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Table 1 identifies the measures selected by the university for which it identifies, evaluates, and publishes goals and outcomes for student achievement appropriate to the institution's mission.

Table 1.  Identified Measures of Achievement

The measures selected will be discussed in detail, including their data sources and measures, in the following section. 

In March 2019, in response to a request by SACSCOC, The ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ selected the  (150% standard time) as its student completion indicator. ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ identified ten official peers during a ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees Program Analysis in 2017. These ten peers were established through an IPEDS peer analysis and were approved by the Program Analysis Academic and Academic Support Committee. These peers were used as a basis of comparison: 

Student achievement goals (target levels of performance/thresholds of acceptability).  The ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ has identified the threshold of acceptability for this particular achievement measure would be ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ's graduation and retention rate (as reported to IPEDS for the annual Graduation Rate report) will be equal to or exceeding the average rate of its peers. "Peers" are those identified as being reported to SACSCOC as peer institutions for ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ, and they are those peers which were previously determined by the university as mentioned above. The university demonstrates the appropriateness of its chosen thresholds of acceptability by comparing its graduation and retention data to that of its peers. The peer group identified is similar in scope to the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ in the following ways: enrollment, tuition cost, retention and graduation rates, faculty and staff size, programs offered, and student full-time equivalent (FTE). Peer identification data and the selection of peers at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ is based upon the IPEDS Peer Assessment. As stated in the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Strategic Plan, the University desires to "pursue a cohesive and shared institutional identity focused on student learning and engagement-locally, regionally, and globally" (Theme Five: Institutional Identity). As such, the university chooses to compare its own achievement to its peers so that it is aligned and exceeds those trends identified within the peer comparisons. Additionally, aspiration goals have been set for both graduation and retention rates. The institutional goal, as indicated in the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ 2019-2024 Strategic Plan, is to have a 10 percentage point increase in graduation rate by 2024. The institutional goal for retention is to increase year-over-year.

The tables below (2 through 6) show the graduation rates for both ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ and its peers for the most updated IPEDS cohorts 2014, 2013, and 2012.This data was captured from IPEDS 150% graduation rate report utilizing the group comparisons feature. The percentages reflect the number of those in the cohort who graduated in 150% time (six years). The 2015 cohort information will be posted to IPEDS in fall 2022, with the 2016 cohort data being reported to IPEDS this past spring 2021.

Six-Year Graduation Rate	2014 Cohort	2013 Cohort	2012 Cohort
Austin Peay State University	48.3%	43.3%	40.6%
Columbus State University	38.2%	38.0%	36.9%
Jacksonville State University	45.5%	41.3%	42.5%
McNeese State University	43.5%	46.6%	45.2%
Morehead State University	43.1%	45.9%	44.6%
Southern University and A&M College	28.2%	40.9%	30.4%
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ	49.9%	48.6%	45.7%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke	42.5%	41.0%	40.7%
West Texas A&M University	44.3%	45.3%	43.7%
Winthrop University	60.8%	63.4%	53.2%
Peer Average	43.8%	45.1%	42.0%

Table 2 indicates that ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ's 6-year graduation rate surpasses its peer group average for the three most recent cohorts IPEDS has available. While ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ has exceeded the benchmark for each of the years listed, the university has also increased its graduation rate by nearly 7 percentage points over the past five years (44.5% (2011 cohort) to 51.2% (2015 cohort)).

According to the data reported in Table 2 and the trend of the university's increasing graduation rate, the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ is projected to meet its aspiration goal (as indicated in the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ 2019-2024 Strategic Plan) of a 10-percentage point increase by 2024.  

 

Table 3. ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ IPEDS 6-YR Graduation Rate Peer Gender Comparison*

6-Yr Graduation Rate by Gender	Cohort 2014		Cohort 2013		Cohort 2012
	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
Austin Peay State University	39.5%	54.8%	36.7%	48.2%	34.8%	44.5%
Columbus State University	37.3%	38.9%	32.3%	41.7%	31.8%	40.3%
Jacksonville State University	38.7%	51.9%	33.2%	49.0%	35.8%	47.6%
McNeese State University	39.7%	46.0%	41.4%	49.8%	40.2%	48.5%
Morehead State University	39.0%	46.1%	43.9%	47.4%	40.3%	47.6%
Southern University and A&M College	23.3%	31.6%	31.6%	46.6%	23.3%	35.0%
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ	41.2%	55.8%	44.1%	51.7%	38.5%	51.3%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke	38.9%	45.4%	34.0%	46.3%	36.3%	44.6%
West Texas A&M University	36.5%	52.0%	38.3%	50.9%	34.8%	51.3%
Winthrop University	57.3%	62.2%	56.6%	66.4%	57.0%	33.3%
Peer Average	38.9%	47.6%	38.7%	49.6%	37.2%	43.6%

Graduation rates (150%) for ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ and its peers are provided by gender within Table 3. ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ's graduation rate for both males and females exceeds the peer average; thus satisfying the threshold of acceptability.
The following three tables (4, 5, and 6) contain the ethnicity breakdown of 150% graduation rates by peer institution for the past three cohorts. 

2014 Cohort	American Indian/Alaskan Native	Asian	Black/African American	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races	Race/Ethnicity Unknown	Non-Resident Alien
Austin Peay State University	25.0%	57.1%	44.3%	50.9%	33.3%	49.2%	50.6%	42.1%	50.0%
Columbus State University	0.0%	33.3%	31.3%	43.6%		43.9%	14.3%		37.5%
Jacksonville State University	33.3%	60.0%	28.2%	26.3%	100.0%	51.1%		40.0%	38.2%
McNeese State University	16.7%	72.2%	33.2%	47.5%		44.4%	35.7%		70.0%
Morehead State University	33.3%	25.0%	28.4%	42.3%	0.0%	44.0%	40.0%	66.7%	40.0%
Southern University and A&M College	0.0%	50.0%	28.6%	0.0%	0.0%	17.6%	44.4%	0.0%	0.0%
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ	100.0%	0.0%	37.9%	48.1%		52.6%	38.7%	51.2%	50.0%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke	43.6%	19.0%	43.1%	39.7%		45.1%	31.3%	31.3%	10.0%
West Texas A&M University	25.0%	50.0%	24.1%	39.9%	0.0%	50.8%	33.3%	9.5%	53.3%
Winthrop University	28.6%	56.3%	55.5%	52.9%	0.0%	65.2%	59.5%		33.3%
Peer Average	22.8%	47.0%	35.2%	38.1%	22.2%	45.7%	38.7%	31.6%	36.9%

2013 Cohort	American Indian/Alaskan Native	Asian	Black/African American	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races	Race/Ethnicity Unknown	Non-Resident Alien
Austin Peay State University	0.0%	60.0%	41.7%	37.3%	0.0%	43.6%	46.4%	48.1%	50.0%
Columbus State University	0.0%	23.8%	36.9%	46.1%		37.9%	33.3%		64.7%
Jacksonville State University	28.6%	57.1%	26.8%	23.1%		45.4%		36.4%	60.0%
McNeese State University	20.0%	66.7%	31.8%	45.5%	100.0%	50.3%	36.2%	0.0%	62.5%
Morehead State University	25.0%	25.0%	42.7%	50.0%	0.0%	45.9%	47.6%	60.0%	83.3%
Southern University and A&M College	100.0%	100.0%	40.9%	42.9%	0.0%	30.4%	47.8%	0.0%	0.0%
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ	60.0%	57.1%	37.1%	35.3%		50.9%	52.5%	54.5%	60.0%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke	44.4%	36.4%	40.5%	36.1%	0.0%	41.4%	50.0%	37.5%	20.0%
West Texas A&M University	50.0%	45.5%	24.2%	40.2%		51.6%	26.5%	23.5%	50.0%
Winthrop University	0.0%	64.7%	59.7%	60.0%	66.7%	65.9%	64.7%	50.0%	66.7%
Peer Average	29.8%	53.2%	38.4%	42.3%	27.8%	45.8%	44.1%	31.9%	50.8%

2012 Cohort	American Indian/Alaskan Native	Asian	Black/African American	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races	Race/Ethnicity Unknown	Non-Resident Alien
Austin Peay State University	0.0%	61.5%	35.0%	45.0%	0.0%	41.6%	45.8%	36.4%	100.0%
Columbus State University	16.7%	58.3%	34.0%	28.1%	0.0%	40.0%	28.3%		70.0%
Jacksonville State University	28.6%	27.3%	29.2%	40.0%		47.4%		38.9%	66.7%
McNeese State University	35.7%	45.0%	35.2%	50.0%	33.3%	47.0%	29.2%	100.0%	84.2%
Morehead State University	0.0%	50.0%	31.1%	50.0%	50.0%	45.3%	56.5%	25.0%	46.7%
Southern University and A&M College			31.3%	27.3%		9.1%	27.3%	0.0%	13.3%
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ	31.3%	33.3%	32.2%	28.6%	100.0%	50.6%	52.2%	23.5%	52.6%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke	38.1%	28.6%	42.5%	28.3%		42.2%	26.7%	55.6%	25.0%
West Texas A&M University	14.3%	35.7%	15.3%	41.9%		48.4%	43.8%	35.3%	57.1%
Winthrop University	52.6%	53.4%	50.0%	0.0%	57.4%	66.7%	100.0%	58.3%
Peer Average	23.2%	45.0%	33.7%	34.5%	28.2%	43.1%	44.7%	43.7%	57.9%