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Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rate

ComparisonInstitutional


Based on the most recent data of Kansas State University
and Peer Comparison Institutions

InstitutionFreshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rate*
  
 Fall 2010Fall 2011Fall 2012Fall 2013Fall 2014Fall 2015
Kansas State University81%82%81%83%83%85%
       
Auburn University87%89%89%91%90%91%
Clemson University89%90%92%92%93%92%
Colorado State University83%83%86%85%87%86%
Iowa State University86%88%87%86%87%88%
Louisiana State University -
Baton Rouge
84%84%82%85%85%83%
North Carolina State University88%89%83%93%93%93%
Oklahoma State University78%80%79%81%81%81%
Oregon State University83%81%84%84%85%83%
University of Massachusetts -
Amherst
89%89%89%90%91%91%
Washington State University82%84%80%80%78%79%

* from IPEDS Data Center - most recent available comparative data