Retention and Completion Presentation

Former Mission: Access

New Mission: Completion

Funding formula follows mission

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Degrees Awarded

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

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120.0%

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RetentionGraduation

Statewide Historical Retention

IPEDS Data v. StateIPEDS 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. PeersThe 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 Analysis

Retention Bands

90%-100%

HS GPA Above 3.5

Fall GPA Above 3.5

Spring GPA Above 3.5

80%-90%

ACT > = 26

Fall GPA 2.5 – 3.5

Spring GPA 2.0 – 2.99

Race: Non-Resident/Alien

Summer Bridge participants

70%-80%

HS GPA 3.0 – 3.5

ACT 21 – 25

STEM or BCOE Colleges

Not Pell Eligible

Race: White or Asian

Out-of-State Resident

60%-70%

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

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

50%-60%

HS GPA 2.0 – 2.49

ACT < 17 or Not Reported

Fall GPA 1.5 – 1.99

Seeking 2 Yr. Degree

Veteran

Race: American Indian/Alaskan or Multi-Racial or Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

40 %-50%

HS GPA < 2.0

Race: Black

Conditionally Admitted

Non-Traditional

30 %-40%Spring GPA < 1.5

10 %-20% Fall GPA < 1.5

Completion is OUR Challenge

Completion is OUR Challenge

Completion is OUR Challenge

Completion is OUR Challenge

Hours to Degree by College

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Average Credit Hours Completed per Bachelor Degree

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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% 92%

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% 30%

Board Metric: Six-Year Graduation Rate 34.7% 34.3% ↓ 43%

Student Success Progress

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Six year enrollment by class rank

All freshmensophomoresjuniorsseniors

Wide ranging, multifaceted plan.Research shows quantity of initiatives bests intensity.

Graduation Awarded 2,147 degrees in 2013-14. This was our highest number of degrees awarded in the last 25 years.

Retention 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 Academic Progress

Reduced the number of students failing to qualify for continued Federal Aid by 53% over 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 Top 9 Successes to Date

Our Competitors are Improving More Quickly

Kent State6.7% retention increaseCites Improved qualityImproved academic advisingExpanded support servicesImproved cocurricular experiences15 credit hours4 yr. graduation

Cleveland State has leapfrogged us as well.

Akron 6.5% retention increaseCites Improved qualityCampus-wide buy-inEmphasis on pre-majorsTake 15 creditsUniversity 101 courseZip StartUse of E-tutoringImproved academic advising

Student Success Progress

Summary of Registration and Holds by College

College Eligible With Holds Reg S15Business 1132 589 0

CAAC 904 423 0Education 1105 389 0

HHS 3718 1556 0LASS 2830 1907 0

STEM 2790 1467 0Graduate School 674 19 0

Total 13153 6350 0

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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 four-year 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.

What’s Next? Ideas

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

Total 13153 6350 0

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