Retention and
Completion
Presentation
Former Mission: Access
New Mission: Completion
Funding formula follows mission
1800
2042 2033
2013-14
2079
2012-13
2014
2011-12
1822
1844
2048
2010-11
2105
2009-10
1992
2008-09
2033
2007-08
1952
2006-07
2073 2068
2005-06
2042
2004-05
2010
2003-04
1900
2002-03
1850
2001-02
1991
2000-01
2015
1999-2000
1198-99
2000
1997-98
1996-97
1995-96
2079
1994-95
2050
1993-94
2100
1992-93
1910
1991-92
2150
1990-91
1950
1989-90
The New Measuring Stick
Degrees Awarded
2200
2147
2103
2063
1924
1952
1865
Our students face success challenges
Lower socioeconomic class
88% of YSU students receive financial aid
Being academically underprepared
61% of entering YSU students take developmental
classes
Having a disability
Approximately 700 (5.2%) students are registered
with YSU Disability Services
Working more than halftime
Over 77% of YSU students work
Being a commuter student
90% of YSU students commute
Going to school part time
25% of YSU students attend part time
Being a first-generation college student
56% of YSU students are first-generation
Receiving a Pell Grant
54% of YSU students receive a Pell Grant
Coming from an underrepresented population
21% of YSU students are from underrepresented
populations
Being conditionally admitted
More than 20% of our new students are conditional
admits (ACT<17 or HS gpa<2.0)
Being adult learners
47% of YSU students are older than 21
Historical Graduation/Retention
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
Retention
40.0%
Graduation
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Statewide Historical Retention
IPEDS Data v. State
IPEDS Custom Feedback Report 2013 (less OSU, NEOMED, and Central State)
The custom comparison group chosen by Youngstown State University includes the following 10 institutions:
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus (Bowling Green, OH)
Cleveland State University (Cleveland, OH)
Kent State University at Kent (Kent, OH)
Miami University-Oxford (Oxford, OH)
Ohio University-Main Campus (Athens, OH)
Shawnee State University (Portsmouth, OH)
University of Akron Main Campus (Akron, OH)
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus (Cincinnati, OH)
University of Toledo (Toledo, OH)
Wright State University-Main Campus (Dayton, OH)
IPEDS Data v. Peers
The custom comparison group chosen by Youngstown State University includes the following 12 institutions:
Boise State University (Boise, ID)
Central Connecticut State University (New Britain, CT)
Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI)
Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI)
Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID)
Jackson State University (Jackson, MS)
McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA)
Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago, IL)
The University of Texas at San Antonio (San Antonio, TX)
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, AR)
University of Southern Indiana (Evansville, IN)
Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)
Youngstown State
CSP Use Drives Higher Retention Numbers
Retention Bands
HS GPA Above 3.5
90%-100%
Fall GPA Above 3.5
Spring GPA Above 3.5
ACT > = 26
Fall GPA 2.5 – 3.5
80%-90%
Spring GPA 2.0 – 2.99
Race: Non-Resident/Alien
Summer Bridge participants
HS GPA 3.0 – 3.5
ACT 21 – 25
STEM or BCOE Colleges
70%-80%
Not Pell Eligible
Race: White or Asian
Out-of-State Resident
HS GPA 2.5 – 2.99
ACT 17 – 20
Fall GPA 2.0 – 2.49
Spring GPA 1.5 – 1.99
Traditional Age
Seeking 4 Yr. Degree
60%-70%
Housing On Campus or Off Campus
Male or Female
In-State or WPA Resident
WCBA, CCAC, CLASS, or BHHS Colleges
Race: Hispanic or Unknown
Pell Eligible
HS GPA 2.0 – 2.49
ACT < 17 or Not Reported
Fall GPA 1.5 – 1.99
50%-60%
Seeking 2 Yr. Degree
Veteran
Race: American Indian/Alaskan or Multi-Racial
or Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
HS GPA < 2.0
Race: Black
40 %-50%
Conditionally Admitted
Non-Traditional
30 %-40%
10 %-20%
Spring GPA < 1.5
Fall GPA < 1.5
Retention Analysis
Completion is OUR Challenge
Completion is OUR Challenge
Completion is OUR Challenge
Completion is OUR Challenge
Hours to Degree by College
Average Credit Hours Completed
per Bachelor Degree
158
156
156
154
152
150
148
152
151
142
BCOE
151
150
149
148
146
144
CCAC
154
145
144
143
149
150
148
146
145
144
145
141
2012
2013
HHS
WCBA
143
140
STEM
2014
CLASS
AVG
YSU Response to
“New Mission: Completion”
2020 Strategic Vision:
Youngstown State University
will become a national model
for student success, academic
excellence, resource
stewardship, and regional
engagement.
Student Success Progress
Theme 1: Academic Achievement Indicators
3 Yr. Average
Current
Trend
2020 Goal
Retention Rate (internal)
67%
69%
↑
72%
Course Completion Rate
83%
85%
↑
85%
Students in Good Standing
86%
91%
Degrees Awarded
2081
2147
↑↑
2500
Entering Freshmen Avg. ACT
20.58
21.09
↑↑
22
Minority Graduation Rate
13.0%
13.2%
↑
25%
Athlete Graduation Rate
59%
62%
↑↑↑
72%
International Students
202
214
↑
300
Study Abroad Students
140
150
↑
225
Adult Students
28%
25%
34.7%
34.3%
Board Metric: Six-Year Graduation Rate
92%
30%
↓
43%
Student Success Progress
Six year enrollment by class rank
15000
14000
13000
12000
11000
10000
5719
5941
5418
4593
4097
9000
3468
8000
sophomores
7000
6000
2530
2383
2407
2485
1973
2077
2049
2162
2197
2128
2942
3043
2997
2964
2990
3048
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2575
2110
3000
2000
1000
juniors
seniors
5000
4000
All freshmen
0
Wide ranging,
multifaceted plan.
Research shows
quantity of initiatives
bests intensity.
Our Top 9 Successes to Date
Graduation
Retention
Awarded 2,147 degrees in 2013-14. This was our highest number
of degrees awarded in the last 25 years.
Increased freshman retention rate by 5.5% over the last three years.
Increased all student retention rates by 4.8% over the last three years.
Course Completion Increased course completion rate 6.8% over the last three years.
Freshman GPA
Increased incoming freshman average GPA by 9.4% over the last four years.
Freshman ACT
Increased incoming freshman ACT average by 6.6% over the last four years.
Summer Bridge
Program was been deemed by the U.S. Department of Education as a “promising strategy”
for student success. Has 80% freshman retention rate and graduation rate is twice as high
as our minority graduation rate.
Satisfactory
Reduced the number of students failing to qualify for continued Federal Aid by 53% over
Academic Progress two years.
Non-attendance Fs Reduced non-attendance Fs by 28% over the last three years.
Upward Bound
Has 97% High School graduation rate from Youngstown City Schools over the last
eleven years.
Our Competitors are Improving
More Quickly
Kent State
6.7% retention increase
Cites
Improved quality
Improved academic advising
Expanded support services
Improved cocurricular experiences
15 credit hours
4 yr. graduation
Cleveland State has leapfrogged us as well.
Akron
6.5% retention increase
Cites
Improved quality
Campus-wide buy-in
Emphasis on pre-majors
Take 15 credits
University 101 course
Zip Start
Use of E-tutoring
Improved academic advising
Student Success Progress
Summary of Registration and Holds by College
College
Business
CAAC
Education
HHS
LASS
STEM
Graduate School
Eligible
1132
904
1105
3718
2830
2790
674
With Holds
589
423
389
1556
1907
1467
19
Reg S15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
13153
6350
0
Registration begins November 3!
Twenty (20) working days until Registration
What’s Next? Ideas
Generate and distribute regular, automated data reports to all constituents.
Develop academic advisement goals and provide regular, university-wide term reports on progress.
Provide graduation and retention data (College/major specific) to all stake holders.
Create a Student Success website.
Mandate and track faculty participation in Starfish Early Alert.
Mandate and track faculty recording class attendance.
Develop policies and procedures for use of data analytics generated by Starfish INSIGHT.
Track and improve fall-to-spring retention for sophomore students with the same fervor as the fall-to-fall
tracking and reporting of first-time freshmen.
Implement proactive advisement for all students placed on warning and probation.
Develop and implement consistent policies and procedures for students on warning and probation that include
contract signing, referrals, and follow-up.
Ensure all classes are listed with instructor and text befroe students register.
Develop Learning Communities and effective FYE experience for all entering students.
Integrate current first-year peer mentoring program into University 101 courses.
Make Welcome Penguin calls to all admitted students.
What’s Next? Ideas
Create an Advising Center to centralize first-year and transfer student advising.
Improve effectiveness of call campaign to returning students who have not enrolled.
Provide additional support and mentoring to entering minority students via expansion of the current Summer Bridge
Program.
Provide additional employment opportunities to entering minority students via a minority Work for Success scholarship
program.
Create a University “Retention and Completion Council” and task force.
Develop a “Register on Time” task force to identify academic, financial, advising, scheduling and other barriers keeping
students from registering on time.
Implement mid-term grades.
Implement 2 semester registration.
Appoint retention champions in each college who will also serve on the University Retention and Completion Council.
Create three levels of first-time and transfer student admission based on academic preparedness: Conditional, Emergent,
College-Ready.
Provide first-time and transfer students with specific mandates for success based on their level of admission.
Provide first-time and transfer students with different methods of advising based on their level of admission.
Provide “encouragers” to all students admitted as conditional and emergent.
Provide Supplemental Instruction in all gateway courses and require conditionally admitted and emergent students to
enroll in an SI- embedded course section.
Relocate Career Services to Student Center and create initiatives to frontload its engagement with students.
What’s Next? Ideas
Add a career planning component to University 101 Courses.
Increase career-relevant work experiences (internships, co-ops) prior to graduation.
Develop a program/campaign to ensure that every student, including prospects, receives appropriate and
timely FAFSA assistance to maximize their eligibility for aid.
Embed significant financial literacy curriculum into the University 101 course.
Re-define sophomore status as 30 or more hours completed.
Cap most Baccalaureate degrees at 120 credit hours.
Develop a system to identify and remediate problems related to class availability.
Implement block scheduling for all first-time and transfer students.
Provide each entering student with a graduation map that outlines courses and terms that will lead to a fouryear degree.
Create a three-year graduation map in appropriate bachelor’s degree program that includes summer sessions.
Develop a four-year course rotation plan so students can see when classes they need will be offered.
Raise the bulk rate tuition cap to allow students to take up to 18 sh.
Create a review and reporting process for all courses that have a 25% or higher rate of DFW.
Upgrade degree audit system so every student can review their remaining degree requirements in real time.
Carpe Diem!
Summary of Registration and Holds by College
College
Eligible
With Holds
Reg S15
Business
1132
589
0
CAAC
904
423
0
Education
1105
389
0
HHS
3718
1556
0
LASS
2830
1907
0
STEM
2790
1467
0
Graduate School
674
19
0
13153
6350
0
Total
Registration begins November 3!
Twenty (20) working days until Registration
57% of Textbook adoptions in.