Enhancing Educational Excellence Goal 1.2

(FY 2021-2025)

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Goal 1.2: Enhance student success.

 

Objective 1.2.1

Increase fall-to-fall first-year retention rate to 87.5%.

 

Fall-to-Fall First-Year Retention Rates at the UT System

Objective 1.2.1 Fall-to-Fall First-Year Retention Rates at the UT System

Baseline: 83.5% (AY20)

2025 Outcome: 87.5%

 

Objective 1.2.2

Increase 4-year and 6-year graduation rates.
 

4-year and 6-year Graduation Rates

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Metric Baseline 2025 Outcome
4-year graduation rate TBD TBD
6-year graduation rate 62.9% (AY20) 70.5%

 

Objective 1.2.3

Eliminate achievement gaps in first-year retention and graduation rates for historically underserved students (gender, minority*, Pell-eligible, first-generation, and rural vs urban).

 

UT System Student Success Achievement Gaps based on Retention Rates

Objective 1.2.3 UT System Student Success Achievement Gaps based on Retention Rates
Metric Baseline
Male vs Female 82.8% Male vs 84.0% Female (AY20)
Minority* vs Non-Minority 83.0% Minority vs 83.5% Non-Minority (AY20)
Pell recipient vs Non-Pell recipient 77.2% Pell vs 83.4% Non-Pell (AY20)
First-gen vs Non-first gen TBD
Rural vs Urban 74.8% Rural vs 83.6% Urban (AY20)
*American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or multi-racial.
2025 Outcomes: Substantial reduction of achievement gaps between students in all categories.

 

 

UT System Student Success Achievement Gaps based on 4-Year and 6-Year Graduation Rates

Objective 1.2.3 UT System Student Success Achievement Gaps based on 4-Year and 6-Year Graduation Rates
Metric Baseline
6-yr grad rate  
Male vs Female 61.2% Male vs 65.8% Female
Minority* vs Non-Minority 56.9% Minority vs 64.2% Non-Minority
Pell recipient vs Non-Pell recipient 53.1% Pell vs. 68.0% Non-Pell
First-gen vs Non-first gen TBD
Rural vs Urban TBD
*American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or multi-racial.
2025 Outcomes: Substantial reduction of achievement gaps between students in all categories.

 

 

Objective 1.2.5

UT students throughout the UT System feel a sense of mattering and belonging.
 

UT Students Sense of Mattering and Belonging

Objective 1.2.5 Percentage of UT System Students Who Feel a Sense of Mattering and Belonging as measured by the Student Experience Survey
Baseline: 52% in Fall 2020

2025 Outcome: TBD