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RT02: 10-Year Retention Rates of First-time, Full-time Undergraduates






Note: Displays 10-year retention rates of first-time, full-time undergraduates by institution, institution sector and reporting year.


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10-Year Retention Rates of First-Time, Full-Time Undergraduates
InstitutionFall 2015Fall 2016Fall 2017Fall 2018Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Sparkline Trend
Four-Year Public Institutions
Christopher Newport University87.5%86.1%88.0%87.1%84.4%87.2%85.1%85.8%82.8%81.2%
George Mason University86.8%87.0%87.4%86.5%86.2%86.1%83.5%84.8%87.2%85.6%
James Madison University91.0%91.2%90.3%90.4%89.1%89.2%91.0%89.2%90.2%92.0%
Longwood University79.4%78.6%80.7%75.0%74.8%78.5%72.8%76.1%77.7%79.8%
Norfolk State University72.4%76.7%71.4%69.9%74.4%67.8%66.6%69.8%72.0%72.6%
Old Dominion University80.5%76.7%78.3%77.2%78.3%75.7%71.1%73.6%75.4%76.4%
Radford University75.2%74.3%75.6%70.9%71.3%74.6%66.8%68.1%72.6%75.6%
University of Mary Washington81.8%82.5%83.7%81.5%80.1%79.4%82.8%83.5%82.0%84.4%
University of Virginia96.9%96.5%96.6%97.1%97.3%96.7%96.9%97.3%97.3%97.5%
University of Virginia's College at Wise72.0%62.5%65.5%71.6%67.4%70.5%55.1%55.7%73.4%71.6%
Virginia Commonwealth University85.8%86.2%82.9%84.7%83.1%83.2%83.9%84.8%85.6%85.5%
Virginia Military Institute92.0%84.3%87.2%88.9%82.8%80.3%86.6%81.6%84.4%81.2%
Virginia State University72.6%73.9%70.6%65.8%65.1%62.4%75.7%73.1%71.2%69.4%
Virginia Tech93.5%93.3%92.7%92.7%92.5%92.8%92.1%90.9%91.7%92.9%
William & Mary95.2%95.1%94.7%94.9%94.6%91.5%93.0%95.1%94.0%94.3%
Total Public Four-Year Institutions87.6%87.3%86.6%86.3%85.7%85.7%85.2%85.7%86.6%87.0%
Two-Year Public Institutions
Blue Ridge Community College62.0%60.6%65.4%57.7%58.0%57.7%60.7%60.7%57.9%62.5%
Brightpoint Community College60.0%61.5%61.5%63.9%66.1%60.4%65.8%66.2%61.9%66.3%
Central Virginia Community College52.8%54.3%56.7%53.8%52.7%48.3%59.0%59.0%61.8%58.9%
Danville Community College54.6%53.4%60.2%62.7%61.2%57.2%54.5%60.3%52.7%61.7%
Eastern Shore Community College61.2%66.1%55.1%60.4%50.9%58.5%61.1%35.7%59.4%62.0%
Germanna Community College65.8%60.6%67.4%66.9%63.6%63.3%61.9%62.0%67.9%61.8%
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College58.5%59.2%62.7%65.1%64.8%59.1%63.3%64.9%64.1%68.0%
Laurel Ridge Community College62.8%62.1%64.7%62.1%64.9%58.2%59.6%58.8%65.1%65.9%
Mountain Empire Community College57.5%51.9%56.1%51.2%56.0%51.4%53.4%47.6%56.3%49.7%
Mountain Gateway Community College60.2%60.3%60.8%52.2%63.5%60.1%62.9%57.0%64.7%55.3%
New River Community College57.7%57.0%63.3%60.2%60.4%63.3%59.4%58.4%60.6%61.8%
Northern Virginia Community College71.4%72.4%72.9%71.7%70.8%73.2%69.0%70.9%71.3%70.3%
Patrick & Henry Community College52.6%60.1%55.7%56.2%59.8%59.8%54.7%60.9%64.9%59.8%
Paul D Camp Community College44.2%56.6%53.7%60.2%45.9%47.7%43.2%50.0%58.5%54.4%
Piedmont Virginia Community College63.5%65.7%65.9%62.9%58.8%56.2%57.3%63.8%63.0%66.5%
Rappahannock Community College60.7%59.9%54.6%60.3%54.3%60.6%64.5%57.4%52.4%55.2%
Richard Bland College54.4%56.0%46.5%62.9%55.1%50.0%49.0%45.1%52.8%54.4%
Southside Virginia Community College45.8%48.9%57.4%49.2%55.8%51.9%56.3%61.8%56.0%62.3%
Southwest Virginia Community College60.4%55.8%56.0%49.9%53.7%56.0%50.8%48.3%53.7%56.1%
Tidewater Community College58.1%57.7%58.6%53.8%57.8%56.5%56.6%59.8%54.0%60.5%
Virginia Highlands Community College53.9%56.4%52.8%46.3%52.8%50.9%49.1%46.0%45.5%48.6%
Virginia Peninsula Community College56.8%61.1%59.5%57.0%62.4%61.6%61.8%62.5%58.4%56.7%
Virginia Western Community College63.8%63.9%60.4%60.1%61.1%60.0%65.3%63.7%60.4%58.4%
Wytheville Community College53.5%47.8%55.7%52.6%54.2%55.0%60.1%57.9%55.0%61.9%
Total Public Two-Year Institutions62.0%63.0%63.9%62.5%63.2%62.4%62.3%63.1%63.2%63.8%
Virginia Community College System62.2%63.2%64.4%62.5%63.5%62.7%62.6%63.5%63.4%64.0%
Total Public
Total Public Institutions77.9%78.7%78.8%78.6%78.4%78.4%78.4%79.2%79.9%80.5%
Four Year Private Institutions
George Washington University0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Averett University72.0%54.7%62.4%62.8%69.3%58.0%69.0%62.4%58.0%63.4%
Bluefield University53.5%60.3%51.9%50.2%43.0%47.3%61.6%60.5%48.6%50.6%
Bridgewater College78.3%77.9%74.5%67.6%72.0%71.3%68.3%75.4%77.5%75.3%
Christendom College86.8%84.6%83.2%82.7%81.1%87.6%91.3%85.8%83.2%80.2%
Eastern Mennonite University73.3%73.6%78.9%70.4%84.5%79.2%76.9%79.2%76.4%75.7%
ECPI University (For-Profit)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Emory & Henry College70.4%69.6%76.2%73.1%76.1%74.1%70.3%67.6%69.2%66.3%
Ferrum College54.7%58.5%48.1%46.8%53.9%55.9%56.4%55.1%62.1%60.2%
Hampden-Sydney College82.3%79.0%83.4%81.1%78.7%78.5%90.0%80.6%84.9%83.3%
Hampton University76.6%78.7%75.8%72.4%74.1%67.8%79.1%74.2%80.6%83.9%
Hollins University80.6%68.9%77.7%78.2%74.9%82.2%74.9%68.4%74.4%74.0%
Liberty University75.8%79.9%83.0%80.7%80.0%78.3%77.4%69.4%76.3%77.1%
Mary Baldwin University63.4%64.4%64.3%70.4%63.2%61.9%74.0%64.0%56.6%63.3%
Marymount University72.9%79.4%78.4%72.3%71.7%71.1%78.6%74.5%76.0%72.5%
Randolph College77.5%71.7%66.8%64.9%68.1%70.6%71.5%67.2%67.3%74.5%
Randolph-Macon College78.4%85.4%83.8%85.6%83.8%87.5%81.1%81.0%80.9%83.7%
Regent University80.4%77.2%73.0%73.0%74.3%72.8%71.0%61.2%69.0%77.2%
Roanoke College80.1%83.4%84.1%78.1%77.9%78.1%75.8%73.5%77.8%75.7%
Shenandoah University76.7%82.1%80.1%82.6%84.0%81.9%76.1%83.1%81.7%81.5%
Southern Virginia University39.5%43.9%42.3%47.9%45.5%53.3%47.1%51.8%46.4%45.6%
Sweet Briar College34.4%50.0%73.1%70.9%65.4%78.6%70.0%62.1%77.4%68.1%
University of Lynchburg75.1%81.2%75.7%78.8%74.8%78.2%74.4%76.2%75.9%70.6%
University of Richmond93.0%93.0%92.5%93.4%93.3%92.7%91.0%91.3%93.3%90.9%
Virginia Union University60.5%61.0%51.9%63.9%65.3%60.9%63.0%49.0%57.5%66.0%
Virginia Wesleyan University64.8%60.3%63.6%63.2%59.2%62.7%66.4%68.8%66.5%73.7%
Washington and Lee University96.2%94.9%96.5%96.2%97.5%96.1%96.5%97.5%95.4%96.6%
Total Private, Four-Year Institutions74.7%77.1%76.9%75.9%75.7%75.8%76.3%72.3%76.0%75.0%
Total Private
Grand Total, All Reporting Institutions77.3%78.4%78.4%78.1%77.8%77.9%77.9%77.8%79.1%79.3%

Notes:

Full Legal Name - "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" (Virginia Tech); "The College of William and Mary" (William & Mary)