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    Student Achievement Data

    • Retention Rates

      Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates of First-Time Full-time Baccalaureate Degree-Seeking Students

      Benchmark for Success: Above the Average for University System of Georgia State University Sector

      • Longterm Institutional Goal: 80%
      Cohort Year Cohort Size UNG Performance Benchmark for Success
      Fall 2020 2343 71.5% 70.4%
      Fall 2019 1870 77.3% 73.4%
      Fall 2018 2085 78.6% 72.2%
      Fall 2017 1453 78.7% 72.8%
      Fall 2016 1680 80.8% 70.8%

      Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rates of First-Time Full-time Associate Degree-Seeking Students

      Benchmark for Success: Above the Average for University System of Georgia State University Sector

      • Longterm Institutional Goal: 75%
      Cohort Year Cohort Size UNG Performance Benchmark for Success
      Fall 2020 1630 60.5% 53.7%
      Fall 2019 1966 52.0% 43.4%
      Fall 2018 2073 66.5% 64.2%
      Fall 2017 2182 67.5% 61.7%
      Fall 2016 1983 69.4% 65.0%
    • Graduation Rates

      Six-Year Graduation Rates of First-Time Full-time Baccalaureate Degree-Seeking Students

      Benchmark for Success: Above the Average for University System of Georgia State University Sector

      • Longterm Institutional Goal: 60%
      Cohort Year Cohort Size UNG Performance Benchmark for Success
      Fall 2015 1669 45.8% 48.4%
      Fall 2014 1464 52.0% 43.4%
      Fall 2013 1083 58.3% 43.6%
      Fall 2012 1110 54.4% 41.3%
      Fall 2011 885 53.6% 35.1%

      Six-Year Graduation Rates of First-Time Full-time Baccalaureate Degree-Seeking Students at Institutions Nationwide

      Benchmark for Success and Long Term Institutional Goal: 75%

      Cohort Year Cohort Size Cohort Performance
      Fall 2015 Cohort 1,669 65.9%
      Fall 2014 Cohort 1,464 68.5%
      Fall 2013 Cohort 1,083 70.7%

    Data as of 07/2022

    Licensure Examinations

    • Master of Science in Counseling

      National Counselor Exam (NCE)

      • Performance Goal: 90% of students who choose to take the NCE on the UNG campus during their final semester will pass on their first try.
      • In 2014 - The first group graduated from the 60-credit hour Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program*
      Exam 2020-2021 2019-2020 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17
      National Counselor Exam (NCE) 100% 100% 100% 100% 92%
      n=9 n=13 n=13 n=20 n=13
    • Nursing Pathway (A.S.)

      National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN)

      • Performance Goal: The licensure/certification exam pass rate will be at or above the national mean (85%).
      Exam 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
      National Council Licensure Examination 95% 98% 99% 96% 94%
      n=174 n=168 n=152 n=174 n=118
    • Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN)

      Family Nurse Practitioner licensure/certification exam

      • Performance Goal: The licensure/certification exam pass rate will be at or above the national mean. 
      Exam 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17
      Family Nurse Practitioner licensure/certification exam 95% 96% 100% 100% 100%
      n=20 n=28 n=23 n=21 n=24
      National Mean 85% 85% 85% 85% 80%
    • Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

      National Physical Therapy exam

      • Performance Goal: At least 95% of students will ultimately pass the licensing examination.
      Exam 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17
      National Physical Therapy exam
      First-Time 90% 100% 97% 92% 100%
      Ultimate 100 100% 100% 100% 100%
      n=31 n=29 n=30 n=28 n=30
    • Kinesiology Major with a Sports Medicine Concentration (B.S.)

      Board of Certification (BOC) Exam

      • Performance Goal: Programs must meet or exceed a three year aggregate of 70 percent first-time pass rate on the BOC examination. (CAATE accreditation standard 11)
      Exam 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17
      AT Board of Certification (BOC) Exam 100% 100% 94% 82% 100%
      n=3 n=4 n=18 n=17 n=17
    • Teacher Certification

      Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators(GACE)

      • Performance Goal: Pass rate greater than 90%
      Exam
      2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17
      Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators(GACE)

      100%
      n=265

      100%
      n=231

      99%
      n=239

       99%
      n=188

      98%
      n=451

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