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Student Achievement Measure (SAM)
Average Fall Entering Student ACT Composite and High School Grade Point Average
| Year | Average ACT Score | Average High School GPA |
|---|
| 2015 | 21 | 3.18 |
| 2016 | 21 | 3.12 |
| 2017 | 21 | 3.22 |
| 2018 | 21 | 3.25 |
| 2019 | 21 | 3.31 |
| 2020 | 20.2 | 3.25 |
First to Second Year Retention Rates (Fall Cohort Entering Year)
| Year | First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen | Students Enrolled the following Fall | Retention Rate (as a percentage) |
|---|
| 2014 | 168 | 119 | 70.83 |
| 2015 | 173 | 123 | 71.10 |
| 2016 | 158 | 113 | 71.52 |
| 2017 | 160 | 109 | 68.13 |
| 2018 | 151 | 110 | 72.85 |
| 2019 | 200 | 144 | 72 |
Graduation Rates (Fall Cohort Entering Year)
| Year | First/FT Freshmen | % done in 4 yrs or less | % done in 5 yrs or less | % done in 6 yrs or less |
|---|
| 2008 | 154 | 23 | 44 | 48 |
| 2009 | 152 | 21 | 37 | 41 |
| 2010 | 217 | 20 | 33 | 34 |
| 2011 | 195 | 25 | 36 | 37 |
| 2012 | 183 | 25 | 36 | 38 |
| 2013 | 158 | 31 | 49 | 50 |
Fall Student Headcount
| Year | By Enrollment Type | By Category | By Gender | Total Fall Headcount |
|---|
| Full-Time Undergraduate | Part-Time Undergraduate | Full-Time Graduate | Part-Time Graduate | Bachelor’s Degree-Seeking | Master’s Certificate-Seeking | Master’s Degree-Seeking | Male | Female |
|---|
| 2015 | 784 | 494 | 5 | 139 | 974 | 19 | 121 | 545 (38.3%) | 877 (61.7%) | 1422 |
| 2016 | 798 | 497 | 4 | 153 | 1116 | 17 | 137 | 592 (40.8%) | 860 (59.2%) | 1452 |
| 2017 | 834 | 538 | 12 | 138 | 1163 | 13 | 131 | 631 (41.5%) | 891 (58.5%) | 1522 |
| 2018 | 862 | 542 | 10 | 133 | 1009 | 18 | 118 | 619 (40%) | 928 (60%) | 1547 |
| 2019 | 904 | 620 | 5 | 136 | 1161 | 16 | 114 | 680 (40.8%) | 985 (59.2%) | 1665 |
| 2020 | 894 | 647 | 5 | 130 | 1135 | 13 | 115 | 668 (39.9%) | 1008 (60.1%) | 1676 |
Degree Completions (by Academic Year)
| Year | BS Ed. | BS | BA | BUS | Bachelor’s Total | Master’s | All Degrees |
|---|
| 2014-15 | 140 | 109 | 1 | 5 | 255 | 47 | 302 |
| 2015-16 | 140 | 113 | 4 | 3 | 260 | 45 | 305 |
| 2016-17 | 122 | 106 | 5 | 3 | 236 | 29 | 265 |
| 2017-18 | 146 | 89 | 1 | 5 | 241 | 33 | 274 |
| 2018-19 | 169 | 89 | 6 | 2 | 278 | 47 | 325 |
| 2019-20 | 164 | 104 | 6 | 1 | 275 | 38 | 313 |
Non-Education Majors Completing Internships (by Academic Year)
| Year | # of Students Completing Internships While in Program | # of Graduates Enrolling in Graduate Programs after Graduation |
|---|
| 2013-14 | 20 | 27 |
| 2014-15 | 41 | 15 |
| 2015-16 | 30 | 9 |
| 2016-17 | 36 | 11 |
| 2017-18 | 27 | 9 |
| 2018-19 | 39 | 12 |
Employment Rates for Graduates (by Academic Year, shown as percentages, data includes only those who responded to Career Services survey)
| Year | Education Majors (Response Rate) | Non-Education Majors (Response Rate) | Overall Average |
|---|
| 2013-14 | 98 (92%) | 97 (90%) | 98 |
| 2014-15 | 99 (88%) | 97 (84%) | 98 |
| 2015-16 | 100 (90%) | 100 (77%) | 100 |
| 2016-17 | 100 (95%) | 92 (94%) | 96 |
| 2017-18 | 100 (91%) | 100 (94%) | 100 |
| 2018-19 | 179 (96%) | 87 (79%) | 90 |
Praxis II Subject Matter Exam Results (July 2006 through May 2020)
| Total for Praxis II Content Exams | Test Taker Count | % Passing |
|---|
| Secondary | 481 | 92% |
| Elementary | 1132 | 98% |
| Total for all Praxis II Content Exams | 1604 | 96% |
| Totals for Praxis II Pedagogy Exams | Test Taker Count | % Passing |
| Secondary PLT 7-12 (both 0524 and 5624 versions) | 358 | 94% |
| Elementary PLT K-6 (both 0522 and 5622 versions) | 1145 | 97% |
| Total for all Principles of Learning and Teaching exams | 1503 | 96% |
*Note: Praxis II subject matter exams are administered by the Education Testing Service (ETS) and used by a majority of the states to measure content knowledge as part of licensure requirements.