The University of Alabama
First-time, Full-time Undergraduate Cohort Retention Rates

  2023 2022 2021
Cohort HC 2nd Year Retention 3rd Year Retention Cohort HC 2nd Year Retention 3rd Year Retention Cohort HC 2nd Year Retention 3rd Year Retention
By RACE/ETHNICITY                  
Hispanic or Latino 801 88.1%   496 82.7% 73.6% 458 83.6% 76.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native 25 84.0%   30 76.7% 76.7% 28 64.3% 50.0%
Asian 107 94.4%   106 95.3% 90.6% 104 92.3% 84.6%
Black or African American 931 83.9%   825 78.4% 65.5% 788 78.0% 67.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 100.0%   8 87.5% 75.0% 8 100.0% 62.5%
White 5,850 90.9%   5,117 87.2% 81.6% 5,775 88.3% 82.6%
Two or more races 347 84.7%   288 81.3% 72.2% 275 80.0% 69.1%
Race/Ethnicity unknown 98 84.7%   1,062 88.7% 84.2% 60 88.3% 86.7%
US Nonresident 50 88.0%   49 93.6% 83.0% 44 95.5% 84.1%
By SEX                  
Male 3,483 89.8%   3,462 85.1% 77.5% 3,206 86.0% 78.9%
Female 4,732 89.3%   4,519 86.8% 81.1% 4,334 87.2% 80.8%
By LEGAL RESIDENCY                  
In-State Alabama Resident 3,159 87.2%   2,966 85.0% 77.2% 2,940 85.2% 77.1%
In-State Other 12 83.3%   13 69.2% 69.2% 16 68.8% 75.0%
Out-of-State 5,044 90.9%   5,002 86.8% 81.0% 4,584 87.7% 81.9%
Total 8,215 89.5%   7,981 86.1% 79.6% 7,540 86.7% 80.0%

  2020 2019 2018
Cohort HC 2nd Year Retention 3rd Year Retention Cohort HC 2nd Year Retention 3rd Year Retention Cohort HC 2nd Year Retention 3rd Year Retention
By RACE/ETHNICITY                  
Hispanic or Latino 337 83.6% 73.8% 342 81.9% 77.8% 375 77.1% 70.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native 10 80.0% 70.0% 24 79.2% 75.0% 29 86.2% 79.3%
Asian 98 88.7% 86.6% 94 88.2% 79.6% 82 93.9% 87.8%
Black or African American 585 82.6% 72.6% 647 82.4% 73.9% 539 84.2% 78.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 60.0% 40.0% 3 66.7% 66.7% 6 100.0% 50.0%
White 5,139 89.9% 84.1% 5,247 88.5% 83.6% 5,194 87.9% 81.6%
Two or more races 235 85.1% 77.9% 267 82.0% 73.0% 248 81.5% 73.8%
Race/Ethnicity unknown 25 84.0% 84.0% 28 92.9% 78.6% 34 85.3% 85.3%
US Nonresident 32 68.8% 56.3% 82 81.7% 69.5% 125 92.0% 83.2%
By SEX                  
Male 2,728 87.4% 80.6% 2,879 86.7% 81.0% 2,889 85.9% 79.2%
Female 3,738 89.3% 83.3% 3,855 87.6% 82.2% 3,743 87.7% 81.6%
By LEGAL RESIDENCY                  
In-State Alabama Resident 2,719 87.4% 80.8% 2,590 89.2% 83.1% 2,343 89.8% 85.2%
In-State Other 23 82.6% 78.3% 27 81.5% 81.5% 37 83.8% 78.4%
Out-of-State 3,724 89.4% 83.2% 4,117 86.0% 80.8% 4,252 85.3% 78.0%
Total 6,466 88.5% 82.2% 6,734 87.2% 81.7% 6,632 86.9% 80.6%