<p>Truth123 - 15 years ago, UChicago’s retention rate (maybe not freshman retention rate but overall retention rate) was about 80%. This certainly held true for me, and it was a bit sad - of my ~10 closest friends at UChicago, 2 transferred, and, on top of that, 2 attempted unsuccessfully to transfer to Columbia. </p>
<p>The problem with a low retention rate is it doesn’t capture the ~10-15% more students who either THINK actively about transferring or actively attempt to transfer. So, I’d say of my cohorts back in the 90s, ~20% left, and probably another 10-15% attempted to leave. That’s a lot.</p>