Retention
Retention at CU
A major initiative of Clarion University has been to develop a comprehensive enrollment plan that focuses on helping Clarion strategically and intentionally plan for enrollment sustainability, and even growth in key areas. More information about this Step Up plan can be found at this link. As part of this plan, Dr. Dale has set a goal for Clarion to reach 80% fall to sophomore year retention by 2024 and a 1% increase in retention for each cohort beyond freshmen (2nd to 3rd year and 3rd year to 4th year).
One important initiative to achieve this goal is outreach to students who are not registered for the next semester. The following table outlines the targets needed to achieve the retention goals as of January 19, 2021.
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Spring 2021 Targets Listed in Priority Order |
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Fall to Spring Retention |
Spring Goal % |
Headcount Goal |
Current Headcount Needed |
Current Enrolled Headcount |
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Achieve Dr. Dale's Goal of 78% in fall 2021 |
90.00% |
618 |
32 |
586 out of 686 students in the cohort |
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Exceed Fall 2019 to Spring 2020 Rate |
89.00% |
611 |
25 |
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Match Fall 2019 to Spring 2020 Rate |
88.73% |
609 |
23 |
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