Freshman Retention Rate

The share of fall freshmen who are still enrolled the following fall.


Definition

The percentage of freshmen enrolled in one fall semester who maintain their enrollment in the following fall semester.

Where it is used

Topic
Student Success
Source of definition
Institutional
Data source
Metric freshman_retention, entered by hand
Also known as
First-year retention, Retention rate

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