Marshall University
Office of Institutional Research
Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen
Cohort Group: 2002
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Total First-Time Full-Time Freshmen
	Fall 2002	Fall 2002	Fall 2002	Overall Four-Class	Overall Four-Class	Overall Four-Class
	Cohort	Cohort	Cohort	1999-2002 Cohort	1999-2002 Cohort	1999-2002 Cohort
	No. of Students	Graduation Rate	Transfer-Out Rate	Total No. Students	Average Graduation Rate	Transfer-Out Rate
Race
Nonresident Alien	3	***	***	7	42.9%	***
Black, Non-Hispanic	89	41.6%	15.7%	325	42.5%	15.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native	6	***	***	41	36.6%	22.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	14	64.3%	***	52	59.6%	7.7%
Hispanic	14	28.6%	***	39	38.5%	10.3%
White, Non-Hispanic	1615	45.1%	18.7%	6168	44.5%	19.8%
Other	76	43.4%	11.8%	366	38.3%	15.8%
Total	1817	44.9%	18.1%	6998	44.1%	19.2%
Gender
Male	805	38.9%	18.1%	3057	39.2%	19.3%
Female	1012	49.6%	18.1%	3941	47.9%	19.2%
Total	1817	44.9%	18.1%	6998	44.1%	19.2%
Total First-Time Full-Time Freshmen Athletes Receiving Financial Aid
	Fall 2002	Fall 2002	Fall 2002	Overall Four-Class	Overall Four-Class	Overall Four-Class
	Cohort	Cohort	Cohort	1999-2002 Cohort	1999-2002 Cohort	1999-2002 Cohort
	No. of Students	Graduation Rate	Transfer-Out Rate	Total No. Students	Average Graduation Rate	Transfer-Out Rate
Race
Nonresident Alien	1	***	***	1	***	***
Black, Non-Hispanic	9	44.4%	33.3%	35	60.0%	8.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native	0	***	***	1	***	***
Asian/Pacific Islander	0	***	***	0	***	***
Hispanic	0	***	***	0	***	***
White, Non-Hispanic	33	63.6%	***	128	56.3%	7.0%
Other	8	37.5%	***	31	67.7%	***
Total	51	56.9%	9.8%	196	59.2%	6.6%
Gender
Male	30	46.7%	13.3%	104	53.8%	8.7%
Female	21	71.4%	***	92	65.2%	4.3%
Total	51	56.9%	9.8%	196	59.2%	6.6%
Sport
Football	5	***	***	41	63.4%	***
Basketball	4	***	***	19	31.6%	15.8%
Baseball	8	50.0%	***	20	40.0%	***
Track & Field	8	37.5%	***	31	58.1%	***
Other	26	69.2%	***	85	68.2%	5.9%
Total	51	56.9%	9.8%	196	59.2%	6.6%
***For confidentiality reasons if the completers or transfer out number is less than or equal to two, the graduation or transfer out rate is not shown.
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 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.