Student Achievement

Retention

On average, 89% of students entering the MS (LIS) degree program between AY 2014 and AY 2021 continued their programs of study after their first year at SLIS.

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School of Library & Information Science

Starting Cohort20142015201620172018201920202021
1st Year Enrollment286276307285266260287261
Year Two Enrollment261251279256232237260228
First to Second Year Retention91%91%91%90%87%91%91%87%

School of Library & Information Science and Children's Literature

Starting Cohort20142015201620172018201920202021
1st Year Enrollment131991111121321
Year Two Enrollment1015871091017
First to Second Year Retention77%79%89%64%91%75%77%81%

School of Library & Information Science and History

Starting Cohort20142015201620172018201920202021
1st Year Enrollment3941253433303132
Year Two Enrollment3234232927292829
First to Second Year Retention82%83%92%85%82%97%90%91%

Data source: Graduate retention data, AY 2014 - AY 2022

School of Library & Information Science

Starting Cohort:2014201520162017201820192020
1st Year Enrollment286276307285266260287
Two Year Graduation Headcount101104124969888101
Two Year Graduation Rate35%38%40%34%37%34%35%

School of Library & Information Science and Children's Literature

Starting Cohort:2014201520162017201820192020
1st Year Enrollment1319911111213
Two Year Graduation Headcount1000000
Two Year Graduation Rate8%0%0%0%0%0%0%

School of Library & Information Science and History

Starting Cohort:2014201520162017201820192020
39412534333031 
Two Year Graduation Headcount1001000
Two Year Graduation Rate3%0%0%3%0%0%0%

Data source: Graduate retention data, AY 2014 - AY 2022

School of Library & Information Science

Starting Cohort201420152016201720182019
1st Year Enrollment286276307285266260
Three Year Graduation Headcount229219234210191194
Three Year Graduation Rate80%79%76%74%72%75%

School of Library & Information Science and Children's Literature

Starting Cohort201420152016201720182019
1st Year Enrollment13199111112
Three Year Graduation Headcount397463
Three Year Graduation Rate23%47%78%36%55%25%

School of Library & Information Science and History

Starting Cohort201420152016201720182019
1st Year Enrollment394125343330
Three Year Graduation Headcount161014101210
Three Year Graduation Rate41%24%56%29%36%33%

Data source: Graduate retention data, AY 2014 - AY 2022

School of Library & Information Science

Starting Cohort20142015201620172018
1st Year Enrollment286276307285266
Four Year Graduation Headcount247238263235215
Four Year Graduation Rate86%86%86%82%81%

School of Library & Information Science and Children's Literature

Starting Cohort20142015201620172018
1st Year Enrollment131991111
Four Year Graduation Headcount610878
Four Year Graduation Rate46%53%89%64%73%

School of Library & Information Science and History

Starting Cohort20142015201620172018
1st Year Enrollment3941253433
Four Year Graduation Headcount1815151414
Four Year Graduation Rate46%37%60%41%42%

Data source: Graduate retention data, AY 2014 - AY 2022

Time to Degree

Average Time to Degree (among graduated students who started the MS (LIS) program between AY 2014 and AY 2021):

Time to Degree
(number of years in which students
complete the MS (LIS) degree program)
Average Percentages of Students
(average percentage of the number of students entering the MS (LIS) degree program between AY 2013 and AY 2020)
Two Years36%
Three Years76%
Four Years84%

[1] Student Retention:

SLIS measures student retention in terms of the percentage of students entering the MS (LIS) program annually (i.e., annual cohorts of students beginning the MS (LIS) degree in each academic year) who continue — and complete — their program of study at SLIS in subsequent academic years.

[2] Time to Degree

The majority of SLIS students who enroll in the MS (LIS) program as full-time or part-time can complete the requirements of the MS (LIS) degree within six semesters or three calendar years.