China Campus (LNU) Enrollment and Retention

Liaoning Normal University (LNU) and Missouri State University (MSU) created the LNU-MSU College of International Business (CIB) in 2000.  The first two years of the program involve students earning an Associate of Arts (AA) degree in General Studies conferred through MSU-West Plains.  

Although LNU is a branch campus of MSU-West Plains, international campuses are not generally reported through standard compliance reporting.  However, the same measures can be used to provide information about the LNU campus using similar methods and defintions.


Term Total Students First-Time First-Time Returning Next Fall Retention Rate First-Time Graduating (150% time) Graduation Rate
Fall 2018 701 281 277 98.6% 203 72.24
Fall 2019 721 279 276 99.0% 199 71.3%
Fall 2020 843 294 289 98.3%    
Fall 2021 802 276 274 99.3%    
Fall 2022 848 283        

Enollment provided is the distinct number of students registered as of Fall census day. 

First-time students are those enrolling in college for the first-time after completion of secondary education. 

Retention rate is the percent of first-time students returning the following Fall term.

Graduation rate is the percent of first-time students completing an Associate degree within 150% time to completion (3 years).