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Winter 2024 retention rates for URM and non-URM students

All student groups who entered OU for the first time in Fall 2023 saw a Winter 2024 retention rate near or above 90 percent

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First semester, retention, URM, 2024

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Ninety-four percent of full-time new undergraduates (transfer and first-time students) entering OU in Fall 2023 enrolled for the Winter 2024 semester. This represented a 2% increase from the previous year.

First-semester retention was highest for non-underrepresented minority (URM) students with 96 percent of transfer and 95 percent of first time in any college (FTIAC) students re-enrolling for the winter semester. First semester retention was lowest among female URM students with 88 percent of transfer and 89 percent of FTIAC students returning for the winter semester.

For more information, visit the OIRADA Graduation and Retention Dashboard.

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