Office of Institutional Research, Assessment and Effectiveness 2015-2016 Drexel University Factbook Retention and graduation rates Retention and graduation rates (first-time, full-time, bachelor's degree seeking students) A majority of Drexel undergraduate programs are five-year coop programs, making the reporting of four-year graduation rates misleading. Returned following fall Number in Cohort a Entering Year Initial Retention 2005 2399 2006 Graduated (graduation rate) (retention rate) within 5 years within 6 years within 7 years within 8 years Graduation Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % 2344 2336 1983 84.6% 1482 63.4% 1589 68.0% 1613 69.0% 1621 69.4% 2238 2172 2168 1815 83.6% 1349 62.2% 1446 66.7% 1472 67.9% 1481 68.3% 2007 2286 2265 2258 1942 85.7% 1464 64.8% 1570 69.5% 1594 70.6% 1603 71.0% 2008 2434 2404 2403 1992 82.9% 1522 63.3% 1618 67.3% 1633 68.0% 2009 2287 2268 2265 1891 83.4% 1440 63.6% 1543 68.1% 2010 2708 2700 2696 2287 84.7% 1772 65.7% 2011 3042 3036 2565 84.5% 2012 3024 3013 2605 86.5% 2013 3024 3011 2528 84.0% 2014 2925 2920 2467 84.5% 2015 2720 a Students are excluded from the initial cohort for reasons such as military service, death, not actually first-time, not actually full-time. Retention and graduation rate averages by gender (Most recent year available) These data meet the requirements of the Higher Education Reauthorization Act. One-year retention rate Cohort Year Total number retained / Total Entering graduated Retained / graduated percentage Females 2014 1243 1076 86.6% Males 2014 1677 1391 82.9% Females 2010 1200 835 69.6% Males 2010 1496 937 62.6% Five-year graduation rate Six-year graduation rate Females 2009 898 631 70.3% Males 2009 1367 809 59.2% Females 2008 992 722 72.8% Males 2008 1411 911 64.6% Females 2007 944 944 100.0% Males 2007 1314 1314 100.0% Seven-year graduation rate Eight-year graduation rate Report produced 11/12/2015 Graduation and retention rates [Page 1] Office of Institutional Research, Assessment and Effectiveness 2015-2016 Drexel University Factbook Retention and graduation rate averages by race and ethnicity (Most recent year available) Data not displayed for groups of five or less. These data meet the requirements of the Higher Education Reauthorization Act. One-year retention rate African American Asian Hispanic More than One Race Native American Non-resident Alien Pacific Islander Unknown White Cohort Year 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 Total Entering 186 502 219 111 n/a 280 15 37 1567 Total number Retained / retained / graduated graduated percentage 141 439 166 92 n/a 255 14 29 1329 75.8% 87.5% 75.8% 82.9% n/a 91.1% 93.3% 78.4% 84.8% Pacific Islander and More than one race are reported starting in 2011. Previously, Pacific Islander was reported as Asian and more than one race was reported as unknown. Five-year graduation rate African American Asian Hispanic Native American Non-resident Alien Unknown White 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 190 400 145 25 263 54 1619 89 270 85 15 186 39 1088 46.8% 67.5% 58.6% 60.0% 70.7% 72.2% 67.2% 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 121 297 80 n/a 221 286 1252 42 205 36 n/a 154 185 815 34.7% 69.0% 45.0% n/a 69.7% 64.7% 65.1% 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 115 296 92 13 211 207 1469 54 199 58 7 151 144 1020 47.0% 67.2% 63.0% 53.8% 71.6% 69.6% 69.4% 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 134 333 68 6 179 132 1406 66 266 35 2 128 89 1017 49.3% 79.9% 51.5% 33.3% 71.5% 67.4% 72.3% Six-year graduation rate African American Asian Hispanic Native American Non-resident Alien Unknown White Seven-year graduation rate African American Asian Hispanic Native American Non-resident Alien Unknown White Eight-year graduation rate African American Asian Hispanic Native American Non-resident Alien Unknown White Report produced 11/12/2015 Graduation and retention rates [Page 2] Office of Institutional Research, Assessment and Effectiveness 2015-2016 Drexel University Factbook Six-year graduation rate averages by financial aid status Data not displayed for groups of five or less. These data meet the requirements of the Higher Education Reauthorization Act. Six-year graduation rate Pell recipient Subsized Stafford loan recipient (no Pell) All other students Report produced 11/12/2015 Cohort Year 2009 2009 2009 Total Entering 425 836 1004 Total number Retained / retained / graduated graduated percentage 239 579 725 56.2% 69.3% 72.2% Graduation and retention rates [Page 3]