California Lutheran University

Traditional Undergraduate Retention

February 15, 2005

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Objective

Provide an overview of traditional undergraduate retention trends and graduation rates.

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First Time Freshmen Attrition

Fall 99 – Fall 04 Cohorts

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Classifications for Attrition Comparison(students may appear in multiple categories)

1. First Time Freshmen (FTF)

2. Underrepresented

3. Student Support Services

4. SSS Eligible but not Serviced

5. Conditional Admit

6. Qualifying Spring Freshman

All first time freshmen including underrepresented and SSS students

Asian/Pacific Islander, African-American, Hispanic, Multiracial, Native American

Federally funded program that services low income, first generation students and individuals with disabilities

Students eligible for SSS but not receiving services because federal funding limited to 200 students

Students do not meet SAT and/or GPA Requirement. Admission must be approved by Enrollment Committee. Students limited to 13 credits of academic courses. (classification introduced in Fall 02)

Subset of Conditional Admits. Least academically prepared of the Conditional Admits (lowest SAT scores and GPA). Students must attend LRN classes

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FTF Attrition Comparisons - 4 Year Data (some data includes duplicated counts)

CLU Total = 35% 20% second year 10% third year 5% fourth year

Underrepresented Students = 38% 22% second year 12% third year 4% fourth year

Caucasian = 34% 19% second year 11% third year 4% fourth year

SSS Students = 26% 16% second year 10% third year 0% fourth year

SSS Eligible but not receiving services = 42% 29% second year 9% third year 4% fourth year

Conditional Admit Attrition = 42% (third year) 32% second year 10% third year

Qualifying Spring Attrition = 47% (third year) 34% second year 13% third year

Total Students FY 03-04372

82

261

24includes 17 underrepresented of which 3 are

conditional admits6 total conditional admits

130

62 Includes 19 underrepresented

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*

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33.60%

32.00%29.30%

16.70%21.80%

18.60%20.20%

47.40%41.70%

37.80%

26.30%33.60%

30.20%30.30%

41.80%26.30%

37.60%34.10%

34.60%

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00% 40.00% 45.00% 50.00%

Attrition Percentage

2nd Year

3rd Year

4th Year

California Lutheran University

FTF 4 Year Average AttritionFall 99 - Fall 04 Cohorts

Qualifying Spring Freshmen Conditional Admits SSS Eligible (not serviced) SSSUnderrepresented Caucasian Overall

Note: Some categories Include duplicated counts

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Attrition After Start of Senior Year – 6 year Data(some data includes duplicated counts)

CLU Overall = 38% 35% cumulative fourth year 3% after start of senior year

Underrepresented Students = 56% 38% cumulative fourth year 18% after start of senior year

Caucasian = 36% 34% cumulative fourth year 2% after start of senior year

SSS Students = 26% 26% cumulative third year (0% fourth year) 0% after start of senior year

Total Students FY 03-04372

82

261

24includes 17 underrepresented of which 3 are

conditional admits6 total conditional admits

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33.60%32.00%

29.30%16.70%

21.80%18.60%

20.20%

47.40%41.70%

37.80%26.30%

33.60%30.20%30.30%

41.80%26.30%

37.60%34.10%

34.60%

26.30%55.50%

36.20%38.00%

0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00%

Attrition Percentage

2nd Year

3rd Year

4th Year

Total

California Lutheran University

FTF 6 Year Average AttritionFall 99 - Fall 04 Cohorts

Qualifying Spring Freshmen Conditional Admits SSS Eligible (not serviced) SSS Underrepresented Caucasian Overall

Note: Some categories Include duplicated counts

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FTF Academic and Financial Profile

Overall CaucasianUnder-

representedConditional

Admits

Overall Without

Conditional Admits SSS

SSS Eligible but not

Receiving Services †

Fall 2003 Number 372 261 82 62 310 25 130

High School GPA* 3.34 3.49 3.24 2.69 3.48 3.34 3.21

Average SAT 1080 1084 1062 953 1107 1033 1050

CLU GPA after 1st Year** 2.89 2.89 2.76 2.41 2.98 3.10 2.44

Average Loan 1st Year $5,297 $5,654 $4,826 $7,143 $4,892 $5,577 $6,518

Average CLU Financial Aid 1st Year $9,251 $8,680 $10,822 $7,446 $9,401 $11,012 $8,818

Discount Rate 45.8% 43.0% 53.6% 36.9% 46.5% 54.5% 43.7%

*Academic/Solid GPA**18 Fall 03 conditional admit students left CLU after first semester with an average GPA of 1.7† Of the 130, 43 left after first year (33% attrition rate). Only 75 are registered for 05 Spring (41% attrition)

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Academic Resources Available to High Risk Students

Student Support Services (SSS)

Center for Academic and Accessibility Resources (CAAR)

Federally funded program that services low income, first generation students and individuals with disabilities.

648 students eligible in 2003-04 = 39% of total traditional UG students

Limited to 200 eligible participants (67% must be 1st generation and low income)

Current annual funding of $230K

CLU funded program that coordinates services for students with disabilities, provides tutoring services, testing, services for students on probation and facilitating the advising process for the entire campus.

Services all students with disabilities (UG, ADEP, Graduate) (Fall 04 total =98)

Services available to students who are not funded by SSS (448 in 2003-04)

Current annual funding of $140K

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Current Resource Alignment SSS vs. CAAR

Number of Students

Staff FTE

Average # of Students

per FTE

Investment per Student

SSS 200 3.25 62 $1,150

CAAR 448++ 1.5 298 $312

Total Eligible

648 4.75 136 $571

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Benefits from Increased Overall Retention

Improved US News Ranking freshmen retention & graduation rates = 25%

More students succeed – improved reputation

Increased net revenue (if capacity exists)

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Next Steps?

Addendum

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2004 FTF Profile

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FTF Academic & Financial Profile –Fall 2003

* Academic/Solid GPA

Overall CaucasianUnder-

representedConditional

Admits

Overall Without Conditional

Admits SSS

SSS Eligible but not Receiving

Services †

Fall 2003 Number 372 261 82 62 310 25 130

High School GPA* 3.34 3.49 3.24 2.69 3.48 3.34 3.21

Average SAT 1080 1084 1062 953 1107 1033 1050

CLU GPA after 1st Year 2.89 2.89 2.76 2.41 2.98 3.10 2.44

Average Loan 1st Year $5,297 $5,654 $4,826 $7,143 $4,892 $5,577 $6,518

Average CLU Financial Aid 1st

Year $9,251 $8,680 $10,822 $7,446 $9,401 $11,012 $8,818

Average Grant 1st Year $2,068 $1,651 $3,693 $1,246 $2,232 $7,642 $3,385

Discount Rate 45.8% 43.0% 53.6% 36.9% 46.5% 54.5% 43.7%

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FTF Academic & Financial Profile – Fall 2004

* Academic/Solid GPA

Overall CaucasianUnder-

representedConditional

Admits

Overall Without Conditional

Admits SSS

SSS Eligible but not Receiving

Services †

Fall 2004 Number 444 307 137 75 369 51 171

High School GPA* 3.79 3.42 3.30 2.84 3.49 3.30 3.25

Average SAT 1068 1096 1004 910 1100 996 1021

CLU GPA after 1st Year NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Average Loan 1st Year $5,235 $5,321 $5,488 $5,922 $5,095 $5,462 $5,926

Average CLU Financial Aid 1st

Year $11,261 $10,728 $12,435 $7,815 $11,962 $12,369 $10,631

Average Grant 1st Year $2,137 $1,581 $3,382 $1,927 $2,179 $6,380 $2,867

Discount Rate 51.6% 49.2% 57.1% 35.8% 54.8% 56.7% 48.7%

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FTF Academic & Financial Profile –Change 2003 to 2004

Overall CaucasianUnder-

representedConditional

Admits

Overall Without Conditional

Admits SSS

SSS Eligible but not Receiving

Services †

Fall 2004 Number 72 46 55 13 59 26 41

High School GPA* 0.45 (0.07) 0.06 0.15 0.01 (0.04) 0.04

Average SAT (12) 12 (58) (43) (7) (37) (29)

CLU GPA after 1st Year NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Average Loan 1st Year ($62) ($333) $662 ($1,221) $203 ($115) ($592)

Average CLU Financial Aid 1st

Year $2,010 $2,048 $1,613 $369 $2,561 $1,357 $1,813

Average Grant 1st Year $69 ($70) ($311) $681 ($53) ($1,262) ($518)

Discount Rate 5.8% 6.2% 3.5% -1.1% 8.3% 2.2% 5.0%

* Academic/Solid GPA

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FTF Group Overlap – Fall 2004

Overall CaucasianUnder-

represented

Conditional Admits (ACMS)

Overall Without

Conditional Admits SSS

SSS Eligible but not

Receiving

Services †

Fall 2004 Number 444 307 137 75 369 51 171

ACMS 75 41 34 NA NA 14 51UR 137 NA NA 34 103 35 60SSS 51 16 35 14 37 NA NASSSE 171 111 60 51 110 NA NANON ACMS 307 266 103 NA NA 37 120Caucasian 369 NA NA 41 266 16 111SSS + ACMS 14 1 13 NA NA NA NASSSE + ACMS 51 40 21 NA NA NA NASSS + UR 35 NA NA 13 22 NA NASSSE + UR 60 NA NA 21 40 NA NA

% ACMS 16.9% 13.4% 24.8% 27.5% 29.8%% UR 30.9% 45.3% 27.9% 68.6% 35.1%% SSS 11.5% 5.2% 25.5% 18.7% 10.0%% SSSE 38.5% 36.2% 43.8% 68.0% 29.8%% NON ACMS 69.1% 86.6% 75.2% 72.5% 70.2%% Caucasian 83.1% 54.7% 72.1% 31.4% 64.9%% SSS + ACMS 3.2% 0.3% 9.5%

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Transfer Attrition

Fall 99 – Fall 04 Cohorts

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23.42%

23.75%

7.88%

6.86%

4.10%

0.75%

32.72%

29.97%

0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00%

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total Attrition

California Lutheran University

Transfer Average AttritionFall 99 - Fall 04 Cohorts

Underrepresented Transfers All Transfers

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23.42%

23.75%

21.80%20.20%

7.88%

6.86%33.60%

30.30%

4.10%

0.75%

37.60%

34.60%

32.72%29.97%

55.50%

38.00%

0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00%

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total Attrition

California Lutheran University

Freshmen & Transfer Average Attrition ComparisonFall 99 - Fall 04 Cohorts

Underrepresented Transfers All Transfers Underrepresented Freshmen First Time Freshmen

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Transfer Attrition Comparison – 6 Year Data

Fall 99 – 03 Cohorts CLU Overall = 30%

1% Fourth Year 7% Third Year 24% Second Year

Underrepresented Overall = 33% 4% Fourth Year 8% Third Year 23% Second Year