Fall-to-Fall Retention
Retention rate: Total number of First-Time Degree Seeking students that enroll in the fall semester and return the following fall semester divided by particular cohort of entering First-time Degree Seeking students. This is disaggregated by enrollment status: Part-time and Full-time.
Exclusions: Students with previous college credit are not included in this measurement.
Source: IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
* The comparison group is made of the 27 Michigan community colleges.
Updated 1/22/2026
Full-Time
| Feedback Report | Cohort | GRCC | Comparison Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fall 2023 | 59% | 63% |
| 2024 | Fall 2022 | 63% | 64% |
| 2023 | Fall 2021 | 56% | 62% |
| 2022 | Fall 2020 | 57% | 58% |
| 2021 | Fall 2019 | 58% | 63% |
Part-Time
| Feedback Report | Cohort | GRCC | Comparison Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fall 2023 | 50% | 47% |
| 2024 | Fall 2022 | 53% | 49% |
| 2023 | Fall 2021 | 56% | 47% |
| 2022 | Fall 2020 | 48% | 42% |
| 2021 | Fall 2019 | 50% | 40% |
24. Retention
HEOA Sec. 488(a)(1)(E) amended HEA Sec. 485(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)): added
HEA Sec. 485(a)(1)(U): HEOA amendment effective August 14, 2008 October 29, 2009 FR notice (revised 34 CFR 668.41(d))
Institutions must make available to current and prospective students the retention rate of certificate- or degree-seeking, first-time, undergraduate students as reported to IPEDS.
This information is collected in the IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey.