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California Lutheran University
Traditional Undergraduate Retention
February 15, 2005
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Objective
Provide an overview of traditional undergraduate retention trends and graduation rates.
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First Time Freshmen Attrition
Fall 99 – Fall 04 Cohorts
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Classifications for Attrition Comparison(students may appear in multiple categories)
1. First Time Freshmen (FTF)
2. Underrepresented
3. Student Support Services
4. SSS Eligible but not Serviced
5. Conditional Admit
6. Qualifying Spring Freshman
All first time freshmen including underrepresented and SSS students
Asian/Pacific Islander, African-American, Hispanic, Multiracial, Native American
Federally funded program that services low income, first generation students and individuals with disabilities
Students eligible for SSS but not receiving services because federal funding limited to 200 students
Students do not meet SAT and/or GPA Requirement. Admission must be approved by Enrollment Committee. Students limited to 13 credits of academic courses. (classification introduced in Fall 02)
Subset of Conditional Admits. Least academically prepared of the Conditional Admits (lowest SAT scores and GPA). Students must attend LRN classes
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FTF Attrition Comparisons - 4 Year Data (some data includes duplicated counts)
CLU Total = 35% 20% second year 10% third year 5% fourth year
Underrepresented Students = 38% 22% second year 12% third year 4% fourth year
Caucasian = 34% 19% second year 11% third year 4% fourth year
SSS Students = 26% 16% second year 10% third year 0% fourth year
SSS Eligible but not receiving services = 42% 29% second year 9% third year 4% fourth year
Conditional Admit Attrition = 42% (third year) 32% second year 10% third year
Qualifying Spring Attrition = 47% (third year) 34% second year 13% third year
Total Students FY 03-04372
82
261
24includes 17 underrepresented of which 3 are
conditional admits6 total conditional admits
130
62 Includes 19 underrepresented
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33.60%
32.00%29.30%
16.70%21.80%
18.60%20.20%
47.40%41.70%
37.80%
26.30%33.60%
30.20%30.30%
41.80%26.30%
37.60%34.10%
34.60%
0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00% 40.00% 45.00% 50.00%
Attrition Percentage
2nd Year
3rd Year
4th Year
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FTF 4 Year Average AttritionFall 99 - Fall 04 Cohorts
Qualifying Spring Freshmen Conditional Admits SSS Eligible (not serviced) SSSUnderrepresented Caucasian Overall
Note: Some categories Include duplicated counts
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Attrition After Start of Senior Year – 6 year Data(some data includes duplicated counts)
CLU Overall = 38% 35% cumulative fourth year 3% after start of senior year
Underrepresented Students = 56% 38% cumulative fourth year 18% after start of senior year
Caucasian = 36% 34% cumulative fourth year 2% after start of senior year
SSS Students = 26% 26% cumulative third year (0% fourth year) 0% after start of senior year
Total Students FY 03-04372
82
261
24includes 17 underrepresented of which 3 are
conditional admits6 total conditional admits
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33.60%32.00%
29.30%16.70%
21.80%18.60%
20.20%
47.40%41.70%
37.80%26.30%
33.60%30.20%30.30%
41.80%26.30%
37.60%34.10%
34.60%
26.30%55.50%
36.20%38.00%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00%
Attrition Percentage
2nd Year
3rd Year
4th Year
Total
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FTF 6 Year Average AttritionFall 99 - Fall 04 Cohorts
Qualifying Spring Freshmen Conditional Admits SSS Eligible (not serviced) SSS Underrepresented Caucasian Overall
Note: Some categories Include duplicated counts
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FTF Academic and Financial Profile
Overall CaucasianUnder-
representedConditional
Admits
Overall Without
Conditional Admits SSS
SSS Eligible but not
Receiving Services †
Fall 2003 Number 372 261 82 62 310 25 130
High School GPA* 3.34 3.49 3.24 2.69 3.48 3.34 3.21
Average SAT 1080 1084 1062 953 1107 1033 1050
CLU GPA after 1st Year** 2.89 2.89 2.76 2.41 2.98 3.10 2.44
Average Loan 1st Year $5,297 $5,654 $4,826 $7,143 $4,892 $5,577 $6,518
Average CLU Financial Aid 1st Year $9,251 $8,680 $10,822 $7,446 $9,401 $11,012 $8,818
Discount Rate 45.8% 43.0% 53.6% 36.9% 46.5% 54.5% 43.7%
*Academic/Solid GPA**18 Fall 03 conditional admit students left CLU after first semester with an average GPA of 1.7† Of the 130, 43 left after first year (33% attrition rate). Only 75 are registered for 05 Spring (41% attrition)
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Academic Resources Available to High Risk Students
Student Support Services (SSS)
Center for Academic and Accessibility Resources (CAAR)
Federally funded program that services low income, first generation students and individuals with disabilities.
648 students eligible in 2003-04 = 39% of total traditional UG students
Limited to 200 eligible participants (67% must be 1st generation and low income)
Current annual funding of $230K
CLU funded program that coordinates services for students with disabilities, provides tutoring services, testing, services for students on probation and facilitating the advising process for the entire campus.
Services all students with disabilities (UG, ADEP, Graduate) (Fall 04 total =98)
Services available to students who are not funded by SSS (448 in 2003-04)
Current annual funding of $140K
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Current Resource Alignment SSS vs. CAAR
Number of Students
Staff FTE
Average # of Students
per FTE
Investment per Student
SSS 200 3.25 62 $1,150
CAAR 448++ 1.5 298 $312
Total Eligible
648 4.75 136 $571
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Benefits from Increased Overall Retention
Improved US News Ranking freshmen retention & graduation rates = 25%
More students succeed – improved reputation
Increased net revenue (if capacity exists)
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Next Steps?
Addendum
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2004 FTF Profile
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FTF Academic & Financial Profile –Fall 2003
* Academic/Solid GPA
Overall CaucasianUnder-
representedConditional
Admits
Overall Without Conditional
Admits SSS
SSS Eligible but not Receiving
Services †
Fall 2003 Number 372 261 82 62 310 25 130
High School GPA* 3.34 3.49 3.24 2.69 3.48 3.34 3.21
Average SAT 1080 1084 1062 953 1107 1033 1050
CLU GPA after 1st Year 2.89 2.89 2.76 2.41 2.98 3.10 2.44
Average Loan 1st Year $5,297 $5,654 $4,826 $7,143 $4,892 $5,577 $6,518
Average CLU Financial Aid 1st
Year $9,251 $8,680 $10,822 $7,446 $9,401 $11,012 $8,818
Average Grant 1st Year $2,068 $1,651 $3,693 $1,246 $2,232 $7,642 $3,385
Discount Rate 45.8% 43.0% 53.6% 36.9% 46.5% 54.5% 43.7%
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FTF Academic & Financial Profile – Fall 2004
* Academic/Solid GPA
Overall CaucasianUnder-
representedConditional
Admits
Overall Without Conditional
Admits SSS
SSS Eligible but not Receiving
Services †
Fall 2004 Number 444 307 137 75 369 51 171
High School GPA* 3.79 3.42 3.30 2.84 3.49 3.30 3.25
Average SAT 1068 1096 1004 910 1100 996 1021
CLU GPA after 1st Year NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Average Loan 1st Year $5,235 $5,321 $5,488 $5,922 $5,095 $5,462 $5,926
Average CLU Financial Aid 1st
Year $11,261 $10,728 $12,435 $7,815 $11,962 $12,369 $10,631
Average Grant 1st Year $2,137 $1,581 $3,382 $1,927 $2,179 $6,380 $2,867
Discount Rate 51.6% 49.2% 57.1% 35.8% 54.8% 56.7% 48.7%
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FTF Academic & Financial Profile –Change 2003 to 2004
Overall CaucasianUnder-
representedConditional
Admits
Overall Without Conditional
Admits SSS
SSS Eligible but not Receiving
Services †
Fall 2004 Number 72 46 55 13 59 26 41
High School GPA* 0.45 (0.07) 0.06 0.15 0.01 (0.04) 0.04
Average SAT (12) 12 (58) (43) (7) (37) (29)
CLU GPA after 1st Year NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Average Loan 1st Year ($62) ($333) $662 ($1,221) $203 ($115) ($592)
Average CLU Financial Aid 1st
Year $2,010 $2,048 $1,613 $369 $2,561 $1,357 $1,813
Average Grant 1st Year $69 ($70) ($311) $681 ($53) ($1,262) ($518)
Discount Rate 5.8% 6.2% 3.5% -1.1% 8.3% 2.2% 5.0%
* Academic/Solid GPA
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FTF Group Overlap – Fall 2004
Overall CaucasianUnder-
represented
Conditional Admits (ACMS)
Overall Without
Conditional Admits SSS
SSS Eligible but not
Receiving
Services †
Fall 2004 Number 444 307 137 75 369 51 171
ACMS 75 41 34 NA NA 14 51UR 137 NA NA 34 103 35 60SSS 51 16 35 14 37 NA NASSSE 171 111 60 51 110 NA NANON ACMS 307 266 103 NA NA 37 120Caucasian 369 NA NA 41 266 16 111SSS + ACMS 14 1 13 NA NA NA NASSSE + ACMS 51 40 21 NA NA NA NASSS + UR 35 NA NA 13 22 NA NASSSE + UR 60 NA NA 21 40 NA NA
% ACMS 16.9% 13.4% 24.8% 27.5% 29.8%% UR 30.9% 45.3% 27.9% 68.6% 35.1%% SSS 11.5% 5.2% 25.5% 18.7% 10.0%% SSSE 38.5% 36.2% 43.8% 68.0% 29.8%% NON ACMS 69.1% 86.6% 75.2% 72.5% 70.2%% Caucasian 83.1% 54.7% 72.1% 31.4% 64.9%% SSS + ACMS 3.2% 0.3% 9.5%
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Transfer Attrition
Fall 99 – Fall 04 Cohorts
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23.42%
23.75%
7.88%
6.86%
4.10%
0.75%
32.72%
29.97%
0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00%
Second Year
Third Year
Fourth Year
Total Attrition
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Transfer Average AttritionFall 99 - Fall 04 Cohorts
Underrepresented Transfers All Transfers
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23.42%
23.75%
21.80%20.20%
7.88%
6.86%33.60%
30.30%
4.10%
0.75%
37.60%
34.60%
32.72%29.97%
55.50%
38.00%
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00%
Second Year
Third Year
Fourth Year
Total Attrition
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Freshmen & Transfer Average Attrition ComparisonFall 99 - Fall 04 Cohorts
Underrepresented Transfers All Transfers Underrepresented Freshmen First Time Freshmen
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Transfer Attrition Comparison – 6 Year Data
Fall 99 – 03 Cohorts CLU Overall = 30%
1% Fourth Year 7% Third Year 24% Second Year
Underrepresented Overall = 33% 4% Fourth Year 8% Third Year 23% Second Year