Retention and Graduation Rates

CSU Global closely monitors student retention and graduation rates to ensure student support services and programming are meeting student needs.

The university's ultimate goal is to ensure that students can complete their degrees in a low-cost, high-quality environment that honors their time and commitment.

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Retention and Graduation Rates Full Time Undergraduates	Cohort	2nd Year			3rd Year			4th Year			5th Year			6th Year
		Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total
Fall 2012	428	44.6%	37.1%	81.8%	16.6%	55.8%	72.4%	6.5%	62.6%	69.2%	5.1%	64.5%	69.6%	2.1%	66.1%	68.2%
Fall 2013	517	27.1%	25.9%	53.0%	10.8%	37.5%	48.4%	5.4%	41.6%	47.0%	2.3%	43.3%	45.6%	1.9%	44.1%	46.0%
Fall 2014	673	21.7%	17.8%	39.5%	10.1%	26.0%	36.1%	4.5%	30.5%	34.9%	2.7%	31.4%	34.0%	1.8%	31.9%	33.7%
Fall 2015	383	39.9%	41.0%	80.9%	18.5%	53.0%	71.5%	7.3%	60.6%	67.9%	4.7%	62.9%	67.6%	2.1%	64.2%	66.3%
Fall 2016	438	36.1%	40.6%	76.7%	13.7%	55.3%	68.9%	5.5%	58.9%	64.4%	1.1%	62.1%	63.2%
Fall 2017	401	30.7%	41.6%	72.3%	10.2%	56.9%	67.1%	2.5%	61.6%	64.1%
Fall 2018	372	40.3%	34.4%	74.7%	15.1%	48.7%	63.7%
Fall 2019	313	47.9%	40.9%	88.8%
Retention and Graduation Rates Part Time Undergraduates	Cohort	2nd Year			3rd Year			4th Year			5th Year			6th Year
		Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total
Fall 2012	870	50.1%	10.2%	60.3%	27.1%	24.3%	51.4%	12.8%	34.6%	47.4%	9.5%	38.3%	47.8%	6.1%	40.9%	47.0%
Fall 2013	1415	36.5%	13.8%	50.3%	20.2%	26.1%	46.4%	11.4%	32.0%	43.4%	7.1%	35.1%	42.3%	5.4%	37.0%	42.4%
Fall 2014	1447	34.8%	11.0%	45.8%	20.4%	20.9%	41.3%	11.1%	26.9%	38.0%	6.8%	29.9%	36.6%	4.4%	31.4%	35.8%
Fall 2015	1357	49.3%	14.3%	63.6%	25.6%	30.3%	55.9%	13.6%	38.5%	52.2%	8.5%	42.7%	51.2%	3.7%	45.2%	48.9%
Fall 2016	1449	44.7%	14.3%	59.0%	23.0%	27.3%	50.3%	13.5%	33.7%	47.2%	6.0%	38.1%	44.1%
Fall 2017	1393	41.7%	13.2%	54.9%	22.1%	25.6%	47.7%	9.3%	33.5%	42.7%
Fall 2018	1244	46.1%	15.1%	61.3%	21.5%	29.3%	50.7%
Fall 2019	1270	45.4%	13.9%	59.3%
Retention and Graduation Rates Full Time Graduates	Cohort	2nd Year			3rd Year			4th Year			5th Year			6th Year
		Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total
Fall 2012	74	67.6%	17.6%	85.1%	20.3%	64.9%	85.1%	6.8%	75.7%	82.4%	5.4%	78.4%	83.8%	0.0%	81.1%	81.1%
Fall 2013	10	20.0%	50.0%	70.0%	10.0%	50.0%	60.0%	10.0%	50.0%	60.0%	10.0%	50.0%	60.0%	0.0%	60.0%	60.0%
Fall 2014	17	23.5%	41.2%	64.7%	5.9%	58.8%	64.7%	0.0%	64.7%	64.7%	0.0%	64.7%	64.7%	0.0%	64.7%	64.7%
Fall 2015	252	65.1%	16.3%	81.3%	17.5%	58.3%	75.8%	6.3%	67.5%	73.8%	1.6%	70.2%	71.8%	0.0%	71.0%	71.0%
Fall 2016	362	64.6%	13.8%	78.5%	16.6%	57.2%	73.8%	7.2%	64.1%	71.3%	3.6%	66.6%	70.2%
Fall 2017	383	59.8%	21.7%	81.5%	12.0%	64.2%	76.2%	3.9%	70.8%	74.7%
Fall 2018	372	61.6%	20.4%	82.0%	15.6%	61.8%	77.4%
Fall 2019	361	60.1%	39.1%	99.2%
Retention and Graduation Rates Part Time Graduates	Cohort	2nd Year			3rd Year			4th Year			5th Year			6th Year
		Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total
Fall 2012	326	57.1%	8.0%	65.0%	21.2%	40.5%	61.7%	8.0%	50.3%	58.3%	4.9%	53.1%	58.0%	2.1%	54.6%	56.7%
Fall 2013	621	41.5%	7.4%	49.0%	15.6%	30.0%	45.6%	7.4%	35.9%	43.3%	3.1%	39.6%	42.7%	2.7%	40.7%	43.5%
Fall 2014	814	38.6%	8.5%	47.1%	13.6%	30.3%	44.0%	5.2%	37.0%	42.1%	2.7%	38.9%	41.6%	1.5%	39.9%	41.4%
Fall 2015	424	64.4%	7.8%	72.2%	20.5%	42.7%	63.2%	9.4%	50.9%	60.4%	4.2%	55.2%	59.4%	1.7%	57.1%	58.7%
Fall 2016	480	54.4%	7.1%	61.5%	16.0%	39.4%	55.4%	8.1%	47.5%	55.6%	3.1%	50.8%	54.0%
Fall 2017	478	62.3%	9.4%	71.8%	22.2%	43.7%	65.9%	7.7%	54.4%	62.1%
Fall 2018	530	54.7%	10.8%	65.5%	14.3%	42.8%	57.2%
Fall 2019	480	55.0%	22.3%	77.3%

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CSU Global closely monitors student retention and graduation rates to ensure student support services and programming are meeting student needs.