Retention and Graduation of New First-time Undergraduates - 1986 to 2000

Cohort: All Degree-seeking, First-time Year One Undergraduates

Continuation Rates

Cohort
Year
Head Count H.S. Avg. Continuation Rates
Cont. to 2nd Yr Cont. to 3rd Yr Cont. to 4th Yr Cont. to 5th Yr Cont. to 6th Yr Cont. to 7th Yr Cont. to 8th Yr Cont. to 9th Yr Cont. to 10th Yr Cont. to 11th Yr Cont. to 12th Yr Cont. to 13th Yr
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2746
3162
3325
3697
3713
3741
3932
4469
3981
2659
2374
2268
2333
2839
2819
72.6%
72.1%
71.8%
72.1%
72.0%
72.2%
72.0%
72.4%
73.6%
74.8%
77.1%
78.5%
79.0%
78.6%
80.1%
80.5%
77.3%
78.6%
71.8%
70.9%
72.8%
71.8%
70.1%
71.0%
75.1%
79.9%
82.0%
83.2%
84.5%
 
65.3%
62.6%
62.7%
57.3%
59.7%
59.6%
57.0%
56.1%
56.8%
63.2%
67.9%
71.8%
70.8%
 
 
52.7%
50.3%
52.9%
48.7%
50.2%
47.8%
46.4%
44.6%
46.6%
50.2%
58.4%
61.9%
 
 
 
23.8%
24.9%
26.6%
25.7%
27.1%
25.2%
23.2%
23.3%
23.8%
25.5%
28.4%
 
 
 
 
11.2%
10.6%
11.5%
10.8%
11.2%
9.2%
9.4%
9.3%
9.7%
9.6%
 
 
 
 
 
5.0%
4.9%
5.1%
5.1%
4.9%
4.8%
3.8%
4.3%
4.2%
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.9%
3.1%
2.6%
2.7%
2.7%
2.2%
2.1%
2.2%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.7%
2.0%
1.5%
1.8%
1.7%
1.5%
1.6%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.0%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.3%
.9%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
.5%
1.1%
.6%
.7%
.6%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
.6%
1.0%
.5%
.3%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
.5%
.4%
.3%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

Cumulative Graduation Rates

Cohort
Year
Head Count H.S. Avg. Cumulative Graduation Rates
Grad. in 4 Yrs Grad. in 5 Yrs Grad. in 6 Yrs Grad. in 7 Yrs Grad. in 8 Yrs Grad. in 9 Yrs Grad. in 10 Yrs Grad. in 11 Yrs Grad. in 12 Yrs Grad. in 13 Yrs
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2746
3162
3325
3697
3713
3741
3932
4469
3981
2659
2374
2268
2333
2839
2819
72.6%
72.1%
71.8%
72.1%
72.0%
72.2%
72.0%
72.4%
73.6%
74.8%
77.1%
78.5%
79.0%
78.6%
80.1%
34.2%
29.9%
31.1%
26.8%
26.1%
26.7%
26.3%
24.6%
26.7%
29.3%
33.4%
 
 
 
 
46.7%
43.5%
45.0%
39.8%
40.3%
40.2%
39.0%
37.1%
39.3%
43.6%
 
 
 
 
 
52.7%
48.5%
50.6%
45.0%
45.7%
44.5%
43.6%
41.9%
44.7%
 
 
 
 
 
 
54.8%
51.3%
53.0%
47.1%
47.7%
46.8%
45.2%
43.7%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
56.0%
52.3%
54.3%
48.3%
48.7%
47.6%
46.2%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
56.6%
52.9%
54.6%
48.9%
49.4%
48.1%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
56.9%
53.3%
55.0%
49.3%
50.0%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
57.0%
53.4%
55.1%
49.6%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
57.3%
53.8%
55.5%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
57.4%
54.0%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Source: Student Records Database at Nov. 1 of each year and Admissions Record
Notes: 1. The cohort for each year includes all students who entered Carleton University into first year, for the first time, without previous post-secondary experience.
2. Students are considered 'Continuing' while registered for any course(s), prior to graduation.
OIRP: Nov. 29, 2000

Retention and Graduation of New First-time Undergraduates - 1986 to 2000

Cohort: All Degree-seeking, First-time Year One Undergraduates

Number of Continuing Students

Cohort
Year
Head Count H.S. Avg. Number of Continuing Students
Cont. to 2nd Yr Cont. to 3rd Yr Cont. to 4th Yr Cont. to 5th Yr Cont. to 6th Yr Cont. to 7th Yr Cont. to 8th Yr Cont. to 9th Yr Cont. to 10th Yr Cont. to 11th Yr Cont. to 12th Yr Cont. to 13th Yr
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2746
3162
3325
3697
3713
3741
3932
4469
3981
2659
2374
2268
2333
2839
2819
72.6%
72.1%
71.8%
72.1%
72.0%
72.2%
72.0%
72.4%
73.6%
74.8%
77.1%
78.5%
79.0%
78.6%
80.1%
2211
2445
2612
2656
2631
2725
2823
3132
2825
1997
1896
1859
1941
2399
 
1794
1978
2085
2120
2216
2229
2243
2508
2262
1680
1612
1628
1651
 
 
1447
1589
1760
1802
1865
1790
1823
1995
1856
1336
1386
1403
 
 
 
654
788
885
949
1005
944
913
1043
948
678
674
 
 
 
 
308
335
382
400
416
345
369
417
388
254
 
 
 
 
 
136
155
169
188
182
180
151
191
169
 
 
 
 
 
 
81
98
87
99
100
83
83
98
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
46
64
49
66
63
57
62
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28
35
34
37
48
32
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
34
21
26
22
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16
31
18
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15
13
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

Percentage of Continuing Students who Registered as Part-time In Each Year

Cohort
Year
Head Count Part-time 1st Yr Part-time 2nd Yr Part-time 3rd Yr Part-time 4th Yr Part-time 5th Yr Part-time 6th Yr Part-time 7th Yr Part-time 8th Yr Part-time 9th Yr Part-time 10th Yr Part-time 11th Yr Part-time 12th Yr Part-time 13th Yr
N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N % N %
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2746
3162
3325
3697
3713
3741
3932
4469
3981
2659
2374
2268
2333
2839
2819
54
48
80
136
166
210
229
195
207
130
122
99
111
109
154
2.0%
1.5%
2.4%
3.7%
4.5%
5.6%
5.8%
4.4%
5.2%
4.9%
5.1%
4.4%
4.8%
3.8%
5.5%
108
148
154
183
209
210
229
248
222
125
122
90
147
178
 
4.9%
6.1%
5.9%
6.9%
7.9%
7.7%
8.1%
7.9%
7.9%
6.3%
6.4%
4.8%
7.6%
7.4%
 
142
197
203
258
258
267
245
271
225
197
159
210
258
 
 
7.9%
10.0%
9.7%
12.2%
11.6%
12.0%
10.9%
10.8%
9.9%
11.7%
9.9%
12.9%
15.6%
 
 
344
411
406
412
464
441
470
479
431
283
266
329
 
 
 
23.8%
25.9%
23.1%
22.9%
24.9%
24.6%
25.8%
24.0%
23.2%
21.2%
19.2%
23.4%
 
 
 
328
386
405
406
453
428
390
428
389
254
298
 
 
 
 
50.2%
49.0%
45.8%
42.8%
45.1%
45.3%
42.7%
41.0%
41.0%
37.5%
44.2%
 
 
 
 
171
189
222
186
217
171
186
211
180
142
 
 
 
 
 
55.5%
56.4%
58.1%
46.5%
52.2%
49.6%
50.4%
50.6%
46.4%
55.9%
 
 
 
 
 
75
96
114
91
95
106
86
112
93
 
 
 
 
 
 
55.1%
61.9%
67.5%
48.4%
52.2%
58.6%
57.0%
58.6%
55.0%
 
 
 
 
 
 
47
68
52
49
62
58
58
65
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
58.0%
69.4%
59.8%
49.5%
62.0%
69.9%
69.9%
66.3%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
32
48
32
40
50
45
47
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
69.6%
75.0%
65.3%
60.6%
79.4%
78.9%
75.8%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23
27
26
19
34
24
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
82.1%
77.1%
76.5%
51.4%
70.8%
75.0%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
24
14
19
19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
35.7%
70.6%
66.7%
73.1%
86.4%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10
23
15
8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
62.5%
74.2%
83.3%
66.7%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12
10
9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
80.0%
76.9%
81.8%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Source: Student Records Database at Nov. 1 of each year and Admissions Record
Notes: 1. The cohort for each year includes all students who entered Carleton University into first year, for the first time, without previous post-secondary experience.
2. Students are considered 'Continuing' while registered for any course(s), prior to graduation.
3. Part-Time is defined as less than 80% of the regular full-time course load.
OIRP: Nov. 29, 2000
Id: OPAS-28994