Graduation Data and Retention Information

Cohort 

Year 

Cohort 

Size 

Freshman to 

Sophomore 

Retention Rate 

Graduation Rates 
4-Year  5-Year  6-Year 
2001 520 83% 54% 69% 71%
2002 585 84% 51% 67% 70%
2003 595 82% 47% 62% 67%
2004 574 76% 49% 66% 68%
2005 478 79% 46% 60% 63%
2006 461 77% 50% 62% 64%
2007 527 79% 52% 62%  
2008 563 82% 53%    
2009 466 80%      
2010 494 80%      
2011 489 81%      
2012 486        

 

Freshman-to-sophomore retention rates and graduation rates are standard reporting items for all colleges and universities. This information is collected by both federal and state agencies as well as surveys such as USNews and World Report.

 

The retention rate is based on enrollment on the census date of the fall semester, typically the third Monday of the semester.

 

The Higher Education Reauthorization Act, passed by Congress in 2008, also requires that institutions report graduation data disaggregated by gender, race/ethnicity and type of financial aid awards. That information is reported below and on the University’s website.

 

    Cohort Year: 2006
         6-Year graduation rate for:
                   Males: 59%
                   Females: 68%

 

                   NHS – Asian: 67%                             

                   NHS – African/American: 38%          
                   NHS – White: 66%
                   Unknown: 51%
                   Hispanic: 50%

                   (Counts for other racial or ethnic groups too small to be reported.)  

 

                   Federal Pell Grant Recipients: 62%
                   Recipients of subsidized Stafford Loans: 62%
                   Recipients of neither a Pell Grant nor a subsidized Stafford Loan: 66%

 

 Date: October 19, 2012

 

To view the Graduation Success Rates for St. Bonaventure University student-athletes, please click the following link to search for the cohort year and sport you wish to view: http://fs.ncaa.org/DOCS/newmedia/public/rates/index.html