Portland State University
Retention and Graduation Rates for Sophomore and Junior Transfers By Level
First-Year, Second-Year Retention
And Three to Six Year Graduation Rates
Cohort Year Number of Entrants Year 1  Year 2  3-Year 4-Year 5-Year 6-Year
  (Fall Term)   Retention Retention   Graduation Graduation Graduation Graduation
1991 842 72.1 45.5   36.0 47.9 53.4 55.8
    Sophomores 467 70.4 48.0 27.8 40.7 46.7 49.7
    Juniors 375 74.1 42.4 46.1 56.8 61.9 63.5
1992 929 68.4 43.2   33.5 44.8 49.7 52.2
    Sophomores 541 67.7 47.1 27.4 40.3 45.7 48.2
    Juniors 388 69.3 37.6 42.0 51.0 55.4 57.7
1993 1,004 69.7 45.3   35.3 47.7 51.7 55.7
    Sophomores 600 70.0 48.8 30.3 44.0 49.0 53.2
    Juniors 404 69.3 40.1 42.6 53.2 55.7 59.4
1994 1,176 69.2 42.0   37.4 48.6 53.1 54.5
    Sophomores 543 65.4 47.1 26.5 39.4 44.4 46.4
    Juniors 633 72.5 37.6 46.8 56.6 60.5 61.5
1995 1,156 68.5 43.6   38.1 50.2 54.4 56.8
    Sophomores 559 64.6 46.9 30.4 42.6 48.3 51.7
    Juniors 597 72.2 40.5 45.4 57.3 60.1 61.6
1996 1,255 67.0 41.9   38.5 49.7 54.8 57.2
    Sophomores 583 66.0 47.3 26.2 40.0 47.9 50.9
    Juniors 672 67.9 37.2 49.1 58.2 60.9 62.6
1997 1,248 71.0 42.0   43.2 53.7 57.9 60.9
    Sophomores 583 68.1 47.3 30.0 42.0 47.9 51.3
    Juniors 665 73.5 37.3 54.7 63.9 66.6 69.3
1998 1,327 72.2 44.0   42.4 53.7 59.4 62.8
    Sophomores 634 68.9 50.3 29.2 44.3 51.4 55.2
    Juniors 693 75.2 38.2 54.5 62.3 66.7 69.7
1999 1,522 74.0 41.4   41.1 53.7 60.0 63.3  
    Sophomores 640 70.5 47.0 30.9 44.7 51.1 55.0  
    Juniors 882 76.5 37.3 48.5 60.2 66.4 69.3  
2000 1,633 72.0 43.2   40.6 53.2 58.5 60.4
    Sophomores 704 68.2 49.3 27.4 42.8 49.0 50.9
    Juniors 929 74.9 38.6 50.6 61.0 65.8 67.6
2001 1,647 74.6 44.1   41.7 55.1 61.0 63.1
    Sophomores 765 72.2 48.0 30.2 46.5 53.5 55.6
    Juniors 882 76.6 40.7 51.7 62.6 67.5 69.7
2002 1,804 74.5 43.2   39.9 51.7 57.9
    Sophomores 835 69.9 47.4 29.1 42.2 49.0
    Juniors 969 78.4 39.6 49.1 59.9 65.6
2003 1,872 73.6 45.1   40.8 52.9  
    Sophomores 862 70.4 51.9 31.0 43.7  
    Juniors 1,010 76.2 39.3 49.2 60.7  
2004 1,909 76.8 47.8   41.6  
    Sophomores 887 74.4 54.9 29.2  
    Juniors 1,022 79.0 41.6 52.4  
2005 2,101 73.1 47.6    
    Sophomores 896 70.6 53.7    
    Juniors 1,205 74.9 43.1    
2006 1,899 72.4      
    Sophomores 797 70.9      
    Juniors 1,102 73.4            
2007 1,878      
    Sophomores 815      
      Juniors 1,063              
SOURCE: SIS Extract Files.
Retention Rates of  Sophomore Transfers
   
 
Retention Rates of  Junior Transfers
3 to 6 Year Graduation Rates of Sophomore Transfers
3 to 6 Year Graduation Rates of Junior Transfers