Retention/Graduation Rates
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Retention Rates
Retention Rates are calculated using 2nd Fall Semester Census Data for Entry Cohort.
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Athens Campus Retention Rates
(First time, Full time, Bachelor鈥檚 Degree Seeking students by entry cohort)
Cohort Year | Total Students | Retained to 2nd Fall | Retained to 3rd Fall | Retained to 4th Fall |
| 2016 Cohort | 4,289 | 80.0% | 72.9% | 66.7% |
| 2017 Cohort | 4,032 | 81.4% | 75.0% | 69.3% |
| 2018 Cohort | 3,971 | 81.5% | 74.3% | 69.1% |
| 2019 Cohort | 3,660 | 81.3% | 75.9% | 68.3% |
| 2020 Cohort | 3,097 | 81.3% | 72.4% | 66.4% |
| 2021 Cohort | 3645 | 79.0% | 73.5% | N/A |
| 2022 Cohort | 4428 | 82.7% | N/A | N/A |
Regional Campus Total Retention Rates
First time, Full time, Associates and Bachelor鈥檚 Degree Seeking students by entry cohort. Includes Ecampus)
Cohort Year | Total Students | Retained to 2nd Fall | Retained to 3rd Fall | Retained to 4th Fall |
2016 Cohort | 1,335 | 56.8% | 40.9% | 30.6% |
2017 Cohort | 1,175 | 54.2% | 37.9% | 28.9% |
2018 Cohort | 1,112 | 58.4% | 44.3% | 33.6% |
2019 Cohort | 990 | 54.8% | 39.1% | 28.8% |
2020 Cohort | 842 | 55.8% | 39.8% | 31.0% |
2021 Cohort | 655 | 53.0% | 40.2% |
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2022 Cohort | 629 | 63.8% |
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Total University Retention Rates
(First time, Full time, Associates and Bachelor鈥檚 Degree Seeking students by entry cohort. Includes Ecampus)
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Retained to 2nd Fall | Retained to 3rd Fall | Retained to 4th Fall |
| 2016 Cohort | 5,629 | 74.5% | 65.3% | 58.1% |
| 2017 Cohort | 5,209 | 75.3% | 66.6% | 60.2% |
| 2018 Cohort | 5,083 | 76.4% | 67.7% | 61.3% |
| 2019 Cohort | 4,650 | 75.7% | 68.1% | 59.9% |
| 2020 Cohort | 3,941 | 75.8% | 65.4% | 58.8% |
| 2021 Cohort | 4303 | 75.0% | 68.4% | |
| 2022 Cohort | 5058 | 80.4% |
Individual Regional Campus Retention Rates
(First time, Full time, Associates and Bachelor鈥檚 Degree Seeking students by entry cohort)
Chillicothe Campus Retention Rates:
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Retained to 2nd Fall | Retained to 3rd Fall | Retained to 4th Fall |
| 2016 Cohort | 343 | 56.9% | 43.4% | 31.2% |
| 2017 Cohort | 307 | 58.3% | 40.1% | 30.0% |
| 2018 Cohort | 270 | 56.7% | 42.2% | 33.3% |
| 2019 Cohort | 266 | 52.6% | 41.0% | 28.6% |
| 2020 Cohort | 226 | 52.2% | 35.8% | 27.4% |
| 2021 Cohort | 160 | 54.4% | 36.3% | |
| 2022 Cohort | 126 | 64.3% |
Eastern Campus Retention Rates
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Retained to 2nd Fall | Retained to 3rd Fall | Retained to 4th Fall |
| 2016 Cohort | 129 | 56.6% | 38.8% | 29.5% |
| 2017 Cohort | 110 | 48.2% | 39.1% | 32.7% |
| 2018 Cohort | 92 | 57.6% | 42.4% | 33.7% |
| 2019 Cohort | 103 | 64.1% | 44.7% | 33.0% |
| 2020 Cohort | 74 | 58.1% | 48.6% | 36.5% |
| 2021 Cohort | 57 | 57.9% | 47.4% | |
| 2022 Cohort | 84 | 65.5% |
Lancaster Campus Retention Rates
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Retained to 2nd Fall | Retained to 3rd Fall | Retained to 4th Fall |
| 2016 Cohort | 378 | 56.1% | 42.9% | 33.6% |
| 2017 Cohort | 350 | 54.0% | 40.0% | 30.9% |
| 2018 Cohort | 344 | 56.7% | 45.1% | 35.8% |
| 2019 Cohort | 284 | 54.9% | 40.1% | 28.5% |
| 2020 Cohort | 197 | 55.3% | 39.6% | 34.5% |
| 2021 Cohort | 151 | 52.3% | 40.4% | |
| 2022 Cohort | 154 | 63.6% |
Southern Campus Retention Rates
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Retained to 2nd Fall | Retained to 3rd Fall | Retained to 4th Fall |
| 2016 Cohort | 215 | 56.7% | 32.1% | 23.7% |
| 2017 Cohort | 197 | 53.3% | 26.9% | 17.3% |
| 2018 Cohort | 190 | 63.2% | 46.8% | 32.1% |
| 2019 Cohort | 176 | 50.6% | 31.3% | 23.9% |
| 2020 Cohort | 192 | 58.9% | 42.7% | 30.2% |
| 2021 Cohort | 143 | 49.0% | 39.9% | |
| 2022 Cohort | 125 | 62.4% |
Zanesville Campus Retention Rates
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Retained to 2nd Fall | Retained to 3rd Fall | Retained to 4th Fall |
| 2016 Cohort | 266 | 58.3% | 43.6% | 32.0% |
| 2017 Cohort | 209 | 52.6% | 41.1% | 33.5% |
| 2018 Cohort | 213 | 59.6% | 45.1% | 32.4% |
| 2019 Cohort | 158 | 57.6% | 39.9% | 32.3% |
| 2020 Cohort | 151 | 57.0% | 37.7% | 29.8% |
| 2021 Cohort | 128 | 52.3% | 40.6% | |
| 2022 Cohort | 105 | 69.5% |
Retention Rates by College
(First time, Full time, Bachelor鈥檚 Degree Seeking students by entry college, retained to the University regardless of graduating college
Arts & Sciences
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Retained to 2nd Fall | Retained to 3rd Fall | Retained to 4th Fall |
| 2016 Cohort | 1168 | 74.6% | 65.8% | 59.3% |
| 2017 Cohort | 1067 | 77.5% | 69.4% | 61.4% |
| 2018 Cohort | 1162 | 76.9% | 67.4% | 59.6% |
| 2019 Cohort | 1047 | 77.3% | 69.9% | 60.4% |
| 2020 Cohort | 911 | 77.4% | 67.8% | 59.7% |
| 2021 Cohort | 1080 | 74.4% | 68.1% | |
| 2022 Cohort | 1275 | 79.1% |
Business
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Retained to 2nd Fall | Retained to 3rd Fall | Retained to 4th Fall |
| 2016 Cohort | 519 | 87.1% | 81.5% | 76.1% |
| 2017 Cohort | 467 | 85.7% | 83.3% | 78.2% |
| 2018 Cohort | 425 | 89.2% | 84.5% | 78.4% |
| 2019 Cohort | 476 | 85.5% | 82.4% | 74.8% |
| 2020 Cohort | 404 | 81.4% | 73.8% | 67.1% |
| 2021 Cohort | 633 | 80.6% | 77.4% | |
| 2022 Cohort | 826 | 83.4% |
Communication
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Retained to 2nd Fall | Retained to 3rd Fall | Retained to 4th Fall |
| 2016 Cohort | 439 | 86.6% | 80.6% | 75.9% |
| 2017 Cohort | 406 | 84.5% | 80.8% | 72.2% |
| 2018 Cohort | 412 | 87.1% | 81.3% | 75.2% |
| 2019 Cohort | 327 | 83.2% | 81.0% | 70.3% |
| 2020 Cohort | 297 | 84.8% | 76.1% | 70.7% |
| 2021 Cohort | 294 | 81.3% | 77.6% | |
| 2022 Cohort | 380 | 87.4% |
Education
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Retained to 2nd Fall | Retained to 3rd Fall | Retained to 4th Fall |
| 2016 Cohort | 495 | 71.9% | 63.4% | 55.6% |
| 2017 Cohort | 446 | 73.3% | 64.6% | 59.2% |
| 2018 Cohort | 403 | 76.2% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
| 2019 Cohort | 432 | 73.8% | 63.7% | 57.4% |
| 2020 Cohort | 368 | 76.6% | 63.3% | 55.2% |
| 2021 Cohort | 372 | 70.4% | 62.9% | |
| 2022 Cohort | 472 | 81.1% |
Engineering & Technology
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Retained to 2nd Fall | Retained to 3rd Fall | Retained to 4th Fall |
| 2016 Cohort | 387 | 85.5% | 76.0% | 69.5% |
| 2017 Cohort | 398 | 84.7% | 76.9% | 73.1% |
| 2018 Cohort | 433 | 81.5% | 75.5% | 73.4% |
| 2019 Cohort | 340 | 85.9% | 81.2% | 73.2% |
| 2020 Cohort | 262 | 80.5% | 73.3% | 67.9% |
| 2021 Cohort | 394 | 77.7% | 69.8% | |
| 2022 Cohort | 432 | 84.3% |
Fine Arts
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Retained to 2nd Fall | Retained to 3rd Fall | Retained to 4th Fall |
| 2016 Cohort | 190 | 78.9% | 71.1% | 67.4% |
| 2017 Cohort | 178 | 84.3% | 75.3% | 71.9% |
| 2018 Cohort | 205 | 86.3% | 79.0% | 75.1% |
| 2019 Cohort | 214 | 83.6% | 75.7% | 72.0% |
| 2020 Cohort | 230 | 88.3% | 76.1% | 73.5% |
| 2021 Cohort | 238 | 89.5% | 84.0% | |
| 2022 Cohort | 279 | 86.0% |
Health Sciences & Professions
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Retained to 2nd Fall | Retained to 3rd Fall | Retained to 4th Fall |
| 2016 Cohort | 737 | 72.3% | 63.2% | 55.2% |
| 2017 Cohort | 777 | 73.5% | 65.6% | 59.1% |
| 2018 Cohort | 780 | 71.8% | 64.9% | 57.9% |
| 2019 Cohort | 709 | 74.0% | 67.6% | 59.5% |
| 2020 Cohort | 650 | 73.8% | 63.5% | 56.8% |
| 2021 Cohort | 626 | 76.4% | 67.7% | |
| 2022 Cohort | 786 | 77.4% |
University College
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Retained to 2nd Fall | Retained to 3rd Fall | Retained to 4th Fall |
| 2016 Cohort | 1,387 | 68.3% | 58.1% | 50.8% |
| 2017 Cohort | 1,191 | 68.4% | 57.2% | 51.9% |
| 2018 Cohort | 1,048 | 70.0% | 59.4% | 54.0% |
| 2019 Cohort | 902 | 68.1% | 58.1% | 50.9% |
| 2020 Cohort | 698 | 65.5% | 53.7% | 48.9% |
| 2021 Cohort | 567 | 63.5% | 55.4% | |
| 2022 Cohort | 541 | 72.8% |
Graduation Rates
Graduation Rates are calculated using Summer Semester End-of-Term degree conferral data for 4th, 5th, and 6th year from Entry Cohort year. Graduation rates are based on entry campus
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Athens Campus Graduation Rates
(First time, Full time, Bachelor鈥檚 Degree Seeking students by entry cohort)
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Graduated in 4 | Graduated in 5 | Graduated in 6 |
| 2015 | 4,412 | 51.1% | 65.0% | 68.0% |
| 2016 | 4,289 | 49.8% | 63.5% | 65.8% |
| 2017 | 4,032 | 53.1% | 64.9% | 67.2% |
| 2018 | 3,971 | 50.6% | 63.4% | |
| 2019 | 3,660 | 51.0% |
Regional Campuses Total Graduation Rate
(First time, Full time, Associates and Bachelor鈥檚 Degree Seeking students by entry cohort. Includes Ecampus)
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Graduated in 4 | Graduated in 5 | Graduated in 6 |
| 2015 | 1,307 | 17.3% | 24.3% | 27.3% |
| 2016 | 1,335 | 19.0% | 27.2% | 30.1% |
| 2017 | 1,175 | 17.3% | 23.6% | 26.6% |
| 2018 | 1,112 | 20.8% | 27.7% | |
| 2019 | 990 | 19% |
Total University Graduation Rates
(First time, Full time, Bachelor鈥檚 Degree Seeking students by entry cohort. Includes Ecampus)
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Graduated in 4 | Graduated in 5 | Graduated in 6 |
| 2015 | 5,419 | 44.6% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
| 2016 | 5,328 | 43.3% | 56.2% | 58.7% |
| 2017 | 4,936 | 46.4% | 57.2% | 59.6% |
| 2018 | 4,872 | 44.8% | 56.6% | |
| 2019 | 4454 | 45.2% |
Individual Regional Campus Graduation Rates
(First time, Full time, Associates and Bachelor鈥檚 Degree Seeking students by entry campus, graduating from the University regardless of campus at time of graduation.)
Chillicothe Campus Graduation Rates:
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Graduated in 4 | Graduated in 5 | Graduated in 6 |
| 2015 | 287 | 15.0% | 21.6% | 26.1% |
| 2016 | 343 | 14.0% | 24.2% | 28.9% |
| 2017 | 307 | 15.3% | 21.5% | 23.1% |
| 2018 | 270 | 19.3% | 25.9% | |
| 2019 | 266 | 13.9% |
Eastern Campus Graduation Rates:
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Graduated in 4 | Graduated in 5 | Graduated in 6 |
| 2015 | 123 | 19.5% | 30.9% | 33.3% |
| 2016 | 129 | 22.5% | 27.9% | 29.5% |
| 2017 | 110 | 22.7% | 28.2% | 34.5% |
| 2018 | 92 | 17.4% | 25% | |
| 2019 | 103 | 26.2% |
Lancaster Campus Graduation Rates:
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Graduated in 4 | Graduated in 5 | Graduated in 6 |
| 2015 | 428 | 16.1% | 23.6% | 25.9% |
| 2016 | 378 | 19.0% | 27.8% | 30.2% |
| 2017 | 350 | 15.1% | 22.3% | 26% |
| 2018 | 344 | 16.3% | 25.9% | |
| 2019 | 284 | 19.7% |
Southern Campus Graduation Rates:
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Graduated in 4 | Graduated in 5 | Graduated in 6 |
| 2015 | 204 | 19.1% | 22.1% | 25.5% |
| 2016 | 215 | 21.9% | 27.4% | 29.3% |
| 2017 | 197 | 18.8% | 22.3% | 24.4% |
| 2018 | 190 | 28.9% | 33.2% | |
| 2019 | 176 | 17.6% |
Zanesville Campus Graduation Rates:
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Graduated in 4 | Graduated in 5 | Graduated in 6 |
| 2015 | 261 | 19.5% | 27.6% | 29.9% |
| 2016 | 266 | 21.1% | 29.7% | 32.7% |
| 2017 | 209 | 19.1% | 27.3% | 30.6% |
| 2018 | 213 | 23.9% | 29.1% | |
| 2019 | 158 | 22.8% |
Graduation Rates by College
(First time, Full time, Associates and Bachelor鈥檚 Degree Seeking students by ENTRY College, graduating from the University regardless of college at time of graduation.)
Arts & Sciences
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Graduated in 4 | Graduated in 5 | Graduated in 6 |
| 2015 | 1,143 | 44.5% | 57.9% | 60.8% |
| 2016 | 1,168 | 44.8% | 57.2% | 59.5% |
| 2017 | 1,067 | 49.4% | 57.7% | 60.0% |
| 2018 | 1,162 | 44.8% | 54.6% | |
| 2019 | 1,047 | 45.1% |
Business:
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Graduated in 4 | Graduated in 5 | Graduated in 6 |
| 2015 | 641 | 62.6% | 72.9% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 560 | 64.6% | 73.4% | 74.8% |
| 2017 | 514 | 67.5% | 73.2% | 74.3% |
| 2018 | 465 | 64.7% | 73.3% | |
| 2019 | 504 | 65.9% |
Communication:
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Graduated in 4 | Graduated in 5 | Graduated in 6 |
| 2015 | 536 | 66.6% | 74.3% | 76.1% |
| 2016 | 456 | 66.7% | 73.0% | 74.8% |
| 2017 | 429 | 61.5% | 69.5% | 71.1% |
| 2018 | 422 | 65.9% | 73.2% | |
| 2019 | 333 | 61.9% |
Education:
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Graduated in 4 | Graduated in 5 | Graduated in 6 |
| 2015 | 458 | 43.9% | 52.8% | 54.8% |
| 2016 | 504 | 43.8% | 53.6% | 54.4% |
| 2017 | 451 | 44.8% | 55.0% | 57.4% |
| 2018 | 409 | 46.0% | 55.3% | |
| 2019 | 444 | 45.0% |
Engineering & Technology:
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Graduated in 4 | Graduated in 5 | Graduated in 6 |
| 2015 | 439 | 33.3% | 58.8% | 63.6% |
| 2016 | 428 | 36.4% | 59.1% | 63.1% |
| 2017 | 433 | 40.9% | 60.0% | 64.9% |
| 2018 | 462 | 40.0% | 60.2% | |
| 2019 | 369 | 39.8% |
Fine Arts:
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Graduated in 4 | Graduated in 5 | Graduated in 6 |
| 2015 | 192 | 53.1% | 69.3% | 74.5% |
| 2016 | 190 | 47.4% | 59.5% | 61.6% |
| 2017 | 178 | 54.5% | 66.3% | 68.0% |
| 2018 | 205 | 54.1% | 65.4% | |
| 2019 | 214 | 47.7% |
Health Sciences & Professions:
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Graduated in 4 | Graduated in 5 | Graduated in 6 |
| 2015 | 863 | 35.8% | 46.3% | 50.3% |
| 2016 | 866 | 33.6% | 47.6% | 50.9% |
| 2017 | 894 | 37.8% | 50.4% | 53.2% |
| 2018 | 873 | 36.4% | 50.6% | |
| 2019 | 804 | 39.6% |
University College:
| Cohort Year | Total Students | Graduated in 4 | Graduated in 5 | Graduated in 6 |
| 2015 | 1,441 | 31.6% | 43.5% | 46.1% |
| 2016 | 1,446 | 30.2% | 43.2% | 45.9% |
| 2017 | 1,235 | 31.5% | 42.4% | 44.9% |
| 2018 | 1,080 | 31.2% | 42.2% | |
| 2019 | 928 | 29.2% |
CSRDE and Comparative Retention/Graduation Data
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Degrees Conferred
Annual degrees conferred count all degrees conferred in a given academic year beginning with Summer, then Fall then Spring.
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Degrees Conferred
*Doctoral count includes Ph.D., EDD, AUD, and DPT
| Year | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral* | D.O. | Total |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 7,024 | 1,868 | 191 | 184 | 9,796 |
| 2018-19 | 636 | 7,011 | 1,905 | 193 | 228 | 9,973 |
| 2019-20 | 848 | 6,727 | 1,988 | 182 | 228 | 9,973 |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 6,340 | 2,032 | 181 | 230 | 9,281 |
| 2021-22 | 373 | 5,471 | 2,153 | 196 | 244 | 8,437 |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 4,933 | 2,150 | 192 | 242 | 7,913 |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 4,525 | 1,925 | 189 | 231 | 7,324 |
2023-24聽Degrees Conferred by Academic College:
*Doctoral count includes Ph.D., EDD, AUD, and DPT
| Academic Units | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral* | D.O. | Total |
| Arts & Science | 0 | 804 | 327 | 58 | 0 | 1,189 |
| Business | 20 | 706 | 463 | 0 | 0 | 1,189 |
| Communication | 5 | 412 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 484 |
| Education | 3 | 339 | 249 | 17 | 0 | 608 |
| Engineering & Technology | 12 | 269 | 123 | 14 | 0 | 418 |
| Fine Arts | 0 | 172 | 113 | 3 | 0 | 288 |
| Grad College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Health Sciences & Professions | 105 | 1,672 | 532 | 83 | 0 | 2,392 |
| Honors Tutorial College | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| University College | 219 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 295 |
| Voinovich | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Osteopathic Medicine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 231 |
| Total | 364 | 4,525 | 1,925 | 189 | 231 | 7,234 |
Associate Degrees Conferred at the Regional Campuses:
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