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Managing Graduate Attrition and Completion
46th CGS Annual MeetingPre-Meeting WorkshopDecember 6, 2006
Daniel Denecke, Director, Ph.D. Completion ProjectHelen Frasier, Program Manager, CGS Best PracticesKenneth Redd, Director, Research and Policy Analysis
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Workshop Materials
Completion & Attrition Worksheet
Data Templates
CD of Project Templates: Data Templates Data Template Instructions Exit Surveys
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Ph.D. Completion ProjectData Templates
Completion Data Attrition Data Aggregate Completion Data Factor Assessments Exit Survey Templates
Standard Short-form Online
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Completion Templates(10-year and 7-year cohorts)
Entering student
academic year cohort*
Number of entering doctoral students
Number of students who left program
after receving master's degree
Number of students
admitted to PhD
candidacy**
3 years
[ ≤ 3Years ]
4 years
[ > 3 ≤ 4 Years ]
5 years
[ > 4 ≤ 5 Years ]
6 years
[ > 5 ≤ 6 Years ]
7 years
[ > 6 ≤ 7 Years ]
8 years
[ > 7 ≤ 8 Years ]
9 years
[ > 8 ≤ 9 Years ]
10 years
[ > 9 ≤ 10 Years ]
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
Totals
Of those admitted to PhD candidacy**:
Number who completed within given number of years after enrolling
Number who are still
enrolled after 10 years
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Completion & Attrition Data- Data Verification
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Attrition Template
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Year 1 [ ≤ 1 Year ] Year 2 [ > 1 ≤ 2 Years ] Year 3 [ > 2 ≤ 3 ] Year 4 [ > 3 ≤ 4 ] Year 5 [ > 4 ≤ 5 ]
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Completion & Attrition Data- Data Readiness
Data Readiness Challenges of the Completion and Attrition Templates Student Degree Objective Mastering out
With vs. Without Candidacy Transfers and Stop-outs
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Attrition and Completion Management
Data Examples
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Baseline Data:Summary of Cases
Data submitted by: 21 Research Partners, 8 Project Partners 316 Doctoral Programs represented in analysis Cohorts entering 1992-93 through 2003-04 academic
years Program-level data for more than 47,000 graduate
students Institution-level demographic data for 52,975 graduate
students
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Definitions of “Discrete” Cohorts
10-Year Cohorts Students enrolling in 1992-93; 1993-94; 1994-95 828 cohorts (11,846 students)
7-Year Cohorts Students enrolling in 1995-96; 1996-97; 1997-98 897 cohorts (11,334 students)
4-Year Cohorts Students enrolling in 1998-99; 1999-2000; 2000-01 908 cohorts (11,795 students)
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Demographic Completion Data
Forthcoming changes in Demographic Data
Collection
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Student Exit Surveys- Descriptive Statistics
Engineering 13.8%
Life Sciences 19.4%
Math & Physical Sciences
19.1%
Social Sciences 24.3%
Humanities 21.8%
Did not specify 1.6%
Did not answer, 1.50%
Male, 55.80%
Female, 42.80%
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Student Exit Surveys- Descriptive Statistics
White, 66.5%Asian American, 16.8%Black, 6.5%Hispanic, 3.1%American Indian/AK Native, 0.4%Other, 3.9%Did not answer, 2.7%
Spouse/Partner 60.0%
No Spouse 38.2%
Did not answer 1.8%
Dependents 27.0%
No Dependents 70.3%
Did not answer 2.7%
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Student Exit Surveys- Identifying Key Completion Factors
Among COMPLETERS:
Financial Support 79.5%
Mentoring 63.0%
Family Support 59.8%
Program Quality 41.6%
Social Environment
38.9%
Other Factors 30.1%
Professional Guidance
29.6%
Among NON-COMPLETERS:
Other Factors 62.2%
Mentoring 40.5%
Financial Support 37.8%
Professional Guidance 35.1%
Program Quality 29.7%
Social Environment 29.7%
Family Support 27.0%
Program Requirements 18.9%
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Student Exit Surveys- The Value & Role of Mentors
What were the most valuable things or tools you received from your mentor(s)?
Among Completers 86% - Research
Guidance 62% - Career
Guidance 46% - Teaching 14% - Other
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Student Exit Surveys- The Value & Role of Mentors
Did you receive regular feedback from your advisor and/or program about your academic progress?
The Chi-2 test result suggests there is no statistically significant difference between broad fields
Did you have access to someone in your doctoral program that you consider a mentor, e.g. someone who advised you on academic and professional matters beyond your immediate research project(s)?
The Chi-2 test result suggests there is statistically significant (at 1% level) difference between broad fields
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CGS Online Exit Surveys:Sample Survey Links
Standard length survey:https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=183051439540
“Short-form” survey:https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=76911383556
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www.phdcompletion.org
Daniel Denecke
Helen Frasier
Kenneth Redd