RETENTION RATES FOR
ENTERING FIRST-TIME, FULL-TIME FRESHMEN
BY GENDER, ETHNICITY & RESIDENCY
NEWARK CAMPUS
| NEWARK CAMPUS | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total # of Freshmen | 3,401 | 3,433 | 3,442 | 3,506 | 3,252 | 3,571 | 3,497 | 3,806 | 3,365 | 3,905 |
| % Retention to 2nd Fall | 89.9% | 88.4% | 88.8% | 90.3% | 90.4% | 91.3% | 91.2% | 91.9% | 92.5% | 91.9% |
| Female | 90.6% | 89.2% | 88.4% | 90.7% | 90.7% | 91.5% | 91.4% | 91.4% | 92.8% | 92.3% |
| Male | 88.8% | 87.4% | 89.5% | 89.7% | 90.3% | 91.1% | 90.9% | 92.6% | 92.1% | 91.3% |
| African-American | 87.0% | 89.1% | 85.9% | 87.0% | 88.4% | 89.6% | 86.8% | 88.2% | 88.4% | 85.8% |
| American Indian | 71.4% | 81.8% | 87.5% | 84.2% | 71.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | -- |
| Asian | 89.9% | 89.0% | 86.1% | 87.7% | 88.6% | 91.0% | 92.6% | 91.8% | 96.6% | 95.4% |
| Hispanic | 83.3% | 84.9% | 82.1% | 85.8% | 88.4% | 91.0% | 91.8% | 90.1% | 88.8% | 89.4% |
| International | 80.0% | 85.7% | 66.7% | 77.8% | 100.0% | 87.9% | 86.0% | 90.9% | 95.2% | 90.9% |
| White | 90.3% | 88.7% | 89.6% | 91.0% | 90.6% | 91.7% | 91.4% | 92.4% | 92.5% | 92.2% |
| Resident | 89.0% | 87.3% | 88.5% | 88.9% | 91.5% | 91.8% | 92.1% | 93.5% | 93.9% | 93.7% |
| Nonresident | 90.3% | 89.2% | 89.0% | 91.0% | 89.9% | 91.1% | 90.8% | 91.1% | 91.8% | 91.1% |
Note: All entering new freshman cohorts adjusted to comply with IPEDS Graduation
Rate Survey Definitions.
Data obtained from UD Persisters DataMart for 2007 cohort, and from official enrollment extracts for cohorts prior to 2007.
Source: Office of Institutional Research/UDEW
