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First-Year Retention

Retention and Attrition Rates of First-Time, Full-Time Baccalaureate Students One Year After Matriculation

Fall 2003 - Fall 2008 cohorts:

 

2003

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

University Total

Retained

80% 79% 80% 78% 76% 79%

Dismissed/
Suspended

6% 7% 7% 8% 8% 6%

Withdrew

14% 14% 13% 14% 16% 15%

College of Business, Public Policy, & Health

Retained

79% 74% 79% 77% 75% 79%

Dismissed/
Suspended

5% 8% 5% 8% 9% 6%

Withdrew

16% 18% 16% 15% 16% 15%

College of Education & Human Development 

Retained

80% 79% 83% 84% 80% 81%

Dismissed/
Suspended

8% 6% 5% 3% 4% 1%

Withdrew

13% 16% 12% 13% 16% 18%

College of Engineering 

Retained

82% 84% 86% 81% 84% 84%

Dismissed/
Suspended

11% 8% 6% 9% 8% 9%

Withdrew

8% 8% 8% 10% 7% 7%

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Retained

82% 84% 81% 79% 78% 77%

Dismissed/
Suspended

4% 5% 6% 8% 7% 5%

Withdrew

15% 11% 13% 13% 16% 18%

College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, & Agriculture

Retained

83% 80% 83% 81% 79% 79%

Dismissed/
Suspended

4% 6% 5% 5% 5% 6%

Withdrew

13% 15% 13% 14% 16% 15%

Fall 1997 - Fall 2002 cohorts:

 

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

University Total

Retained

81%

80%

77%

79%

79% 78%

Dismissed/
Suspended

5%

7%

9%

7%

8% 7%

Withdrew

14%

14%

14%

14%

14% 15%
College of Business, Public Policy, & Health

Retained

72%

78%

77%

74%

78% 78%

Dismissed/
Suspended

5%

8%

7%

7%

7% 6%

Withdrew

23%

14%

16%

19%

16% 16%
College of Education & Human Development 

Retained

81%

80%

79%

87%

85% 80%

Dismissed/
Suspended

5%

3%

7%

5%

6% 6%

Withdrew

15%

17%

14%

9%

9% 14%
College of Engineering 

Retained

85%

82%

81%

83%

89% 82%

Dismissed/
Suspended

5%

9%

12%

8%

5% 9%

Withdrew

10%

9%

7%

9%

6% 9%
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Retained

80%

80%

78%

79%

77% 76%

Dismissed/
Suspended

4%

6%

9%

8%

9% 7%

Withdrew

16%

14%

14%

13%

15% 17%
College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, & Agriculture

Retained

78%

85%

79%

81%

79%

83%

Dismissed/
Suspended

8%

5%

5%

7%

6%

4%

Withdrew

14%

10%

16%

12%

15%

13%


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Office of Institutional Studies
The University of Maine
127 Alumni Hall
Orono, ME 04469-5703
Phone: 207-581-1411
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