.png\")
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Persistence and Retention: Four-Year Private Institutions<\/span><\/h2>\nFor students who started college in fall 2016 at four-year private institutions, the persistence rate was 85.0 percent, up 0.1 percentage point from the prior year, and down 2.5 percentage points in comparison to the fall 2009 cohort. <\/span>The persistence rate was 90.2 percent for those who entered college on a full-time basis, compared to 64.8 percent for those who entered college on a part-time basis.\u00a0<\/span>Of all students who started college in this sector in fall 2016, 73.6 percent returned to the same institution in fall 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/WP-Snapshot33-Fig8.png\")
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Persistence and Retention by Race and Ethnicity: Four-Year Private Institutions<\/span><\/h2>\nAmong students who entered four-year private institutions in fall 2016, white and Asian students had similar one-year persistence rates (89.6 percent and 90.9 percent, respectively), but Asian students were more likely to continue college at their starting institution (82.6 percent compared to 75.3 percent for white students).\u00a0<\/span>For the four-year private sector, race and ethnicity data were present for 74 percent of the students in the fall 2016 entering cohort. <\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/WP-Snapshot33-Fig9.png\")
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Persistence and Retention: Four-Year For-Profit Institutions<\/span><\/h2>\nFor students who started college in four-year for-profit institutions, the persistence rate was 52.9 percent, down 2.8 percentage points from the prior year, but up 2.8 percentage points in comparison to the fall 2010 cohort. <\/span>The persistence rate was 60.6 percent for those who entered college on a full-time basis, compared to 46.1 percent for those who entered college on a part-time basis. Of all students who started college in this sector in fall 2016, 46.2 percent returned to the same institution in fall 2017.<\/span><\/p>\nNote: Race and Ethnicity data for the\u00a0 <\/span>four-year for-profit sector were present for only 52% of the entering students in this sector, so this report does not include results disaggregated by race and ethnicity for this sector.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/WP-Snapshot33-Fig10.png\")
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First-Year Persistence and Retention: Definitions and Notes on Cohort Selection<\/span><\/h2>\nDegree-Seeking Status
<\/b><\/span>Beginning with the fall 2015 entering cohort, the NSC Research Center is able to report non-degree-seeking students in a separate category from full-time and part-time students. For previous entering cohorts, non-degree-seeking students are included in the full-time and part-time categories. Non-degree-seeking students are included in the overall rates for all entering cohort years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nInternational Students
<\/b><\/span>Older versions of this report excluded international students from the entering cohorts. Beginning with the June 2017 version, international students are included in all entering cohort years and results for previous entering cohort years have been restated to reflect this.<\/span><\/p>\nFixed Panel of Institutions
<\/b><\/span>Older versions of this report were limited to a fixed panel of institutions present in every entering cohort year of the report, but that limitation no longer applies. Beginning with the June 2017 version, the institutions included in each entering cohort year may be slightly different due to institutional closures, mergers, or changes in Clearinghouse participation over time. Results from previous versions of the report have been restated to reflect this.<\/span><\/p>\nRetention
<\/b><\/span>Defined in this report as continued enrollment (or degree completion) within the <\/span>same<\/b><\/span> higher education institution in the fall semesters of a student\u2019s first and second year.<\/span><\/p>\nPersistence
<\/b><\/span>Defined in this report as continued enrollment (or degree completion) at <\/span>any<\/b><\/span> higher education institution \u2014 including one different from the institution of initial enrollment \u2014 in the fall semesters of a student\u2019s first and second year.<\/span><\/p>\nEnrollment Intensity
<\/b><\/span>A student is classified as having started college in a full-time status\u00a0 <\/span>or part-time status based on their earliest reported enrollment intensity within the entering fall term. The part-time category comprises three-quarter-time, half-time and less-than-half-time students. For entering cohort years 2009 \u2013 2014, the part-time category also includes non-degree-seeking students. Beginning with the 2015 entering cohort, non-degree students are reported in a separate category.<\/span><\/p>\nFirst-Time Status
<\/b><\/span>This report uses historical Clearinghouse enrollment and degree data to confirm that students included in the study (1) showed no previous college enrollment and (2) had not previously completed a college degree.<\/span><\/p>\nFormer Dual Enrolled Students
<\/b><\/span>The cohorts used in this study include former dual enrollment students: first\u2010time college students who had taken college courses prior to graduating from high school. Students were identified as former dual enrollment students if their enrollment or degree record prior to the entering cohort year was before the student turned 18 years old.<\/span><\/p>\nFall Enrollment
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Contribution of Two-Year Institutions to Four-Year Completions<\/h3>
In the 2013-14 academic year, 46 percent of students who completed a four-year degree were enrolled at a two-year institution at some point in the previous 10 years.<\/p>
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The Role of Two-Year Institutions in Four-Year Success<\/h4>
In the 2013-14 academic year, 46 percent of students who completed a degree at a four-year institution were enrolled at a two-year institution at some point in the previous 10 years. This is a one percentage point increase over the comparable figure for degrees awarded in 2010-11. The prior two-year enrollment may have been brief (as little as a single course) and the two-year institution may or may not have been the first one the student attended. As shown below, 21 percent of students previously enrolled at two-year institutions were enrolled for only one term. In 14 states, more than half of four-year degree recipients were previously enrolled at a two-year institution.<\/p>
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<\/a><\/p>> Download data tables for this snapshot (.xlsx).<\/a><\/em><\/p>*Students were considered enrolled at two-year institutions if they had at least one full-time or part-time enrollment at a two-year institution prior to the four-year completion date.<\/em><\/p>Note: The state shown is the state in which the degree was awarded. The prior two-year enrollments may have occurred in any state. The institution levels are based on 2013 IPEDS institutional characteristics, with the Florida College System being the only exception. The 28 schools in that system offer four-year degrees, but all are categorized as two-year institutions for this analysis, meaning their enrollments are counted as contributing to four-year awards elsewhere, but their own awards are not counted in the denominator. This is in keeping with their traditional role as a primary point of access to higher education.<\/em><\/p>
Recency of Two-Year Enrollment<\/h4>
46 percent<\/strong> of all students who completed a degree at a four-year institution in the 2013-14 academic year, had been enrolled at a two-year institution at some point in the previous ten years. In some cases (17%) the two-year enrollment occurred within the last year of study before earning the degree. Over half of these students completed the four-year degree within three years of leaving the two-year institution. More than three quarters of them did so within five years.<\/p>\u00a0<\/p>
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Duration of Two-Year Enrollment<\/h4>
In the 2013-14 academic year, 46 percent<\/strong> of all students who completed a degree at a four-year institution had been enrolled at a two-year institution at some point in the previous ten years. Over one-fifth of these students were enrolled in two-year institutions for a single term. Nearly half of them were enrolled for five or more terms.<\/p>\u00a0<\/p>
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Note: In this report, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center was able to report non-degree-seeking students in a separate category from full-time and part-time students beginning with the fall 2015 entering cohort. For previous entering cohorts, non-degree-seeking students are included in the full-time and part-time categories. This change is the cause of the 2015 spike in part-time retention rate. Non-degree students are included in the overall rates for all years.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n Refer to the last page of this report for additional definitions and notes on cohort selection. Download the data tables for this snapshot.<\/a> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Figure 2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”5px|||” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Among students who entered college in fall 2016, Asian students had the highest persistence rate (85.3 percent) with 73.4 percent returning to the starting institution and 11.9 percent returning to an institution other than the starting institution in fall 2017.\u00a0<\/span>Black students had the lowest persistence rate (67.0 percent): just over half of black students returned to the starting institution (52.5 percent) and an additional 14.5 percent returned to an institution other than the starting institution.\u00a0<\/span>Race and ethnicity data coverage in the Clearinghouse is not as complete as the full enrollment dataset. Institutions provided race and ethnicity data to the Clearinghouse for 76 percent of the students reported in the fall 2016 entering cohort. <\/span><\/p>\n Refer to the last page of this report for additional definitions and notes on cohort selection. Download the data tables for this snapshot.<\/a> Persistence and retention rates for the following race\/ethnicity categories are available in the data tables accompanying this report: American Indian \/ Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, Two or More Races, and Nonresident Alien. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Figure 3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”5px|||” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Fall 2016 entering college students who were in the >20-to-24 age group (at college entry) had a persistence rate of 57.7 percent. This represents an increase of 3.6 percentage points over the fall 2009 entering cohort. <\/span>Students in the 20 and under age group had a persistence rate of 77.3 percent, down 1.7 percentage points from the fall 2009 entering cohort. This group also showed the highest spread between persistence and retention rates, with about 14 percent, or one in seven students, enrolling in a different institution in their second fall term. <\/span>Students who were over age 24 at college entry had a persistence rate of 52.6 percent, a figure that has remained essentially flat across the cohorts shown in this report.<\/span><\/p>\n Refer to the last page of this report for additional definitions and notes on cohort selection. Download the data tables for this snapshot.<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Figure 4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”5px|||” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n For students who started college in fall 2016 at four-year public institutions, the persistence rate was 83.0 percent, up 1.3 percentage points from the prior year, and up 0.7 percentage points in comparison to the fall 2009 cohort. <\/span>The persistence rate was 88.9 percent for those who entered college on a full-time basis, compared to 65.7 percent for those who entered college on a part-time basis.\u00a0<\/span>Of all students who started college in this sector in fall 2016, 71.2 percent returned to the same institution in fall 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n Refer to the last page of this report for additional definitions and notes on cohort selection. Download the data tables for this snapshot.<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Figure 5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”5px|||” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Among those students who entered four-year public institutions in fall 2016, Asian students had the highest one-year retention rate, with 82.1 percent returning to the starting institution in fall 2017. Asian students also had the highest persistence rate with 91.9 percent returning to any institution in fall 2017.\u00a0<\/span>White students had the highest share continuing college in fall 2017 at an institution other than the starting institution (15.4 percent). A similar share of black students continued college at a different institution (14.9 percent).\u00a0<\/span>Hispanic students and white students had similar one-year retention rates (68.8 percent and 70.7 percent, respectively.)\u00a0<\/span>For the four-year public sector, race and ethnicity data were present for 74 percent of the students in the fall 2016 entering cohort.<\/span><\/p>\n Refer to the last page of this report for additional definitions and notes on cohort selection. Download the data tables for this snapshot.<\/a> Persistence and retention rates for the following race\/ethnicity categories are available in the data tables accompanying this report: American Indian \/ Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, Two or More Races, and Nonresident Alien.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Figure 6″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”5px|||” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n For students who started college in fall 2016 at two-year public institutions, the persistence rate was 62.2 percent, down 0.5 percentage from the prior year, but up 1.2 percentage points in comparison to the fall 2009 cohort. <\/span>The persistence rate was 70.6 percent for those who entered college on a full-time basis, compared to 55.6 percent for those who entered college on a part-time basis.\u00a0<\/span>Of all students who started college in this sector in fall 2016, 48.9 percent returned to the same institution in fall 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n Refer to the last page of this report for additional definitions and notes on cohort selection. Download the data tables for this snapshot.<\/a> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Figure 7″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”5px|||” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Among students who entered two-year public institutions in fall 2016, white students had a higher one-year persistence rate (67.6 percent) than Hispanic students (62.7 percent). However, white students had a lower one-year retention rate (50.2 percent) than Hispanic students (53.0 percent). This reflects the fact that a higher share of white students transferred to four-year institutions by their second fall term. <\/span>For the two-year public sector, race and ethnicity data were present for 78 percent of the students in the fall 2016 entering cohort. <\/span><\/p>\n Refer to the last page of this report for additional definitions and notes on cohort selection. Download the data tables for this snapshot.<\/a> Persistence and retention rates for the following race\/ethnicity categories are available in the data tables accompanying this report: American Indian \/ Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, Two or More Races, and Nonresident Alien. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Figure 8″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”5px|||” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n For students who started college in fall 2016 at four-year private institutions, the persistence rate was 85.0 percent, up 0.1 percentage point from the prior year, and down 2.5 percentage points in comparison to the fall 2009 cohort. <\/span>The persistence rate was 90.2 percent for those who entered college on a full-time basis, compared to 64.8 percent for those who entered college on a part-time basis.\u00a0<\/span>Of all students who started college in this sector in fall 2016, 73.6 percent returned to the same institution in fall 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n Refer to the last page of this report for additional definitions and notes on cohort selection. Download the data tables for this snapshot.<\/a> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Figure 9″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”5px|||” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Among students who entered four-year private institutions in fall 2016, white and Asian students had similar one-year persistence rates (89.6 percent and 90.9 percent, respectively), but Asian students were more likely to continue college at their starting institution (82.6 percent compared to 75.3 percent for white students).\u00a0<\/span>For the four-year private sector, race and ethnicity data were present for 74 percent of the students in the fall 2016 entering cohort. <\/span><\/p>\n Refer to the last page of this report for additional definitions and notes on cohort selection. Download the data tables for this snapshot.<\/a> Persistence and retention rates for the following race\/ethnicity categories are available in the data tables accompanying this report: American Indian \/ Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, Two or More Races, and Nonresident Alien. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Figure 10″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”5px|||” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n For students who started college in four-year for-profit institutions, the persistence rate was 52.9 percent, down 2.8 percentage points from the prior year, but up 2.8 percentage points in comparison to the fall 2010 cohort. <\/span>The persistence rate was 60.6 percent for those who entered college on a full-time basis, compared to 46.1 percent for those who entered college on a part-time basis. Of all students who started college in this sector in fall 2016, 46.2 percent returned to the same institution in fall 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n Note: Race and Ethnicity data for the\u00a0 <\/span>four-year for-profit sector were present for only 52% of the entering students in this sector, so this report does not include results disaggregated by race and ethnicity for this sector.<\/span><\/p>\n Refer to the last page of this report for additional definitions and notes on cohort selection. 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This is a one percentage point increase over the comparable figure for degrees awarded in 2010-11. The prior two-year enrollment may have been brief (as little as a single course) and the two-year institution may or may not have been the first one the student attended. As shown below, 21 percent of students previously enrolled at two-year institutions were enrolled for only one term. In 14 states, more than half of four-year degree recipients were previously enrolled at a two-year institution.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> > Download data tables for this snapshot (.xlsx).<\/a><\/em><\/p> *Students were considered enrolled at two-year institutions if they had at least one full-time or part-time enrollment at a two-year institution prior to the four-year completion date.<\/em><\/p> Note: The state shown is the state in which the degree was awarded. The prior two-year enrollments may have occurred in any state. 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<\/i><\/span><\/p>\nPersistence and Retention by Race and Ethnicity<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/i><\/span><\/p>\nPersistence and Retention by Age at College Entry<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nPersistence and Retention: Four-Year Public Institutions<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nPersistence and Retention by Race and Ethnicity: Four-Year Public Institutions<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nPersistence and Retention: Two-Year Public Institutions<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/i><\/span><\/p>\nPersistence and Retention by Race and Ethnicity: Two-Year Public Institutions<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/i><\/span><\/p>\nPersistence and Retention: Four-Year Private Institutions<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/i><\/span><\/p>\nPersistence and Retention by Race and Ethnicity: Four-Year Private Institutions<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/i><\/span><\/p>\nPersistence and Retention: Four-Year For-Profit Institutions<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/i><\/span><\/p>\nFirst-Year Persistence and Retention: Definitions and Notes on Cohort Selection<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/b><\/span>Beginning with the fall 2015 entering cohort, the NSC Research Center is able to report non-degree-seeking students in a separate category from full-time and part-time students. For previous entering cohorts, non-degree-seeking students are included in the full-time and part-time categories. Non-degree-seeking students are included in the overall rates for all entering cohort years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/b><\/span>Older versions of this report excluded international students from the entering cohorts. Beginning with the June 2017 version, international students are included in all entering cohort years and results for previous entering cohort years have been restated to reflect this.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/b><\/span>Older versions of this report were limited to a fixed panel of institutions present in every entering cohort year of the report, but that limitation no longer applies. Beginning with the June 2017 version, the institutions included in each entering cohort year may be slightly different due to institutional closures, mergers, or changes in Clearinghouse participation over time. Results from previous versions of the report have been restated to reflect this.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/b><\/span>Defined in this report as continued enrollment (or degree completion) within the <\/span>same<\/b><\/span> higher education institution in the fall semesters of a student\u2019s first and second year.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/b><\/span>Defined in this report as continued enrollment (or degree completion) at <\/span>any<\/b><\/span> higher education institution \u2014 including one different from the institution of initial enrollment \u2014 in the fall semesters of a student\u2019s first and second year.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/b><\/span>A student is classified as having started college in a full-time status\u00a0 <\/span>or part-time status based on their earliest reported enrollment intensity within the entering fall term. The part-time category comprises three-quarter-time, half-time and less-than-half-time students. For entering cohort years 2009 \u2013 2014, the part-time category also includes non-degree-seeking students. Beginning with the 2015 entering cohort, non-degree students are reported in a separate category.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/b><\/span>This report uses historical Clearinghouse enrollment and degree data to confirm that students included in the study (1) showed no previous college enrollment and (2) had not previously completed a college degree.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/b><\/span>The cohorts used in this study include former dual enrollment students: first\u2010time college students who had taken college courses prior to graduating from high school. Students were identified as former dual enrollment students if their enrollment or degree record prior to the entering cohort year was before the student turned 18 years old.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/b><\/span>A student is counted as having been enrolled in the fall if they were enrolled for any length of time in a term that began between August 1 and October 31, inclusive.<\/span><\/p>\nContribution of Two-Year Institutions to Four-Year Completions<\/h3><\/a><\/p><\/p>The Role of Two-Year Institutions in Four-Year Success<\/h4>
<\/a><\/p>Recency of Two-Year Enrollment<\/h4>
<\/a><\/p>Duration of Two-Year Enrollment<\/h4>
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