ta steward.</p>
</dd>
<dt>stickiness</dt>
<dd>
<p>Program “stickiness” <span class="math inline">$\small\left(S\right)$</span> is the ratio of the
number of graduates of a program <span class="math inline">$\small\left(N_g\right)$</span> to the number ever
enrolled in the program <span class="math inline">$\small\left(N_e\right)$</span>.</p>
</dd>
<dd>
<p><span class="math display">$$
  \small S = \frac{N_g}{N_e} = \frac{\mathrm{number\ of\ graduates\ of\
a\ program}}{\mathrm{number\ ever\ enrolled\ in\