Graduation Rates and Time to Degree at UCSC
How we’re doing
From Governor Brown’s proposed budget “Traditional enrollment-‐based funding does not encourage institutions to focus on critical outcomes—affordability, timely completion rates, and quality programs…” “… [T]he Administration expects [UC, CSU, CCC] to use these funds to achieve statewide goals, including: • Maintaining affordability; • Decreasing the time it takes students to graduate • Increasing the number of students who complete programs • Improving the transfer of community college students to four‑year colleges and universities”
President Napolitano to UC Santa Cruz “…I am particularly focused on four year graduation rates and time to degree. At UC Santa Cruz, only 57 percent of all freshman, 47 percent of underrepresented minorities, and 50 percent of low-‐income students graduate in four years.” “I believe that there is considerable room to improve these rates across the board, and to close the gap between underrepresented minority students and the overall student population.” From a letter sent Fall 2014
Envision UC Santa Cruz Strategic Plan
How we’re doing
Latest numbers: 4-‐year 51.5% Frosh 6-‐year 76.9% 2-‐year 52.6% Transfer 4-‐year 82.9%
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Graduation gaps Frosh 4-‐year grad rate Gap 6-‐year grad rate Gap Black / African American 43.8% -‐13.7 65.6% -‐8.5 Hispanic / Latino 43.2% -‐14.3 69.1% -‐5.0 White 57.5% 74.1% Transfer 2-‐year grad rate Gap 4-‐year grad rate Gap Black / African American 49.6% -‐3.6 77.5% -‐5.7 Hispanic / Latino 44.5% -‐8.7 80.2% -‐3.0 White 53.2% 83.2% Gaps w.r.t. White students, 3-‐year averages Not updated with most recent figures (released 2/15)
Some pretty good news
Source: IPEDS, via Who Leaves UC Santa Cruz and When? (Institutional Research) http://planning.ucsc.edu/irps/Enrollmt/retain/RetentionStudy(Dec2011).pdf
UC Santa Cruz outperforms comparison institutions
Many students who leave are enrolled or have graduated somewhere else (Source: Student Achievement Measure)
Campus goals (Recommended by the Student Success Steering Committee) Overall graduation rates 76.9% à 82% 6-‐year frosh 82.9% à 85% 4-‐year transfer Time to degree (in terms of graduation rates) 51.5% à 65% 4-‐year frosh 52.6% à 65% 2-‐year transfer Graduation gaps
Eliminate graduation gaps for Hispanic and African American students