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Graduation and Retention Rates

Six-year graduation rates of the fall 2006, first-time, full-time, degree-seeking freshmen cohort:

• Overall: 91%
• Men: 91%
• Women: 90%
• American Indian or Alaskan Native students: n/a
• Asian or Pacific Islander students: 90%
• Black, Non-Hispanic students: 79%
• Hispanic students: 93%
• Non-resident Alien (International) students: 93%
• White, Non-Hispanic students: 92%
• Two or more races: 85%
• Students of Unknown race/ethnicity: 91%

By financial aid status:

• 87% - Students receiving a Federal Pell Grant
• 89% - Students receiving a subsidized Stafford Loan, but no Pell Grant
• 92% - Students receiving neither a Pell grant nor a subsidized Stafford loan

One-year retention rate of the fall 2011, first-time, full-time, degree-seeking freshmen cohort:

• Overall: 95%