65%
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 2021 for the indicator reporting year of 2023
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
65%
is currently at or above the average of the 3 previous years (63.33%)
ADEQUACY
65%
is currently below the the benchmark set by Peers (73%)
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore's peers as of 2015
New Jersey City University |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
SUNY at Fredonia |
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University |
Fayetteville State University |
University of North Carolina at Pembroke |
Winston-Salem State University |
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania |
Virginia State University |
California State University, Bakersfield |
USM Institutions
Second-year retention rate
(Indicator Number: 3)
Bowie State University | 73% |
Coppin State University | 64% |
Frostburg State University | 72% |
Salisbury University | 79% |
Towson University | 85% |
University of Baltimore | 77% |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County | 87% |
University of Maryland, College Park | 95% |
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore | 65% |