Fact Book Document 2003-2004 - West Virginia Wesleyan College

First­Time Full­time Freshmen
and Year Entering College
West Virginia Wesleyan College
First­time Full­time Freshmen
Retention and Graduation Rates
1980 to Present
3 yrs or
less 4 yrs 5 yrs > 5 Total
Year 2 % Year 3 % Year 4 % Year 5 Year 6
Total Grads %
1980 561 369 65.8% 280 49.9% 257 45.8% 0 0 0 201 49 6 256 45.6%
1981 525 350 66.7% 272 51.8% 247 47.0% 0 0 0 197 42 8 247 47.0%
1982 422 310 73.5% 227 53.8% 206 48.8% 0 0 0 168 36 5 209 49.5%
1983 356 252 70.8% 199 55.9% 185 52.0% 0 0 0 135 32 10 177 49.7%
1984 355 251 70.7% 199 56.1% 189 53.2% 0 0 0 128 45 9 182 51.3%
1985 388 268 69.1% 231 59.5% 213 54.9% 0 6 0 149 50 6 205 52.8%
1986 311 226 72.7% 183 58.8% 181 58.2% 32 0 0 133 37 6 176 56.6%
1987 335 241 71.9% 203 60.6% 187 55.8% 37 0 0 130 42 8 180 53.7%
1988 357 262 73.4% 229 64.1% 220 61.6% 50 5 0 145 50 11 206 57.7%
1989 411 319 77.6% 242 58.9% 233 56.7% 52 1 4 146 59 12 221 53.8%
1990 411 312 75.9% 237 57.7% 229 55.7% 39 2 0 161 41 14 216 52.6%
1991 363 273 75.2% 230 63.4% 207 57.0% 41 1 6 149 44 9 208 57.3%
1992 467 325 69.6% 252 54.0% 227 48.6% 51 8 8 159 45 10 222 47.5%
1993 475 332 69.9% 277 58.3% 244 51.4% 58 8 10 161 61 10 242 50.9%
1994 455 324 71.2% 263 57.8% 240 52.7% 48 5 0 183 42 10 235 51.6%
1995 454 352 77.5% 289 63.7% 268 59.0% 59 4 3 196 49 15 263 57.9%
1996 377 272 72.1% 229 60.7% 209 55.4% 35 3 4 156 44 8 212 56.2%
1997 480 368 76.7% 300 62.5% 277 57.7% 54 8 1 201 48 15 265 55.2%
1998 473 369 78.0% 300 63.4% 267 56.4% 50 9 6 196 44
1999 471 348 73.9% 288 61.1% 276 58.6% 47 2 211
2000 415 306 73.7% 264 63.6% 244 58.8% 7
2001 400 303 75.8% 248 62.0%
2002 500 404 80.8%
Recent 5 Yr
Average
Returning for:
Graduating in:
452 346 76.6% 280 62.5% 255 57.4% 49 6 4 192 45 12 243 54.3%
Graduation Rates
First Time
Freshmen
Year 3 Years Cum 4 Yr 5 years Cum 5 Yr > 5 Cum > 5 Yr
1980 0.0% 35.8% 8.7% 44.6% 1.1% 45.6%
1981 0.0% 37.5% 8.0% 45.5% 1.5% 47.0%
1982 0.0% 39.8% 8.5% 48.3% 1.2% 49.5%
1983 0.0% 37.9% 9.0% 46.9% 2.8% 49.7%
1984 0.0% 36.1% 12.7% 48.7% 2.5% 51.3%
1985 0.0% 38.4% 12.9% 51.3% 1.5% 52.8%
1986 0.0% 42.8% 11.9% 54.7% 1.9% 56.6%
1987 0.0% 38.8% 12.5% 51.3% 2.4% 53.7%
1988 0.0% 40.6% 14.0% 54.6% 3.1% 57.7%
1989 1.0% 36.5% 14.4% 50.9% 2.9% 53.8%
1990 0.0% 39.2% 10.0% 49.1% 3.4% 52.6%
1991 1.7% 42.7% 12.1% 54.8% 2.5% 57.3%
1992 1.7% 35.8% 9.6% 45.4% 2.1% 47.5%
1993 2.1% 36.0% 12.8% 48.8% 2.1% 50.9%
1994 0.0% 40.2% 9.2% 49.5% 2.2% 51.6%
1995 0.7% 43.8% 10.8% 54.6% 3.3% 57.9%
1996 1.1% 42.4% 11.7% 54.1% 2.1% 56.2%
1997 0.2% 42.1% 10.0% 52.1% 3.1% 55.2%
1998 1.3% 42.7% 9.3% 52.0%
1999 0.4% 45.2%
2000 1.7%
Recent 5 Yr
Average
0.9% 43.3% 10.1% 52.4% 2.6% 54.3%
% of Freshmen Class Graduating
60.0%
55.0%
50.0% 45.6%
45.0%
44.6%
40.0%
35.0%
35.8%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Graduation Rate
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
First time Freshmen Year
1994
1995
1996
1997
55.2%
1998
52.0%
1999
45.2%
2000
3 Years
Cum 4 Yr
Cum 5 Yr
Cum > 5 Yr