Radford University

Chart (B) | How are retention rates of students of color trending vs. white students?







StudentsAnnual growth 3
White0.3%
Black/AA-0.6%
Hispanic0.6%
Other0.4%
SOC-0.1%




Race/ethnicity % of total undergraduate population:
First-year retention rate1 of FTIC2 students by race/ethnicity for undergraduate students
Students2013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-24
White67%67%66%65%62%60%57%60%60%67%68%
Other6%6%5%0%7%7%8%7%7%6%6%
Hispanic7%7%8%8%8%9%8%9%9%10%8%
Black/AA16%16%17%19%19%19%22%21%20%14%14%
Asian2%2%2%2%1%1%1%1%2%1%2%





1. Rate of first-year students retained into second year.
2. First time in college full-time students.
3. Excludes populations comprising less than 5% of student population each year.
4. Retention rate for students of color at Total Public Four-Year Institutions.
5. Foreign Students & Unknown/Unreported figures omitted from the data.
Source: SCHEV Research Sub-Cohort Retention and Completion Rate TrendsSCHEV Research RT01: Retention Report (First-time, Full-time Students);  SCHEV Research E22: Fall Headcount Trends in Race Ethnicity.