Retention First-time Full-time (IPEDS)
Retention is an indicator of student achievement that measures the proportion of first-time, full-time, baccalaureate-seeking students who start college in summer or fall terms and re-enroll by the following fall term of the subsequent academic year.
![LC State Retention bar graph](/media/7892/lc-state-retention.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=160&height=57&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527670000000 160w,/media/7892/lc-state-retention.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=320&height=114&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527670000000 320w,/media/7892/lc-state-retention.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=480&height=171&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527670000000 480w,/media/7892/lc-state-retention.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=640&height=228&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527670000000 640w,/media/7892/lc-state-retention.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=800&height=285&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527670000000 800w,/media/7892/lc-state-retention.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=960&height=342&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527670000000 960w)
![Retention at LC State Institutional Peers bar graph](/media/7895/retention-at-lc-state-institutional-peers.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=160&height=65&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 160w,/media/7895/retention-at-lc-state-institutional-peers.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=320&height=131&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 320w,/media/7895/retention-at-lc-state-institutional-peers.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=480&height=196&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 480w,/media/7895/retention-at-lc-state-institutional-peers.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=640&height=261&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 640w,/media/7895/retention-at-lc-state-institutional-peers.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=800&height=327&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 800w,/media/7895/retention-at-lc-state-institutional-peers.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=960&height=392&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 960w)
![Retention by Race/Ethnicity bar graph](/media/7894/rentention-by-race-ethnicity.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=160&height=110&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 160w,/media/7894/rentention-by-race-ethnicity.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=320&height=220&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 320w,/media/7894/rentention-by-race-ethnicity.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=480&height=330&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 480w,/media/7894/rentention-by-race-ethnicity.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=640&height=440&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 640w,/media/7894/rentention-by-race-ethnicity.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=800&height=550&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 800w,/media/7894/rentention-by-race-ethnicity.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=960&height=659&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 960w,/media/7894/rentention-by-race-ethnicity.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1120&height=769&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 1120w,/media/7894/rentention-by-race-ethnicity.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1280&height=879&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 1280w)
![Retention by Gender bar graph](/media/7893/rentention-by-gender.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=160&height=64&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 160w,/media/7893/rentention-by-gender.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=320&height=128&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 320w,/media/7893/rentention-by-gender.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=480&height=192&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 480w,/media/7893/rentention-by-gender.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=640&height=256&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 640w,/media/7893/rentention-by-gender.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=800&height=320&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 800w,/media/7893/rentention-by-gender.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=960&height=384&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 960w,/media/7893/rentention-by-gender.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1120&height=448&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 1120w,/media/7893/rentention-by-gender.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1280&height=513&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527680000000 1280w)
![Retention by Special Populations bar graph](/media/7896/retention-by-special-populations.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=160&height=82&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527690000000 160w,/media/7896/retention-by-special-populations.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=320&height=165&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527690000000 320w,/media/7896/retention-by-special-populations.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=480&height=247&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527690000000 480w,/media/7896/retention-by-special-populations.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=640&height=330&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527690000000 640w,/media/7896/retention-by-special-populations.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=800&height=412&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527690000000 800w,/media/7896/retention-by-special-populations.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=960&height=494&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527690000000 960w,/media/7896/retention-by-special-populations.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1120&height=577&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527690000000 1120w,/media/7896/retention-by-special-populations.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1280&height=659&format=auto&quality=90&rnd=132730527690000000 1280w)