June 19, 2008

June 19, 2008

Arkansas Legislative Task Force on Higher Education Remediation, Retention and

Graduation Rates

Good News, Good News, Bad News & Bad News & Worse NewsWorse News

July 25, 1997

Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board

University 1996 University 1996 University 1996Duke 93% Georgia Tech 67% Alabama 57%

Stanford 94% Oregon State 60% Ohio State 55%Virginia 91% Indiana 70% Minnesota 52%

Northwestern 91% Michigan State 66% South Carolina 63%Wake Forest 85% Auburn 66% Tennessee 55%

North Carolina 82% Colorado 66% Kansas 56%Michigan 84% Florida State 64% Oklahoma 44%California 80% Texas 63% Arizona 51%Penn State 78% Florida 63% Mississippi 47%Vanderbilt 82% NC State 67% Mississippi State 45%

Illinois 78% Purdue 69% Oklahoma State 48%UCLA 77% Maryland 61% Arizona State 46%

Wisconsin 72% Washington State 63% Kentucky 49%Baylor 69% Georgia 60% Louisiana State 47%

Clemson 70% Iowa 63% Nebraska 50%Southern California 67% Iowa State 60% Kansas State 48%

Texas A&M 68% Oregon 56% Texas Tech 42%Washington 69% Missouri 57% Arkansas 41%

ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 10, and SEC6-Year Graduation Rates

ACT and ACT Equivalent "Mid-Range" Score

University 1997 1998 University 1997 1998 University 1997 1998UC Berkeley 30.0 30.0 Clemson 25.0 25.0 Nebraska 24.0 24.0Georgia Tech 30.0 29.5 Delaware 25.0 25.0 Ohio State 24.0 24.0

Virginia 29.0 29.5 Florida State 25.0 25.0 Oklahoma 25.0 24.0UCLA 28.0 28.5 Indiana 24.0 25.0 Oregon 24.0 24.0Illinois 27.5 27.5 Oklahoma State 25.0 25.0 Oregon State 23.0 24.0

Michigan 27.5 27.5 Virginia Tech 26.0 25.0 Purdue 24.0 24.0North Carolina 27.0 27.5 Iowa 24.5 24.5 Kansas State 23.0 23.5

Florida 27.0 27.0 Iowa State 24.5 24.5 Louisiana State 23.0 23.5Georgia 27.0 26.5 Kentucky 24.5 24.5 Michigan State 23.5 23.5

Maryland 27.0 26.5 Minnesota 24.5 24.5 Mississippi 23.5 23.5Missouri 26.5 26.5 Arizona 24.0 24.0 South Carolina 23.0 23.5

Penn State 27.0 26.5 Arizona State 24.0 24.0 Tennessee 23.5 23.5Texas 26.0 26.5 Arkansas 23.5 24.0 Alabama 24.0 23.0

Colorado 25.0 25.5 Colorado State 24.0 24.0 Auburn 24.0 23.0North Carolina State 25.0 25.5 Connecticut 24.0 24.0 Rhode Island 23.0 23.0

Texas A&M 26.0 25.5 Kansas 24.5 24.0 Texas Tech 23.0 22.5Washington 25.0 25.5 Massachusetts 24.0 24.0 Washington State 23.0 22.5Wisconsin 27.0 25.5 Mississippi State 23.5 24.0 West Virginia 22.0 22.0

Source: U.S. News & World Report , Best Colleges Edition - 1999, 2000

Benchmark Set of 54 Public Research Universities

Percent of Freshmen in Upper Decile in High School

University 1997 1998 University 1997 1998 University 1997 1998UCLA 97% 97% NC State 31% 34% Ohio State 26% 26%

UC Berkeley 95% 95% Missouri 34% 33% Nebraska 25% 25%Virginia 80% 79% South Carolina 28% 33% Purdue 27% 25%

North Carolina 67% 69% Arizona 33% 32% Tennessee 24% 25%Michigan 59% 63% Arkansas 28% 32% Texas Tech 26% 25%Florida 60% 56% Clemson 32% 32% Auburn 24% 24%Georgia N/A 53% Oklahoma 32% 31% Colorado 25% 24%Illinois 53% 49% Virginia Tech 33% 31% Colorado State 23% 24%

Penn State 48% 48% Oklahoma State 30% 30% West Virginia 23% 23%Wisconsin 44% 46% Alabama 22% 29% Connecticut 21% 22%

Florida State 43% 45% Arizona State 25% 29% Indiana 23% 21%Texas A&M 47% 45% Kentucky 23% 29% Michigan State 21% 21%

Texas 37% 44% Minnesota 27% 28% Iowa 22% 20%Maryland 40% 41% Oregon State N/A 27% Oregon 19% 19%

Washington State 40% 40% Delaware 23% 26% Rhode Island 15% 18%Mississippi State 45% 38% Iowa State 26% 26% Massachusetts 16% 17%

Mississippi 37% 37% Kansas 26% 26% Georgia Tech N/A N/AWashington 37% 37% Louisiana State 27% 26% Kansas State N/A N/A



University 1998 University 1998 University 1998UCLA 4.10 South Carolina 3.50 Massachusetts 3.16

UC Berkeley 3.90 Virginia Tech 3.50 Alabama N/AVirginia 3.90 Oklahoma 3.47 Arizona State N/A

Georgia Tech 3.80 Iowa 3.45 Connecticut N/ANorth Carolina 3.80 Oregon State 3.42 Indiana N/A

Wisconsin 3.75 Clemson 3.40 Minnesota N/AFlorida 3.70 Colorado 3.40 Mississippi N/A

Penn State 3.70 Delaware 3.40 Missouri N/AWashington 3.65 Iowa State 3.40 NC State N/AFlorida State 3.60 Kansas 3.40 Nebraska N/A

Georgia 3.60 Kansas State 3.40 Ohio State N/AMichigan 3.60 Michigan State 3.40 Oregon N/A

Illinois 3.59 Arizona 3.30 Purdue N/AOklahoma State 3.51 Mississippi State 3.30 Texas N/A

Arkansas 3.50 Tennessee 3.30 Texas A & M N/AColorado State 3.50 Auburn 3.23 Texas Tech N/A

Kentucky 3.50 Louisiana State 3.20 Washington State N/AMaryland 3.50 Rhode Island 3.20 West Virginia N/A

Source: College Comparison Worksheet, U.S. News web site

Average High School GPA


6-Year Graduation Rates

University 1997 1998 University 1997 1998 University 1997 1998Virginia 92% 92% Indiana 67% 66% Tennessee 56% 56%

Michigan 82% 83% Michigan State 66% 66% Rhode Island 64% 55%UC Berkeley 81% 83% Texas 65% 66% West Virginia 54% 55%

North Carolina 84% 82% Purdue 64% 65% Kansas 54% 54%Penn State 81% 80% Florida State 65% 64% Arizona 52% 53%

UCLA 79% 78% Iowa 62% 64% Kentucky 48% 51%Illinois 79% 77% Maryland 63% 64% Oklahoma State 49% 51%

Wisconsin 73% 73% North Carolina State64% 63% Louisiana State 47% 50%Clemson 70% 72% Oregon State 68% 63% Minnesota 56% 49%Delaware 70% 72% Colorado 65% 61% Mississippi State 49% 49%

Virginia Tech 74% 72% Colorado State 58% 61% Texas Tech 44% 49%Texas A&M 69% 71% Iowa State 60% 61% Mississippi 49% 48%Washington 69% 70% Missouri 58% 60% Arizona State 48% 47%

Georgia Tech 68% 69% Alabama 57% 59% Nebraska 46% 47%Florida 64% 67% Washington State 63% 59% South Carolina 56% 46%Auburn 65% 66% Massachusetts 61% 57% Kansas State 45% 45%

Connecticut 68% 66% Oregon 59% 57% Oklahoma 54% 45%Georgia 62% 66% Ohio State 57% 56% Arkansas 42% 43%



First-Year Retention Rates

University 1997 1998 University 1997 1998 University 1997 1998Virginia 97% 97% Delaware 86% 86% Ohio State 78% 79%

UC Berkeley 94% 95% Georgia Tech 85% 86% Oklahoma State 77% 79%UCLA 95% 95% Indiana 86% 86% Oregon 78% 79%

Michigan 94% 94% Michigan State 85% 86% South Carolina 79% 79%North Carolina 94% 94% Clemson 84% 84% Massachusetts 79% 78%

Pennsylvania State 93% 93% Florida State 84% 84% West Virginia 78% 78%Illinois 91% 92% Washington State 84% 84% Arizona 76% 77%Florida 90% 91% Colorado State 82% 83% Arkansas 81% 77%

Wisconsin 91% 91% Iowa 83% 83% Kansas 77% 77%Washington 90% 90% Iowa State 82% 83% Kansas State 76% 77%

Virginia Tech 89% 89% Minnesota 83% 83% Mississippi State 77% 77%North Carolina State 88% 88% Missouri 83% 83% Oregon State 77% 77%

Texas 87% 88% Alabama 81% 82% Rhode Island 76% 77%Texas A&M 87% 88% Auburn 80% 81% Tennessee 77% 77%Connecticut 87% 87% Colorado 81% 81% Nebraska 75% 76%

Georgia 86% 87% Louisiana State 80% 81% Texas Tech 75% 76%Maryland 86% 87% Oklahoma 81% 80% Mississippi 74% 74%Purdue 86% 87% Kentucky 78% 79% Arizona State 71% 72%



Regression of 6 Year Graduation Rate on Freshman Retention Rate (54 Benchmark, Cohorts1 of 1993 - 2000)

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Source: U. S. News & World Report, Best Colleges Edition – 1999, 2008

Regression of Freshman Retention Rate on High School GPA (54 Benchmark, Cohorts1 1997 - 2005)

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Regression of Freshman Retention Rate on Average ACT Score (54 Benchmark, Cohorts1 1997 - 2005)

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Regression of Freshman Retention Rate on % UG Classes < 20 Students (54 Benchmark, Cohorts1 1997 - 2005)

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Regression of Freshman Retention Rate on Student to Faculty Ratio (54 Benchmark, Cohorts1 1997 - 2005)

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AppointedUA Retention Task Force

Auburn University

Fact Finding Mission

March 2000

Auburn Team Members

• Dr. Charles Adams – Associate Dean, Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences, Professor of English, chair of Retention Task Force

• Dr. Johnetta Cross Brazzell – Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

• Ms. Arlene Cash – Dean of Enrollment Services• Ms. Joan Watkins – Executive Asst. to Chancellor• Dr. Dennis Brewer – Faculty Senator, Professor of Math • Dr. Gay Stewart – Assistant Professor, Physics• Dr. Charles Scifres – Dean of Bumpers College of

Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences• Dr. Kathy Van Laningham – Vice Provost for Planning,

Director of Office of Institutional Research

UA Retention Efforts

• R.O.C.K. (Razorback Outreach for Community and Knowledge) Camp for networking and transition for incoming freshmen in summer before they enter the UofA, “outward bound” like camp activities and instilling Razorback traditions

• Enhanced Learning Center for academic support in the historically difficult core courses with tutoring and strong emphasis on supplemental instruction (hiring students to attend lectures and conduct tutoring sessions for lower level students)


• Revision of probation and suspension policies from a required 2.0 cumulative GPA at end of first year to a phase in of required GPA to reach 2.0 by junior year as required to graduate

• Academic Advising Council of both professional and faculty advisors to provide professional development, ensure consistency across colleges, and promote best advising practices


• First Year Experience courses to orient students to improve academic skills and access support resources and to successfully transition into the UofA are now offered in each college, some within the context of the discipline such as engineering, business, architecture, and agriculture

• Block scheduling to ensure students have at least two classes in common to promote networking, social interaction, and study skills support

UA Retention Efforts• Academic Convocation in Fall for new

freshmen to provide opportunity to meet faculty and to instill sense of academic expectations and be a bookend to commencement exercises

• Move In Day provides volunteer students to help with unloading and to answer questions of students and parents moving into residence halls

UA Admission Standards• Raised standards at end of 1997 to take effect in

1999, ACT of 20 and HSGPA 3.0• Developed Third-Level administrative review of all

students not meeting automatic admission standards

• Established Summer Prep Program for students close to standards

• Provisional non-degree admission for some students who are given a chance to prove academic qualification through performance in UA courses

6-Year Graduation Rate

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Virginia 92% Connecticut 74% Minnesota 61%

UC Berkeley 89% Michigan State 74% Oklahoma State 60%

UCLA 89% Indiana 72% Oregon State 60%

Michigan 87% Ohio State 71% Tennessee 60%

Penn State 85% North Carolina State 70% Washington State 60%

North Carolina 84% Purdue 70% Arizona 59%

Illinois 82% Missouri 69% Kansas 59%

Florida 79% Florida State 68% Kansas State 59%

Maryland 79% Colorado 66% Kentucky 59%

Virginia Tech 79% Iowa 66% Louisiana State 59%

Wisconsin 79% Iowa State 66% Oklahoma 59%

Georgia 77% Colorado State 65% Mississippi State 58%

Georgia Tech 77% Massachusetts 65% Rhode Island 57%

Texas 77% Oregon 65% Arizona State 56%

Texas A & M 77% Alabama 63% Arkansas 56%

Delaware 76% Auburn 63% Mississippi 56%

Clemson 75% South Carolina 63% Texas Tech 56%

Washington 75% Nebraska 62% West Virginia 55%

Source: U.S. News & World Report, Best Colleges Edition - 2008

6-Year Graduation Rates Benchmark Set of 54 Public Research Universities

1997 2007 2007 2010Freshman ACT (F) 23.5 25.8 25.8 26.5Freshman HSGPA (F) 3.40 3.59 3.59 3.65Freshman Upper Decile % (F) 28% 32% 44% 50%Freshman Mid-Yr Retention (FS) 90.5% 92.4% 94.7% 96%Freshman Year Retention (FF) 73.2% 82.8% 84.3% 88%New Freshman Enrollment (F) 2,240 2,900 2,804 3,000National Merit/Achievement Scholars (F) 90 171 197 250Undergraduate Enrollment (F) 2 11,974 14,948 15,714 17,000Graduate Enrollment (F) 2,766 3,700 4,693 5,500New Transfer Enrollment (F) 1,157 1,264 1,660 1,850Total Minority Enrollment (F) 2,366 2,383 3,544 4,000Total Enrollment (F) 14,740 18,648 20,408 22,500UG 6-Yr Graduation Rate (S) 41.8% 58.0% 59.4% 66%Bachelor's Degrees Awarded (AY) 1,756 2,382 3,041 3,585Master's & Other Degrees Awarded (AY) 864 1,079 1,180 1,295Doctoral Degrees Awarded (AY) 112 115 165 185Total Degrees Awarded (AY) 2,732 3,576 4,392 5,065Research: New Awards ($M) (FY) $41.2 $57.6 $81.5 $100Research: Expenditures ($M) (FY) $73.7 $113.8 $127.3 $150Research: Federal Expenditures ($M) (FY) $16.7 $38.8 $38.8 $50Private Giving ($M) (FY) $28.0 $100.1 $74.5 $100Endowment ($M) (FY) $119.0 $877.0 $612.0 $1,000Student-to-Faculty Ratio 14:1 17:1 17:1 16:1Unrestricted E&G ($M) (FY) $138.3 $242.2 $300.9 $380Legend: AY (academic year); F (Fall); FF ( Fall to Fall); FS (Fall to Spring); FY (fiscal year); S (Spring); $M ($ millions)1goals determined using compound growth rate needed to achieve 2010 goals with base year of 19972undergraduate enrollment goal = total enrollment goal - graduate enrollment goal3excludes enrollment of Hurricane Katrina evacuees

University of ArkansasProgress Report

Performance MeasureResults Goals

Goal1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2010

Freshman ACT (F) 23.5 24.0 24.9 24.8 24.8 25.0 25.4 25.4 25.3 25.5 25.8 26.5Freshman HSGPA (F) 3.40 3.46 3.51 3.52 3.54 3.57 3.60 3.57 3.57 3.58 3.59 3.65Freshman Upper Decile % (F) 28% 32% 36% 32% 35% 35% 36% 36% 32% 32% 32% 50%Freshman Mid-Yr Retention (FS) 90.5% 92.8% 94.1% 92.5% 93.5% 92.6% 93.0% 92.9% 92.9% 92.4% 92.4% 96%Freshman Year Retention (FF) 73.2% 74.1% 77.2% 81.7% 81.7% 82.2% 82.7% 83.7% 81.4% 83.1% 82.8% 88%

New Freshman Enrollment (F) 2,240 2,556 2,268 2,283 2,332 2,251 2,357 2,514 275232,784 2,899 3,000

National Merit/Achievement Scholars (F) 90 104 120 108 105 109 106 126 164 171 171 250Undergraduate Enrollment (F) 2 11,974 12,300 12,358 12,550 12,859 12,929 13,125 13,817 14,282 14,353 14,948 17,000Graduate Enrollment (F) 2,766 2,760 2,868 2,846 2,936 3,106 3,324 3,452 3,539 3,576 3,700 5,500

New Transfer Enrollment (F) 1,157 1,206 1,264 1,178 1,230 1,150 1,264 1,234 131931,242 1,264 1,850

Total Minority Enrollment (F) 2,366 2,506 2,640 2,729 1,938 2,028 2,021 2,089 2,126 2,167 2,383 4,000Total Enrollment (F) 14,740 15,060 15,226 15,396 15,795 16,035 16,449 17,269 17,821 17,929 18,648 22,500UG 6-Yr Graduation Rate (S) 41.8% 43.5% 45.1% 45.3% 44.8% 45.9% 48.1% 52.9% 56.4% 55.5% 58.0% 66%Bachelor's Degrees Awarded (AY) 1,756 1,741 1,902 1,889 1,935 2,028 2,291 2,194 2,197 2,198 2,382 3,585Master's & Other Degrees Awarded (AY) 864 850 843 872 848 864 907 964 1,072 1,136 1,079 1,295Doctoral Degrees Awarded (AY) 112 121 94 86 90 106 120 110 145 134 115 185Total Degrees Awarded (AY) 2,732 2,712 2,839 2,847 2,873 2,998 3,318 3,268 3,414 3,468 3,576 5,065Research: New Awards ($M) (FY) $41.2 $42.3 $41.5 $49.1 $59.3 $52.6 $48.4 $62.7 $59.6 $72.3 $57.6 $100Research: Expenditures ($M) (FY) $73.7 $78.1 $63.2 $75.9 $83.8 $88.3 $87.4 $96.7 $108.0 $109.6 $113.8 $150Research: Federal Expenditures ($M) (FY) $16.7 $16.4 $16.1 $21.9 $24.2 $28.7 $27.8 $32.4 $35.6 $34.4 $38.8 $50Private Giving ($M) (FY) $28.0 $36.0 $98.0 $83.0 $62.0 $64.0 $365.0 $83.0 $126.9 $114.0 $100.1 $100Endowment ($M) (FY) $119.0 $142.0 $220.0 $245.0 $234.0 $215.0 $494.0 $626.0 $691.5 $763.0 $877.0 $1,000Student-to-Faculty Ratio 14:1 16:1 16:1 16:1 16:1 17:1 17:1 17:1 18:1 17:1 17:1 16:1Unrestricted E&G ($M) (FY) $138.3 $148.5 $161.0 $184.9 $195.6 $197.4 $202.3 $208.8 $220.3 $242.9 $242.2 $380Legend: AY (academic year); F (Fall); FF ( Fall to Fall); FS (Fall to Spring); FY (fiscal year); S (Spring); $M ($ millions)1goals determined using compound growth rate needed to achieve 2010 goals with base year of 19972undergraduate enrollment goal = total enrollment goal - graduate enrollment goal3excludes enrollment of Hurricane Katrina evacuees

University of ArkansasProgress Report

Performance MeasureResults

Degree Seeking New Freshman ClassACT Scores

ACT > 30 ACT 25-30 ACT 19-24 ACT < 19

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ACT <19 ACT <19

Gender AthleteNon-

Athlete Total Gender Athlete%

AthleteMale 9 3 12 Male 9 60.0%Female 6 4 10 Female 6 40.0%Total 15 7 22 Total 15 100.0%

Percent Athlete of ACT <19 68.2%

ACT <19 ACT <19

Ethnicity AthleteNon-

Athlete Total Ethnicity Athlete%

AthleteAsian 1 0 1 Asian 1 6.7%African American 7 1 8

African American 7 46.7%

Foreign 1 1 2 Foreign 1 6.7%White 6 5 11 White 6 40.0%Total 15 7 22 Total 15 100.0%

Fall 2007 New Freshmen Degree-Seeking with ACT <19

Degree Seeking New Freshman High School GPA

Fall 2007Fall 1997

HSGPA >=3.75 HSGPA 3.50 – 3.74 HSGPA 3.00 – 3.49 HSGPA <3.00

Chancellor’s List• In Fall of 1997, 747 UA students were on

the Chancellor’s List

• In Spring of 1998, 823 UA students were on the Chancellor’s List

• In Fall of 2007, 1,254 UA students were on the Chancellor’s List

• In Spring of 2008, 1,332 UA students were on the Chancellor’s List

Bottom Line: UA students are brighter and more successful academically than they have

ever been

African American Students

Degree Seeking African American New Freshman ACT Scores

ACT > 30 ACT 25-30 ACT 19-24 ACT < 19

Fall 2007Fall 1997

Degree Seeking African American New Freshman High School GPA

Fall 2007Fall 1997

HSGPA >=3.75 HSGPA 3.50 – 3.74 HSGPA 3.00 – 3.49 HSGPA <3.00

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Challenge Facing Arkansas

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Source: AHECB Quarterly Meeting, Agenda Item 21, Aug. 3, 2007

Retention: Lessons Learned• Admit only students who are capable of

graduating

• Provide the financial support required to complete the degree in a timely fashion

• Provide an academic support system with good mentoring, advising and tutoring

• Find a way to make students take advantage of the academic support system

• Create job opportunities in the state to serve as incentives for degree completion

Clearly, in the 21st Century, economic development and

higher education are inextricably linked

In closing,

Thank you for allowing me to share our experiences (and frustrations) in increasing retention and graduation rates on our campus

June 19, 2008

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