2024 E-Insights Report
College Persistence Rate
College Persistence Rate
Trend Over Time
Competitive Position Trend
About: Percentage of full-time students (undergraduate and above) who continued enrollment
at same college/university after the first year of study.
Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.
- The persistence rate for college students in the Tampa Bay MSA has shown slight fluctuations over the years without a distinct trend.
- Throughout the last decade, the persistence rate in Tampa Bay has consistently hovered around 70 percent.
- In terms of competitive positioning, Tampa Bay is showing a downward trend, in contrast to Seattle, which has consistently maintained a top ranking for most of the years.