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RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES OF NEW FRESHMEN  
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY  
FALL SEMESTERS 1996 THROUGH 2005  
FULL-TIME STUDENTS  
             
             
             
  RETENTION    
             
  Fall Semester Percent Who Returned   Percent  Who Dropped    
             
1996   79.1   20.9    
             
1997   82.0   18.0    
             
1998   82.8   17.2    
             
1999   84.6   15.4    
             
2000   81.7   18.3    
             
2001   80.1   19.9    
             
2002   80.4   19.6    
             
2003   79.7   20.3    
             
2004   78.7   21.3    
             
2005   79.3   20.7    
             
             
Note:  Retention is defined as the percent of enrolled students of a Fall  
semester who return for the following Fall semester.      
             
             
             
             
             
  GRADUATION    
             
Beginning Freshman Class of:   Percent  Who Graduated    
             
  1996     55.5    
             
  1997     58.8    
             
  1998     57.6    
             
  1999     59.5    
             
  2000     59.8    
             
             
Note:  Percentages reported in this table are based on 6-year graduation rates.
             
Footnote:  Revisions made in the 1999 cohort file resulted in a slight  
increase in 6-year graduation rates over what was reported in the  
Fall 2005 Student Profile.