USC Columbia
Return Rate (%) of First-Time Full-Time Freshmen as of Fall 2003
| Cohort | Enrolled |
2nd Year |
3rd Year |
4th Year |
| 1985 | 2,864 | 78.9 | 69.3 | 65.0 |
| 1986 | 2,536 | 78.7 | 69.1 | 64.2 |
| 1987 | 2,881 | 80.4 | 69.7 | 65.4 |
| 1988 | 2,993 | 79.1 | 69.3 | 65.8 |
| 1989 | 2,780 | 80.3 | 70.5 | 66.4 |
| 1990 | 2,474 | 81.5 | 71.1 | 67.7 |
| 1991 | 2,591 | 79.4 | 69.4 | 64.1 |
| 1992 | 2,460 | 78.1 | 66.6 | 61.3 |
| 1993 | 2,298 | 79.6 | 70.2 | 65.4 |
| 1994 | 2,347 | 77.8 | 66.5 | 60.4 |
| 1995 | 2,593 | 79.1 | 69.3 | 63.7 |
| 1996 | 2,635 | 80.4 | 71.1 | 64.9 |
| 1997 | 2,925 | 79.6 | 70.6 | 65.4 |
| 1998 | 2,760 | 80.9 | 72.8 | 67.8 |
| 1999 | 2,598 | 81.8 | 73.8 | 69.1 |
| 2000 | 2,477 | 80.6 | 73.4 | 67.9 |
| 2001 | 3,229 | 81.7 | 72.8 | |
| 2002 | 3,503 | 84.2 |