Retention and Graduation of New First-time Undergraduates - 1987 to 2001

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
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
3162
3325
3697
3713
3741
3932
4469
3981
2659
2374
2268
2333
2839
2823
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%
80.0%
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%
85.0%
62.6%
62.7%
57.3%
59.7%
59.6%
57.0%
56.1%
56.8%
63.2%
67.9%
71.8%
70.9%
72.7%
 
50.3%
52.9%
48.7%
50.2%
47.8%
46.4%
44.6%
46.6%
50.2%
58.4%
62.3%
65.1%
 
 
24.9%
26.6%
25.7%
27.1%
25.2%
23.2%
23.3%
23.8%
25.5%
28.6%
33.3%
 
 
 
10.6%
11.5%
10.8%
11.2%
9.2%
9.4%
9.3%
9.7%
9.6%
10.6%
 
 
 
 
4.9%
5.1%
5.1%
4.9%
4.8%
3.8%
4.3%
4.2%
4.4%
 
 
 
 
 
3.1%
2.6%
2.7%
2.7%
2.2%
2.1%
2.2%
2.1%
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.0%
1.5%
1.8%
1.7%
1.5%
1.6%
1.7%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.3%
.9%
.9%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.1%
.6%
.7%
.6%
.5%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.0%
.5%
.3%
.7%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
.4%
.4%
.5%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

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
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
3162
3325
3697
3713
3741
3932
4469
3981
2659
2374
2268
2333
2839
2823
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%
80.0%
29.9%
31.1%
26.8%
26.1%
26.7%
26.3%
24.6%
26.7%
29.3%
33.4%
32.4%
 
 
 
43.5%
45.0%
39.8%
40.3%
40.2%
39.0%
37.1%
39.3%
43.6%
50.8%
 
 
 
 
48.5%
50.6%
45.0%
45.7%
44.5%
43.6%
41.9%
44.7%
49.3%
 
 
 
 
 
51.3%
53.0%
47.1%
47.7%
46.8%
45.2%
43.7%
46.5%
 
 
 
 
 
 
52.3%
54.3%
48.3%
48.7%
47.6%
46.2%
44.6%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
52.9%
54.6%
48.9%
49.4%
48.1%
46.7%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
53.3%
55.0%
49.3%
50.0%
48.5%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
53.4%
55.1%
49.6%
50.3%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
53.8%
55.5%
49.8%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
54.0%
55.7%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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. 23, 2001

Retention and Graduation of New First-time Undergraduates - 1987 to 2001

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
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
3162
3325
3697
3713
3741
3932
4469
3981
2659
2374
2268
2333
2839
2823
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%
80.0%
2445
2612
2656
2631
2725
2823
3132
2825
1997
1896
1859
1941
2400
2399
1978
2085
2120
2216
2229
2243
2508
2262
1680
1612
1628
1654
2063
 
1589
1760
1802
1865
1790
1823
1995
1856
1336
1386
1412
1518
 
 
788
885
949
1005
944
913
1043
948
678
680
756
 
 
 
335
382
400
416
345
369
417
388
254
252
 
 
 
 
155
169
188
182
180
151
191
169
117
 
 
 
 
 
98
87
99
100
83
83
99
83
 
 
 
 
 
 
64
49
66
63
57
62
75
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
35
34
37
48
33
35
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
34
21
26
22
20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31
18
12
27
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
13
17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

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 %
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
3162
3325
3697
3713
3741
3932
4469
3981
2659
2374
2268
2333
2839
2823
48
80
136
166
210
229
195
207
130
122
99
111
109
157
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%
5.6%
148
154
183
209
210
229
248
222
125
122
90
147
178
199
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%
8.3%
197
203
258
258
267
245
271
225
197
159
210
259
264
 
10.0%
9.7%
12.2%
11.6%
12.0%
10.9%
10.8%
9.9%
11.7%
9.9%
12.9%
15.7%
12.8%
 
411
406
412
464
441
470
479
431
283
266
334
372
 
 
25.9%
23.1%
22.9%
24.9%
24.6%
25.8%
24.0%
23.2%
21.2%
19.2%
23.7%
24.5%
 
 
386
405
406
453
428
390
428
389
254
301
318
 
 
 
49.0%
45.8%
42.8%
45.1%
45.3%
42.7%
41.0%
41.0%
37.5%
44.3%
42.1%
 
 
 
189
222
186
217
171
186
211
180
142
170
 
 
 
 
56.4%
58.1%
46.5%
52.2%
49.6%
50.4%
50.6%
46.4%
55.9%
67.5%
 
 
 
 
96
114
91
95
106
86
112
93
67
 
 
 
 
 
61.9%
67.5%
48.4%
52.2%
58.6%
57.0%
58.6%
55.0%
57.3%
 
 
 
 
 
68
52
49
62
58
58
66
57
 
 
 
 
 
 
69.4%
59.8%
49.5%
62.0%
69.9%
69.9%
66.7%
68.7%
 
 
 
 
 
 
48
32
40
50
45
47
61
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
75.0%
65.3%
60.6%
79.4%
78.9%
75.8%
81.3%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27
26
19
34
24
25
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
77.1%
76.5%
51.4%
70.8%
72.7%
71.4%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24
14
19
19
16
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
70.6%
66.7%
73.1%
86.4%
80.0%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23
15
8
25
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
74.2%
83.3%
66.7%
92.6%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10
11
10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
76.9%
84.6%
58.8%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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. 23, 2001
Id: OPAS-37516