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Enrollment Report Academic and Student Affairs Committee December 1, 2009. Enrollment Report. Graduation Rates Course Completion Strategic Questions. Contribution of Funding Components to YSU State Share of Instruction. Graduation Rates Defined.
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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?