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: 28%
• VFA Main Cohort: 29.9%
• VFA Credential Seeking: 46.6%
• VFA First Time in College: 28.4%
No Award (Transfer)
• IPEDS: 23%
• VFA Main Cohort: 24.8%
• VFA Credential Seeking: 20.8%
• VFA First Time in College: 20.7%
Fall to Next Term Retention (VFA Two-year cohort Fall Students 2020)
• VFA Main Cohort: 70.7%
• VFA Credential Seeking: 77.5%
• VFA First Time in College: 70.4%
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.