First-Term Persistence

The percentage of first-time degree/certificate/transfer-seeking/undecided students in the fall term who are enrolled in the following spring. Those who complete a certificate or degree in by the end of the fall term are counted as persisted.
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Overall

METRIC	FA20	FA21	FA22	FA23	FA24
First-Term Persistence	77.0%	74.7%	82.5%	83.8%	84.2%

Ethnicity

	FA20	FA21	FA22	FA23	FA24
First-Term Persistence
Asian	81.6%	77.7%	85.0%	83.6%	86.7%
Black/African American	66.7%	52.2%	82.8%	80.0%	87.5%
Filipinx/a/o	61.9%	53.3%	77.8%	85.7%	70.0%
Latinx/a/o	71.6%	71.5%	80.7%	82.7%	82.4%
Multiethnic	80.0%	81.6%	81.2%	84.9%	88.0%
Native American	33.3%	100.0%	0.0%	33.3%	100.0%
Pacific Islander	66.7%	66.7%	0.0%	66.7%	100.0%
Unknown	45.5%	46.2%	65.8%	50.0%	89.5%
White	83.6%	78.8%	86.1%	86.8%	84.7%

First-Generation

	FA20	FA21	FA22	FA23	FA24
First-Term Persistence
No	80.3%	79.3%	84.6%	85.4%	87.4%
Unknown	66.7%	65.8%	71.7%	78.2%	77.0%
Yes	68.1%	62.7%	77.4%	79.6%	76.1%

Gender

	FA20	FA21	FA22	FA23	FA24
First-Term Persistence
Women	78.0%	74.9%	86.8%	85.3%	85.1%
Men	76.7%	74.8%	79.1%	81.5%	83.8%
Non-binary or Unspecified	50.0%	66.7%	75.7%	91.3%	77.1%