Three-Year Retention Rates of Master's Degree Students by Fall
Entry Term and Ethnicity
Fall 2000 Entrants
Fall 2001 Entrants
Fall 2002 Entrants
Fall 2003 Entrants
Fall 2004 Entrants
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Retention Rates
Minority
68.8
(32)
53.9
(26)
44.1
(34)
62.5
(32)
33.3
(24)
African American
--
(2)
--
(3)
50.0
(4)
50.0
(2)
--
(2)
Asian American*
75.0
(12)
--
(2)
50.0
(8)
58.3
(12)
50.0
(6)
Latino/a
75.0
(16)
47.4
(19)
42.8
(21)
61.2
(18)
33.3
(15)
Native American
--
(2)
--
(2)
--
(1)
--
(0)
--
(1)
White
71.4
(91)
40.7
(59)
58.8
(85)
61.6
(73)
42.2
(83)
Other/Unknown
85.7
(21)
26.1
(23)
40.7
(27)
57.9
(19)
33.3
(15)
Non-resident Alien
--
(4)
--
(1)
44.4
(9)
60.0
(5)
25.0
(4)
Combined Rate
73.0
(148)
40.4
(109)
51.6
(155)
61.2
(129)
38.9
(126)
*Includes Pacific
Islanders
Source: Enrollment Reporting System files and Degree files
maintained by IP&A.
Note: Degree files
are refreshed every year. As a result, rates for prior years may change
slightly.