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RATE OF ATTRITION BY YEAR OF ENTRANCE
NEW FRESHMEN OF FALL 1997 - 2003

  1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
  Total # of Freshmen 3,180 3,545 3,513 3,128 3,358 3,400 3,433
  % Attrition by 2nd Fall 13.0 13.1 11.0 12.5 11.4 10.1 11.4
  % Attrition 2nd-3rd Fall 7.7 7.1 7.3 6.8 6.8 5.6 -
  % Attrition 3rd-4th Fall 1.8 1.3 2.3 1.5 1.2 - -
  Cumulative % Attrition
  (1st to 4th Fall)
22.5 21.5 20.6 20.8 - - -

Note: All entering new freshman cohorts adjusted to comply with IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey Definitions.

Source: Office of Institutional Research & Planning


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