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.
- Target: Increase 6-year graduation rate of FTIC students by 1% annually
- Target: Increase 3-year graduation rate of transfer students by 1% annually.
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| Cohort | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| FTIC rate | 35.6% | 35.2% | 32.7% | 31.8% | 32.8% | 33.8% | 34.8% | 35.8% |
| Change | -5.0% | -0.4% | -2.5% | -0.9% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
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| Cohort | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Transfer student rate | 57.5% | 56.8% | 50.3% | |||||
| Change | 2.0% | -.07% | -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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| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Undergraduate | 833 | 737 | 773 | 788 | 804 | 820 | 837 |
| Change | -0.2% | -11.5% | 4.9% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Graduate | 460 | 475 | 482 | 492 | 501 | 512 | 522 |
| Change | -17.9% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Grand Total | 1293 | 1212 | 1255 | 1280 | 1306 | 1332 | 1358 |
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 5% annually
Source: CB001 Full historical data is in the Fact Book
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| FA 2022 | FA 2023 | FA 2024 | FA 2025 | FA 2026 | FA 2027 | FA 2028 | |
| First time in college students | 237 | 204 | 220 | 231 | 243 | 255 | 267 |
| Change | 69.3% | -13.9% | 7.8% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Transfer students | 520 | 505 | 406 | 426 | 448 | 470 | 493 |
| Change | 42.1% | -2.9% | -19.6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Continuing students | 2117 | 1998 | 2001 | 2101 | 2206 | 2316 | 2432 |
| Change | -16.4% | -5.6% | -0.2% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| New Masters students | 246 | 235 | 214 | 225 | 236 | 248 | 260 |
| Change | -12.5% | -4.5% | -8.9% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Continuing Masters students | 939 | 842 | 745 | 782 | 821 | 862 | 906 |
| Change | 7.8% | -10.3% | -11.5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Grand Total | 4059 | 3784 | 3586 | 3765 | 3954 | 4151 | 4359 |
Student Achievement Goal 4 ‐ Retention
Goal: Increase student retention using innovative educational activities such as experiential learning.
- Target: Increase the 1‐year undergraduate student retention rate by 3% annually
- Target: Increase the 1‐year graduate student retention rate by 3% annually
This target will count only fall cohorts of new undergrad and graduate 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
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| Undergraduate 2021 | Undergraduate 2022 | Undergraduate 2023 | Undergraduate 2024 | Undergraduate 2025 | Undergraduate 2026 | Undergraduate 2027 | |
| Cohort Size | 560 | 633 | 602 | 627 | |||
| Retained 1 year | 362 | 406 | 432 | 469 | |||
| Retention 1-year rate | 64.6% | 64.1% | 71.8% | 74.8% | 77.8% | 80.8% | 83.8% |
| Change | 4.9% | -8.8% | 0.0% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
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| Graduate 2021 | Graduate 2022 | Graduate 2023 | Graduate 2024 | Graduate 2025 | Graduate 2026 | Graduate 2027 | |
| Cohort Size | 268 | 261 | 229 | 214 | |||
| Retained 1 year | 190 | 192 | 142 | 139 | |||
| Retention 1-year rate | 70.9% | 73.6% | 62.0% | 65.0% | 68.0% | 71.0% | 74.0% |
| Change | 1.9% | 2..7% | -11.6% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% |