The Office of Institutional Research provides data, information and analysis to the AU community to support university planning and decision making. We also provide the university’s annual responses to the Common Data Set, a collaborative effort of The College Board, Peterson's and U.S. News & World Report to publish standard information about colleges and universities.
Graduation Rates, Retention Rates, and Student Diversity
Undergraduate
Retention Rates
| Retention |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
| Full-Time, First-Year, i.e. Freshman |
74.9% |
73.5% |
77.9% |
Graduation Rates
| Fall 2014 Full-Time, First-Time Entering Cohort |
Number in Cohort |
Number of Completers |
% Graduating by August 2020 |
| Total |
590 |
342 |
58% |
| By Gender |
| Male |
262 |
127 |
48% |
| Female |
328 |
215 |
66% |
| By Ethnicity |
| Non-Resident Alien |
3 |
1 |
33% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
161 |
91 |
57% |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native |
3 |
1 |
33% |
| Asian |
11 |
11 |
100% |
| Black or African American |
52 |
17 |
33% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
|
| White |
308 |
190 |
62% |
| Two or more races |
19 |
11 |
58% |
| Race and ethnicity unknown |
33 |
20 |
61% |
| By Federal Grant or Loan |
| Pell Grant recipient |
270 |
135 |
50% |
| Stafford Loan recipient but no Pell Grant |
147 |
94 |
64% |
| Neither Pell Grant nor Stafford Loan recipient |
173 |
113 |
65% |
Master's and Post-Master's Certificate Programs
Retention Rates
| Degree |
Fall 2016 Entering Cohort |
Retained to Fall 2017 |
Completed within 1 Year |
Number Retained or Completed by Fall 2017 |
% Retained or Completed by Fall 2017 |
| School Social Worker Certificate |
8 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
88% |
| MA |
56 |
47 |
4 |
51 |
91% |
| MATL |
10 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
100% |
| MBA |
59 |
47 |
7 |
54 |
92% |
| MEL |
28 |
27 |
0 |
27 |
96% |
| MS |
48 |
30 |
9 |
39 |
91% |
| MSW |
330 |
180 |
125 |
305 |
92% |
Graduation Rates
| Degree |
Fall 2016 Entering Cohort |
Number of Completers at 2 Years |
% Graduating within 2 Years |
Number of Completers at 4 Years |
% Graduating within 4 Years |
| School Social Worker Certificate |
8 |
7 |
88% |
7 |
88% |
| MA |
56 |
40 |
71% |
48 |
86% |
| MATL |
10 |
8 |
80% |
10 |
100% |
| MBA |
59 |
34 |
58% |
45 |
76% |
| MEL |
28 |
25 |
89% |
25 |
89% |
| MS |
48 |
30 |
63% |
34 |
71% |
| MSW |
330 |
233 |
71% |
301 |
91% |
Doctoral Programs
Retention Rates
| Degree |
Fall 2014 Entering Cohort |
Number Retained to Fall 2015 |
% Retained to Fall 2015 |
| DSW |
10 |
8 |
80% |
| EDD |
61 |
58 |
95% |
Graduation Rates
| Degree |
Fall 2014 Entering Cohort |
Number Completing within 6 Years |
% Graduating within 6 Years |
| DSW |
10 |
4 |
40% |
| EDD |
61 |
44 |
72% |
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