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State University—First-Year Retention Rate (Fall to Fall) New First-Time, Full-time Degree-Seeking Students

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Institution Number and Percentages Cohort
2012		 Cohort
2013		 Cohort
2014		 Cohort
2015		 Cohort
2016		 Cohort
2017		 Cohort
2018		 Cohort
2019		 Cohort
2020		 Cohort
2021
Bridgewater State University Full-time First-Time Degree-Seeking Students 1,425 1,451 1,506 1,493 1,381 1,475 1,481 1,576 1,336 1,319
# Returning to Same Institution 1,160 1,180 1,192 1,190 1,049 1,151 1,135 1,203 1,054 990
% Returning to Same Institution 81.4% 81.3% 79.2% 79.7% 76.0% 78.0% 76.6% 76.3% 78.9% 75.1%
Peer Retention Rate 75.3% 76.6% 75.4% 75.9% 74.4% 74.7% 74.8% 77.2% 73.3% NA
Fitchburg State University Full-time First-Time Degree-Seeking Students 739 790 720 781 759 751 713 671 652 559
# Returning to Same Institution 580 613 540 587 595 551 525 514 445 403
% Returning to Same Institution 78.5% 77.6% 75.0% 75.2% 78.4% 73.4% 73.6% 76.6% 68.3% 72.1%
Peer Retention Rate 69.4% 71.1% 71.8% 71.8% 70.3% 71.1% 71.5% 74.3% 68.5% NA
Framingham State University Full-time First-Time Degree-Seeking Students 821 804 806 844 739 758 756 772 608 575
# Returning to Same Institution 600 599 595 624 560 529 556 533 427 408
% Returning to Same Institution 73.1% 74.5% 73.8% 73.9% 75.8% 69.8% 73.5% 69.0% 70.2% 71.0%
Peer Retention Rate 72.6% 75.0% 75.3% 74.5% 73.8% 72.6% 73.1% 75.5% 70.0% NA
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Full-time First-Time Degree-Seeking Students 352 366 327 293 374 422 363 378 331 384
# Returning to Same Institution 297 326 301 263 324 361 306 276 284 322
% Returning to Same Institution 84.4% 89.1% 92.0% 89.8% 86.6% 85.5% 84.3% 73.0% 85.8% 83.9%
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Full-time First-Time Degree-Seeking Students 308 271 351 270 325 287 257 285 170 164
# Returning to Same Institution 242 212 261 212 236 201 186 204 107 105
% Returning to Same Institution 78.6% 78.2% 74.4% 78.5% 72.6% 70.0% 72.4% 71.6% 62.9% 64.0%
Peer Retention Rate 76.6% 73.4% 73.1% 73.3% 69.5% 70.4% 71.3% 72.1% 72.7% NA
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Full-time First-Time Degree-Seeking Students 302 332 321 385 402 392 399 404 327 320
# Returning to Same Institution 261 294 296 329 348 336 346 351 264 240
% Returning to Same Institution 86.4% 88.6% 92.2% 85.5% 86.6% 85.7% 86.7% 86.9% 80.7% 75.0%
Salem State University Full-time First-Time Degree-Seeking Students 1,086 1,074 1,127 1,082 1,130 1,082 1,097 997 965 898
# Returning to Same Institution 848 871 900 856 872 804 801 733 728 669
% Returning to Same Institution 78.1% 81.1% 79.9% 79.1% 77.2% 74.3% 73.0% 73.5% 75.4% 74.5%
Peer Retention Rate 74.2% 75.6% 75.6% 75.8% 75.4% 73.7% 73.2% 77.0% 71.1% NA
Westfield State University Full-time First-Time Degree-Seeking Students 994 1,285 1,220 1,292 1,065 1,009 999 1,039 831 795
# Returning to Same Institution 785 985 954 998 833 750 715 751 627 598
% Returning to Same Institution 79.0% 76.7% 78.2% 77.2% 78.2% 74.3% 71.6% 72.3% 75.5% 75.2%
Peer Retention Rate 78.1% 79.8% 79.5% 78.5% 78.9% 78.5% 77.2% 78.6% 76.1% NA
Worcester State University Full-time First-Time Degree-Seeking Students 781 775 785 808 782 906 887 878 799 752
# Returning to Same Institution 627 633 606 626 625 710 698 700 587 561
% Returning to Same Institution 80.3% 81.7% 77.2% 77.5% 79.9% 78.4% 78.7% 79.7% 73.5% 74.6%
Peer Retention Rate 75.7% 76.9% 77.7% 77.0% 77.1% 75.3% 75.4% 76.7% 72.5% NA
State Universities Full-time First-Time Degree-Seeking Students 6,808 7,148 7,163 7,248 6,957 7,082 6,952 7,000 6,019 5,766
# Returning to Same Institution 5,400 5,713 5,645 5,685 5,442 5,393 5,268 5,265 4,523 4,296
% Returning to Same Institution 79.3% 79.9% 78.8% 78.4% 78.2% 76.2% 75.8% 75.2% 75.1% 74.5%
State Universities excluding MCAD and MMA Full-time First-Time Degree-Seeking Students 6,154 6,450 6,515 6,570 6,181 6,268 6,190 6,218 5,361 5,062
# Returning to Same Institution 4,842 5,093 5,048 5,093 4,770 4,696 4,616 4,638 3,975 3,734
% Returning to Same Institution 78.7% 79.0% 77.5% 77.5% 77.2% 74.9% 74.6% 74.6% 74.1% 73.8%
 
  Cohort
2012		 Cohort
2013		 Cohort
2014		 Cohort
2015		 Cohort
2016		 Cohort
2017		 Cohort
2018		 Cohort
2019		 Cohort
2020		 Cohort
2021
Northeast States Retention Rate** 77.8% 79.0% 78.3% 78.0% 77.7% 76.7% 76.5% 78.5% 74.9% NA
National Retention Rate 74.7% 75.9% 76.1% 76.0% 75.8% 75.6% 75.9% 77.5% 73.8% NA
Page created 10/17/2023
Source: Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
Northeast States Average calculated from IPEDS, using New England and Mideast states in Carnegie Classification 21: Master I Institutions.
National Rate calculated from IPEDS, using All 50 States with Carnegie Classification 21: Master 1 Institutions.
Cohort Identification: These are the Fall Term Credit Students, identified with a cohort when their current registration = New; their New Student Type = Degree-seeking; and enrollment is full-time with >= 12 credits. When a student is classified as First-time, Full-time, degrees seeking they are included in that year’s cohort.
Returning Identification: These are students who are determined as returning by matching specific student identifiers from entry in each Fall Term. The % Returning = the # Returning/the total cohort of Full-time First-time Degree-Seeking Students for that year.
NA: Data for national and peer comparison data groups is not yet available for this cohort year.

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