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    Retention and Graduation

    Retention/Graduation Rates

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    Retention Rates

    Retention Rates are calculated using 2 nd Fall Semester Census Data for Entry Cohort.

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    Athens Campus Retention Rates

    (First time, Full time, Bachelor’s Degree Seeking students by entry cohort)

    Cohort Year

    Total Students

    Retained to 2nd Fall

    Retained to 3rd Fall

    Retained to 4th Fall
    2016 Cohort
    		 4,289 80.0% 72.9% 66.7%
    2017 Cohort
    		 4,032 81.4% 75.0% 69.3%
    2018 Cohort
    		 3,971 81.5% 74.3% 69.1%
    2019 Cohort
    		 3,660 81.3% 75.9% 68.3%
    2020 Cohort
    		 3,097 81.3% 72.4% 66.4%
    2021 Cohort
    		 3645 79.0% 73.5%  N/A
    2022 Cohort
    		 4428 82.7%  N/A N/A

    Regional Campus Total Retention Rates

    First time, Full time, Associates and Bachelor’s Degree Seeking students by entry cohort. Includes Ecampus)

    Cohort Year

    Total Students

    Retained to 2nd Fall

    Retained to 3rd Fall

    Retained to 4th Fall

    2016 Cohort

    1,335

    56.8%

    40.9%

    30.6%

    2017 Cohort

    1,175

    54.2%

    37.9%

    28.9%

    2018 Cohort

    1,112

    58.4%

    44.3%

    33.6%

    2019 Cohort

    990

    54.8%

    39.1%

    28.8%

    2020 Cohort

    842

    55.8%

    39.8%

    31.0%

    2021 Cohort

    655

    53.0%

    40.2%

    2022 Cohort

    629

    63.8 %

    Total University Retention Rates

    (First time, Full time, Associates and Bachelor’s Degree Seeking students by entry cohort. Includes Ecampus)

    Cohort Year Total Students Retained to 2nd Fall Retained to 3rd Fall Retained to 4th Fall
    2016 Cohort
    		 5,629 74.5% 65.3% 58.1%
    2017 Cohort
    		 5,209 75.3% 66.6% 60.2%
    2018 Cohort
    		 5,083 76.4% 67.7% 61.3%
    2019 Cohort
    		 4,650 75.7% 68.1% 59.9%
    2020 Cohort
    		 3,941 75.8% 65.4% 58.8%
    2021 Cohort
    		 4303 75.0% 68.4%
    2022 Cohort
    		 5058 80.4%

    Individual Regional Campus Retention Rates

    (First time, Full time, Associates and Bachelor’s Degree Seeking students by entry cohort)

    Chillicothe Campus Retention Rates:

    Cohort Year Total Students Retained to 2nd Fall Retained to 3rd Fall Retained to 4th Fall
    2016 Cohort
    		 343 56.9% 43.4% 31.2%
    2017 Cohort
    		 307 58.3% 40.1% 30.0%
    2018 Cohort
    		 270 56.7% 42.2% 33.3%
    2019 Cohort
    		 266 52.6% 41.0% 28.6%
    2020 Cohort
    		 226 52.2% 35.8% 27.4%
    2021 Cohort
    		 160 54.4% 36.3%
    2022 Cohort
    		 126 64.3%

    Eastern Campus Retention Rates

    Cohort Year Total Students Retained to 2nd Fall Retained to 3rd Fall Retained to 4th Fall
    2016 Cohort
    		 129 56.6% 38.8% 29.5%
    2017 Cohort
    		 110 48.2% 39.1% 32.7%
    2018 Cohort
    		 92 57.6% 42.4% 33.7%
    2019 Cohort
    		 103 64.1% 44.7% 33.0%
    2020 Cohort
    		 74 58.1% 48.6% 36.5%
    2021 Cohort
    		 57 57.9% 47.4%
    2022 Cohort
    		 84 65.5%

    Lancaster Campus Retention Rates

    Cohort Year Total Students Retained to 2nd Fall Retained to 3rd Fall Retained to 4th Fall
    2016 Cohort
    		 378 56.1% 42.9% 33.6%
    2017 Cohort
    		 350 54.0% 40.0% 30.9%
    2018 Cohort
    		 344 56.7% 45.1% 35.8%
    2019 Cohort
    		 284 54.9% 40.1% 28.5%
    2020 Cohort
    		 197 55.3% 39.6% 34.5%
    2021 Cohort
    		 151 52.3% 40.4%
    2022 Cohort
    		 154 63.6%

    Southern Campus Retention Rates

    Cohort Year Total Students Retained to 2nd Fall Retained to 3rd Fall Retained to 4th Fall
    2016 Cohort
    		 215 56.7% 32.1% 23.7%
    2017 Cohort
    		 197 53.3% 26.9% 17.3%
    2018 Cohort
    		 190 63.2% 46.8% 32.1%
    2019 Cohort
    		 176 50.6% 31.3% 23.9%
    2020 Cohort
    		 192 58.9% 42.7% 30.2%
    2021 Cohort
    		 143 49.0% 39.9%
    2022 Cohort
    		 125 62.4%

    Zanesville Campus Retention Rates

    Cohort Year Total Students Retained to 2nd Fall Retained to 3rd Fall Retained to 4th Fall
    2016 Cohort
    		 266 58.3% 43.6% 32.0%
    2017 Cohort
    		 209 52.6% 41.1% 33.5%
    2018 Cohort
    		 213 59.6% 45.1% 32.4%
    2019 Cohort
    		 158 57.6% 39.9% 32.3%
    2020 Cohort
    		 151 57.0% 37.7% 29.8%
    2021 Cohort
    		 128 52.3% 40.6%
    2022 Cohort
    		 105 69.5%

    Retention Rates by College

    (First time, Full time, Bachelor’s Degree Seeking students by entry college, retained to the University regardless of graduating college

    Arts & Sciences

    Cohort Year Total Students Retained to 2nd Fall Retained to 3rd Fall Retained to 4th Fall
    2016 Cohort
    		 1168 74.6% 65.8% 59.3%
    2017 Cohort
    		 1067 77.5% 69.4% 61.4%
    2018 Cohort
    		 1162 76.9% 67.4% 59.6%
    2019 Cohort
    		 1047 77.3% 69.9% 60.4%
    2020 Cohort
    		 911 77.4% 67.8% 59.7%
    2021 Cohort
    		 1080 74.4% 68.1%
    2022 Cohort
    		 1275 79.1%

    Business

    Cohort Year Total Students Retained to 2nd Fall Retained to 3rd Fall Retained to 4th Fall
    2016 Cohort
    		 519 87.1% 81.5% 76.1%
    2017 Cohort
    		 467 85.7% 83.3% 78.2%
    2018 Cohort
    		 425 89.2% 84.5% 78.4%
    2019 Cohort
    		 476 85.5% 82.4% 74.8%
    2020 Cohort
    		 404 81.4% 73.8% 67.1%
    2021 Cohort
    		 633 80.6% 77.4%
    2022 Cohort
    		 826 83.4%

    Communication

    Cohort Year Total Students Retained to 2nd Fall Retained to 3rd Fall Retained to 4th Fall
    2016 Cohort
    		 439 86.6% 80.6% 75.9%
    2017 Cohort
    		 406 84.5% 80.8% 72.2%
    2018 Cohort
    		 412 87.1% 81.3% 75.2%
    2019 Cohort
    		 327 83.2% 81.0% 70.3%
    2020 Cohort
    		 297 84.8% 76.1% 70.7%
    2021 Cohort
    		 294 81.3% 77.6%
    2022 Cohort
    		 380 87.4%

    Education

    Cohort Year Total Students Retained to 2nd Fall Retained to 3rd Fall Retained to 4th Fall
    2016 Cohort
    		 495 71.9% 63.4% 55.6%
    2017 Cohort
    		 446 73.3% 64.6% 59.2%
    2018 Cohort
    		 403 76.2% 67.2% 60.3%
    2019 Cohort
    		 432 73.8% 63.7% 57.4%
    2020 Cohort
    		 368 76.6% 63.3% 55.2%
    2021 Cohort
    		 372 70.4% 62.9%
    2022 Cohort
    		 472 81.1%

    Engineering & Technology

    Cohort Year Total Students Retained to 2nd Fall Retained to 3rd Fall Retained to 4th Fall
    2016 Cohort
    		 387 85.5% 76.0% 69.5%
    2017 Cohort
    		 398 84.7% 76.9% 73.1%
    2018 Cohort
    		 433 81.5% 75.5% 73.4%
    2019 Cohort
    		 340 85.9% 81.2% 73.2%
    2020 Cohort
    		 262 80.5% 73.3% 67.9%
    2021 Cohort
    		 394 77.7% 69.8%
    2022 Cohort
    		 432 84.3%

    Fine Arts

    Cohort Year Total Students Retained to 2nd Fall Retained to 3rd Fall Retained to 4th Fall
    2016 Cohort
    		 190 78.9% 71.1% 67.4%
    2017 Cohort
    		 178 84.3% 75.3% 71.9%
    2018 Cohort
    		 205 86.3% 79.0% 75.1%
    2019 Cohort
    		 214 83.6% 75.7% 72.0%
    2020 Cohort
    		 230 88.3% 76.1% 73.5%
    2021 Cohort
    		 238 89.5% 84.0%
    2022 Cohort
    		 279 86.0%

    Health Sciences & Professions

    Cohort Year Total Students Retained to 2nd Fall Retained to 3rd Fall Retained to 4th Fall
    2016 Cohort
    		 737 72.3% 63.2% 55.2%
    2017 Cohort
    		 777 73.5% 65.6% 59.1%
    2018 Cohort
    		 780 71.8% 64.9% 57.9%
    2019 Cohort
    		 709 74.0% 67.6% 59.5%
    2020 Cohort
    		 650 73.8% 63.5% 56.8%
    2021 Cohort
    		 626 76.4% 67.7%
    2022 Cohort
    		 786 77.4%

    University College

    Cohort Year Total Students Retained to 2nd Fall Retained to 3rd Fall Retained to 4th Fall
    2016 Cohort
    		 1,387 68.3% 58.1% 50.8%
    2017 Cohort
    		 1,191 68.4% 57.2% 51.9%
    2018 Cohort
    		 1,048 70.0% 59.4% 54.0%
    2019 Cohort
    		 902 68.1% 58.1% 50.9%
    2020 Cohort
    		 698 65.5% 53.7% 48.9%
    2021 Cohort
    		 567 63.5% 55.4%
    2022 Cohort
    		 541 72.8%

    Graduation Rates

    Graduation Rates are calculated using Summer Semester End-of-Term degree conferral data for 4 th , 5 th , and 6 th year from Entry Cohort year. Graduation rates are based on entry campus

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    Athens Campus Graduation Rates

    (First time, Full time, Bachelor’s Degree Seeking students by entry cohort)

    Cohort Year Total Students Graduated in 4 Graduated in 5 Graduated in 6
    2015
    		 4,412 51.1% 65.0% 68.0%
    2016
    		 4,289 49.8% 63.5% 65.8%
    2017
    		 4,032 53.1% 64.9% 67.2%
    2018
    		 3,971 50.6% 63.4%
    2019
    		 3,660 51.0%

    Regional Campuses Total Graduation Rate

    (First time, Full time, Associates and Bachelor’s Degree Seeking students by entry cohort. Includes Ecampus)

    Cohort Year Total Students Graduated in 4 Graduated in 5 Graduated in 6
    2015
    		 1,307 17.3% 24.3% 27.3%
    2016
    		 1,335 19.0% 27.2% 30.1%
    2017
    		 1,175 17.3% 23.6% 26.6%
    2018
    		 1,112 20.8% 27.7%
    2019
    		 990 19%

    Total University Graduation Rates

    (First time, Full time, Bachelor’s Degree Seeking students by entry cohort. Includes Ecampus)

    Cohort Year Total Students Graduated in 4 Graduated in 5 Graduated in 6
    2015
    		 5,419 44.6% 57.4% 60.3%
    2016
    		 5,328 43.3% 56.2% 58.7%
    2017
    		 4,936 46.4% 57.2% 59.6%
    2018
    		 4,872 44.8% 56.6%
    2019
    		 4454 45.2%

    Individual Regional Campus Graduation Rates

    (First time, Full time, Associates and Bachelor’s Degree Seeking students by entry campus, graduating from the University regardless of campus at time of graduation.)

    Chillicothe Campus Graduation Rates:

    Cohort Year Total Students Graduated in 4 Graduated in 5 Graduated in 6
    2015
    		 287 15.0% 21.6% 26.1%
    2016
    		 343 14.0% 24.2% 28.9%
    2017
    		 307 15.3% 21.5% 23.1%
    2018
    		 270 19.3% 25.9%
    2019
    		 266 13.9%

    Eastern Campus Graduation Rates:

    Cohort Year Total Students Graduated in 4 Graduated in 5 Graduated in 6
    2015
    		 123 19.5% 30.9% 33.3%
    2016
    		 129 22.5% 27.9% 29.5%
    2017
    		 110 22.7% 28.2% 34.5%
    2018
    		 92 17.4% 25%
    2019
    		 103 26.2%

    Lancaster Campus Graduation Rates:

    Cohort Year Total Students Graduated in 4 Graduated in 5 Graduated in 6
    2015
    		 428 16.1% 23.6% 25.9%
    2016
    		 378 19.0% 27.8% 30.2%
    2017
    		 350 15.1% 22.3% 26%
    2018
    		 344 16.3% 25.9%
    2019
    		 284 19.7%

    Southern Campus Graduation Rates:

    Cohort Year Total Students Graduated in 4 Graduated in 5 Graduated in 6
    2015
    		 204 19.1% 22.1% 25.5%
    2016
    		 215 21.9% 27.4% 29.3%
    2017
    		 197 18.8% 22.3% 24.4%
    2018
    		 190 28.9% 33.2%
    2019
    		 176 17.6%

    Zanesville Campus Graduation Rates:

    Cohort Year Total Students Graduated in 4 Graduated in 5 Graduated in 6
    2015
    		 261 19.5% 27.6% 29.9%
    2016
    		 266 21.1% 29.7% 32.7%
    2017
    		 209 19.1% 27.3% 30.6%
    2018
    		 213 23.9% 29.1%
    2019
    		 158 22.8%

    Graduation Rates by College

    (First time, Full time, Associates and Bachelor’s Degree Seeking students by ENTRY College, graduating from the University regardless of college at time of graduation.)

    Arts & Sciences

    Cohort Year Total Students Graduated in 4 Graduated in 5 Graduated in 6
    2015
    		 1,143 44.5% 57.9% 60.8%
    2016
    		 1,168 44.8% 57.2% 59.5%
    2017
    		 1,067 49.4% 57.7% 60.0%
    2018
    		 1,162 44.8% 54.6%
    2019
    		 1,047 45.1%

    Business:

    Cohort Year Total Students Graduated in 4 Graduated in 5 Graduated in 6
    2015
    		 641 62.6% 72.9% 74.9%
    2016
    		 560 64.6% 73.4% 74.8%
    2017
    		 514 67.5% 73.2% 74.3%
    2018
    		 465 64.7% 73.3%
    2019
    		 504 65.9%

    Communication:

    Cohort Year Total Students Graduated in 4 Graduated in 5 Graduated in 6
    2015
    		 536 66.6% 74.3% 76.1%
    2016
    		 456 66.7% 73.0% 74.8%
    2017
    		 429 61.5% 69.5% 71.1%
    2018
    		 422 65.9% 73.2%
    2019
    		 333 61.9%

    Education:

    Cohort Year Total Students Graduated in 4 Graduated in 5 Graduated in 6
    2015
    		 458 43.9% 52.8% 54.8%
    2016
    		 504 43.8% 53.6% 54.4%
    2017
    		 451 44.8% 55.0% 57.4%
    2018
    		 409 46.0% 55.3%
    2019
    		 444 45.0%

    Engineering & Technology:

    Cohort Year Total Students Graduated in 4 Graduated in 5 Graduated in 6
    2015
    		 439 33.3% 58.8% 63.6%
    2016
    		 428 36.4% 59.1% 63.1%
    2017
    		 433 40.9% 60.0% 64.9%
    2018
    		 462 40.0% 60.2%
    2019
    		 369 39.8%

    Fine Arts:

    Cohort Year Total Students Graduated in 4 Graduated in 5 Graduated in 6
    2015
    		 192 53.1% 69.3% 74.5%
    2016
    		 190 47.4% 59.5% 61.6%
    2017
    		 178 54.5% 66.3% 68.0%
    2018
    		 205 54.1% 65.4%
    2019
    		 214 47.7%

    Health Sciences & Professions:

    Cohort Year Total Students Graduated in 4 Graduated in 5 Graduated in 6
    2015
    		 863 35.8% 46.3% 50.3%
    2016
    		 866 33.6% 47.6% 50.9%
    2017
    		 894 37.8% 50.4% 53.2%
    2018
    		 873 36.4% 50.6%
    2019
    		 804 39.6%

    University College:

    Cohort Year Total Students Graduated in 4 Graduated in 5 Graduated in 6
    2015
    		 1,441 31.6% 43.5% 46.1%
    2016
    		 1,446 30.2% 43.2% 45.9%
    2017
    		 1,235 31.5% 42.4% 44.9%
    2018
    		 1,080 31.2% 42.2%
    2019
    		 928 29.2%

    CSRDE and Comparative Retention/Graduation Data

    Degrees Conferred

    Annual degrees conferred count all degrees conferred in a given academic year beginning with Summer, then Fall then Spring.

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    Degrees Conferred

    *Doctoral count includes Ph.D., EDD, AUD, and DPT

    Year Associate's Bachelor's Master's Doctoral* D.O. Total
    2016-17
    		 559 6,704 1,708 193 128 9,292
    2017-18
    		 529 7,024 1,868 191 184 9,796
    2018-19
    		 636 7,011 1,905 193 228 9,973
    2019-20
    		 848 6,727 1,988 182 228 9,973
    2020-21
    		 498 6,340 2,032 181 230 9,281
    2021-22
    		 373 5,471 2,153 196 244 8,437
    2022-23
    		 396 4,933 2,150 192 242 7,913

    2022-23 Degrees Conferred by Academic College:

    *Doctoral count includes Ph.D., EDD, AUD, and DPT

    Academic Units Associate's Bachelor's Master's Doctoral* D.O. Total
    Arts & Science
    		 0 799 355 47 0 1,201
    Business
    		 26 793 579 0 0 1,398
    Communication
    		 3 426 64 13 0 506
    Education
    		 2 385 245 31 0 663
    Engineering & Technology
    		 17 330 127 13 0 487
    Fine Arts
    		 0 150 105 4 0 259
    Grad College
    		 0 0 0 3 0 3
    Health Sciences & Professions
    		 138 1,860 592 81 0 2,671
    Honors Tutorial College
    		 0 84 0 0 0 84
    University College
    		 210 106 0 0 0 316
    Voinovich
    		 0 0 83 0 0 83
    Osteopathic Medicine
    		 0 0 0 0 242 242
    Total
    		 396 4,933 2,150 192 242 7,913

    Associate Degrees Conferred at the Regional Campuses:
    2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
    Chillicothe
    		 116 139 120 148 116 63 110
    Eastern
    		 17 14 9 30 4 10 5
    Lancaster
    		 119 101 66 119 68 56 40
    Southern
    		 148 131 145 165 121 71 59
    Zanesville
    		 71 62 86 91 71 63 51

    For Graduation Rates of older cohorts than listed here, visit the Historical Data page. 

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