Retention and Graduation Rates

Developing Professionals for the Workforce of the Future

CSU Global closely monitors student retention and graduation rates to ensure student support services and programming are meeting student needs.

The university’s ultimate goal is to ensure that students can complete their degrees in a low-cost, high-quality environment that honors their time and commitment.

Full-Time Undergraduates

		2nd Year			3rd Year			4th Year			5th Year			6th Year
Term	Cohort	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total
Fall 2012	428	44.6%	37.1%	81.8%	16.6%	55.8%	72.4.%	6.5%	62.6%	69.2%	5.1%	64.5%	69.6%	2.1%	66.1%	68.2%
Fall 2013	517	27.1%	25.9%	53.0%	10.8%	37.5%	48.4%	5.4%	41.6%	47.0%	2.3%	43.3%	45.6%	1.9%	44.1%	46.0%
Fall 2014	673	21.7%	17.8%	39.5%	10.1%	26.0%	36.1%	4.5%	30.5%	34.9%	2.7%	31.4%	34.0%	1.8%	31.9%	33.7%
Fall 2015	383	39.9%	41.0%	80.9%	18.5%	53.0%	71.5%	7.3%	60.6%	67.9%	4.7%	62.9%	67.6%	2.1%	64.2%	66.3%
Fall 2016	438	36.1%	40.6%	76.7%	13.7%	55.3%	68.9%	5.5%	58.9%	64.4%	1.1%	62.1%	63.2%	.95%	64.45%	65.4%
Fall 2017	401	30.7%	41.6%	72.3%	10.2%	56.9%	67.1%	2.5%	61.6%	64.1%	.75%	62.5%	63.25%	1.51%	62.88%	64.39%
Fall 2018	372	40.3%	34.4%	74.7%	15.1%	48.7%	63.7%	6.74%	53.37%	60.11%	3.39%	56.25%	59.64%	3.37%	56.48%	59.85%
Fall 2019	313	47.9%	40.9%	88.8%	11.34%	55.82%	67.16%	7.69%	62.46%	70.15%	7.67%	62.89%	70.56%
Fall 2020	408	27.94%	37.75%	65.69%	13.28%	51.38%	64.66%	13.38%	54.55%	67.93%
Fall 2021	316	23.42%	44.94%	68.36%	23.57%	53.82%	77.39%
Fall 2022	266	58.65%	41.73%	100.38%

Part-Time Undergraduates

		2nd Year			3rd Year			4th Year			5th Year			6th Year
Term	Cohort	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total
Fall 2012	870	50.1%	10.2%	60.3%	27.1%	24.3%	51.4.%	12.8%	34.6%	47.4%	9.5%	38.3%	47.8%	6.1%	40.9%	47.0%
Fall 2013	1415	36.5%	13.8%	50.3%	20.2%	26.1%	46.4%	11.4%	32.0%	43.4%	7.1%	35.1%	42.3%	5.4%	37.0%	42.4%
Fall 2014	1447	34.8%	11.0%	45.8%	20.4%	20.9%	41.3%	11.1%	26.9%	38.0%	6.8%	29.9%	36.6%	4.4%	31.4%	35.8%
Fall 2015	1357	49.3%	14.3%	63.6%	25.6%	30.3%	55.9%	13.6%	38.5%	52.2%	8.5%	42.7%	51.2%	3.7%	45.2%	48.9%
Fall 2016	1449	44.7%	14.3%	59.0%	23.0%	27.3%	50.3%	13.5%	33.7%	47.2%	6.0%	38.1%	44.1%	1.83%	41.57%	43.40%
Fall 2017	1393	41.7%	13.2%	54.9%	22.1%	25.6%	47.7%	9.3%	33.5%	42.7%	2.99%	37.26%	40.25%	1.45%	38.09%	39.54%
Fall 2018	1244	46.1%	15.1%	61.3%	21.5%	29.3%	50.7%	6.44%	37.23%	43.67%	4.98%	38.91%	43.89%	4.96%	39.44%	44.40%
Fall 2019	1270	45.4%	13.9%	59.3%	14.53%	29.21%	43.74%	8.13%	31.88%	40.01%	8.13%	33.68%	41.81%
Fall 2020	1205	26.89%	18.84%	45.73%	15.80%	30.42%	46.22%	15.86%	33.93%	49.79%
Fall 2021	1062	30.41%	19.30%	49.71%	30.88%	28.49%	59.37%
Fall 2022	888	49.10%	20.05%	69.15%

Full-Time Graduates

		2nd Year			3rd Year			4th Year			5th Year			6th Year
Term	Cohort	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total
Fall 2012	74	67.6%	17.6%	85.1%	20.3%	64.9%	85.1%	6.8%	75.7%	82.4%	5.4%	78.4%	83.8%	0.0%	81.1%	81.1%
Fall 2013	10	20.0%	50.0%	70.0%	10.0%	50.0%	60.0%	10.0%	50.0%	60.0%	10.0%	50.0%	60.0%	0.0%	60.0%	60.0%
Fall 2014	17	23.5%	41.2%	64.7%	5.9%	58.8%	64.7%	0.0%	64.7%	64.7%	0.0%	64.7%	64.7%	0.0%	64.7%	64.7%
Fall 2015	252	65.1%	16.3%	81.3%	17.5%	58.3%	75.8%	6.3%	67.5%	73.8%	1.6%	70.2%	71.8%	0.0%	71.0%	71.0%
Fall 2016	362	64.6%	13.8%	78.5%	16.6%	57.2%	73.8%	7.2%	64.1%	71.3%	3.6%	66.6%	70.2%	0.85%	69.12%	69.97%
Fall 2017	383	59.8%	21.7%	81.5%	12.0%	64.2%	76.2%	3.9%	70.8%	74.7%	.53%	74.07%	74.60%	0.53%	74.34%	74.87%
Fall 2018	372	61.6%	20.4%	82.0%	15.6%	61.8%	77.4%	4.18%	65.27%	69.45%	2.09%	66.84%	68.93%	1.82%	67.53%	69.35%
Fall 2019	361	60.1%	39.1%	99.2%	9.21%	60.43%	69.64%	3.55%	63.66%	67.21%	3.54%	64.03%	67.57%
Fall 2020	395	35.95%	47.85%	83.80%	9.90%	68.78%	78.68%
Fall 2021	250	29.60%	51.60%	81.20%	29.84%	66.94%	96.78%
Fall 2022	241	70.12%	45.64%	115.78%

Part-Time Graduates

		2nd Year			3rd Year			4th Year			5th Year			6th Year
Term	Cohort	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total	Retention	Graduation	Total
Fall 2012	326	57.1%	8.0%	65.0%	21.2%	40.5%	61.7%	8.0%	50.3%	58.3%	4.9%	53.1%	58.0%	2.1%	54.6%	56.7%
Fall 2013	621	41.5%	7.4%	49.0%	15.6%	30.0%	45.6%	7.4%	35.9%	43.3%	3.1%	39.6%	42.7%	2.7%	40.7%	43.5%
Fall 2014	814	38.6%	8.5%	47.1%	13.6%	30.3%	44.0%	5.2%	37.0%	42.1%	2.7%	38.9%	41.6%	1.5%	39.9%	41.4%
Fall 2015	424	64.4%	7.8%	72.2%	20.5%	42.7%	63.2%	9.4%	50.9%	60.4%	4.2%	55.2%	59.4%	1.7%	57.1%	58.7%
Fall 2016	480	54.4%	7.1%	61.5%	16.0%	39.4%	55.4%	8.1%	47.5%	55.6%	3.1%	50.8%	54.0%	1.91%	52.98%	54.89%
Fall 2017	478	62.3%	9.4%	71.8%	22.2%	43.7%	65.9%	7.7%	54.4%	62.1%	1.28%	58.21%	59.49%	1.28%	58.97%	60.25%
Fall 2018	530	54.7%	10.8%	65.5%	14.3%	42.8%	57.2%	3.62%	49.81%	53.43%	1.10%	51.01%	52.11%	1.08%	50.54%	51.62%
Fall 2019	480	55.0%	22.3%	77.3%	9.70%	47.13%	56.83%	3.78%	49.80%	53.58%	3.76%	50.69%	54.45%
Fall 2020	508	43.31%	25.59%	68.90%	9.80%	46.60%	56.40%	9.82%	51.50%	61.32%
Fall 2021	347	39.77%	29.97%	69.74%	40.0%	46.67%	46.67%
Fall 2022	308	55.19%	21.75%	76.94%

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