KSU 2004-2005 Fact Book

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Preface

General Information

Student Information

		Enrollment History
		USG Comparisons
		Enrollment
		Credit Hours
		Demographics
		Admissions
		Aid & Retention
					Retention Rates
					HOPE Scholarships
					Financial Aid

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First-Year Retention Rates at USG Public Institutions

	FT/FT Freshmen Cohort Fall 2003	Institutional Percent Retained Fall 2004	USG Percent Retained Fall 2004
Research Universities
University of Georgia	5,157	93%	95%
Georgia Institute of Technology	2,228	91%	93%
Georgia State University	1,924	83%	88%
Regional Universities
Georgia Southern University	2,735	79%	87%
Valdosta State University	1,756	76%	84%
Metropolitan State Universities
Kennesaw State University	2,074	76%	82%
Columbus State University	1,064	71%	77%
Augusta State University	795	68%	72%
Southern Polytechnic State University	438	68%	78%
Armstrong Atlantic State University	719	63%	71%
Clayton College and State University	534	60%	66%
Non-Metropolitan State Universities
Georgia College and State University	1,027	78%	90%
North Georgia College and State Univ.	723	77%	84%
State University of West Georgia	1,738	71%	80%
Georgia Southwestern State University	326	66%	79%
Historically Black State Universities
Albany State University	537	78%	83%
Fort Valley State University	496	78%	82%
Savannah State University	607	71%	77%
State Colleges
Dalton State College	599	64%	66%
Macon State College	643	62%	66%

Highlights

          
            Among the metropolitan state universities, KSU's freshmen retention rates ranked highly in Fall 2004.

As a metropolitan university, KSU's first-time, full-time freshman cohort constituted only 45% of all new students in Fall 2003.