The table below shows the history of freshman retention from fall semester to spring semester of the same academic year, beginning with fall of 1991 when MSU-Bozeman converted to the semester system. This report traces freshman fall-to-spring retention for all first-time freshmen students. The data presented here differ from the report Retention and Graduation Rates because the latter traces freshman retention from one fall semester to the next for first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students in accordance with the Student Right-to-Know Act of 1990.

All Freshmen
Year	Fall	Spring	Retained
08-09	2070	1836	88.7%
07-08	2105	1837	87.3%
06-07	2216	1930	87.1%
05-06	2236	1960	87.6%
04-05	2184	1925	88.1%
03-04	2165	1917	88.5%
02-03	2120	1878	88.6%
01-02	1894	1688	89.1%
00-01	2032	1814	89.2%
99-00	2025	1816	89.7%
98-99	2041	1820	89.2%
97-98	1998	1767	88.4%
96-97	1932	1727	89.4%
95-96	1893	1686	89.1%
94-95	1791	1562	87.2%
93-94	1817	1628	89.6%
92-93	1613	1429	88.6%
91-92	1527	1373	89.9%

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