A university’s success in educating its students is generally understood to revolve around “retention,” a multi-faceted concept encompassing at least three distinct elements: one-year continuation rates, graduation rates, and time-to-degree. IP&A calculates retention rates for students who entered CSUSM as first-time freshman, transfer students, and graduate students.

Click on the links on the left to view retention rates for each group of students.




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