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First-year to Sophomore Persistence Rates
Do first-year students return?
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The first-year to sophomore persistence rate shows the percentage of the fall entering student cohort of first-time, first-year students who were enrolled the following fall.

Entering in the Fall of:

Number of students (entering cohort):

Percent enrolled in subsequent fall:

2007

442

TBD

2006

492

93.1%

2005

490

94.5%

2004

467

94.2%

2003

487

95.5% 

2002

415

93.3%

2001

582

94.3%

2000

471

93.2%

1999

479

93.7%

1998

473

92.4%

1997

445

94.3%

1996

491

90.2%

1995

429

93.1%

1994

405

93.2%

1993

522

93.6%

1992

400

91.2%

1991

367

91.3%

Note: Enrolled percentage includes students who are actively studying away in Bates-approved programs



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Did You Know?

The first-year to sophomore persistence rate for national private four-year colleges has been approximately 75% in recent years. (Source:  ACT, Inc.)

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