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Undergraduate Retention Rates

First-time, First-year, Full-time Retention Summary for the Fall 2014 through Fall 2024 Starting Cohorts
Fall Starting Cohort	Entering	Exclusions	Adjusted	Retained or Graduated after 1 Year	Retained or Graduated after 2 Years	Retained or Graduated after 3 Years
2014	4628	6	4622	80.1%	71.4%	68.0%
2015	4603	4	4599	81.2%	71.2%	68.4%
2016	4833	7	4826	80.9%	71.1%	67.7%
2017	4883	5	4878	80.8%	71.7%	68.4%
2018	4802	8	4794	81.8%	72.8%	68.8%
2019	4748	7	4741	85.8%	75.1%	70.8%
2020	4705	7	4698	80.2%	70.5%	67.2%
2021	4709	2	4707	81.5%	72.3%	70.0%
2022	4616	2	4614	84.3%	75.5%	72.6%
2023	4676	0	4676	86.0%	76.2%	NA
2024	4629	1	4628	85.7%	NA	NA

First-time, First-year, Full-time Retention Summary of Pell Grant Recipients for the Fall 2014 through Fall 2024 Starting Cohorts
Fall Starting Cohort	Entering	Exclusions	Adjusted	Retained or Graduated after 1 Year	Retained or Graduated after 2 Years	Retained or Graduated after 3 Years
2014	1273	1	1272	74.3%	62.7%	59.3%
2015	1224	3	1221	73.4%	60.4%	56.5%
2016	1153	1	1152	72.1%	61.4%	57.2%
2017	1246	1	1245	72.4%	60.6%	56.7%
2018	1188	2	1186	75.6%	64.6%	58.6%
2019	1140	1	1139	80.5%	66.3%	61.5%
2020	1208	1	1207	72.9%	61.3%	56.3%
2021	1192	0	1192	75.3%	64.8%	61.0%
2022	1092	1	1091	75.1%	65.1%	60.5%
2023	1060	0	1060	80.8%	70.4%	NA
2024	1248	0	1248	81.6%	NA	NA

First-time, First-year, Full-time Retention Summary of Nebraska Residents for the Fall 2014 through Fall 2024 Starting Cohorts
Fall Starting Cohort	Entering	Exclusions	Adjusted	Retained or Graduated after 1 Year	Retained or Graduated after 2 Years	Retained or Graduated after 3 Years
2014	3482	4	3478	80.5%	71.8%	68.1%
2015	3460	4	3456	81.3%	71.2%	67.9%
2016	3475	3	3472	80.3%	70.2%	66.8%
2017	3569	5	3564	80.3%	71.2%	68.0%
2018	3429	4	3425	81.8%	72.9%	68.5%
2019	3443	3	3440	86.0%	74.6%	70.0%
2020	3490	6	3484	79.8%	69.8%	66.4%
2021	3538	0	3538	81.4%	71.7%	69.1%
2022	3398	2	3396	84.4%	75.3%	72.4%
2023	3525	0	3525	85.5%	76.2%	NA
2024	3562	0	3562	85.9%	NA	NA

Incoming Transfer, Full-time Retention Summary for the Fall 2014 through Fall 2024 Starting Cohorts
Fall Starting Cohort	Entering	Exclusions	Adjusted	Retained or Graduated after 1 Year	Retained or Graduated after 2 Years	Retained or Graduated after 3 Years
2014	895	1	894	80.9%	72.3%	70.5%
2015	839	1	838	82.5%	72.8%	70.2%
2016	823	0	823	81.8%	74.7%	70.6%
2017	735	2	733	83.4%	76.4%	71.5%
2018	758	1	757	82.6%	76.2%	72.8%
2019	752	1	751	80.8%	71.1%	65.5%
2020	748	0	748	79.1%	69.1%	67.0%
2021	642	0	642	79.8%	72.0%	68.8%
2022	700	0	700	84.0%	74.4%	70.7%
2023	689	1	688	81.5%	73.3%	NA
2024	703	0	703	81.2%	NA	NA

First-time, First-year, Full-time Retention Rates for the Fall 2014 through Fall 2024 Starting Cohorts by Federal Race and Ethnicity
Federal Race and Ethnicity	Fall 2014	Fall 2015	Fall 2016	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021	Fall 2022	Fall 2023	Fall 2024
U.S. Nonresident	80.9%	89.4%	87.5%	88.2%	83.5%	87.7%	69.7%	75.6%	73.2%	84.3%	73.8%
Black or African American	70.8%	65.4%	69.2%	62.3%	70.9%	78.4%	71.7%	67.4%	69.2%	75.4%	72.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native	60.0%	50.0%	66.7%	62.5%	50.0%	61.5%	50.0%	59.1%	72.7%	52.9%	63.6%
Asian	84.1%	81.4%	81.4%	87.5%	87.4%	84.3%	83.1%	82.7%	89.7%	91.3%	88.4%
Hispanic or Latino	70.3%	74.9%	70.6%	78.0%	76.3%	83.9%	72.6%	76.6%	79.1%	81.8%	78.0%
White	81.3%	82.8%	82.1%	81.8%	82.8%	86.5%	82.0%	83.1%	85.5%	87.3%	87.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	50.0%	66.7%	100.0%	50.0%	75.0%	NA	100.0%	50.0%	75.0%	100.0%	75.0%
Two or more races	76.8%	65.4%	76.6%	66.7%	76.1%	79.2%	71.5%	75.3%	82.1%	77.2%	80.6%
Unknown race and ethicity	76.3%	76.8%	85.4%	77.1%	80.8%	97.6%	83.9%	85.4%	97.0%	83.9%	87.3%

First-time, First-year, Full-time Retention Rates for the Fall 2014 through Fall 2024 Starting Cohorts by Legal Sex
Legal Sex	Fall 2014	Fall 2015	Fall 2016	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021	Fall 2022	Fall 2023	Fall 2024
Male	78.6%	79.6%	79.3%	78.4%	79.2%	84.0%	76.3%	80.2%	82.2%	86.0%	85.4%
Female	81.7%	83.0%	82.6%	83.3%	84.6%	87.5%	83.9%	82.7%	86.3%	86.0%	86.0%
Other or Unknown sex	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	100.0%	77.8%