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This report analyzes YSU's graduation rates, course completion, and funding components. It explores factors affecting graduation rates and proposes strategic questions for improvement.
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Enrollment ReportAcademic and Student Affairs CommitteeDecember 1, 2009
Enrollment Report • Graduation Rates • Course Completion • Strategic Questions
Contribution of Funding Components to YSU State Share of Instruction
Graduation Rates Defined • Percentage of first year full time students from a given entering class who graduate within a specified time period(usually 4 or 6 years). • Measure of accountability. • Incorporated into the current SSI funding model.
Graduation Rates Defined • The most recent six year graduation rate(2008) for YSU 34.7%. • This means that 629 of the 1813(34.7%) first time full time freshmen who entered YSU in Fall 2002 graduated with a baccalaureate degree with six years.
YSU Six Year Graduation Rate Trends1993-2002 Entering Classes Average = 36% Minimum = 33% (1994) Maximum = 38% (1996)
Six Year Graduation Rates2001 Entering ClassesOhio Public Universities ACT Greater Than 24 ACT 21-24 ACT Less Than 21
YSU Benchmark Universities Selected Characteristics
Six Year Graduation Rates2001 Entering ClassYSU Benchmark Universities ACT 21-24
Factors Affecting Graduation Rates • Student Characteristics • Demographics e.g. income, first generation, ethnicity • Preparation e.g. high school GPA, ACT/SAT, college level placement • Student Decisions • Full Time/Part Time/Employment • Credit hours per term • Change majors • Withdraw from classes/university
Factors Affecting Graduation Rates • Institutional Policies • Admissions Standards • Graduation Requirements • Course Scheduling • Advising/Student Support
Student Credit Hours and Graduation Rates • Most YSU academic programs require 124 semester hours of course work. • To complete 124 semesters hours in 4 years, a student must average between 15 and 16 credit hours each semester. • To complete 124 semester hours in 6 years, a student must complete between 10 and 11 hours each semester. • Fall 2008 • The average YSU undergraduate successfully completed 10 credit hours. • 11% of YSU undergraduates successfully completed 15 or more credit hours. • Fall 2009 • The average YSU undergraduate enrolled for 12 credit hours. • 28% of YSU undergraduates enrolled for 15 or more credit hours.
Course Completion Rates • Percentage of Full Time Equivalent Credit Hours Successfully Completed. • FY2008 YSU Course Completion Rate • 47,349 FTE Credit Hours • 37,574 FTE Credit Hours Successfully Completed • 79% Course Completion Rate • 87% Ohio Public University Average
Undergraduate Course Completion RatesOhio Public UniversitiesFY2008 ACT Greater Than 24
Strategic Questions • What graduation rate and course completion rate goals should YSU set? • What policies / actions should YSU institute to achieve graduation rate and course completion rate goals? • How much should YSU invest to achieve higher graduation rates and course completion rates?