University of Massachusetts Boston



Fall 2012 Freshman Returning for Spring 2013In fall 2012 UMass Boston admitted 1,267 freshmen. Of these, 1,172 were full-time and 95 were part-time. Those attending full-time returned for the spring at a rate of 92.6% while only 82.1% of the part-time students returned. The difference of 10.5 percentage points was statistically significant. The rest of this report will deal only with those students who were classified as full-time at the beginning of the semester.First-Time Full-Time FreshmenThe spring return rate for the fall 2012 cohort of first-time full-time freshmen was the highest for any UMass Boston cohort. 92.6% of the cohort returned for the spring. That is up from a low of 84.7% in 2005. Since then, we have cut attrition more than in half from 15.3% to 7.4%. Figure 1 shows our progress in the past decade. Details Returning students had significantly lower Verbal SAT scores than those who did not return (497 to 523)Their SAT Math scores were also lower although not significantly so (526 to 538)High school GPAs were not significantAmong U.S. residents, a significantly higher proportion of immigrants than native citizens returned (95.8% to 91.5%)Transitions Program entrants were significantly less likely to return (83.7% to 92.9%)DSP Program entrants were significantly more likely to return (96.8% to 91.6%)There were no differences by gender for the group as a whole or within the racial/ethnic groups.However, there were differences between the racial/ethnic groups. Whites were significantly less likely to return than Black non-Hispanics or Asians. Table 1 displays the results. Table 1: Return Rates by Race/EthnicityRace/EthnicityNumber Entering Fall 2012Number Returning Spring 2013Return RateAmerican Indian/Alaska Native3266.7%Asian16315595.1%Black/African American14914396.0%Hispanic/Latino17316193.1%International15514694.2%Not Specified464597.8%Two or more races292586.2%White45440889.9%Total1,1721,08592.6%There were also differences between the colleges. Among the larger colleges, the College of Science and Mathematics had significantly higher return rates than either the College of Liberal Arts or the College of Management. Table 2 displays the details. The college of Nursing and Health Sciences has an additional breakout by program. Table 2: Return Rates by College Entered CollegeNumber Entered in Fall 2012Number Returned in Spring 2013Return RateCollege of Public and Community Service77100.0%College of Science and Mathematics38937295.6%College of Education and Human Development8675.0%College of Liberal Arts52047491.2%College of Management15313990.8%College of Nursing and Health Sciences 958791.6%Total1,1721,08592.6%College of Nursing and Health Sciences Exercise and Health Science524790.4%Nursing434093.0%Total958791.6%ConclusionThe fall 2011 cohort had a fall to fall retention rate of 78.8% which is our best since tracking began. The 2012 cohort’s fall to spring return rate is almost a full percentage point higher than that of the 2011 cohort. The fall to fall retention rate for the 2012 cohort should approach 80%. ................
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