Retention and Graduation Rates

Montana State University - Bozeman

Profile of First-time, Full-time, Degree-Seeking Freshmen
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High School Background

First Fall	Class Size	Final GPA		Percentile		ACT Comp		SAT Total
First Fall	Class Size	Average	Num	Average	Num	Average	Num	Average	Num
2002	1924	3.34	1758	67%	1587	23.4	1402	1103	898
2003	2011	3.35	1850	66%	1610	23.3	1497	1107	896
2004	2000	3.35	1808	66%	1575	23.5	1449	1119	981
2005	1985	3.36	1821	66%	1564	23.7	1487	1131	987
2006	1942	3.36	1783	67%	1532	24.0	1348	1128	950
2007	1855	3.35	1771	66%	1443	24.3	1289	1125	862
2008	1809	3.34	1730	67%	1357	24.4	1289	1141	811
2009	1801	3.36	1744	68%	1327	25.1	1266	1157	798
2010	2122	3.37	2042	69%	1476	25.1	1519	1139	906
2011	2141	3.39	2056	70%	1453	25.2	1516	1151	903

College Persistence

First Fall	Class Size	Percent Enrolled Each Subsequent Fall										Cumulative Percent Graduated
First Fall	Class Size	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	4yr	5yr	6yr	7yr	8yr	9yr	10yr
2002	1924	70.3	58.7	55.7	36.0	15.7	7.6	5.2	4.2	3.3		17.3	39.9	47.9	50.5	51.7	52.2
2003	2011	71.6	61.2	56.3	36.4	15.5	8.1	5.4	3.5			19.2	41.2	48.3	50.8	52.0
2004	2000	70.5	60.2	55.3	38.6	17.2	8.9	5.6				17.4	39.1	47.1	49.9
2005	1985	70.6	62.3	58.7	39.5	17.0	8.5					20.7	42.7	50.7
2006	1942	71.5	60.8	58.8	38.0	16.2						19.8	41.5
2007	1855	71.3	62.4	57.8	37.4							20.1
2008	1809	72.2	63.5	58.4
2009	1801	74.2	64.2
2010	2122	74.3
2011	2141

Note: These figures were calculated in compliance with definitions established by the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990. We do not have high school background data for all students. No students have been removed from the freshman cohorts, so each cohort includes students who have transferred to other schools, enlisted in the military, etc. Therefore, nonreturning/nongraduating students may be pursuing degrees elsewhere.