UAA’s undergraduate retention rate hit 68.7% this year, the highest rate in UAA history. This rate represents the percentage of first-time full-time undergraduates (certificate, associate, and baccalaureate combined) who entered UAA in Fall '07 and re-enrolled anywhere in the University of Alaska system in Fall '08. This unique aggregate retention rate is one of the core performance measures in the UA system and an indicator of the multi-year focus on student success at UAA.

See new retention rate details by college.

Student Success has been one of UAA’s highest strategic priorities for the past decade. Our strategic plan reinforces our committment to student success, including retention, completion of educational goals, student achievement of academic distinction and university honors outcomes. Institutional Research has developed a new ten-year model for tracking student success that measures progress toward an even broader range of goals.

Every campus is engaged with efforts to strengthen assessment and advising, offer important foundational courses, and provide academic support services to help students succeed. UAA’s annual Performance Report features sections devoted to Undergraduate Retention and High Demand Job Area Degrees Awarded.

An MAU-wide Student Success Task Force, appointed by Provost Michael Driscoll, is focusing on campus issues and initiatives while also representing UAA in statewide Student Success planning and discussions.

This site is currently under construction. We hope you find this a useful resource for student success information.