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 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| FTIC rate | 43.1% | 40.6% | 35.6% | 35.2% | 36.2% | 37.2% | 38.2% | 39.2% |
| Change | 6.1% | -2.5% | -5.0% | -0.4% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
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| Cohort | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Transfer student rate | 49.4% | 55.5% | 57.5% | 56.8% | 57.8% | 58.8% | 59.8% | 60.8% |
| Change | 0.0% | 6.1% | 2.0% | -0.7% | 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| Undergraduate | 714 | 835 | 833 | 850 | 867 | 884 | 902 |
| Change | 7.4% | 16.9% | -0.2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Graduate | 382 | 560 | 460 | 469 | 479 | 488 | 498 |
| Change | 19.4% | 46.6% | -17.9% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Grand Total | 1096 | 1395 | 1293 | 1319 | 1345 | 1372 | 1400 |
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
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| FA 2020 | FA 2021 | FA 2022 | FA 2023 | FA 2024 | FA 2025 | FA 2026 | |
| First time in college students | 255 | 149 | 237 | 254 | 271 | 290 | 311 |
| Change | -13.9% | -41.6% | 59.1% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Transfer students | 504 | 444 | 520 | 556 | 595 | 637 | 682 |
| Change | -3.3% | -11.9% | 17.1% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Continuing students | 2723 | 2445 | 2101 | 2248 | 2405 | 2574 | 2754 |
| Change | 9.1% | -10.2% | -14.1% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| New Masters students | 279 | 281 | 246 | 263 | 282 | 301 | 322 |
| Change | 6.5% | -0.7% | -12.5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Continuing Masters students | 1056 | 871 | 955 | 1022 | 1093 | 1170 | 1252 |
| Change | 14.9% | -17.5% | 9.6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Grand Total | 4817 | 4190 | 4931 | 4343 | 4647 | 4972 | 5321 |
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
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| FTIC 2019 | FTIC 2020 | FTIC 2021 | FTIC 2022 | FTIC 2023 | FTIC 2024 | FTIC 2025 | |
| Cohort Size | 296 | 255 | 149 | 237 | |||
| Retained 1 year | 191 | 142 | 83 | 134 | |||
| Retention 1-year rate | 64.5% | 55.7% | 55.7% | 56.7% | 57.7% | 58.7% | 59.7% |
| Change | 4.9% | -8.8% | 0.0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
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| Transfer 2019 | Transfer 2020 | Transfer 2021 | Transfer 2022 | Transfer 2032 | Transfer 2024 | Transfer 2025 | |
| Cohort Size | 521 | 504 | 444 | 520 | 556 | 595 | 637 |
| Retained 1 year | 363 | 364 | 299 | 355 | |||
| Retention 1-year rate | 69.7% | 72.2% | 67.3% | 68.3% | 69.3% | 70.3% | 71.3% |
| Change | -6.0% | 2.5% | -4.9% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |