DSA Retention Aug 18_updated housing data

Texas Persistence RatesFall-to-Fall Persistence Rate by Entering Cohort Year National Student Clearinghouse 2018.. The cost of student attrition to your institution: Revenue Lost Change

Student Retention 2016-2017

Why retention?

National Retention Data

Of all students who started college in fall 2016,

73.9 percent persisted at any U.S institution in

their starting institution.

National Student Clearinghouse (2018) Snapshot Report First Year Persistence and Retention Retrieved from

https://nscresearchcenter.org/snapshotreport33-first-year-persistence-and-retention/

National Student Clearinghouse (2018) Snapshot Report First Year Persistence and Retention

National Student Clearinghouse (2018) Snapshot Report First Year Persistence and Retention

Texas Retention Rates

National Student Clearinghouse (2018) Snapshot Report First Year Persistence and Retention

Texas Persistence Rates

Fall-to-Fall Persistence Rate by Entering Cohort Year

National Student Clearinghouse (2018) Snapshot Report First Year Persistence and Retention

Peer Institutions

74.00% 76.00% 78.00% 80.00% 82.00% 84.00% 86.00% 88.00% Aspirational

Texas Peer Institutions

UH

UTA

UNT

FTIC Retention 2014-2015

UNT Retention Data

UNT Retention Data

73.00% 73.50% 74.00% 74.50% 75.00% 75.50% 76.00% 76.50% 77.00% 77.50% 78.00% 2012

FTIC – First Generation Status

78.07

75.1

79.65

72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80

FTIC Overall First Generation Not First Generation

FTIC Retention by Gender

78.07

76.57

79.28

75 75.5 76 76.5 77 77.5 78 78.5 79 79.5

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 FTIC

Black White Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander

Native American

Other Non-resident Alien

FTIC by Ethnicity

FTIC Retention Rate by Application Date

Why do students leave?

College Doesn't Care

Schedule 11%

Not Worth It 13%

Source: Educational Policy Institute

Reason for Withdrawal Request 17-18

Mental Health 16.22% Financial Aid 2.85% Work/Class Conflict 11.55% Relocating 2.47% Family Emergency 11.28% Relationship Change 1.72% Financial Difficulty 9.40% Birth/Pregnancy 1.61% Health/Accident 8.97% Transportation 1.45% Personal 7.04% Child Care 1.40% Took New Job 6.98% Transfer 1.40% Academic Difficulty 5.69% Lost Job 1.29%

Other Academic 3.49%

65.00% 67.00% 69.00% 71.00% 73.00% 75.00% 77.00% 79.00% 81.00% 83.00% 85.00%

TFI: 150K and aboveTFI:140-149K

TFI:130-139KTFI:120-129KTFI:110-119KTFI:100-109KTFI:90-99K

TFI:80-89KTFI:70-79KTFI:60-69KTFI:50-59KTFI:40-49KTFI:30-39KTFI:20-29KTFI:10-19KTFI:1-9K

EFC=0FTIC Overall

Retention by Financial Aid Information

The Cost of Attrition

Lifetime value of undergraduate student

Average time to

FTIC 4 10,853 $43,412

Transfer 2 10,853 $21706

UNT’s performance

6-year Grad Rate 6-year Attrition Rate (A) Tuition (T) Undergraduate FTE Adjusted FTE (P) Projected Loss from

The cost of student attrition

to your institution: Revenue Lost

Change in Lost Revenue by Increasing Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention by:

THIS ACADEMIC YEAR ONLY

from all students

(sophomore, junior, and

seniors) who did not return

from the previous academic

year.

43,324,099 41,975,067 40,641,541 39,292,508 37,943,476 36,594,443

FRESHMAN STUDENTS ONLY

those who will never return

to your institution over a

typical four-year period.

66,825,411 60,406,339 53,939,364 47,520,292 41,101,220 34,682,149

ALL STUDENTS, ALL YEARS

Freshman, sophomore,

junior, and seniors who left

over a typical four-year

period.

100,597,843 95,315,524 90,017,224 84,734,905 79,468,547 74,186,228

IMPORTANT NOTE: These figures DO NOT include funds spend on recruitment, admissions, student, and academic services spent on

students who did not succeed The addition of these funds would add significant dollars to the total numbers above.

Source: EPI Retention Calculator

Change in Revenue by Increasing the Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention rate by:

2.5% 5.0% 7.5% 10.0% 12.5%THIS ACADEMIC YEAR ONLY from

all students (sophomore, junior,

and seniors) who did not return

from the previous academic year

1,349,032 2,682,559 4,031,591 5,380,624 6,729,656

FRESHMAN STUDENTS ONLY those

who will never return to your

institution over a typical four-year

period

6,419,072 12,886,047 19,305,119 25,724,190 32,143,262

ALL STUDENTS, ALL YEARS

Freshman, sophomore, junior, and

seniors who left over a typical

How does Student Affairs affect

retention?

What are our assumptions about student persistence?

 Individual student characteristics

 Institutional environment

 Tinto’s Student Integration Model

 Engagement – socially and academically

 Astin’s Theory of Student Involvement

Retention Rates by housing

FTIC Campus Housing Not on Campus

-City of Denton Commuting - withinDenton Co outside Denton CoCommuting

-FTIC Retenion by Housing - 2016/2017

FTIC Retention Rates by Orientation Date

Transfer Retention Rates by Orientation Date

Student Veteran Services

User retention rate 83.06%Veteran non-user retention rate 24.26%

Emerald Eagle Scholars Retention

Foster Care Alumni Outcomes

Retention rate (including graduates) 82.71%

ACCESS Mentoring Program

Retained 95.08% 483 participants

FTIC retention 78.07% 17.01% difference

Average Freshman GPA 2.5

Average all UG GPA 2.91

Average GPA participants 2.82 -.09 from campus GPAMedian GPA participants 3.1 +.19 from campus GPA

Fall 2016 Cohort

Residence Life and Housing Student Success Meetings

Academics, or Personal

Student Success Meeting Outcomes

 2016 – 43% of on campus population had a SSM (1755 students)

 Students who participated in a SSM retained at 81% vs 76% for

those who did not

 Largest impact was on students who graduated in 2nd quartile of HS class

 2nd quartile is largest population of FTIC students living on campus – 37%

Card Swipe Data & Unit/Program Retention Results

Departments included in Card Swipe data

Center for Leadership & ServiceCenter for Student Affairs –Discovery ParkDean of Students

Office of Disability AccommodationsOrientation & Transition

SHWC Meadows CenterStudent Support Services (TRIO)Student Activities Center

Student Money Management CenterStudent Veteran Services Center

University Program Council

Retention Impact based on Card Swipe Data

*Includes all students (grad, TAMS, returning, etc.)

FTIC Retention Impact

based on Card Swipe Data

FTIC Non cardswipe users retention 68.09%

0 swipes 1 swipe 1-5 swipes 6-10 swipes 11-15 swipes 16-20 swipes 21 or more

FTIC Retention by Number of Swipes

Card Swipe Unit User Retention Rate Non User

Retention Rate Difference

Center for Leadership & Svc 91.47% 83.41% 8.07%Ctr for Stud Aff - Disc Park 93.76% 83.06% 10.70%Dean of Students - Gen 65.40% 83.71% -18.31%Office of Disability Accom 84.76% 83.42% 1.35%Orientation & Transition 84.90% 83.40% 1.50%

Student Activities Center 88.02% 82.48% 5.54%Student Money Mgmt Center 81.22% 83.50% -2.28%Student Veterans Services Center 85.40% 83.42% 1.98%

Ctr for Stud Aff - Disc Park

Dean of Students - Gen

Office of Disability Accom

Orientation & Transition

SHWC Meadows Center

Stud Sup Srvs Student Activities Center

Student Money Mgmt Center

Student Veterans Services Center

Univ Program Council

User vs Non-user retention

All-campus retention Non User Retention Rate User Retention Rate

Student Affairs Impact on GPA

FTIC GPA by number of swipes per dept.

Number of Swipes

Center for Leadership and

Service Center for Student Affairsat Discovery Park Counseling and Testing Dean of Students

FTIC GPA by number of swipes per dept

0 swipes 1 swipe 2 swipes 3 swipes

Accommodations Orientation, Transition and Parent Programs SHWC Student Activities Center

FTIC GPA by number of swipes per dept

0 swipes 1 swipe 2 swipes 3 swipes

Student Support

Services Student VeteransServices Center Union UPC

FTIC GPA by number of swipes per dept

0 swipes 1 swipe 2 swipes 3 swipes

Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Fall 2014 Spring 2015 Fall 2015 Spring 2016 Fall 2016 Spring 2017 Fall 2017 Spring 2018

All Greek GPA vs all Undergraduate GPA

2013-2018

All UG GPA All Greek GPA

2014 Fall 2014 Spring2015 Fall 2015 Spring2016 Fall 2016 Spring2017 Fall 2017 Spring2018

All Fraternity GPA vs All UG Men GPA

2013-2018

All Men's GPA All Fraternity GPA

2014 Fall 2014 Spring2015 Fall 2015 Spring2016 Fall 2016 Spring2017 Fall 2017 Spring2018

All Sorority GPA vs All UG Women's GPA

2013-2018

All Women's GPA All Sorority GPA

Recreation Center Users by GPA

Users Non users

What can we do to increase

student retention?