The attendance behavior of students who were new to Grand Valley State Colleges (GVSC) for both fall 1975 and fall 1976 is analyzed, comparing those who returned for winter term against those who did not. Seventy-three percent of the new students entering in fall 1975 were found to return for the winter term compared to 68 percent of those entering in fall 1976. New students without prior college experience showed better return rates from fall to winter than transfer students. Male and single new students had better return from fall to winter than did female and married new students. Also compared was the amount of internal transferring among GVSC over the first full calendar year for new students entering in fall 1975 and fall 1976. Results show the amount of internal transferring for new students entering for the fall term increased from 5.1 percent in 1975 to 6.5 percent in 1976. The enrollment patterns of new students for fall 1975 and fall 1976 were also examined over the three terms of the academic year. It was found that the percentage of new students in continuous attendance over the first academic year declined from 61.9 percent in 1975 to 55.4 percent in 1976. (SPG)