USC Columbia
Return Rate Percentage as of Fall 2007
First-time, Full-time Freshmen

Cohort
Enrolled
2nd Year
3rd Year
4th Year
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
66.9
2002
3,503
84.2
75.3
71.3
2003
3,443
84.9
76.0
71.8
2004
3,337
83.1
73.7
69.6
2005
3,677
85.8
76.3
2006
3,646
86.9