Statistical data to support the summary statements below can be found in Appendix B. The first four items provide general information about the students enrolled as undergraduates in the base fall term, i.e., the point from which the students were tracked for one year to the following fall. The other items provide retention status information (graduated, returned, did not return) as of the following fall semester.

Classification and full-time/part-time. There was a consistent drop in the percentage of full-time students at each classification level from freshman through senior. A strong majority of freshmen (90.7%) were enrolled full-time (12 hours or more), compared to about two-thirds of the seniors who were enrolled full-time (63.1%). (B-1)

Classification and gender. There was a consistent increase in enrollment by classification level from freshman through senior 4325 freshmen and 6737 seniors. Overall, the undergraduate women outnumbered men (53.3%to 46.7%).(B-2)

Classification and ethnic groups. There was an increase in enrollment from freshman to sophomore, from sophomore to junior, and from junior to senior (which is consistent with the number of sophomore and junior transfers). The undergraduates were 75.1% white, 9.8% African-American, 7.9% Hispanic, 0.8% American Indian, 4.1% Asian, and 2.2% non-resident alien. Individuals who were not citizens of the United States but had "permanent resident" status were included in the ethnic groups as per federal reporting guidelines. (B-3)

Classification and age. Of all undergraduates 51.6% were 21 years of age or younger. The majority of the freshmen (56.0%) were 18 or younger and 94.1% were 21 or younger. There were, however, a significant number of seniors who were 30 or older (1,066 or 15.8%).(B-4)

Classification and retention status. The return rate was 66.4% for freshmen and 67.5% for sophomores. For juniors, 52.0% returned and another 29.4% graduated during the year, for a combined returned/graduated rate of 81.4%. For seniors, 18.3% returned and another 70.1% graduated, for a combined returned/graduated rate of 88.4%. (B-5)

Advance in classification from base fall term to the following fall. An example of advancing in classification is a sophomore at the beginning of the base fall term who became a junior by the following fall semester. Seniors were not included in this analysis because they remain seniors until graduation (except in a few programs, such as accounting, where the baccalaureate is not awarded until the master’s is completed). (B-6)

• Returned the next fall. There were 66.1% of the freshmen who returned who advanced in classification, 81.1% of the sophomores, and 67.5% of the juniors.
• Did not return the next fall. There were 12.9% of the freshmen who did not return the next fall who had advanced in classification by the end of the last semester enrolled, 19.9% of the sophomores, and 13.5% of the juniors.

Retention and gender. The undergraduates were 53.3% women and 47.7% men. Of those who graduated by August, 56.6% were women and 43.4% were men. Of those who returned the following fall, 52.4% were women and 47.6% were men. (B-7)

Retention, semester hour load (full-time, part-time), and classification. The retention rate was higher for full-time students than for part-time students. For seniors it is important to combine both the graduated and returned groups to obtain a true picture of senior retention: for seniors enrolled full-time in the base fall term, the combined returned/graduated rate was 92.8% and for part-time seniors it was 74.6%. Over two-thirds (68.6%) of the full-time freshmen returned in the next fall compared to only 44.7% of the part-time freshmen. The return rate was 68.6% for the full-time freshmen and 69.8% for the full-time sophomores. Of the full-time juniors, 50.7% graduated and 35.9% returned, for a combined returned/graduated rate of 86.6%. (B-8)

Academic status at the end of the last term enrolled. One-half (50.4%) of the freshmen who did not return were in academic difficulty, either on probation (21.1%) or suspended (29.3%). While a little lower, the percentages of non-returning students in academic difficulty at other classification level were also high: 42.6% for sophomores, 36.3% for juniors, and 24.9% for seniors. Overall, more than one-third (40.7%) of those who did not return were in academic difficulty, either on probation (16.5%) or on suspension (24.2%). However, looking at the data another way, there were 2,476 (59.2%) of the undergraduates who did not return who were in good academic standing. Of the undergraduates who returned, 92.1 % were in good academic standing compared to 59.2% of those who did not return. (B-9)

Suspension history as of the end of the last term enrolled. Suspension history refers to whether a student has been, or has not been, suspended at any time while at UNT; it is not limited to just the one academic year. Of those who graduated, 8.9% had been suspended one or more times. Of those who returned the next fall, 11.4% had been suspended one or more times. Of those who did not return, 30.7% had been suspended one or more times. Of all undergraduates enrolled in the base fall term, 11.4% had been suspended once or more at some time prior to the next fall. (B-10)

School or college of major. The major as of the base fall term is used for this analysis. The non-return rate was lowest for Visual Arts (17.4%) and highest for Arts and Sciences (25.9%). For other units the non-return rates were, in order, Music (19.6%), Business Administration (19.1%), Community Service (17.8%), Merchandising and Hospitality Management (17.7%), and Music (17.4%). Undergraduate enrollment in Library and Information Science was too small (N=3) for percentages to be meaningful. (B-11)

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