First Semester Completion Rates Goal #1

Internal analyses of the academic persistence of the first-time, full-time undergraduates (commonly referred to as freshmen) suggest that students completing their first semester with at least 12 earned credit hours are twice as likely to graduate as those with fewer earned hours. The 12 credit hour minimum places the student on a path to graduate within five years, while the 15 hour minimum sets the student on a path to graduate in four years.


Students Completing 12 Credit Hours with minumum GPA of 2.0

Detailed Breakdown

>2 GPA & 12 hours
Pre-Strategic PlanPlan
201320142015201620172018201920202021
SexFemale
80.6%78.5%81.0%83.8%84.4%85.8%85.0%84.5%74.2%
Male
73.0%71.3%72.2%79.1%80.6%77.7%78.5%78.2%70.1%
Race and Ethnicity*Hispanic or Latino
78.1%67.7%69.7%76.8%75.4%76.5%74.9%76.6%66.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
70.0%71.4%69.0%70.8%77.8%55.2%79.2%40.0%60.7%
Asian
82.7%78.5%83.5%88.8%86.2%92.7%85.1%89.8%83.7%
Black or African American
62.4%60.9%64.2%73.9%68.3%75.0%72.5%71.1%51.4%
White
78.9%77.5%79.5%83.0%84.7%84.6%84.3%83.3%75.9%
Two or more races
76.7%69.0%74.3%77.9%79.0%77.8%81.3%82.1%64.4%
Non-Resident Alien
80.1%79.6%79.6%81.4%93.3%46.4%58.5%78.1%81.8%
ResidencyNon-Resident for Tuition
79.5%76.7%79.5%82.2%83.8%82.0%83.4%83.8%74.8%
Resident for Tuition
74.2%73.3%73.6%80.8%80.8%82.8%80.4%79.1%68.8%
Total
77.3%75.4%77.3%81.8%82.7%82.3%82.2%81.8%72.5%
*Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander not represented due to counts beneath reporting threshold.
**Non-minority groups are presented for comparative data. They are not included in minority totals.