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Enrollment, Retention, and Completion

Enrollment, Retention and Completion information is provided here for year over year comparison.

The Weekly Student Enrollment tables contain data gathered each Monday pertaining to the number of students enrolled each week during the current semester. The previous semesters contain data as of the last day of that semester. These tables feature a breakdown by credit hours, grade level and student type; and show a total headcount and FTE for that week. Data Source: Banner/Cognos Enrollment Reports

The Enrollment, Retention and Completion tables contain data pertaining to Northeastern students over several previous years.  Retention and Completion tables also feature a breakdown of students by gender, race/ethnicity, PELL eligibility and first generation.  PELL eligibility is income related and first generation means that a student does not have at least one parent who received a Bachelor's degree.

The Academic Year Enrollment table consists of an unduplicated headcount of all students, the attempted credit hours and the FTE (full time equivalent) generated. Data Source: IPEDS 12 Month Enrollment Survey.

The Retention table shows Fall to Fall Retention of new first-time, full-time students.  Data Source: Colorado Department of Higher Education One Year Fall to Fall Retention Rates Report.

The Completion table shows rates of completion (graduation) of new first-time, full-time students who have been awarded certificates and/or degrees from Northeastern within a three year period (150%); as well as the transfer out rates for students who did not receive a Northeastern award, which is then computed into a final combined percentage. Data Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates 150% Survey

FTE (full time equivalent) will be slightly different for IPEDS than for the State of Colorado due to differences in rules for counting credit hours.

WEEKLY STUDENT ENROLLMENT FOR SUMMER 2025
This Year Compared to Previous Four Years6/07/20216/06/20226/05/20236/03/20246/02/2025
By Credit Hours     
Full Time911142413
Part Time182276334164216
By Grade Level     
Freshmen8010915988100
Sophomores111178189100129
By Student Type     
New First Time (full and part time)189263123
NEW International Students (does not include continuing)00000
Continuing (includes re-admitted students)144240252117129
High School and Less Than High School101972254
Transfer (with/without credit and Guests)1919631823
Weekly Totals     
Headcount191287348188229
FTE (full time equivalent)32.4046.4255.8039.3040.53
WEEKLY STUDENT ENROLLMENT FOR FALL 2025
This Year Compared to Previous Four Years6/07/20216/06/20226/05/20236/03/20246/02/2025
By Credit Hours     
Full Time451469411398449
Part Time177243282211261
By Grade Level     
Freshmen398425444385454
Sophomores230287249224256
By Student Type     
New First Time (full and part time)171149138146138
NEW International Students (does not include continuing)131171113
Continuing (includes re-admitted students)290356308268294
High School and Less Than High School130175218167238
Transfer (with/without credit and Guests)2421221727
Weekly Totals     
Headcount628712693609710
FTE (full time equivalent)270.53289.42271.33256.93293.93
WEEKLY STUDENT ENROLLMENT FOR SPRING 2025
This Year Compared to Previous Four Years5/10/20215/9/20225/8/20235/6/20245/12/2025
By Credit Hours     
Full Time572619601603618
Part Time630617717843919
By Grade Level     
Freshmen660732757849888
Sophomores542504561597649
By Student Type     
New First Time (full and part time)2020252627
NEW International Students (does not include continuing)33562
Continuing (includes re-admitted students)828861906989994
High School and Less than High School318301342394473
Transfer (with/without credit and Guests)3351403141
Weekly Totals     
Headcount1,2021,2361,3181,4461,537
FTE (full time equivalent)403.23412.62398.85412.72444.07

 

ENROLLMENT by ACADEMIC YEAR 
July 1 -June 302014-20152015-20162016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-2021       2021-20222022-20232023-2024
Annual Enrollment (unduplicated)2,6722,1852,2852,2202,2271,9811,7321,8141,8261,931
Credit Hour Activity42,12237,28237,49634,49233,12429,72327,16127,73026,58228,097
FTE (full time equivalent)1,4041,2431,2501,1501,104991905924886937

Gender

          
Female1,577  (59%) 1,300  (59%)1,335  (58%)             1,317  (59%)   1,323   (59%)1,183  (60%)1,085  (63%)1,099 (61%)1,188 (65%)1,267 (66%)
Male1,095  (41%)  885     (41%)      950     (42%)  903     (41%)    904      (41%)798    (40%)647   (37%)715 (39%)638  (35%)664 (34%)

Gender and Race/Ethnicity

          
Female          
U.S. Non-Resident6           (.4%)13         (1.0%)15        (1.1%)20         (1.5%)20         (1.5%)15    (1.3%)11   (1.0%)24 (2.2%)28   (2.3%)29 (2.3%)
Hispanic/Latino149     (9.4%)65        (5.0%)154    (11.5%)148      (11.2%)181       (14%)177   (15%)166  (15.3%)168 (15.3%)186 (15.7%)196 (15.5%)
American Indian/Alaska Native19         (1.2%)9            (.7%)6          (.4%)6            (.5%)2            (.2%)2       (.2%)3    (.3%)3 (.3%)5        (.5%)7  (.6%)
Asian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander10         (.6%)9            (.7%)13        (1%)10          (.8%)10          (.8%)9       (.8%)6    (.6%)9 (.8%)6        (.5%)5  (.4%)
Black or African American52       (3.3%)26        (2.0%)22        (1.6%)18          (1.4%)22          (1.7%)23     (2.0%)15   (1.4%)14 (1.3%)14    (1.2%)18 (1.4%)
Two or More Races28       (1.8%)108      (8.3%)28      (2.1%)22          (1.7%)23          (1.8%)30     (2.7%)19   (1.8%)15 (1.4%)16    (1.4%)23 (1.8%)
Race/Ethnicity Unknown97         (6.2%)72          (5.5%)77        (5.8%)68          (5.2%)54          (4%)35     (3%)35   (3.2%)32 (2.9%)41    (3.4%)52  (4.1%)
White Non-Hispanic1,216  (77.1%)998     (76.8%)1,020 (76.4%)1,025   (77.8%)1,011   (76%)892  (75%)830 (76.4%)834 (75.8%)892 (75.0%)937 (74.0%)
Male          
U. S. Non-Resident 5          (.5%)11          (1.2%)38        (4.0%)43          (4.8%)42           (4.6%)38     (4.8%)22   (3%)29 (4.1%)44   (6.9%)40  (6.0%)
Hispanic/Latino107     (9.8%)56        (6.3%)118    (12.4%)105      (11.6%)119       (13.2%)113  (14.0%)104(16.1%)112 (15.6%)99  (15.6%)96  (14.5%)
American Indian/Alaska Native16         (1.5%)5            (.6%)10        (1.1%)12          (1.3%)8             (.9%)6        (.8%)2    (.3%)6 (.8%)2       (.3%)1  (.2%)
Asian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander5           (.5%)4            (.5%)9          (.9%)13          (1.4%)9             (1.0%)8        (1%)7    (1.9%)7 (1.0%)4       (.6%)2  (.3%)
Black or African American92        (8.4%)57          (6.4%)48        (5.1%)42         (4.7%)37          (4.1%)38     (4.8%)21   (3.2%)22 (3.1%)26   (4.0%)17  (2.6%)
Two or More Races17        (1.6%)68         (7.7%)27       (2.8%)25         (2.8%)19          (2.1%)23     (3.0%)29   (4.5%)28 (3.9%)29   (4.6%)24  (3.6%)
Race/Ethnicity Unknown74        (6.8%)58         (6.6%)49       (5.2%)52         (5.8%)56          (6.2%)36    (4.6%)13   (2%)15 (2.1%)16    (2.5%)12  (1.8%)
White Non-Hispanic779 (71.1%)626  (70.7%)651 (68.5%)611     (67.7%)614     (67.9%)536 (67.0%)449 (69.0%)496 (69.4%)418 (66.0%)472 (71.1%)
FALL to FALL RETENTION 
 Fall 2013Fall 2014Fall 2015Fall 2016Fall 2017Fall 2018Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023
First-Time, Full-Time (FTFT)54%55%55%59%63%65%66%66%68%72%73%
By Gender           
Female55%60%60%59%59%71%69%70%74%74%72%
Male53%51%52%58%58%61%64%61%61%71%73%
By Race/Ethnicity           
Non Resident Alien44%50%55%38%43%61%57%80%59%70%76%
Hispanic/Latino50%52%58%46%41%62%55%56%62%65%67%
American Indian/Alaska Native25%67%60%60%25%n/a100%0%100%0%100%
Asian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander100%100%67%71%100%50%100%50%50%50%0%
Black or African American32%29%26%31%45%56%56%50%40%75%50%
Two or more Races56%38%29%61%70%75%79%63%73%71%73%
Race/Ethnicity Unknown59%57%44%73%53%78%75%50%83%100%100%
White Non-Hispanic59%63%61%66%72%67%71%72%70%75%75%
By First Generation           
Yes49%52%53%55%59%63%65%61%67%68%72%
No (not First Generation)62%62%60%68%70%70%69%72%69%76%74%
By PELL Eligible           
Yes52%51%43%56%57%62%68%65%72%71%77%
No (not Eligible for PELL Grants)58%61%66%65%68%69%66%67%65%73%70%
COMBINED GRADUATION RATES  
Completions (150% Graduation Rates)Fall 2013Fall 2013 Combined RateFall 2014Fall 2014 Combined RateFall 2015Fall 2015 Combined RateFall 2016Fall 2016 Combined RateFall 2017Fall 2017 Combined RateFall 2018Fall 2018 Combined RateFall 2019Fall 2019 Combined RateFall 2020Fall 2020 Combined RateFall 2021Fall 2021 Combined Rate
New First Time Full Time Students436436357357377377429429409409374374365365280280347347
Number Receiving Award within 3 years176220137198175220204254197246196225187225150181196232
Graduation Rate40%50%38%55%46%58%48%59%48%60%52%60%51%62%54%65%56%67%
By Gender and Race/Ethnicity                  
Females-Overall39%48%42%62%49%61%49%61%52%64%61%68%51%63%59%67%64%71%
Non Resident Alien0%0%100%100%20%20%75%75%43%43%75%75%100%100%100%100%57%57%
Hispanic/Latino9%17%33%56%31%44%23%38%41%52%54%58%39%53%62%67%58%63%
American Indian/Alaska Native25%50%0%0%0%33%50%50%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%  
Asian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander50%100%100%100%0%0%67%100%0%0%100%100%0%0%0%100%0%0%
Black or African American13%20%6%39%40%40%22%56%83%83%33%33%13%50%25%75%0%50%
Two or more Races0%0%50%80%0%0%43%71%50%50%71%86%50%50%0%0%100%100%
Race/Ethnicity Unknown63%69%25%25%70%80%25%25%0%40%50%50%100%100%  100%100%
White Non-Hispanic46%54%50%66%54%68%59%67%55%68%62%70%59%70%60%66%67%76%
Males-Overall42%53%35%50%45%57%46%58%45%57%44%52%51%60%48%63%50%63%
Non Resident Alien0%0%0%0%71%71%29%29%33%33%42%42%53%53%83%83%47%53%
Hispanic/Latino32%45%24%33%31%58%29%48%10%32%34%47%33%50%32%53%32%42%
American Indian/Alaska Native0%0%50%50%67%67%33%33%25%50%0%0%100%100%0%0%100%100%
Asian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander50%50%0%0%50%50%75%75%100%100%0%50%100%100%100%100%0%0%
Black or African American13%27%7%33%11%39%18%47%14%50%13%13%50%63%25%25%33%33%
Two or more Races0%0%27%27%20%30%18%27%13%50%60%60%57%71%56%78%60%80%
Race/Ethnicity Unknown58%74%67%100%44%56%82%91%56%56%80%80%50%50%50%100%75%75%
White Non-Hispanic46%57%44%58%52%60%58%67%59%67%50%60%56%63%52%65%54%68%
By First Generation                  
Yes34% 36% 43% 42% 43% 45% 51% 47% 50% 
No (Not First Generation)48% 43% 51% 55% 56% 62% 49% 62% 62% 
By PELL Grant Eligibility                  
Yes32% 34% 32% 40% 38% 49% 33% 50% 56% 
No (not eligible for PELL)50% 43% 57% 54% 56% 55% 67% 57% 57% 


 

 

 

 

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