USC Columbia
Return Rate Percentage as of Fall 2013
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 |
75.8 |
| 2010 | 4,423 |
86.8 |
78.2 |
74.6 |
| 2011 | 4,569 |
87.2 |
79.9 |
|
| 2012 | 4,580 |
88.1 |