System-Level Accountability Scorecard
Indicator 1: Access to Programs & Courses

Measure 1D: Student Retention Rates - Definitions

• Cohort: Entering students in a specified term.
  
• Graduated: The cumulative percentage of students in the cohort that have graduated by the end of the specified term.
  
• Retained: The percentage of students in the cohort that have not graduated and are enrolled during the specified term.
  
• Transferred: The cumulative percentage of students in the cohort that have not graduated and are not enrolled but have enrolled at another U.S. institution.
  
• Success: The cumulative percentage of students in the cohort that have graduated or transferred plus the percent enrolled during a specific term.