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Undergraduate Graduation Rates

First-time, First-year, Full-time Graduation Rate Summary for the Fall 2014 through Fall 2019 Starting Cohorts
Fall Starting Cohort	Entering	Exclusions	Adjusted	Graduated after 4 Years	Graduated after 5 Years	Graduated after 6 Years
2014	4628	6	4622	40.0%	60.8%	64.0%
2015	4603	4	4599	44.1%	61.2%	63.7%
2016	4833	7	4826	45.1%	60.9%	63.2%
2017	4883	5	4878	47.4%	61.8%	64.0%
2018	4802	8	4794	48.0%	62.3%	64.7%
2019	4748	7	4741	52.7%	64.9%	67.1%
2020	4705	7	4698	50.0%	61.5%	NA
2021	4709	2	4707	51.9%	NA	NA

First-time, First-year, Full-time Graduation Rate Summary of Pell Grant Recipients for the Fall 2014 through Fall 2019 Starting Cohorts
Fall Starting Cohort	Entering	Exclusions	Adjusted	Graduated after 4 Years	Graduated after 5 Years	Graduated after 6 Years
2014	1273	1	1272	28.5%	50.2%	53.9%
2015	1224	3	1221	31.0%	47.5%	50.6%
2016	1153	1	1152	31.4%	47.3%	50.7%
2017	1246	1	1245	32.4%	48.3%	51.6%
2018	1188	2	1186	33.1%	50.1%	53.5%
2019	1140	1	1139	37.9%	52.6%	55.4%
2020	1208	1	1207	34.3%	47.5%	NA
2021	1192	0	1192	36.6%	NA	NA

First-time, First-year, Full-time Graduation Rate Summary of Nebraska Residents for the Fall 2014 through Fall 2019 Starting Cohorts
Fall Starting Cohort	Entering	Exclusions	Adjusted	Graduated after 4 Years	Graduated after 5 Years	Graduated after 6 Years
2014	3482	4	3478	38.2%	60.2%	63.8%
2015	3460	4	3456	42.2%	60.2%	63.1%
2016	3475	3	3472	42.8%	59.2%	62.0%
2017	3569	5	3564	44.7%	60.6%	63.2%
2018	3429	4	3425	46.0%	61.5%	64.3%
2019	3443	3	3440	49.9%	63.6%	65.8%
2020	3490	6	3484	47.3%	60.0%	NA
2021	3538	0	3538	49.1%	NA	NA

Incoming Transfer, Full-time Graduation Rate Summary for the Fall 2014 through Fall 2019 Starting Cohorts
Fall Starting Cohort	Entering	Exclusions	Adjusted	Graduated after 4 Years	Graduated after 5 Years	Graduated after 6 Years
2014	895	1	894	61.9%	66.3%	67.9%
2015	839	1	838	63.0%	67.3%	68.1%
2016	823	0	823	62.5%	66.5%	67.2%
2017	735	2	733	63.3%	67.3%	67.9%
2018	758	1	757	66.3%	69.5%	70.8%
2019	752	1	751	59.3%	61.9%	62.7%
2020	748	0	748	60.3%	63.6%	NA
2021	642	0	642	63.9%	NA	NA

First-time, First-year, Full-time Graduation Rates for the Fall 2014 through Fall 2019 Starting Cohorts by Federal Race and Ethnicity
Federal Race and Ethnicity	Fall 2014	Fall 2015	Fall 2016	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019
U.S. Nonresident	70.2%	72.4%	71.9%	70.2%	65.7%	72.4%
Black or African American	51.8%	38.5%	44.5%	39.1%	43.0%	45.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native	40.0%	33.3%	60.0%	18.8%	10.0%	30.8%
Asian	65.1%	68.1%	62.7%	73.6%	73.4%	68.6%
Hispanic or Latino	50.0%	53.5%	52.9%	55.9%	53.4%	57.2%
White	65.4%	66.0%	64.7%	65.8%	66.8%	69.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	50.0%	0.0%	66.7%	12.5%	25.0%	NA
Two or more races	58.5%	45.5%	56.8%	47.9%	57.4%	55.4%
Unknown race and ethicity	64.5%	57.1%	58.3%	74.3%	57.7%	78.6%

First-time, First-year, Full-time Graduation Rates for the Fall 2014 through Fall 2019 Starting Cohorts by Legal Sex
Legal Sex	Fall 2014	Fall 2015	Fall 2016	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019
Male	61.9%	62.0%	61.4%	61.7%	62.3%	66.0%
Female	66.0%	65.6%	65.0%	66.5%	67.3%	68.2%