USC Columbia
  Return Rate Percentage as of Fall 2011
  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  | 
    72.4  | 
   
2006  | 
    3,646  | 
    86.9  | 
    78.3  | 
    75.0  | 
   
2007  | 
    3,690  | 
    87.2  | 
    78.7  | 
    74.3  | 
   
2008  | 
    3,826  | 
    86.7  | 
    79.8  | 
    75.6  | 
   
| 2009 | 3,881  | 
     85.9  | 
     79.6  | 
     |
| 2010 | 4,423  | 
     86.8  | 
     ||