2006-PRESENT ATTRITION AS PERCENT OF ENTERING CLASS

Graduation Year Entering Class Size* Graduated in 4 years Including Late Graduates (6+ yr)
N % N %
2006** 299 168 56.2 186 62.2
2007 306 186 60.8 204 66.7
2008 321 202 62.9 218 67.9
2009** 320 198 61.9 212 66.3
2010 345 218 63.2 234 67.8
2011** 333 200 60.1 207 62.2
2012** 312 197 63.1 210 67.6**
2013** 292 175 59.9 185 63.4
2014** 311 187 60.1 205 65.9
2015 320 192 60.0 203 63.4
2016** 341 208 61.0 223 65.4
2017** 291 187 64.3
2018** 321 199 62.0

Latest Three-Year Average

Percent Graduated In Four Years: 62.4
Percent Including Late Graduates: 64.9   

Latest Five-Year Average

Percent Graduated In Four Years: 61.5
Percent Including Late Graduates: 65.1   

Latest Ten-Year Average

Percent Graduated In Four Years: 61.6
Percent Including Late Graduates: 65.7

NOTE: Entering class size is only first year, first time freshman. This number DOES NOT include transfer students.
^Increase in graduation rate from prior year report.
** Original cohort adjusted for military service and/or death.

RETENTION RATES

For the last ten years, H-SC has retained on average:

  • 80.2% of its freshman cohort (first-time, first-year students)
  • 70.5% of its sophomore cohort
  • 67.4% of its junior cohort
  • 66.2% of its senior cohort

COHORT RETENTION TRENDS (Rate at end of each year)

Fall Class Entering % 1st % 2nd % 3rd % 4th % 5th
2006 77.1 71.0 67.8 68.1 67.8
2007 78.7 65.6 64.1* 62.3* 62.3*
2008 77.1 71.3* 67.5* 66.6* 67.5*
2009 78.6* 70.2* 66.4* 65.8* 64.4*
2010 79.7* 69.8* 67.3* 67.0* 66.3*
2011 77.8 67.8 64.1 64.1 64.1
2012 78.4 69.9 67.0* 64.9* 65.8*
2013 83.2 72.6* 71.2* 69.9* 68.7*
2014 82.6* 73.0* 71.7* 69.2*
2015 79.7* 68.2* 67.0*
2016 83.7* 77.2*
2017 81.4*

*Percentage retention rate does not include students that left due to military and/or death.

DEMOGRAPHICS:

2018-19 ENROLLMENT

In-State Out-of-State Total
N % N %
751 70.1 321 29.9 1,072

2018-19 STUDENTS BY RACE

Race %
Black 4.9
Am. Indian/
Alaska Native		 0.5
Asian 0.7
Hispanic 3.8
White 85.6
Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Island		 0.1
Nonresident Alien 0.4
Two+ Races 3.1
Unreported 1.0