Student Achievement Goals
Retention Rate
Definition: The number and percentage of full-time first-time degree-seeking freshmen who enroll during one fall term and return the next fall term
Goal: Increase the freshman retention rate to at least 75% by fall 2018.
Benchmark: 61%
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First-Time Freshman Retention Rate |
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Fall 2008 |
Fall 2009 |
Fall 2010 |
Fall 2011 |
Fall 2012 |
Fall 2013 |
Fall 2014 |
Fall 2015 |
Fall 2016 |
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A. No. of new Full-Time first- time freshmen |
1,286 |
1,202 |
1,249 |
1,232 |
1,241 |
1,137 |
906 |
765 |
1,024 |
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Percentage |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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B. No. of students returning year two |
867 |
891 |
885 |
806 |
806 |
694 |
659 |
565 |
X |
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Percentage |
67% |
74% |
71% |
65% |
65% |
61% |
73% |
74% |
X |
Student Progression Rates
Definition: Student retention rate is defined as the number and percentage of full-time first-time degree-seeking freshmen who enroll during one fall term and return the next fall term.
Target: Increase to the percentage of upper level enrolled undergraduate students 48% of total enrolled undergraduate students.
Benchmark: 36.1%
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Undergraduate Degree-Seeking Headcount Enrollment by Classification and Gender |
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Student Classification |
Fall 2013 |
Fall 2014 |
Fall 2015 |
Fall 2016 |
Fall 2017 |
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Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
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First-Time Freshmen |
445 |
692 |
1,137 |
376 |
531 |
907 |
342 |
423 |
765 |
726 |
598 |
1,024 |
444 |
688 |
1132 |
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Other Freshmen |
370 |
515 |
885 |
282 |
343 |
625 |
237 |
247 |
484 |
184 |
177 |
361 |
248 |
269 |
517 |
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Total Freshmen |
815 |
1,207 |
2,022 |
658 |
874 |
1,532 |
579 |
670 |
1,249 |
610 |
775 |
1,385 |
692 |
957 |
1949 |
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Freshmen as a |
40.6% |
40.0% |
40.2% |
36.6% |
32.5% |
34.1% |
32.9% |
27.6% |
29.9% |
34.5% |
32.4% |
33.3% |
16.2%
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22.4% |
38.6% |
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Sophomores |
436 |
697 |
1,133 |
373 |
634 |
1,007 |
421 |
594 |
1,015 |
418 |
549 |
967 |
373 |
487 |
860 |
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Sophomores as a |
21.7% |
23.1% |
22.5% |
20.7% |
23.6% |
22.4% |
23.9% |
24.5% |
24.3% |
23.6% |
22.9% |
23.2% |
8.7% |
11.4% |
20.1% |
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Number of |
1,251 |
1,904 |
3,155 |
1,031 |
1,508 |
2,539 |
1,000 |
1,264 |
2,264 |
1,028 |
1,324 |
2,352 |
1065 |
1444 |
2509 |
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Percentage of |
62.6% |
63.2% |
63.0% |
58.6% |
56.3% |
57.9% |
57.5% |
52.5% |
54.6% |
58.3% |
55.7% |
56.8% |
24.9% |
33.8% |
58.9% |
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Juniors |
420 |
571 |
991 |
386 |
628 |
1,014 |
354 |
558 |
912 |
382 |
514 |
896 |
381 |
518 |
899 |
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Juniors as a |
20.9% |
18.9% |
19.7% |
21.4% |
23.3% |
22.6% |
20.1% |
23.0% |
21.8% |
21.6% |
21.5% |
21.5% |
8.9% |
12.1% |
21.0% |
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Seniors |
328 |
537 |
865 |
373 |
542 |
915 |
385 |
587 |
972 |
352 |
541 |
893 |
369 |
482 |
851 |
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Seniors as a |
16.3% |
17.8% |
17.2% |
20.7% |
20.1% |
20.4% |
21.9% |
24.2% |
23.2% |
19.9% |
22.6% |
21.4% |
8.7% |
11.3% |
20.0% |
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Number of |
748 |
1,108 |
1,856 |
759 |
1,170 |
1,929 |
739 |
1,145 |
1,884 |
734 |
1,055 |
1,789 |
750 |
1000 |
1750 |
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Percentage of |
37.4% |
36.8% |
37.0% |
42.4% |
44.7% |
43.1% |
42.5% |
47.5% |
45.4% |
41.7% |
44.3% |
43.2% |
17.6% |
23.4% |
41.0% |
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Total Excluding |
1,999 |
3,012 |
5,011 |
1,790 |
2,678 |
4,468 |
1,739 |
2,409 |
4,148 |
1,762 |
2,379 |
4,141 |
1815 |
2444 |
4259 |
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Other Degree Seeking |
8 |
4 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
13 |
17 |
11 |
28 |
4 |
10 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
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Others as a |
0.4% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
0.4% |
0.2% |
0.3% |
0.9% |
0.5% |
0.7% |
0.2% |
0.4% |
0.3% |
0% |
0.14% |
0.14% |
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Grand Total |
2,007 |
3,016 |
5,023 |
1,797 |
2,684 |
4,481 |
1,756 |
2,420 |
4,176 |
1,766 |
2,389 |
4,155 |
1815 |
2450 |
4265 |
As an extension of the first year retention rate, the overall progression of full-time first-time degree seeking freshmen is also measured and tracked for five years by cohort to determine the number and percentage of students who return each year as an indicator of extent to which students are likely to progress to the upper level of enrollment and degree completion.
Retention and Progression Rates (Full-Time/First Time Students) by Cohort 2008-2016
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First-Time/Full-Time Student - Retention and Progression Rates by Cohort |
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Fall 2008 |
Fall 2009 |
Fall 2010 |
Fall 2011 |
Fall 2012 |
Fall 2013 |
Fall 2014 |
Fall 2015 |
Fall 2016 |
Fall 2017 |
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A. No. of new Full-Time first- time freshmen |
1,286 |
1,202 |
1,249 |
1,232 |
1,241 |
1,137 |
906 |
765 |
1,037 |
1,145 |
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Percentage |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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B. No. of students returning year two |
867 |
891 |
885 |
806 |
806 |
694 |
659 |
565 |
732 |
X |
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Percentage |
67% |
74% |
71% |
65% |
65% |
61% |
73% |
74% |
71% |
X |
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C. No. of students returning year three |
672 |
710 |
655 |
644 |
579 |
542 |
540 |
X |
X |
X |
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Percentage |
52% |
59% |
52% |
52% |
47% |
47% |
59 |
X |
X |
X |
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D. No. of students returning year four |
598 |
631 |
593 |
574 |
538 |
490 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Percentage |
47% |
52% |
47% |
47% |
43% |
43 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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E. No. of students returning year five |
290 |
268 |
277 |
317 |
277 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Percentage |
23% |
22% |
22% |
26% |
22% |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Graduation Rate and Time-to-Degree
Definition: The graduation rate is calculated by following a cohort of first time full-time degree-seeking freshmen and determining the number of students in the cohort who fulfill degree requirements after four, five, and six years as a percentage of the total number of students in the freshman cohort.
Average time to degree is calculated as an average of the total amount of time that students in the cohort spend to fulfill degree requirements within a six-year period.
Goal: Increase the six year graduation rate to at least 55% by fall 2017.
Benchmark: 43%
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Six-Year Graduation Rate and Average Time to Degree |
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Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
Fall 2009 |
Fall 2010 |
Fall 2011 |
Fall 2012 |
Fall 2013 |
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A. No. of new full-time first- time freshmen |
1,037 |
1,286 |
1,204 |
1,253 |
1,232 |
1,241 |
1,136 |
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B. No. of students graduating in four years or less |
260 |
307 |
351 |
308 |
251 |
245 |
X |
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Percentage |
25% |
24% |
29% |
25% |
20% |
20% |
X |
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C. No. of students graduating in five years or less |
432 |
502 |
527 |
505 |
468 |
X |
X |
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Percentage |
42% |
39% |
44% |
40% |
38% |
X |
X |
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D. No. of students graduating in six years or less |
460 |
536 |
564 |
544 |
524 |
X |
X |
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Percentage |
44% |
42% |
47% |
43% |
43% |
X |
X |
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Average Time to Degree: 4.8 Years |
Goal: 4.5 years |
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Licensure Examination Annual Pass Rates
Definition: This student achievement measure is vital to monitoring the progress of VSU to increase the number of education graduates who satisfy the requirements for teacher licensure.
Goal: Improve teacher education programs and student preparation to increase annual pass rates on both teacher education licensure examinations to at least 85%
Benchmark: 80%
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Teacher Education Licensure Examinations Annual Pass Rates |
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Virginia Approved Education Program |
VCLA |
PRAXIS II |
VRA or RVE |
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Comp |
Passed |
Pass Rate |
Comp |
Passed |
Pass Rate |
Comp |
Passed |
Pass Rate |
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Elementary Education PreK-6 |
34 |
32 |
97% |
34 |
32 |
97% |
34 |
32 |
97% |
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Special Education General Curriculum K-12 |
25 |
20 |
80% |
25 |
20 |
80% |
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Legend: VCLA - Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment
VRA - Virginia Reading Assessment for Elementary and Special Education Teachers
RVE - Reading for Virginia Educators: Elementary and Special Education
NOTE: (a) No licensure assessment is required for counselor education and central office personnel.
(b) Pass rates are not calculated for education programs with fewer than 10 completers.