Retention Rate
Student Persistence and Retention Rates
Persistence rates refer to the proportion of students retained between adjacent terms, minus those who complete programs of study. This may be extended to year-over-year persistence.
| Spring to Fall Persistence | |||||||||
| Term | Spring to Fall 15 | Spring to Fall 16 | Spring to Fall 17 | Spring to Fall 18 | Spring to Fall 19 | Spring to Fall 20 | Spring to Fall 21 | Spring to Fall 22 | Spring to Fall 23 |
| Campus Persistence | 64% | 75% | 69% | 66% | 67% | 78% | 72% | 74.9% | 74.7% |
| Online Persistence | – | – | – | 52.6% | 48% | 83% | 67% | 71.6% | 57.6% |
| Combined Persistence | – | – | – | 64.3% | 65% | 79% | 71.1% | 74.3% | 72.2% |
Retention rates reflect the percentage of first time, full time (freshman) students who return to ACU for their sophomore year.
| Fall-to-Fall Retention | ||||||||||||
| Term | F13-F14 | F14-F15 | F15-F16 | F16-F17 | F17-F18 | F18-F19 | F19-F20 | F20-F21 | F21-F22 | F22-F23 | ||
| Retention Rate | 72% | 55% | 62% | 67% | 58% | 57% | 47% | 48% | 57.1% | 55.5% | ||
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