Institutional student achievement goals
Student Achievement Goal 1 – Student completion indicator as reported to SACSCOC (150% time to degree)
UHV’s student completion selected indicator as reported to SACSCOC is the National Student Clearinghouse Total Completion Rate (150% time to graduation). Goal: Increase the 150% time to degree rate for both first time in college students and transfer students to 56.5% for the 2018 cohorts.
- Target: Increase 6-year graduation rate of FTIC students by 1% annually
- Target: Increase 3-year graduation rate of transfer students by 1% annually.
| Actual | Target | |||||||
| Cohort | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| All students rate | 59.8% | 56.5% | 53.8% | 53.6% | 54.9% | 55.4% | 56.0% | 56.5% |
| Change | -4.1% | -3.3% | -2.7% | -0.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| FTIC rate | 39.7% | 40.4% | 41.7% | 34.0% | 42.5% | 42.9% | 43.4% | 43.8% |
| Change | -11.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | -7.6% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Transfer student rate | 65.1% | 63.6% | 58.9% | 65.4% | 60.1% | 60.7% | 61.3% | 61.9% |
| Change | -2.4% | -1.5% | -4.6% | 6.5% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
Student Achievement Goal 2 – Degrees Conferred
Goal: Increase the number of degrees awarded annually, resulting in employability of our learners.
- Target: Increase number of undergraduate degrees by 2% annually
- Target: Increase number of graduate degrees by 2% annually.
Source: CB009 Full historical data is in the Fact Book
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Actual |
Target | |||||||
| Year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Undergraduate | 682 | 664 | 713 | 727 | 742 | 757 | 772 | 787 |
| Change | 8% | -3% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Graduate | 349 | 320 | 381 | 389 | 396 | 404 | 412 | 421 |
| Change | 1% | -8% | 19% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Grand Total | 1031 | 983 | 1094 | 1116 | 1138 | 1161 | 1184 | 1208 |
Student Achievement Goal 3 ‐ Enrollment
Goal: Continue to grow UHV overall and at each teaching location and online, in accordance with the Academic Affairs Strategic Plan
- Target: Increase the number of enrolled students by 7% annually
- Target: Increase the 1‐year FTIC student retention rate by 1% annually
- Target: Increase the 1‐year transfer student retention rate by 1% annually
Source: CB001 Full historical data is in the Fact Book
| Actual | Target | |||||||
| FA 2018 | FA 2019 | FA 2020 | FA 2021 | FA 2022 | FA 2023 | FA 2024 | FA 2025 | |
| First time in college students | 355 | 361 | 383 | 410 | 438 | 469 | 502 | 537 |
| Change | 20% | 2% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Transfer students | 416 | 556 | 648 | 693 | 742 | 794 | 849 | 909 |
| Change | -26% | 34% | 17% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Continuing students | 2468 | 2449 | 2488 | 2662 | 2849 | 3048 | 3261 | 3490 |
| Change | 2% | -1% | 2% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| New Masters students | 324 | 284 | 349 | 373 | 400 | 428 | 457 | 489 |
| Change | 30% | -12% | 23% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Continuing Masters students | 830 | 898 | 1063 | 1137 | 1217 | 1302 | 1393 | 1491 |
| Change | 0% | 8% | 18% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Grand Total | 4393 | 4532 | 4931 | 5276 | 5646 | 6041 | 6464 | 6916 |
Student Achievement Goal 4 ‐ Retention
Goal: Increase student retention using innovative educational activities such as experiential learning.
- Target: Increase the 1‐year FTIC student retention rate by 1% annually
- Target: Increase the 1‐year transfer student retention rate by 1% annually
This target will count only fall cohorts of new FTIC and transfer students who are retained to the following fall. The row showing “retained 1 year” is the count of students who reenrolled in the fall after the cohort date. Source: CB001 Full historical data is in the Fact Book
| Actual | Target | ||||||||
| FTIC 2017 | FTIC 2018 | FTIC 2019 | FTIC 2020 | FTIC 2021 | FTIC 2022 | FTIC 2023 | FTIC 2024 | FTIC 2025 | |
| Cohort Size | 294 | 355 | 359 | 373 | |||||
| Retained 1 year | 172 | 225 | 235 | 247 | |||||
| Retention 1-year rate | 59% | 63% | 65% | 66% | 67% | 67% | 68% | 69% | 69% |
| Change | 3% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Actual | Target | ||||||||
| Trans 2017 | Trans 2018 | Trans 2019 | Trans 2020 | Trans 2021 | Trans 2022 | Trans 2023 | Trans 2024 | Trans 2025 | |
| Cohort Size | 533 | 399 | 489 | 578 | |||||
| Retained 1 year | 363 | 296 | 341 | 407 | |||||
| Retention 1-year rate | 68% | 74% | 70% | 70% | 71% | 72% | 73% | 73% | 74% |
| Change | -1% | 6% | -4% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |