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
2016201720182019202020212022
SexFemale
83.8%84.4%85.8%85.0%84.5%74.2%75.3%
Male
79.1%80.6%77.7%78.5%78.2%70.1%71.8%
Race and Ethnicity*Hispanic or Latino
76.8%75.4%76.5%74.9%76.6%66.4%68.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native
70.8%77.8%55.2%79.2%40.0%60.7%53.3%
Asian
88.8%86.2%92.7%85.1%89.8%83.7%85.8%
Black or African American
73.9%68.3%75.0%72.5%71.1%51.4%54.7%
White
83.0%84.7%84.6%84.3%83.3%75.9%76.1%
Two or more races
77.9%79.0%77.8%81.3%82.1%64.4%66.7%
Non-Resident Alien
81.4%93.3%46.4%58.5%78.1%81.8%93.9%
ResidencyNon-Resident for Tuition
82.2%83.8%82.0%83.4%83.8%74.8%75.1%
Resident for Tuition
80.8%80.8%82.8%80.4%79.1%68.8%71.4%
Total
81.8%82.7%82.3%82.2%81.8%72.5%73.7%
*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.