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Graduation, retention, and attrition of UC San Diegos international undergraduates Barry Fass-Holmes, Ph.D. Analytical Studies Coordinator, International Students & Programs Office Dulce Amor L. Dorado Associate Director, International

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Graduation, retention, and attrition of UC San Diego’s international undergraduates Barry Fass-Holmes, Ph.D.

Analytical Studies Coordinator, International Students & Programs Office

Dulce Amor L. Dorado

Associate Director, International Center Director, International Students & Programs Office

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Today’s goals

  • present findings of two analytical studies on

UC San Diego’s international students

  • graduation and retention
  • time to completion
  • discuss implications
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Summary of findings

UC San Diego’s degree-seeking international undergraduates

  • retained at higher rates than might be expected
  • graduating to a lesser degree than might be preferred
  • time-to-completion faster than might be expected
  • face obstacles beyond our University’s control
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Graduation and retention

graduation—completion of students’ program

  • f study

retention–annual progression through their program of study

  • key indicators of student success (Kuh, Kinzie,

Buckley, Bridges, & Hayek, 2006; Therriault & Krivoshey, 2014)

  • accountability indicators for public universities

(Cook & Pullaro, 2010; Gold & Albert, 2006)

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Graduation and retention

“Graduation rates on college campuses have become an important national issue. In 2010 President Obama called for raising the college graduation rate … to 60% by 2020, a 20% increase in just ten years.” UCR Graduation Rate Task Force Report (January 2014)

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Graduation and retention

“Jerry Brown urges UC to stress graduating students in 4 years The California governor … recently proposed giving UC and Cal State more money if they boost graduation rates 10% by 2017. May 15, 2013|By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — The graduation rates of UC students came under more scrutiny Wednesday as Gov. Jerry Brown urged administrators and faculty to prod more undergraduates to earn a degree in four years, not six.”

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/may/15/local/la-me-uc-regents-20130516

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Graduation and retention

Figure 1: Percentage of Four-Year College Students Who Earn a Degree Within Five Years of Entry

41.9 41.9 41.2 42.0 42.3 42.3 42.8 43.7 43.8 44.0 43.4 43.1 42.9 43.1 44.2 44.3 55.5 55.1 55.5 55.9 57.9 57.4 57.8 57.8 57.4 57.6 57.2 57.0 57.0 58.4 57.6 57.5 51.2 50.9 51.0 51.6 52.0 51.8 52.3 52.3 52.5 52.7 52.3 52.0 51.9 52.8 52.6 52.6

40 45 50 55 60

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 201 1 2012 2013 2014 2015

Percent Public Institutions Private Institutions All Institutions

Figure 2: Percentage of First-Year Students at Four-Year Colleges Who Return for Second Year

72.1 71.9 71.9 72.6 73.5 72.7 74.0 73.4 70.9 72.9 73.9 73.3 72.2 72.2 72.3 73.1 75.1 74.9 74.9 74.0 75.1 75.3 74.7 73.9 72.9 73.0 72.4 72.8 71.9 71.8 74.4 75.1 74.2 74.1 74.0 73.6 74.5 74.4 74.5 73.7 72.3 73.0 72.9 73.0 72.0 71.9 73.7 74.4

70 72 74 76

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 201 1 2012 2013 2014 2015

Percent Public Institutions Private Institutions All Institutions Source: Compiled from ACT Institutional Data Files

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Graduation and retention

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Graduation and retention

The committee of two

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Graduation and retention

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Graduation and retention

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International undergradutes

ISPO’s definition

  • all I-94 statuses (F-1, J-1, etc)
  • exclude domestics
  • exclude AM, AP, AS, OT, PR, RF

Campus’ definition

  • exclude domestics
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International undergraduates

  • Table 1. Variables previously shown to affect international undergraduates’ academic achievement in

America

Category Variable Within international undergraduates Acculturation—collectivism, culture shock, etc. Diet Educational—engagement, transfer shock, etc. English fluency—comprehension, reading, writing, etc. Familial—expectations, homesickness, parents’ education, etc. Finances Friendships/relationships Health Housing conditions Psychological—motivation, self-confidence, stress, etc. Satisfaction Study practices Within classrooms American academic integrity standards American teaching methods Instructor authority Teaching assistants Within campus Access to impacted classes Campus climate Discrimination, neo-racism, stereotyping Support programs and services Within community Culture Discrimination (neo-racism) Home stay

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International undergraduates

  • UC San Diego enrollment

250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 1419 1178 899 612 505

COHORTS’ SIZES

# INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATES COHORTS

20.5% increase from FA12 31.0% increase from FA11 46.9% increase from FA10 21.2% increase from FA09

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International undergraduates

  • citizenship country

PERCENTAG

China Hong Kong South Korea Taiwan

  • thers

20 40 60 80 100

NFRS

PERCENTAG

20 40 60 80 100

TRAN

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International undergraduates

  • demographics—major discipline

PERCENTAGE

Economics Engineering Science

  • thers

undeclared 20 40 60 80 100

NFRS

COHORTS

20 40 60 80 100 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13

TRAN

PERCENTAGE

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International undergraduates

  • graduation—first-time freshmen

INTERNATIONAL (F-1, J-1) NFRS GRADUATION—FA09–FA14 COHORTS

250 500 750 1000 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14 26 173 76 43 918 782 636 330 119 52

COUNTS

accepts total graduates 20 40 60 80 100 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14

4.1 52.4 63.9 82.7 5.2 54.6 80.8 5.9 69.2 7.7

PERCENTAGES COHORT

% graduated by end of AY0910 % graduated by end of AY1011 % graduated by end of AY1112 % graduated by end of AY1213 % graduated by end of AY1314 % graduated by end of AY1415 Data source: Data Warehouse 11-4-15

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International undergraduates

  • graduation—transfers

INTERNATIONAL (F-1, J-1) TRAN GRADUATION—FA09–FA14 COHORTS

250 500 750 1000 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14 3 266 292 314 269 232 443 512 376 380 293 263

COUNTS

accepts total graduated 20 40 60 80 100 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14

0.7 52.0 77.7 82.6 91.8 88.2 0.2 56.1 77.4 88.1 87.8 56.6 85.7 86.7 1.1 67.9 81.7 0.8 62.4 1.1

PERCENTAGE COHORT

% graduated by end of AY0910 % graduated by end of AY1011 % graduated by end of AY1112 % graduated by end of AY1213 % graduated by end of AY1314 % graduated by end of AY1415 86.7 87.888.2 Data source: Data Warehouse 11-4-15

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International undergraduates

  • attrition/retention— first-time freshmen

INTERNATIONAL (F-1, J-1) NFRS ATTRITION*/RETENTION—FA09–FA14 COHORTS

* attrition=neither retained nor graduated 250 500 750 1000 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14 63 148 165 81 31 8 918 782 636 330 119 52

COUNTS

accepts attrition* 20 40 60 80 100 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14

93.1 81.1 73.0 48.4 27.9 11.1 90.4 75.8 73.2 35.2 20.0 86.0 72.1 66.1 56.3 84.8 71.4 79.2 89.1 78.8 94.2

PERCENTAGES COHORT

% retained in FA10 % retained in FA11 % retained in FA12 % retained in FA13 % retained in FA14 % retained in FA15 Data source: Data Warehouse 11-4-15

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International undergraduates

  • attrition/retention—transfers

INTERNATIONAL (F-1, J-1) TRAN ATTRITION*/RETENTION—FA09–FA14 COHORTS

* attrition=neither retained nor graduated 250 500 750 1000 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14 43 92 65 55 23 30 443 512 376 380 293 263

COUNTS

accepts attrition* 20 40 60 80 100 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14

90.2 62.6 22.6 16.7 4.2 3.2 87.9 56.4 29.1 31.4 3.1 84.3 60.6 21.4 8.6 84.3 59.6 22.9 89.3 60.6 87.7

PERCENTAGE COHORT

% retained in FA10 % retained in FA11 % retained in FA12 % retained in FA13 % retained in FA14 % retained in FA15 Data source: Data Warehouse 11-4-15

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International undergraduates

  • why not retained—first-time freshmen

20 40 60 80 100 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14 5.8 10.9 15.2 14.0 9.6 6.9

PERCENTAGE COHORT

INTERNATIONAL (F-1, J-1) NFRS NOT RETAINED IN THEIR SECOND FALL QUARTER—FA09–FA14 COHORTS

63 75 89 50 13 3 100 80 60 40 20

COUNTS

20 40 60 80 100 DISQ or SD LOA military did not attend UCSD stopped attending transferred out academic dishonesty

0.7 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.7 0.1 2.2 1.2 2.3 2.2 1.2 0.2 2.2 0.8 3.1 3.3 3.0 0.6 2.1 0.9 3.0 5.2 1.5 0.8 4.2 3.4 1.7 1.9 1.9

PERCENTAGE REASONS

FA09 cohort FA10 cohort FA11 cohort FA12 cohort FA13 cohort FA14 cohort Data source: Data Warehouse 11-4-15

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International undergraduates

  • why not retained—transfers

20 40 60 80 100 D I S Q

  • r

S D L O A m i l i t a r y d i d n

  • t

a t t e n d U C S D s t

  • p

p e d a t t e n d i n g t r a n s f e r r e d

  • u

t a c a d e m i c d i s h

  • n

e s t y

0.7 0.2 0.9 3.4 1.8 1.4 1.2 0.4 0.2 2.5 4.1 1.6 0.8 1.1 0.3 4.0 4.0 3.2 2.1 0.5 1.1 5.0 2.4 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.7 2.4 1.4 1.1 0.8 1.1 4.9 1.9 1.5

PERCENTAGE REASONS

FA09 cohort FA10 cohort FA11 cohort FA12 cohort FA13 cohort FA14 cohort 20 40 60 80 100 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14 13.3 11.3 16.6 15.7 12.3 10.4

PERCENTAGE COHORT

INTERNATIONAL (F-1, J-1) TRAN NOT RETAINED IN THEIR SECOND FALL QUARTER—FA09–FA14 COHORTS

46 63 59 63 33 35 100 80 60 40 20

COUNTS

Data source: Data Warehouse 11-4-15

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International undergraduates

  • time-to-completion—degree awardees

2 4 6 8 10 PhD 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.5

YEARS DEGREE TYPE

2 4 6 8 10 MA MAS MBA MENG MFA MPIA MS 1.7 3.2 2.5 1.1 2.3 1.4 2.2 1.8 1.7 2.3 1.4 1.8 1.4 2.4 1.7 1.7 2.5 0.7 1.7 1.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.3 1.8 1.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.8 0.9 3.4

YEARS

2 4 6 8 10 BA BS 2.9 2.1 2.8 2.1 2.6 2.0 2.7 2.0 2.7 2.0

YEARS

Data source: Data Warehouse July-August 2015

INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES—MEAN TIME TO COMPLETION BY DEGREE

174 0.78 203 0.77 203 0.83 237 0.82 300 0.91 111 1.10 106 1.00 134 1.02 158 0.95 293 0.92

10 3.08 7 0.44 17 0.74 12 1.03 9 1.30 13 0.37 22 0.46 20 0.36 34 1.32 48 1.10 23 0.29 28 0.27 31 0.19 28 0.31 18 1.90 4 0.37 n/a 1 n/a 2 0.00 3 0.38 n/a 3 0.54 2 0.53 2 0.53 2 0.18 33 0.19 41 0.30 39 0.00 43 0.11 47 0.98 183 0.54 146 0.71 164 0.44 186 0.76 204 0.54

102 1.10 98 1.04 94 1.16 135 1.30 131 1.08 AY 1011 graduates AY 1112 graduates AY 1213 graduates AY 1314 graduates AY 1415 graduates

BACHELOR’S MASTER’S DOCTORATE

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✔ UC San Diego’s international undergraduates have unique obstacles to graduation and retention, including

  • compulsory military service
  • lack of familiarity with American teaching methods

and integrity standards

  • cultural and language differences

✔ Despite these obstacles, UC San Diego’s international undergraduates graduate and are retained to a greater extent than might be expected given campus’ perceptions about struggles and cheating

Conclusions

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The committee of two

Additional important information:

http://utotherescue.blogspot.com/2015/08/ucop-begins-process-to- reduce-pension.html http://utotherescue.blogspot.com/2015/11/this-week-at-regents- budget.html http://utotherescue.blogspot.com/2016/01/pensions-politics-and- failures-of.html http://calpensions.com/2015/05/18/brown-pension-cap-may-dull-uc- competitive-edge/