Graduation Rates


The data in the table below indicates the percentage of students in each cohort group that graduated at the end of each year and the cumulative graduation rate for each cohor in six years. Overall, over 37% of the eligible nonparticipants in the Fall 2000 cohort had graduated by Spring 2006. While over 44% of noneligible students and over 66% of SSS participants had graduated by Spring 2006. In subsequent years, the eligible nonparticipants continue to show very low graduation rate comparint to SSS participant rates while the SSS participants' rates are also higher than the noneligible group for the six targert years.

Student Support Services Participants
Cohorts Selected
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Cumulative
Fall 00
8.80%
15.23%
17.91%
10.84%
6.38%
6.98%
66.14%
Fall 01
--
10.49%
14.38%
13.47%
18.10%
16.33%
72.77%
Fall 02
--
--
10.87%
20.26%
19.05%
35.63%
85.81%
Fall 03
--
--
--
13.89%
13.07%
33.33%
60.29%
Fall 04
--
--
--
--
10.98%
25.75%
36.72%
Fall 05
--
--
--
--
--
15.76%
15.76%
Eligible Nonparticipants
Cohorts Selected
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Cumulative
Fall 00
7.90%
8.06%
9.36%
6.51%
3.00%
2.60%
37.43%
Fall 01
--
2.78%
6.56%
6.58%
8.64%
6.34%
30.90%
Fall 02
--
--
6.92%
6.69%
9.72%
10.14%
33.47%
Fall 03
--
--
--
4.37%
9.30%
9.01%
22.68%
Fall 04
--
--
--
--
 3.70%
6.11%
9.81%
Fall 05
--
--
--
--
--
0.63%
0.63%
Noneligible Students
Cohorts Selected
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Cumulative
Fall 00
6.00%
6.79%
7.91%
12.09%
7.41%
 3.93%
44.13%
Fall 01
--
1.67%
2.40%
9.72%
9.26%
 9.14%
32.13%
Fall 02
--
--
1.74%
5.90%
9.75%
 7.41%
24.80%
Fall 03
--
--
--
5.26%
11.72%
 13.40%
30.38%
Fall 04
--
--
--
--
 3.58% 13.40%
13.98%
Fall 05
--
--
--
--
--
2.88%
 2.88%

Source: USU Records Office and Student Support Services Longitudinal Baseline Study, Spring 2006.