Marshall University
Office of Institutional Research
Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen
Cohort Group: 1999
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Total First-Time Full-Time Freshmen
			Fall 1999	Fall 1999	Overall Four-Class Avg		Overall Four-Class								Overall Four-Class
			Cohort	Cohort	1994-1997	1994-1997	1994-1997 Cohort								1996-1999 Cohort
			No. of Students	Graduation Rate	Total No Students	Completers	Average Graduation Rate								Average Graduation Rate
	Race
		Nonresident Alien	1	***	#REF!	#REF!	#REF!								37.5%
		Black, Non-Hispanic	96	38.5%	#REF!	#REF!	#REF!								27.4%
		American Indian/Alaska Native	17	47.1%	#REF!	#REF!	#REF!								42.6%
		Asian/Pacific Islander	19	68.4%	#REF!	#REF!	#REF!								48.7%
		Hispanic	7	***	#REF!	#REF!	#REF!								42.9%
		White, Non-Hispanic	1533	43.6%	#REF!	#REF!	#REF!								40.8%
		Other	103	35.0%	#REF!	#REF!	#REF!								28.4%
		Total	1776	43.0%	#REF!	#REF!	#REF!								39.1%
	Gender
		Male	794	38.7%	#REF!	#REF!	#REF!								35.2%
		Female	982	46.5%	#REF!	#REF!	#REF!								42.4%
		Total	1776	43.0%	#REF!	#REF!	#REF!								39.1%
Total First-Time Full-Time Freshmen Athletes Receiving Financial Aid
			Fall 1999	Fall 1999	Overall Four-Class Avg		Overall Four-Class								Overall Four-Class
			Cohort	Cohort	1995-1998	1995-1998	1995-1998 Cohort								1996-1999 Cohort
			No. of Students	Graduation Rate	Total No Students	Completers	Average Graduation Rate								Average Graduation Rate
	Race
		Nonresident Alien	0	***	5	3	60.0%								***
		Black, Non-Hispanic	6	66.7%	3	2	***								71.4%
		American Indian/Alaska Native	0	***	39	25	64.1%								***
		Asian/Pacific Islander	0	***	4	3	75.0%								***
		Hispanic	0	***	140	84	60.0%								75.0%
		White, Non-Hispanic	37	48.6%	3	1	***								58.5%
		Other	0	***	36	17	47.2%								47.1%
		Total	43	51.2%	230	135	58.7%								58.7%
	Gender
		Male	23	43.5%	146	84	57.5%								56.6%
		Female	20	60.0%	84	51	60.7%								61.6%
		Total	43	51.2%	230	135	58.7%								58.7%
	Sport
		Football	7	57.1%	60	39	65.0%								65.2%
		Basketball	3	***	25	12	48.0%								57.1%
		Baseball	2	***	37	13	35.1%								34.5%
		Track & Field	7	57.1%	34	26	76.5%								69.7%
		Other	24	54.2%	74	45	60.8%								59.5%
		Total	43	51.2%	230	135	58.7%								58.7%
***For confidentiality reasons if the number of completers is less than two, the graduation rate is not shown.
Notes:
	The cohort groups include those individuals who enter Marshall University as First-Time Full-Time Freshmen
	who are seeking a bachelors or equivalent degree.
	The student athletes cohort groups include those individuals who enter Marshall University seeking a bachelors or
	equivalent degree who also received athletically related financial aid.
	The overall four-class average graduation rate is the average graduation rate of the four cohorts from 1996 through
	1999.  The cohort groups include those individuals who enter Marshall University as First-Time Full-Time Freshmen
	who are seeking a bachelors or equivalent degree.
	The Graduation Rate is the percent of those students who received their baccalaureate or associate degree
	within 150% of the normal time to complete a degree (baccalaureate: within six years after they entered;
	associate: within three years after they entered).
	Source:  IPEDS Graduation Rate Surveys.