College Retention and Graduation Rates

(Formerly called "Dropout and Graduation Rates")

College Student Retention and Graduation Rates from 2000 through 2009

The charts below track first- to second-year student retention rates and college graduation rates from 2000 through 2009.

• Trends and Tracking Charts: 1983–2009 (5 pages; 58KB)
• 2009 (10 pages; 58KB)
• 2008 (10 pages; 58KB)
• 2007 (10 pages; 53KB)
• 2006 (10 pages; 57KB)
• 2005 (10 pages; 107KB)
• 2004 (10 pages; 71KB)
• 2003 (8 pages; 66KB)
• 2002 (8 pages; 67KB)
• 2001 (8 pages; 67KB)
• 2000 (8 pages; 67KB)

Additional 2008 Graduation Rates for Four-Year Colleges

• Four-Year U.S. Colleges
• Public Colleges by Type of Institution
• Private Colleges by Type of Institution
• College Admission Policy
• Public Colleges by College Admission Policy
• Private Colleges by College Admission Policy

See also: What Works in Student Retention?

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