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Retention & Graduation Rates

About these Dashboards

These dashboards offer an interactive platform for exploring Boise State University’s retention and graduation data of bachelor’s degree-seeking cohorts. They enable users to: analyze performance trends over time; compare outcomes across student groups; identify patterns relevant to institutional effectiveness. These dashboards are intended to support transparency, inform planning, and promote a shared understanding of student success metrics in accordance with Boise State’s Strategic Enrollment and Retention Plan (SERP).

Fall Cohort Technical Notes:

  • Cohort Definition: Data reflect bachelor’s degree-seeking student cohorts as of the 10th day of the term. From Fall 2012 onward, official cohorts are based on the October 15 census.
  • Allowable Exclusions: Cohort counts and calculations reflect adjustments for students meeting federally recognized exclusions (military service, religious missions, disability, or death).
  • Annual Refresh: Data are updated annually and may differ slightly from external reports (e.g., IPEDS, SERP Annual Report) due to timing and classification criteria.
  • Data Suppression Notice: When filters result in fewer than five students in a given year, the data are not displayed in order to protect individual privacy.

Fall Cohort Retention & Graduation Rates

Spring Cohort Technical Notes:

  • Cohort Definition: Data reflect bachelor’s degree-seeking student cohorts as of the 10th day of the term. From Spring 2013 onward, official cohorts are based on the March 15 census.
  • Allowable Exclusions: Cohort counts and calculations reflect adjustments for students meeting federally recognized exclusions (military service, religious missions, disability, or death).
  • Annual Refresh: Data are updated annually and may differ slightly from external reports (e.g., IPEDS, SERP Annual Report) due to timing and classification criteria.
  • Data Suppression Notice: When filters result in fewer than five students in a given year, the data are not displayed in order to protect individual privacy.

Spring Cohort Retention & Graduation Rates

Accessibility Notice

The Tableau interactive dashboards presented here are built with accessibility needs in mind. However, if you need help accessing the results displayed in the data visualizations, please call 208-426-1575 or email ie@boisestate.edu.