Student Retention and Graduation Rates
The most recent statistics below were published by the Voluntary Framework of Accountability (VFA) and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS):
Awards Earned
• IPEDS: 30%
• VFA Main Cohort: 32.3%
• VFA Credential Seeking: 35.7%
• VFA First Time in College: 31.1%
No Award (Transfer)
• IPEDS: 21%
• VFA Main Cohort: 32.6%
• VFA Credential Seeking: 29.4%
• VFA First Time in College: 33.7%
Fall to Next Term Retention (VFA Two-year cohort Fall Students 2019)
• VFA Main Cohort: 73.7%
• VFA Credential Seeking: 80%
• VFA First Time in College: 71.7%
IPEDS Federal Graduation Rate cohort: Fall entering, first-time, full-time, degree seeking.
VFA Main Cohort: Fall entering, first-time at reporting institution, “all students”
VFA Credential Seeking: Fall entering, earned 12 credits by end of year two.
VFA First Time in College: Fall entering, first time in any post-secondary institution.