UAA Reports

UAA Reports

 

Student Success, Strategic Priority

UAA’s overall undergraduate retention rate was 67% for Fiscal Year 2014.  This rate represents the percentage of first-time full-time undergraduates (certificate, associate and baccalaureate combined) who entered UAA in Fall 2012 and re-enrolled anywhere in the University of Alaska system in Fall 2013.  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 the Undergraduate Retention Metric from the Performance '14 Report.

Student Success: A Strategic Priority

Student Success has been one of UAA’s highest strategic priorities for the past decade.  Our strategic plan reinforces our commitment to student success, including retention, completion of educational goals, student achievement of academic distinction and university honors outcomes.  The Office of 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.

Success of Students Enrolled in 15+ Credits

In the Fall 2011, the University of Alaska launched the "Stay on Track" campaign to promote timely graduation.  A key element of the campaign encouraged students to enroll in 15 credits per semester, the number needed to finish most degrees within four years.  Leaders were concerned that students might struggle with the heavier course load and see a decline in their grade point average.  The report Success of Students Enrolled in 15+ Credits highlights findings regarding both increased enrollment in 15+ credit hours after the launch of the campaign and student success levels.

Underprepared Students

All five UAA campuses offer developmental and college preparatory courses that under-prepared students need to strengthen their reading, writing, and computational skills in preparation for college-level work.  Successful developmental education supports UAA’s ability to achieve its mission of open access and addresses a critical UAA 2017 priority. 

Measuring Success with Underprepared Students

2011
2011 Success in Subsequent College Level Work

2010
2010 Success in Subsequent College Level Work

2009
2009 Measuring Success with Underprepared Students

The Full Dataset includes detailed results of the Fall 2007 entering cohorts at both the UAA and campus levels, with performance comparisons between assessed and non-assessed cohort members who took developmental and college preparatory courses.