Retention and Graduation of New First-time Undergraduates - 1988 to 2002

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
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
3325
3697
3713
3741
3932
4469
3981
2659
2374
2268
2333
2839
2824
2966
3510
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%
81.0%
80.9%
78.6%
71.8%
70.9%
72.8%
71.8%
70.1%
71.0%
75.1%
79.9%
82.0%
83.2%
84.5%
85.1%
84.9%
 
62.7%
57.3%
59.7%
59.6%
57.0%
56.1%
56.8%
63.2%
67.9%
71.8%
70.9%
72.7%
75.7%
 
 
52.9%
48.7%
50.2%
47.8%
46.4%
44.6%
46.6%
50.2%
58.4%
62.3%
65.2%
66.4%
 
 
 
26.6%
25.7%
27.1%
25.2%
23.2%
23.3%
23.8%
25.5%
28.6%
33.1%
35.8%
 
 
 
 
11.5%
10.8%
11.2%
9.2%
9.4%
9.3%
9.7%
9.6%
10.6%
12.0%
 
 
 
 
 
5.1%
5.1%
4.9%
4.8%
3.8%
4.3%
4.2%
4.4%
5.3%
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.6%
2.7%
2.7%
2.2%
2.1%
2.2%
2.1%
2.9%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.5%
1.8%
1.7%
1.5%
1.6%
1.7%
1.5%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.0%
1.0%
1.3%
.9%
.9%
1.3%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
.6%
.7%
.6%
.5%
.8%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
.5%
.3%
.7%
.7%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
.4%
.5%
.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
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
3325
3697
3713
3741
3932
4469
3981
2659
2374
2268
2333
2839
2824
2966
3510
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%
81.0%
80.9%
31.1%
26.8%
26.1%
26.7%
26.3%
24.6%
26.7%
29.3%
33.4%
32.4%
27.8%
 
 
 
 
45.0%
39.8%
40.3%
40.2%
39.0%
37.1%
39.4%
43.6%
50.9%
50.4%
 
 
 
 
 
50.6%
45.0%
45.7%
44.5%
43.6%
41.9%
44.8%
49.3%
55.5%
 
 
 
 
 
 
53.0%
47.1%
47.7%
46.8%
45.2%
43.7%
46.5%
50.9%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
54.3%
48.3%
48.7%
47.6%
46.2%
44.6%
47.2%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
54.6%
48.9%
49.4%
48.1%
46.7%
45.0%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
55.0%
49.3%
50.0%
48.5%
46.9%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
55.1%
49.6%
50.3%
48.6%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
55.5%
49.8%
50.5%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
55.7%
49.9%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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: Dec. 16, 2002

Retention and Graduation of New First-time Undergraduates - 1988 to 2002

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
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
3325
3697
3713
3741
3932
4469
3981
2659
2374
2268
2333
2839
2824
2966
3510
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%
81.0%
80.9%
2612
2656
2631
2725
2823
3132
2825
1997
1896
1859
1941
2400
2403
2518
 
2085
2120
2216
2229
2243
2508
2262
1680
1612
1628
1654
2065
2139
 
 
1760
1802
1865
1790
1823
1995
1856
1336
1386
1412
1521
1886
 
 
 
885
949
1005
944
913
1043
948
678
680
751
836
 
 
 
 
382
400
416
345
369
417
387
254
252
273
 
 
 
 
 
169
188
182
180
151
191
169
118
125
 
 
 
 
 
 
87
99
100
83
83
99
84
76
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
49
66
63
57
62
76
60
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
34
37
48
33
35
56
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21
26
22
20
32
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18
12
27
26
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
17
20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

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 %
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
3325
3697
3713
3741
3932
4469
3981
2659
2374
2268
2333
2839
2824
2966
3510
80
136
166
210
229
195
207
130
122
99
111
109
157
189
270
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%
6.4%
7.7%
154
183
209
210
229
248
222
125
122
90
147
178
200
220
 
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%
8.7%
 
203
258
258
267
245
271
225
197
159
210
259
266
298
 
 
9.7%
12.2%
11.6%
12.0%
10.9%
10.8%
9.9%
11.7%
9.9%
12.9%
15.7%
12.9%
13.9%
 
 
406
412
464
441
470
479
431
283
266
334
373
414
 
 
 
23.1%
22.9%
24.9%
24.6%
25.8%
24.0%
23.2%
21.2%
19.2%
23.7%
24.5%
22.0%
 
 
 
405
406
453
428
390
428
389
254
301
313
372
 
 
 
 
45.8%
42.8%
45.1%
45.3%
42.7%
41.0%
41.0%
37.5%
44.3%
41.7%
44.4%
 
 
 
 
222
186
217
171
186
211
179
142
170
170
 
 
 
 
 
58.1%
46.5%
52.2%
49.6%
50.4%
50.6%
46.3%
55.9%
67.5%
62.3%
 
 
 
 
 
114
91
95
106
86
112
93
68
83
 
 
 
 
 
 
67.5%
48.4%
52.2%
58.6%
57.0%
58.6%
55.0%
57.6%
66.4%
 
 
 
 
 
 
52
49
62
58
58
66
57
53
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
59.8%
49.5%
62.0%
69.9%
69.9%
66.7%
67.9%
69.7%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
32
40
50
45
47
62
44
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
65.3%
60.6%
79.4%
78.9%
75.8%
81.6%
73.3%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26
19
34
24
25
44
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
76.5%
51.4%
70.8%
72.7%
71.4%
78.6%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
19
19
16
24
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
66.7%
73.1%
86.4%
80.0%
75.0%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15
8
25
24
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
83.3%
66.7%
92.6%
92.3%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
10
17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
84.6%
58.8%
85.0%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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.
3. Part-Time is defined as less than 80% of the regular full-time course load.
OIRP: Dec. 16, 2002
Id: OPAS-51456