Student Retention & Graduation Rate Data

1-Year Retention Rates – Full-Time First Year Students

Rates are for first time degree-seeking undergraduate students; cells with "-" indicate that there were no individuals who self-identified in that category.

Entering Term:

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

All Students

81.2%

78.8%

79.9%

76.3%

75.8%

Women

84.6%

83.2%

84.2%

80.4%

77.3%

Men

76.8%

72.4%

72.8%

70.1%

73.8%

American Indian or Alaska Native

-

100.0%

100.0%

-

100.0%

Asian

87.9%

79.5%

84.4%

85.7%

83.0%

Black or African American

87.8%

79.8%

83.2%

78.9%

79.8%

Hispanic/Latino

78.4%

75.6%

81.5%

-

69.1%

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

80.0%

-

100.0%

74.1%

100.0%

White

71.6%

77.8%

72.4%

73.3%

70.2%

Two or more race

84.2%

83.3%

71.4%

58.8%

69.6%

Unknown

72.7%

78.6%

90.9%

81.3%

77.8%

Non-resident alien

100.0%

100.0%

33.3%

72.7%

90.9%

1-Year Retention Rates – Full-Time Transfer Students

All rates shown are for transfer degree-seeking undergraduate students; cells with "-" indicate that there were no individuals who self-identified in that category.

Entering Term:

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

All Students

82.7%

80.0%

78.3%

77.4%

78.4%

Women

86.3%

83.1%

79.2%

78.8%

77.9%

Men

77.1%

76.3%

77.0%

75.3%

79.2%

American Indian or Alaska Native

66.7%

-

100.0%

100.0%

33.3%

Asian

91.1%

77.2%

82.0%

85.5%

79.1%

Black or African American

80.4%

78.8%

77.8%

75.3%

78.0%

Hispanic/Latino

86.9%

81.1%

76.5%

-

81.0%

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

33.3%

100.0%

100.0%

76.0%

100.0%

White

81.5%

81.1%

79.5%

78.0%

79.8%

Two or more race

82.4%

78.9%

83.3%

77.3%

73.7%

Unknown

77.8%

70.0%

60.0%

75.0%

50.0%

Non-resident alien

-

85.7%

75.0%

66.7%

50.0%

Graduation Rates – First-Year Students – 4 Years

Rates are for degree-seeking undergraduate students; cells with "-" indicate that there were no individuals who self-identified in that category.

Entering Class

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

All

19.8%

17.6%

20.8%

24.60%

26.8%

23.1%

33.0%

25.8%

30.9%

Women

22.7%

21.3%

24.5%

30.60%

31.2%

29.3%

36.2%

32.0%

38.2%

Men

15.4%

13.1%

16.0%

17.60%

20.4%

14.9%

28.4%

17.7%

20.4%

American Indian or Alaska Native

0.0%

-

-

-

0.0%

10%

0.0%

-

0.0%

Asian*

21.4%*

35.5%*

30.6%*

22.20%

28.1%

17.4%

36.4%

29.3%

38.6%

Black or African American

24.1%

17.5%

21.2%

23.90%

29.5%

27.9%

33.8%

27.7%

29.4%

Hispanic/Latino

20.6%

16.4%

19.0%

20.00%

20.5%

20.0%

28.9%

16.5%

26.9%

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander*

n/a*

n/a*

n/a*

-

33.3%

%

0.0%

40.0%

-

White

13.8%

25.4%

17.6%

32.10%

25.3%

22.2%

41.3%

30.2%

34.3%

Two or more race

 

-

-

10.00%

22.2%

7.7%

20.0%

21.1%

25.0%

Unknown

11.4%

12.2%

25.0%

50.00%

55.6%

14.3%

18.2%

18.2%

28.6%

Non-resident alien

33.3%

28.6%

33.0%

0.00%

25.0%

20.0%

27.3%

33.3%

20.0%

Graduation Rates – Full-Time, First-Year Students – 6 Years

Rates are for degree-seeking undergraduate students; cells with "-" indicate that there were no individuals who self-identified in that category.

Entering Class

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014†

2015†

All

37.0%

37.2%

39.7%

44.9%

48.1%

47.2%

48.2%

n/a

n/a

Women

38.8%

45.2%

46.4%

50.3%

52.7%

52.7%

50.0%

n/a

n/a

Men

34.3%

27.5%

30.9%

38.5%

41.4%

39.9%

45.6%

n/a

n/a

American Indian or Alaska Native

0.0%

-

0.0%

-

0.0%

10%

33.3%

n/a

n/a

Asian*

35.7%*

54.8%*

36.1*

41.7%

43.8%

41.3%

45.5%

n/a

n/a

Black or African American

41.4%

42.1%

43.2%

42.5%

50.0%

56.6%

51.4%

n/a

n/a

Hispanic/Latino

43.6%

38.4%

42.9%

42.9%

47.7%

41.8%

43.3%

n/a

n/a

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander*

n/a*

n/a*

n/a*

-

66.7%

5%

100.0%

n/a

n/a

White

25.3%

28.4%

37.0%

52.4%

44.8%

46.5%

55.0%

n/a

n/a

Two or more race

-

-

-

30.0%

44.4%

15.4%

33.3%

n/a

n/a

Unknown

29.5%

26.5%

32.1%

75.0%

66.7%

57.1%

27.3%

n/a

n/a

Non-resident alien

50%

28.6*

33.3%

25.0%

50.0%

20.0%

54.5%

n/a

n/a

*prior to 2010, SUNY race/ethnicity categories included “Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander” within “Asian”; † data not yet available.