# Table 3. Retention Rate

<table data-header-hidden data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Academic Year</strong></td><td><strong>Number of Students Entering</strong> </td><td><strong>Number of Students Graduating</strong>  </td><td><strong>Retention Rate</strong> </td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

\**Retention rate measures the percentage of first-time students who return to the same institution the following fall. Graduation rates measure the percentage of first-time students who complete their program at the same institution within an academic year, which is defined as fall semester through summer semester of the following year.*&#x20;


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