Graduation Rates

Fall 2017, First-Time, Full-Time, Bachelor's Cohort Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates by Sex
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2017)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2021)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2022)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2023)
University Total	2,164	914	1,225	1,274
Female	1,069 (49.4%)	527 (49.3%)	663 (62.0%)	689 (64.5%)
Male	1,095 (50.6%)	387 (35.4%)	562 (51.4%)	585 (53.5%)

Graduation Rates by Race and Ethnicity
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2017)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2021)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2022)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2023)
University Total	2,164	914 (42.3%)	1,225 (56.6%)	1,274 (58.9%)
Nonresident Alien	46 (2.1%)	20 (43.5%)	31 (67.4%)	31 (67.4%)
Hispanic / Latino	44 (2.0%)	8 (18.2%)	11 (25.0%)	13 (29.5%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	22 (1.0%)	2 (9.1%)	5 (22.7%)	5 (22.7%)
Asian	21 (1.0%)	11 (52.4%)	13 (61.9%)	15 (71.4%)
Black or African American	38 (1.8%)	1 (2.6%)	8 (21.1%)	12 (31.6%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
White	1,950 (90.1%)	860 (44.1%)	1,138 (58.4%)	1,177 (60.4%)
Two or more races	40 (1.8%)	10 (25.0%)	17 (42.5%)	19 (47.5%)
Race and ethnicity unknown	3 (0.1%)	2 (66.7%)	2 (66.7%)	2 (66.7%)
by Pell Grant Recipient	532	196 (36.8%)	266 (50.0%)	280 (52.6%)

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Graduation rates are based on corresponding submission to IPEDS. Allowable exclusions, such as for deceased students, were applied in the calculations. Demographics are based on when graduation rates were calculated for IPEDS. The four-year graduation rates include students graduating in four years or less; five-year include students graduating in five years or less; six-year include students graduating in six years or less.

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Historical First-Time, Full-Time, Bachelor's Cohort
Graduation Rates

2016

Graduation Rates by Sex
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2016)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2020)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2021)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2022)
University Total	2,160	912 (42.3%)	1,223 (56.7%)	1,279 (59.3%)
Female	1,145 (53.0%)	535 (46.7%)	691 (60.3%)	717 (62.6%)
Male	1,015 (47.0%)	377 (37.2%)	532 (52.5%)	562 (55.5%)

Graduation Rates by Race and Ethnicity
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2016)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2020)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2021)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2022)
University Total	2,160	912 (42.3%)	1,223 (56.7%)	1,279 (59.3%)
Nonresident Alien	63 (2.9%)	14 (22.2%)	27 (42.9%)	30 (47.6%)
Hispanic / Latino	60 (2.8%)	13 (21.7%)	20 (33.3%)	22 (36.7%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	14 (0.6%)	2 (14.3%)	2 (14.3%)	2 (14.3%)
Asian	19 (0.9%)	3 (15.8%)	7 (36.8%)	8 (42.1%)
Black or African American	22 (1.0%)	3 (13.6%)	8 (36.4%)	9 (40.9%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1 (100.0%)	0 (0%)	1 (100.0%)	1 (100.0%)
White	1,925 (89.1%)	859 (44.7%)	1,135 (59.0%)	1,181 (61.4%)
Two or more races	53 (2.5%)	18 (34.0%)	22 (41.5%)	25 (47.2%)
Race and ethnicity unknown	3 (0.1%)	0 (0%)	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)
by Pell Grant Recipient	481	172 (35.8%)	235 (48.9%)	247 (51.4%)

Pell Recipients are based on students who received a Pell grant in their first academic year.

2015

Graduation Rates by Sex
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2015)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2019)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2020)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2021)
University Total	2,093	869 (41.5%)	1,183 (56.5%)	1,239 (59.2%)
Female	1,068 (51.0%)	511 (47.9%)	650 (60.9%)	679 (63.6%)
Male	1,025 (49.0%)	358 (34.9%)	533 (52.0%)	560 (54.6%)

Graduation Rates by Race and Ethnicity
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2015)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2019)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2020)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2021)
University Total	2,093	869 (41.5%)	1,183 (56.5%)	1,239 (59.2%)
Nonresident Alien	79 (3.8%)	18 (22.8%)	32 (40.5%)	36 (45.6%)
Hispanic / Latino	38 (1.8%)	10 (26.3%)	15 (39.5%)	18 (47.4%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	31 (1.5%)	3 (9.7%)	4 (12.9%)	5 (16.1%)
Asian	26 (1.2%)	11 (42.3%)	16 (61.5%)	16 (61.5%)
Black or African American	28 (1.3%)	4 (14.3%)	10 (35.7%)	12 (42.9%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
White	1,840 (87.9%)	805 (43.8%)	1,078 (58.6%)	1,124 (61.1%)
Two or more races	49 (2.3%)	18 (36.7%)	26 (53.1%)	26 (53.1%)
Race and ethnicity unknown	2 (0.1%)	0 (0%)	2 (100.0%)	2 (100.0%)
by Pell Grant Recipient	507	172 (33.9%)	246 (48.5%)	260 (51.3%)

Pell Recipients are based on students who received a Pell grant in their first academic year.

2014

Graduation Rate by Sex
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2014)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2018)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2019)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2020)
University Total	2,126	865 (40.7%)	1,189 (56.0%)	1,249 (58.8%)
Female	1,108 (52.1%)	497 (44.9%)	665 (60.1%)	697 (63.0%)
Male	1,018 (47.9%)	368 (36.1%)	524 (51.5%)	552 (54.2%)

Graduation Rate by Race and Ethnicity
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2014)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2018)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2019)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2020)
University Total	2,126	865 (40.7%)	1,189 (56.0%)	1,249 (58.8%)
Nonresident Alien	48 (2.3%)	18 (37.5%)	25 (52.1%)	29 (60.4%)
Hispanic / Latino	35 (1.6%)	7 (20.0%)	11 (31.4%)	12 (34.3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	23 (1.1%)	1 (4.3%)	2 (8.7%)	2 (8.7%)
Asian	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (33.3%)	2 (33.3%)
Black or African American	31 (1.5%)	2 (6.5%)	6 (19.4%)	7 (22.6%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
White	1,929 (90.7%)	821 (42.6%)	1,120 (58.1%)	1,174 (60.9%)
Two or more races	51 (2.4%)	15 (29.4%)	22 (43.1%)	22 (43.1%)
Race and ethnicity unknown	2 (0.1%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)
Pell Grant Recipient	538	172 (32.0%)	238 (44.2%)	251 (46.7%)

Pell Recipients are based on students who received a Pell grant in their first academic year.

2013

Graduation Rate by Sex
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2013)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2017)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2018)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2019)
University Total	2,137	766 (35.9%)	1,157 (54.2%)	1,205 (56.4%)
Female	1,055 (49.4%)	429 (40.7%)	603 (57.2%)	622 (59.0%)
Male	1,082 (50.6%)	337 (31.2%)	554 (51.2%)	583 (54.0%)

Graduation Rates by Race and Ethnicity
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2013)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2017)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2018)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2019)
University Total	2,137	766 (35.9%)	1,157 (54.2%)	1,205 (56.4%)
Nonresident Alien	47 (2.2%)	13 (27.7%)	18 (38.3%)	21 (44.7%)
Hispanic / Latino	34 (1.6%)	3 (8.8%)	9 (26.5%)	9 (26.5%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	20 (0.9%)	2 (10.0%)	2 (10.0%)	2 (10.0%)
Asian	22 (1.0%)	7 (31.8%)	10 (45.5%)	10 (45.5%)
Black or African American	23 (1.1%)	1 (4.3%)	6 (26.1%)	7 (30.4%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5 (0.2%)	2 (40.0%)	2 (40.0%)	2 (40.0%)
White	1,934 (90.5%)	729 (37.7%)	1,090 (56.4%)	1,132 (58.6%)
Two or more races	49 (2.3%)	9 (18.4%)	19 (38.8%)	21 (42.9%)
Race and ethnicity unknown	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)
by Pell Grant Recipient	556	139 (25.0%)	221 (39.8%)	235 (42.4%)

Pell Recipients are based on students who received a Pell grant in their first academic year.

2012

Graduation Rate by Sex
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2012)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2016)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2017)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2018)
University Total	2,075	754 (36.4%)	1,114 (53.8%)	1,171 (56.5%)
Female	1,049 (50.6%)	443 (42.3%)	605 (57.7%)	633 (60.4%)
Male	1,026 (49.4%)	311 (30.4%)	509 (49.8%)	538 (52.6%)

Graduation Rates by Race and Ethnicity
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2012)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2016)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2017)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2018)
University Total	2,075	754 (36.4%)	1,114 (53.8%)	1,171 (56.5%)
Nonresident Alien	41 (2.0%)	17 (41.5%)	21 (51.2%)	24 (58.5%)
Hispanic / Latino	30 (1.4%)	8 (26.7%)	13 (43.3%)	13 (43.3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	32 (1.5%)	2 (6.5%)	4 (12.9%)	4 (12.9%)
Asian	23 (1.1%)	4 (17.4%)	8 (34.8%)	8 (34.8%)
Black or African American	26 (1.3%)	3 (11.5%)	11 (42.3%)	13 (50.0%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	1 (25.0%)
White	1,877 (90.5%)	708 (37.8%)	1,042 (55.6%)	1,093 (58.3%)
Two or more races	35 (1.7%)	9 (25.7%)	11 (31.4%)	12 (34.3%)
Race and ethnicity unknown	7 (0.3%)	3 (42.9%)	3 (42.9%)	3 (42.9%)
by Pell Grant Recipient	616	173 (28.1%)	275 (44.7%)	289 (47.0%)

Pell Recipients are based on students who received a Pell grant in their first academic year.

2011

Graduation Rates by Sex
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2011)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2015)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2016)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2017)
University Total	2,087	640 (30.7%)	1,081 (51.8%)	1,155 (55.4%)
Female	1,070 (51.3%)	381 (35.6%)	598 (55.9%)	634 (59.3%)
Male	1,017 (48.7%)	259 (25.5%)	483 (47.5%)	521 (51.3%)

Graduation Rates by Race and Ethnicity
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2011)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2015)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2016)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2017)
University Total	2,087	640 (30.7%)	1,801 (51.8%)	1,155 (55.4%)
Nonresident Alien	15 (0.7%)	7 (46.7%)	9 (60.0%)	9 (60.0%)
Hispanic / Latino	38 (1.8%)	7 (18.4%)	10 (26.3%)	12 (31.6%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	30 (1.4%)	1 (3.3%)	1 (3.3%)	4 (13.3%)
Asian	21 (1.0%)	3 (14.3%)	4 (19.0%)	5 (23.8%)
Black or African American	22 (1.1%)	2 (9.1%)	5 (22.7%)	6 (27.3%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100%)	1 (100%)
White	1,927 (92.3%)	618 (32.1%)	1,041 (54.1%)	1,108 (57.6%)
Two or more races	32 (1.5%)	2 (6.3%)	10 (31.3%)	10 (31.3%)
Race and ethnicity unknown	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)

Graduation Rates by Grant Recipients
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2011)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2015)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2016)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2017)
Pell Grant	656	165 (252.%)	299 (45.6%)	317 (38.4%)

Pell Recipients are based on students who received a Pell grant in their first academic year.

2010

Graduation Rates by Sex
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2010)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2014)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2015)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2016)
University Total	2,111	613 (29.1%)	1,044 (49.5%)	1,129 (53.5%)
Female	1,036 (49.1%)	343 (33.1%)	537 (51.8%)	580 (56.0%)
Male	1,075 (50.9%)	270 (25.1%)	507 (47.2%)	549 (51.1%)

Graduation Rates by Race and Ethnicity
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2010)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2014)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2015)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2016)
University Total	2,111	613 (29.1%)	1,044 (49.5%)	1,129 (53.5%)
Nonresident Alien	15 (0.7%)	4 (26.7%)	8 (53.3%)	9 (60.0%)
Hispanic / Latino	32 (1.5%)	4 (12.5%)	10 (31.3%)	11 (34.4%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	37 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.5%)	6 (16.2%)
Asian	15 ( 0.7%)	4 (26.7%)	6 (40.0%)	6 (40.0%)
Black or African American	26 (1.2%)	1 (3.8%)	6 (23.1%)	9 (34.6%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4 (0.2%)	1 (25.0%)	3 (75.0%)	3 (75.0%)
White	1,944 (92.1%)	593 (30.5%)	992 (51.1%)	1,070 (55.1%)
Two or more races	36 (1.7%)	6 (16.7%)	14 (38.9%)	15 (41.7%)
Race and ethnicity unknown	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)

Pell Grant Recipients
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2010)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2014)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2015)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2016)
Pell Grant Recipients	741	191 (25.8%)	317 (42.8%)	344 (46.4%)

Pell Recipients are based on students who received a Pell grant in their first academic year.

2009

Graduation Rates by Sex
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2009)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2013)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2014)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2015)
University Total	1,989	602 (30.3%)	1,012 (51.0%)	1,084 (54.6%)
Female	1,015 (51.0%)	355 (35.0%)	536 (52.9%)	570 (56.2%)
Male	974 (49.0%)	247 (25.4%)	476 (49.0%)	514 (53.0%)

Graduation Rates by Race and Ethnicity
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2009)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2013)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2014)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2015)
University Total	1,989	602 (30.3%)	1,012 (51.0%)	1,084 (54.6%)
Nonresident Alien	14 (0.7%)	6 (42.9%)	11 (78.6%)	11 (78.6%)
Hispanic / Latino	33 (1.7%)	3 (9.1%)	8 (24.2%)	9 (27.3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	29 (1.5%)	3 (10.3%)	4 (13.8%)	6 (20.7%)
Asian	12 (0.6%)	2 (16.7%)	4 (33.3%)	6 (50.0%)
Black or African American	13 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (30.8%)	4 (30.8%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
White	1,842 (92.6%)	584 (31.8%)	971 (52.8%)	1,036 (56.4%)
Two or more races	27 (1.4%)	4 (14.8%)	10 (37.0%)	12 (44.4%)
Race and ethnicity unknown	17 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)

2008

Graduation Rates by Sex
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2008)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2012)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2013)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2014)
University Total	1,930	563 (29.2%)	1,036 (53.7%)	1,124 (58.3%)
Female	955 (49.5%)	326 (34.1%)	540 (56.5%)	577 (60.4%)
Male	975 (50.5%)	237 (24.3%)	496 (50.9%)	547 (56.2%)

Graduation Rates by Race and Ethnicity
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2008)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2012)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2013)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2014)
University Total	1,930	563 (29.2%)	1,036 (53.7%)	1,124 (58.3%)
Nonresident Alien	10 (0.5%)	1 (10.0%)	7 (70.0%)	7 (70.0%)
Hispanic / Latino	17 (0.9%)	2 (11.8%)	7 (41.2%)	7 (41.2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	16 (0.8%)	1 (6.3%)	4 (25.0%)	4 (25.0%)
Asian	17 (0.9%)	1 (5.9%)	7 (41.2%)	7 (41.2%)
Black or African American	12 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)	2 (16.7%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
White	1,818 (94.2%)	550 (30.3%)	997 (54.9%)	1,085 (59.7%)
Two or more races	31 (1.6%)	7 (22.6%)	11 (35.5%)	11 (35.5%)
Race and ethnicity unknown	9 (0.5%)	1 (11.1%)	1 (11.1%)	1 (11.1%)

2007

Graduation Rate by Sex
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2007)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2011)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2012)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2013)
University Total	1,857	495 (26.7%)	956 (51.6%)	1,053 (56.8%)
Female	918 (49.4%)	312 (34.0%)	513 (55.9%)	555 (60.5%)
Male	939 (50.6%)	183 (19.6%)	443 (47.4%)	498 (53.3%)

Graduation Rate by Race and Ethnicity
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2007)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2011)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2012)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2013)
University Total	1,857	495 (26.7%)	956 (51.6%)	1,053 (56.8%)
Nonresident Alien	15 (0.8%)	3 (20.0%)	11 (73.3%)	11 (73.3%)
Hispanic / Latino	21 (1.1%)	2 (9.5%)	7 (33.3%)	8 (38.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	32 (1.7%)	1 (3.1%)	5 (15.6%)	8 (25.0%)
Asian	13 (0.7%)	3 (23.1%)	7 (53.8%)	7 (53.8%)
Black or African American	14 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (28.6%)	6 (42.9%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
White	1,704 (91.8%)	482 (28.4%)	914 (53.8%)	1,003 (59.0%)
Two or more races	27 (1.5%)	2 (7.4%)	6 (22.2%)	8 (29.6%)
Race and ethnicity unknown	30 (1.6%)	2 (6.7%)	2 (6.7%)	2 (6.7%)

2006

Graduation Rates by Sex
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2006)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2010)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2011)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2012)
University Total	1,788	484 (27.1%)	877 (49.2%)	991 (55.5%)
Female	903 (50.5%)	311 (34.5%)	468 (51.9%)	511 (56.7%)
Male	885 (49.5%)	173 (19.6%)	409 (46.3%)	480 (54.4%)

Graduation Rates by Race and Ethnicity
Category	Initial Cohort (Fall 2006)	4 Year Rate (by Summer 2010)	5 Year Rate (by Summer 2011)	6 Year Rate (by Summer 2012)
University Total	1,788	484 (27.1%)	877 (49.2%)	991 (55.5%)
Nonresident Alien	11 (.6%)	3 (27.3%)	5 (45.5%)	5 (45.5%)
Hispanic or Latino	13 (0.7%)	2 (15.4%)	5 (38.5%)	6 (46.2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	19 (1.1%)	3 (15.8%)	3 (15.8%)	4 (21.1%)
Asian	17 (1.0%)	2 (11.8%)	4 (23.5%)	5 (29.4%)
Black or African American	12 (0.7%)	2 (16.7%)	3 (25.0%)	3 (25.0%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (100%)	2 (100%)
White	1,652 (92.4%)	452 (27.4%)	827 (50.2%)	934 (56.7%)
Two or more races	19 (1.1%)	6 (31.6%)	11 (57.9%)	14 (73.7%)
Race and Ethnicity unknown	43 (2.4%)	14 (32.6%)	17 (39.5%)	18 (41.9%)