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Graduation Rates

Cohort Year	Number of First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen	4-Year VSU Graduation Rates	4-Year System-wide Graduation Rates	6-Year VSU Graduation Rates	6-Year System-wide Graduation Rates
Fall 2002	1,572	15.3%	17.6%	39.6%	51.2%
Fall 2003	1,744	15.3%	16.9%	42.8%	53.0%
Fall 2004	1,676	16.7%	18.7%	40.4%	51.3%
Fall 2005	1,763	17.2%	20.5%	43.0%	55.4%
Fall 2006	2,001	15.3%	17.3%	40.7%	52.3%

Source: USG Graduation Rates, 2012.

Note: VSU graduation rates are based on first-time, full-time students who originally enrolled at VSU and graduated from VSU. System-wide graduation rates are based on first-time, full-time students who originally enrolled at VSU but transferred and graduated from another USG institution.

Retention Rates

Cohort Year	Number of Entering Freshmen	Number of Returning Students to VSU	Number of Returning Students to USG System	VSU Institutional Retention Rates	USG System-wide Retention Rates
Fall 2007	2,029	1,445	1,675	71.2%	82.6%
Fall 2008	2,100	1,509	1,732	71.8%	85.2%
Fall 2009	2,416	1,644	1,955	68.1%	81.0%
Fall 2010	2,528	1,693	2,013	67.0%	79.5%
Fall 2011	2,218	1,494	1,751	67.4%	78.9%

Source: USG Retention Rates, 2012.

Note: The VSU institutional retention rate tracks first-time, full-time students who enroll at VSU and are still enrolled one year later. USG system-wide retention rates show the percentage of first-time, full-time students who began at VSU but later transferred to another USG institution.

Reports

Enrollment & Retention Presentation Fall 2008

Update on Enrollments and Retention Rates (January 2008)

USG Retention-Progression-Graduation Initiative Update (February 2006)

Graduation & Retention Improvement Plan (November 2005)

AASCU National Study
Highlights of AASCU Graduation Rate Outcomes Study (September 2005)
Highlights of Murray State Study (March 2005)
VSU Graduation Rate Self Study (February 2005)

Retention & Graduation Rates - Fall 2005

Updated: November 5, 2012