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Trends in Freshman Retention & Graduation

Autumn XRG Meeting

November 2017

Elizabeth Holder, Sr. Research Associate

Institutional Research & Market Analytics

Executive Summary

Diverse Learning Environments Survey - Top Level Overview Proprietary & Confidential 2

Overall Trends • The first-year retention rate of the 2016 cohort is 83.6%, a 1.5% point decrease from 2015. Almost

all of the freshmen (95%) who completed the first year in the high performance group (earning a 2.5 or higher GPA and 48 or more credit hours) persisted to the second year.

• The four-year graduation rate of the 2013 cohort is 60.2%, a new all-time high for freshmen. • The five-year graduation rate is 69.3% and the six-year graduation rate dropped to 70.7%, which

was expected, given last year’s decline in the five-year graduation rate. • DePaul continues to outperform national, 4-year private institutions in terms of first-year

retention, four- and six-year graduation rates.

Academic & Demographic Trends • Freshmen who came to DePaul less prepared than their peers graduated at 60% within six years,

the same as the national, 4-year private rate of 60%. • The proportion of freshmen with “high need” decreased in 2016 to 37%, but they have only slightly

lower graduation rates than their “low need” peers. • Communication has continued to retain and graduate freshmen at ever-increasing rates, matching

or exceeding all other colleges; first-year retention is up to 87% and their four-year graduation rate is up to 68%.

• Freshmen who participate in the EDGE Program have a notably higher four-year graduation rate, 74.2%, than freshmen overall (60.2%) as well as a higher six-year graduation rate, 82.1%, than freshmen overall (70.7%).

• The first cohort of Health Science Pathway Honors freshmen have graduated within four years at a rate of 72.9%, exceeding the overall freshman cohort by 12.7% points.

Freshman Retention & Graduation 3 Proprietary & Confidential

78.9% 82.4%

84.3% 83.5% 84.0% 81.2% 81.6% 82.9% 83.9% 84.7%

82.6% 83.7% 84.9% 85.2% 86.9% 86.4% 85.2% 85.4%

87.2% 83.8% 85.1% 83.6%

36.4%

43.0% 43.6% 40.7%

45.3%

40.4% 39.5%

43.9% 43.0%

47.6% 48.8% 50.6%

54.2% 56.0% 56.4%

58.7% 58.7% 58.9% 60.2%

58.4% 62.5%

64.6% 61.3% 63.5% 64.0% 62.6% 63.5% 63.8%

67.9% 67.0% 68.0% 70.5% 71.2% 72.8% 72.5%

70.7%

52.7%

58.8% 60.5% 58.1% 59.1% 60.0% 58.7% 59.7% 59.9%

64.1% 63.3% 65.4%

68.1% 68.7% 69.8% 70.1% 68.3% 69.3%

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First-Year Retention, Four-, Five- and Six-Year Graduation Rates 1995-2016

First-Year Retention

Four-Year Graduation

Six-Year Graduation

Five-Year Graduation


81.2% 81.6% 82.9%

83.9% 84.7% 82.6%

83.7% 84.9% 85.2%

86.9% 86.4% 85.2% 85.4%

87.2%

83.8% 85.1%

83.6%

94.6% 95.5%

94.6% 95.0% 95.7% 94.9% 94.7% 95.7% 95.9% 96.0%

96.9% 95.9% 95.6% 96.3%

94.9% 95.4% 94.6%

91.8% 92.9% 92.2% 93.0% 93.2%

92.3% 93.2%

94.3% 94.5% 94.7% 95.4% 94.4% 93.7% 94.3%

93.3% 93.4% 91.8%

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First-Year Retention Rates 1995-2016


Fall to Spring Retention

Fall to Winter Retention

Of the 2016 Cohort, 133 freshmen left after the first quarter and an additional 69 freshmen left after the winter quarter.


85.2% 85.4% 87.2%

83.8% 85.1% 83.6%

79.3% 78.0% 78.5% 80.5%

77.2% 77.8%

77.5% 76.6% 74.8% 74.2%

76.1% 74.1%

18.3% 19.5% 15.4% 15.0% 14.4% 15.6%

3.8% 4.6% 4.9% 3.7% 4.5% 3.5%

2.1% 1.6% 2.4% 2.5% 1.5% 2.1% 0%

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First-Year thru Sixth-Year Retention Rates, 1995-2016


Fourth-Year Retention

Second-Year Retention

Third-Year Retention

Fifth-Year Retention

Sixth-Year Retention

Of these 367 students who were retained at the start of Year 5, 69% of them went on to graduate within 6 years. (2011 Cohort)


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Source: ACT’s National Collegiate Retention & Persistence to Degree Rates Report

74% 75% 75% 75% 75% 75% 74% 75% 75% 75% 74% 73% 73% 72% 73% 72% 72%

74% 75% 75% 76%

48% 49%

48% 48% 48% 50% 48% 49% 49% 50%

79% 82%

84% 83% 84% 81% 82% 83% 84% 85%

83% 84% 85% 85% 87% 86% 85% 85%

87% 84% 85% 84%

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43% 44% 41%

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49% 51%

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First-Year Retention and Four-Year Graduation Rate Comparison: DePaul and 4-Year Private Institutions

Four-Yr Private Institutions 1st Yr Retention Four-Yr Private Institutions 4th Yr Graduation

DPU 1st Yr Retention DPU 4 Yr Graduation


Source: ACT’s National Collegiate Retention & Persistence to Degree Rates Report

74% 75% 75% 75% 75% 75% 74% 75% 75% 75% 74% 73% 73% 72% 73%

72%

72% 74% 75% 75% 76%

60% 59% 59% 59% 59% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60%

79% 82%

84% 83% 84% 81% 82% 83% 84% 85%

83% 84% 85% 85% 87% 86% 85% 85%

87% 84% 85% 84%

58% 62%

65% 61%

64% 64%

63% 64% 64% 68% 67% 68%

71% 71% 73%

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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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First-Year Retention and Six-Year Graduation Rate Comparison: DePaul and 4-Year Private Institutions

Four-Yr Private Institutions 1st Yr Retention Four-Yr Private Institutions 6th Yr Graduation

DPU 1st Yr Retention DPU 6th Yr Graduation


*Academic preparation index is a weighted composite of pre-collegiate academic characteristics including (but not limited to) high school GPA, ACT/SAT test scores, and high school quality rating. Academic preparation was revised in the 2016 academic year, therefore we have applied the current formula working backwards to 2001.

18% 19% 23% 25% 26% 27% 27%

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30% 32%

30% 34% 33% 33%

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45% 45% 41% 40% 40%

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Proportion of Cohort within each Academic Preparation Group

High Preparation

Moderate Preparation

Low Preparation


88% 87% 90% 91%

88% 92% 91%

88% 89% 89% 84% 85%

88% 89% 88% 85% 87%

85% 87%

85% 84% 84% 84% 80%

78% 79%

83%

77% 79% 76%

71% 71% 72% 75%

72% 73% 74%

56% 58% 60%

62% 59% 58% 58%

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41% 45% 45% 46%

81% 80% 81% 83%

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First-Year Retention, Four-Year Graduation, Six-Year Graduation - By High School Academic Preparation



Six-Year Graduation

High Preparation Moderate Preparation Low Preparation

N = 863 of the 2016 Cohort N = 767 of the 2016 Cohort N = 888 of the 2016 Cohort


42% 42% 38% 37%

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Proportion of Cohort within Each Need Rank Group

Low Need

Moderate Need

High Need


85% 83%

86% 87% 86% 87% 88% 85% 85% 86%

84% 85% 87% 87% 86% 87%

89% 86%

89% 86% 85% 87% 88%

86% 84% 83% 85%

81% 82% 79%

59% 57%

59% 62%

58% 61% 62%

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62% 61%

69% 66%

63% 65%

49% 51% 52% 51%

54% 54% 55%

73% 70%

74% 74% 70% 70%

75% 75% 78%

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69% 70% 71% 69% 68%

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First-Year Retention, Four-Year Graduation, Six-Year Graduation - By Need Rank



Six-Year Graduation

Low Need Moderate Need High Need

N = 916 of the 2016 Cohort N = 828 of the 2016 Cohort N = 706 of the 2016 Cohort


Low Performance: < 2.50 GPA with <48 hours earned or >= 2.50 GPA with <37 hours earned Moderate Performance: < 2.50 GPA with >=48 hours earned or >= 2.50 GPA with 37-47 hours earned High Performance: >= 2.50 GPA with >=48 hours earned

53% 54% 58%

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66% 64% 65% 66% 65% 67%

64% 62% 63%

24% 24%

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Proportion of Cohort within Each Academic Performance Group

High Performance

Moderate Performance

Low Performance


93% 93% 95% 94% 94% 94% 95%

93% 94% 95%

87% 88% 90% 89% 88% 89%

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87% 91%

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50% 53% 53%

44% 47%

44% 44% 48%

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71% 71% 72% 74% 74% 75% 75%

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42% 45%

47% 49% 49% 49%

8% 9% 8% 10%

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84% 83% 86% 85% 84%

69% 68% 69% 69% 66%

26% 24% 25% 26%

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First-Year Retention, Four-Year Graduation, Six-Year Graduation - By First Year Academic Performance



Six-Year Graduation

High Performance Moderate Performance Low Performance

N = 479 of the 2016 Cohort

N = 435 of the 2016 Cohort N = 1,537 of the 2016 Cohort

Movement from Fall Quarter Performance to Year’s End Performance 2016 Cohort

• 81% High

• 11% Moderate

• 8% Low


High: 61% Moderate: 12% Low: 8%

High: 2% Moderate: 5% Low: 4%

High: <1% Moderate: 1% Low: 7%


85% 84% 81%

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First-Year Retention, Four- and Six-Year Graduation Rates by Gender

Females Males First-Year Retention

Six-Year Graduation


N = 1,034 of the 2016 Cohort N = 1,417 of the 2016 Cohort


85% 87%

83% 85%

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Measurement Year*

First-Year Retention Four-Year Graduation Six-Year Graduation

LAS COE Business CDM Communication

First-Year Retention, Four-Year, and Six-Year Graduation Rates - By Entry College

*Measurement year translates into cohort by subtracting one year for 1st year retention, 4 years for 4th year graduation and 6 years for 6th year graduation (i.e. 2017 measurement year = 2016 cohort 1st year retention rate, 2013 cohort 4th year grad rate, and 2011 cohort 6th year grad rate).

CSH

N= 424 of the 2016 cohort

N=70 of the 2016 cohort






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Proportion of Cohort from Each Geographic Location, at Time of Entry

Suburban

Other IL

Chicago

Out-of-State


84% 85% 84% 83%

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88% 89% 87% 87% 86%

81%

91%

84% 87%

79% 83%

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81% 84% 83%

45% 46% 47% 49%

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59% 61%

64% 65%

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59% 62% 64%

62% 62%

68% 66%

68% 68%

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75% 75% 77% 76% 73%

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78% 76%

72% 78%

65% 67%

69% 71% 72%

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Measurement Year*


Chicago Suburban Other IL Out-of-State

First-Year Retention, Four-Year Graduation, Six-Year Graduation - By Geographic Origin, at Time of Entry

*Measurement year translates into cohort by subtracing one year for 1st year retention, 4 years for 4th year graduation and 6 years for 6th year graduation (i.e. 2017 measurement year = 2016 cohort 1st year retention rate, 2013 cohort 4th year grad rate, and 2011 cohort 6th year grad rate).

N= 380 of the 2016 cohort N= 981 of the 2016 cohort N= 87 of the 2016 cohort N= 1,002 of the 2016 cohort


83% 84% 87%

85% 81%

83% 85%

81% 83%

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85% 86% 87% 87% 87% 87% 88% 85% 86% 85%

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First-Year Retention, Four-Year Graduation, Six-Year Graduation - By Campus Residence in their 1st Year

Commuter Resident

N = 700 of the 2016 Cohort N = 1,751 of the 2016 Cohort


83% 84% 80% 81%

78% 81%

85%

79% 79% 79% 82%

86% 82% 82% 82%

85% 87% 84% 85% 84%

50% 49% 52% 52% 53%

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53% 56% 56%

59% 59% 59% 60%

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Pell Eligible Underrep. Students of Color First Generation

First-Year Retention, Four-Year Graduation, Six-Year Graduation - By Mission Characteristics

*Measurement year translates into cohort by subtracing one year for 1st year retention, 4 years for 4th year graduation and 6 years for 6th year graduation (i.e. 2017 measurement year = 2016 cohort 1st year retention rate, 2013 cohort 4th year grad rate, and 2011 cohort 6th year grad rate).

Overall Freshmen

N = 700 of the 2016 Cohort N = 2,451 in the 2016 Cohort N = 787 of the 2016 Cohort N = 629 of the 2016 Cohort


Population of Interest

Size of 2016

Cohort

% in High Performance

of 2016 Cohort

1st Yr Retention

2014

1st Yr Retention

2015

1st Yr Retention

2016

4th Year Graduation

2013

6th Year Graduation

2011

Univer. Honors N=265 79.6% 88.0% 92.4% 89.8% 84.0% 82.5% EDGE Program N=190 74.2% 88.5% 94.6% 94.2% 74.2% 82.1% Catholic HS N=150 64.7% 87.2% 89.8% 84.7% 56.5% 71.7%

Overall Freshmen N=2,451 62.7% 83.8% 85.1% 83.6% 60.2% 70.7% AP Credit N=1,129 65.7% 85.5% 86.7% 84.9% 65.0% 69.1% FYAS N=98 46.9% 82.1% 84.7% 76.5% 50.3% 68.8% CPS N=232 41.8% 82.6% 81.1% 73.7% 39.7% 61.3%

CPS-IB (self rep.) N=29 55.2% 86.0% 89.7% 86.2% 45.2% 56.4% Probation – in 1st Year N=228 1.8% 46.9% 52.5% 50.5% 5.2% 13.3%

TOPP N=171 64.3% 81.7% 86.1% 84.2% 58.4% n/a

Pathway Honors N=93 69.9% 94.7% 92.5% 90.3% 72.9% n/a

Retention Rates & Four- and Six-Year Graduation Rate by Special Populations


Appendix


Number Entered during Fall Term

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Overall 2,531 2,513 2,553 2,526 2,235 2,454 2,589 2,422 2,540 2,517 2,451

Race African-American 158 151 129 190 143 158 133 158 143 177 179 Asian/Pacific Islander/Alaska Native 209 217 220 197 120 133 181 157 212 199 189 Caucasian 1,652 1,575 1,574 1,416 1,337 1,501 1,554 1,433 1,528 1,481 1,367 Hispanic/Latino 344 291 321 443 411 396 451 411 466 436 445 Multiracial 14 78 98 93 103 117 90 101 114 Other/Unknown 168 279 295 202 126 173 167 146 101 123 157

Gender Female 1,428 1,458 1,502 1,494 1,307 1,408 1,459 1,408 1,469 1,417 1,417 Male 1,103 1,055 1,051 1,032 928 1,046 1,130 1,014 1,071 1,100 1,034

Race and Gender African-American Male 53 52 50 58 65 55 44 63 50 68 74 African-American Female 105 99 79 132 78 103 89 95 93 109 105 Asian/Pac. Isl./Alaska Native Male 104 113 97 98 60 61 82 76 104 96 93 Asian/Pac. Isl./Alaska Native Female 105 104 123 99 60 72 99 81 108 98 96 Caucasian Male 721 637 657 601 564 653 709 607 644 642 574 Caucasian Female 931 938 917 815 773 848 845 826 884 839 793 Hispanic/Latino Male 146 117 122 162 146 161 174 150 183 194 177 Hispanic/Latino Female 198 174 199 281 265 235 277 261 283 242 268 Multiracial Male 6 24 43 38 40 45 35 36 37 Multiracial Female 8 54 55 55 63 72 55 65 77


Number Entered during Fall Term

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Overall 2,531 2,513 2,553 2,526 2,235 2,454 2,589 2,422 2,540 2,517 2,451

Geographic Origin Chicago 477 405 400 501 435 461 463 422 457 441 380 Elsewhere in IL 167 160 173 82 72 82 67 83 87 75 87 Out of State / Out of Country 700 761 850 767 654 815 934 843 919 1,021 981 Suburban 1,186 1,182 1,127 1,174 1,071 1,092 1,124 1,074 1,077 980 1,002

College Business 792 754 765 621 522 641 668 644 711 668 629 Communication 130 148 210 248 214 231 229 234 271 217 239 Computing & Digital Media 197 157 199 248 230 257 327 285 386 494 506 Education 134 148 134 163 156 143 141 122 97 79 70 Liberal Arts & Soc. Sci. 1,127 1,152 1,114 1,094 972 676 615 512 457 451 424 Music 61 65 54 61 56 65 63 61 48 59 44 Science & Health 370 474 481 494 479 465 Theatre 90 89 77 81 85 71 72 83 76 70 74

First Year Performance High Performance 1,426 1,536 1,685 1,622 1,454 1,630 1,673 1,627 1,618 1,562 1,537 Moderate Performance 563 512 469 488 419 441 512 460 501 506 435 Low Performance 541 465 398 415 361 383 404 335 421 449 479

Academic Preparation High Preparation 621 642 688 680 684 786 835 846 893 824 863 Moderate Preparation 761 848 846 827 767 911 985 929 856 893 861 Low Preparation 1,149 1,023 1,019 1,019 784 757 769 647 791 800 726


• All data is based on first-time, full-time, degree-seeking freshman students. • FYAS students are included with the cohort entering in the subsequent fall

quarter. • Measurement year translates into cohort by subtracting one year for 1st year

retention, 4 years for 4th year graduation and 6 years for 6th year graduation (i.e. 2017 measurement year = 2016 cohort 1st year retention rate, 2013 cohort 4th year grad rate, and 2011 cohort 6th year grad rate).

• Academic preparation index is a weighted composite of pre-collegiate academic characteristics including (but not limited to) high school GPA, ACT/SAT test scores, high school quality ratings.

• Retention by Entry college does not track the students’ movements into other colleges at DePaul. The rates are based on if the student persisted or graduated DePaul on the whole, and are measured by the college in which they first entered DePaul in their first fall entry term.

– 2011 cohort marks the first year with 1st year retention rates after the CSH and LAS split. All prior cohorts’ graduation rates represent the prior college of LA&S.

Methodology

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