72%

Second-year retention rate
(Indicator Number: 3)

Category: Student: Access, Affordability, and Attainment

What It Measures: Relative quality of new freshmen & their success in their freshman year

Data Reporting Lag: The reporting for this indicator has a 2 year difference. The latest data available is from 2022 for the indicator reporting year of 2024

Value Comparison: When comparing this value for Adequacy and Improvement, a higher value is better.

Data Source For Indicator Value: IPEDS

Data Source For Peer Value: IPEDS

Benchmark Set By: Peers

IMPROVEMENT

72%
is currently below the average of the 3 previous years (75.33%)


ADEQUACY

72%
is currently below the the benchmark set by Peers (73%)



Frostburg State University's peers as of 2015

California State University, Northridge
Sonoma State University
Bridgewater State University
Fitchburg State University
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Kean University
SUNY College at Buffalo
Western Carolina University
Clarion University of Pennsylvania