First to Second Year Retention, 1995-2007
St. Ambrose students
consistently return for their second year at rates higher
than national averages for like institutions (see definition
below). The return rates in this table are for
first-time, full-time first year students who return to SAU
for their second year.
|
%Fr Return Soph Yr
|
%
Return
|
%
Attrition
|
|
Started Fall 96 and returned Fall 97
|
78.1
|
21.9
|
|
Started Fall 97 and returned Fall 98
|
69.8
|
30.2
|
|
Started Fall 98 and returned Fall 99
|
73.2
|
26.8
|
|
Started Fall 99 and returned Fall 00
|
86.9
|
13.1
|
|
Started Fall 00 and returned Fall 01
|
86.1
|
13.9
|
|
Started Fall 01 and returned Fall 02
|
77
|
23
|
|
Started Fall 02 and returned Fall 03
|
75.2
|
24.8
|
|
Started Fall 03 and returned Fall 04
|
81.1
|
18.9
|
|
Started Fall 04 and returned Fall 05
|
80.1
|
19.9
|
|
Started Fall 05 and returned Fall 06
|
75
|
25
|
|
Started Fall 06 and returned Fall 07
|
78.6
|
21.37
|
National comparison rate for similar
institutions: 70.2% [source:
ACT Institutional Data File, 2007 (http://www.act.org/path/policy/pdf/retain_2007.pdf)
'Similar institutions' are those granting Bachelors,
Masters, and Doctoral degrees whose entering first year
classes have an ACT Composite score average of 20-23 (SAT:
950-1070).
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