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Retention and Graduation Rates
Hood College’s graduation and freshman-to-sophomore year retention rates—important indicators of student success for colleges and universities—are consistently higher than the national average.
Retention Rate Data
Hood College freshmen-to-sophomore year Retention Rates, 1996-2008Cohort |
% Enrolled in Fall Semester of Following Year |
2007 |
79% |
2006 |
77%1 |
2005 |
80% |
2004 |
88% |
2003 |
81% |
2002 |
82% |
2001 |
81% |
2000 |
84% |
1999 |
81% |
1998 |
82% |
1997 |
85% |
1996 |
76% |
1. Note: In 2006 the national average retention rate of similar institutions was 70 percent.
Graduation Rate Data
Four-, Five-, and Six-year Graduation Rates for First-time Freshmen, 1995-2004Cohort |
Within 4 Years |
Within 5 Years |
Within 6 Years |
2004 |
67% |
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2003 |
62% |
68%1 |
|
2002 |
60% |
65% |
65% |
2001 |
68% |
73% |
73% |
2000 |
69% |
71% |
73% |
1999 |
64% |
66% |
66% |
1998 |
65% |
70% |
70% |
1997 |
70% |
74% |
75% |
1996 |
57% |
62% |
62% |
1995 |
57% |
61% |
61% |
Note: Student Right-To-Know four year average for Hood College is 69% percent.
1. In 2008 the average national mastersI five-year graduation rate was 38.8% for public institutions and 55.4% for private institutions.