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Retention and Graduation

Retention/Graduation Rates

Retention Rates

Retention Rates are calculated using 2nd 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
2015 Cohort 4,412 81.5% 75.4% 69.6%
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% 5.9% 68.3%
2020 Cohort 3,097 81.3% 72.4% No Data
2021 Cohort 3645 79.0% No Data No Data

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
2015 Cohort 1,307 54.9% 40.9% 28.9%
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%

 

No Data
2021 Cohort 655 53.0% No Data No Data

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

2015 Cohort

5,722

75.4%

67.5%

60.3%

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%

 

2021 Cohort

4303

75.0%

 

 

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

2015 Cohort

287

52.6%

38.7%

28.2%

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%

 

2021 Cohort

160

54.4%

 

 

Eastern Campus Retention Rates

Cohort Year

Total Students

Retained to 2nd Fall

Retained to 3rd Fall

Retained to 4th Fall

2015 Cohort

123

51.2%

39.8%

35.0%

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%

 

2021 Cohort

57

57.9%

 

 

Lancaster Campus Retention Rates

Cohort Year

Total Students

Retained to 2nd Fall

Retained to 3rd Fall

Retained to 4th Fall

2015 Cohort

428

54.9%

40.4%

29.0%

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%

 

2021 Cohort

151

52.3%

 

 

Southern Campus Retention Rates

Cohort Year

Total Students

Retained to 2nd Fall

Retained to 3rd Fall

Retained to 4th Fall

2015 Cohort

204

55.9%

45.1%

24.0%

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%

 

2021 Cohort

143

49.0%

 

 

Zanesville Campus Retention Rates

Cohort Year

Total Students

Retained to 2nd Fall

Retained to 3rd Fall

Retained to 4th Fall

2015 Cohort

261

59.0%

42.1%

31.0%

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%

 

2021 Cohort

128

52.3%

 

 

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

2015 Cohort

1,128

77.0%

69.3%

61.4%

2016 Cohort

1,161

74.6%

65.9%

59.4%

2017 Cohort

1,061

77.6%

69.4%

61.5%

2018 Cohort

1,149

76.8%

67.2%

59.4%

2019 Cohort

1,036

77.1%

69.7%

60.1%

2020 Cohort

902

77.4%

67.8%

 

2021 Cohort

1072

74.5%

 

 

Business

Cohort Year

Total Students

Retained to 2nd Fall

Retained to 3rd Fall

Retained to 4th Fall

2015 Cohort

594

86.2%

83.0%

78.5%

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%

 

2021 Cohort

633

80.6%

 

 

Communication

Cohort Year

Total Students

Retained to 2nd Fall

Retained to 3rd Fall

Retained to 4th Fall

2015 Cohort

521

86.8%

81.4%

74.7%

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%

 

2021 Cohort

294

81.3%

 

 

Education

Cohort Year

Total Students

Retained to 2nd Fall

Retained to 3rd Fall

Retained to 4th Fall

2015 Cohort

447

74.9%

65.5%

56.2%

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%

 

2021 Cohort

372

70.4%

 

 

Engineering & Technology

Cohort Year

Total Students

Retained to 2nd Fall

Retained to 3rd Fall

Retained to 4th Fall

2015 Cohort

398

81.7%

76.9%

70.4%

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%

 

2021 Cohort

394

77.7%

 

 

Fine Arts

Cohort Year

Total Students

Retained to 2nd Fall

Retained to 3rd Fall

Retained to 4th Fall

2015 Cohort

192

87.5%

82.3%

77.1%

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%

 

2021 Cohort

238

89.5%

 

 

Health Sciences & Professions

Cohort Year

Total Students

Retained to 2nd Fall

Retained to 3rd Fall

Retained to 4th Fall

2015 Cohort

734

74.1%

63.2%

56.3%

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%

 

2021 Cohort

626

76.4%

 

 

University College

Cohort Year

Total Students

Retained to 2nd Fall

Retained to 3rd Fall

Retained to 4th Fall

2015 Cohort

1,388

68.3%

59.7%

53.5%

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%

 

2021 Cohort

567

63.5%

 

 

Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates are calculated using Summer Semester End-of-Term degree conferral data for 4th, 5th, and 6th 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

2014

4,365

48.1%

62.8%

65.9%

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%

 

2018

3971

50.6%

 

 

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

2014

1384

16.8%

23.9%

26.3%

2015

1307

17.3%

24.3%

27.3%

2016

1335

19.0%

27.2%

30.1%

2017

1175

17.3%

23.6%

 

2018

1112

20.8%

 

 

 

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

2014

5,409

41.8%

55.1%

58.1%

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%

 

2018

4872

44.8%

 

 

 

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

2014

356

12.9%

18.0%

19.9%

2015

287

15.0%

21.6%

26.1%

2016

343

14.0%

24.2%

28.9%

2017

307

15.3%

21.5%

 

2018

270

19.3%

 

 

 

Eastern Campus Graduation Rates:

Cohort Year

Total Students

Graduated in 4

Graduated in 5

Graduated in 6

2014

93

16.1%

25.8%

28.0%

2015

123

19.5%

30.9%

33.3%

2016

129

22.5%

27.9%

29.5%

2017

110

22.7%

28.2%

 

2018

92

17.4%

 

 

 

Lancaster Campus Graduation Rates:

Cohort Year

Total Students

Graduated in 4

Graduated in 5

Graduated in 6

2014

417

14.6%

22.5%

25.7%

2015

428

16.1%

23.6%

25.9%

2016

378

19.0%

27.8%

30.2%

2017

350

15.1%

22.3%

 

2018

344

16.3%

 

 

 

Southern Campus Graduation Rates:

Cohort Year

Total Students

Graduated in 4

Graduated in 5

Graduated in 6

2014

227

24.2%

31.3%

32.6%

2015

204

19.1%

22.1%

25.5%

2016

215

21.9%

27.4%

29.3%

2017

197

18.8%

22.3%

 

2018

190

28.9%

 

 

 

Zanesville Campus Graduation Rates:

Cohort Year

Total Students

Graduated in 4

Graduated in 5

Graduated in 6

2014

290

19.3%

26.9%

29.7%

2015

261

19.5%

27.6%

29.9%

2016

266

21.1%

29.7%

32.7%

2017

209

19.1%

27.3%

 

2018

213

23.9%

 

 

 

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

2014

1,142

43.3%

54.1%

57.2%

2015

1,128

44.3%

57.8%

60.7%

2016

1,161

44.9%

57.3%

59.6%

2017

1,061

49.5%

57.8%

 

2018

1149

44.6%

 

 

 

 

Business:

Cohort Year

Total Students

Graduated in 4

Graduated in 5

Graduated in 6

2014

513

54.4%

68.0%

70.4%

2015

641

62.6%

72.9%

74.9%

2016

560

64.6%

73.4%

74.8%

2017

514

67.5%

73.2%

 

2018

465

64.7%

 

 

 

Communication:

Cohort Year

Total Students

Graduated in 4

Graduated in 5

Graduated in 6

2014

511

67.5%

76.3%

77.9%

2015

536

66.6%

74.3%

76.1%

2016

456

66.7%

73.0%

74.8%

2017

429

61.5%

69.5%

 

2018

422

65.9%

 

 

               

Education:

Cohort Year

Total Students

Graduated in 4

Graduated in 5

Graduated in 6

2014

423

44.7%

54.4%

56.7%

2015

458

43.9%

52.8%

54.8%

2016

504

43.8%

53.6%

54.4%

2017

451

44.8%

55.0%

 

2018

409

46.0%

 

 

               

Engineering & Technology:

Cohort Year

Total Students

Graduated in 4

Graduated in 5

Graduated in 6

2014

469

32.6%

57.6%

62.5%

2015

439

33.3%

58.8%

63.6%

2016

428

36.4%

59.1%

63.1%

2017

433

40.9%

60.0%

 

2018

462

40.0%

 

 

 

Fine Arts:

Cohort Year

Total Students

Graduated in 4

Graduated in 5

Graduated in 6

2014

175

41.1%

56.6%

62.9%

2015

192

53.1%

69.3%

74.5%

2016

190

47.4%

59.5%

61.6%

2017

178

54.5%

66.3%

 

2018

205

54.1%

 

 

 

Health Sciences & Professions:

Cohort Year

Total Students

Graduated in 4

Graduated in 5

Graduated in 6

2014

969

35.1%

47.8%

49.4%

2015

863

35.8%

46.3%

50.3%

2016

866

33.6%

47.6%

50.9%

2017

894

37.8%

50.4%

 

2018

873

36.4%

 

 

 

 

University College"

Cohort Year

Total Students

Graduated in 4

Graduated in 5

Graduated in 6

2014

1,526

29.7%

42.1%

45.5%

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%

 

2018

1080

31.2%

 

 

 

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
2015-16 608 6,402 1,769 178 136 9,093
2016-17 561 6,720 1,708 193 128 9,310
2017-18 530 7,030 1,868 191 184 9,803
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 2,153 129 311 8,437

2021-22 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

839

287

38

0

1,164

Business

30

753

597

0

0

1,380

Communication

5

520

69

15

0

609

Education

9

440

278

34

0

761

Engineering & Technology

14

331

127

28

0

500

Fine Arts

0

149

127

6

0

282

Grad College

0

0

0

5

0

5

Health Sciences & Professions

121

2195

576

3

67

2,962

Honors Tutorial College

0

66

0

0

0

66

International Studies

0

20

22

0

0

42

University College

194

158

0

0

0

352

Voinovich

0

0

70

0

0

70

Osteopathic Medicine

0

0

0

0

244

244

Total

373

5,471

2,153

129

311

8,437

 Associate Degrees Conferred at the Regional Campuses:

 

2015-2016

2016-2017

2017-2018

2018-2019

2019-2020

2020-2021

2021-2022

Chillicothe

155

116

139

120

148

116

63

Eastern

16

17

14

9

30

4

10

Lancaster

118

119

101

66

119

68

56

Southern

132

148

131

145

165

121

71

Zanesville

94

71

62

86

91

71

63

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

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