Retention Project Dr. Martino Harmon Department Chairs Cabinet - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Less than 2.0 Retention Project

• Dr. Martino Harmon

Department Chairs Cabinet 9/22/2015

Enrollment Research Team Division of Student Affairs ert@iastate.edu

• Purpose: Identify students who are academically “at risk” using

information available prior to enrollment.

• Goal: Predict the first-semester GPA of New U.S. Freshmen
• Timing: Lists distributed to Colleges prior to Summer Orientation
• Interventions: Course Selection, Study Skills & Problem Solving Courses

95% 95% 92% 91% 90% 88% 86% 74% 25% 89% 84% 82% 79% 73% 66% 57% 44% 7% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 3.50-4.00 3.25-3.49 3.00-3.24 2.75-2.99 2.50-2.74 2.25-2.49 2.00-2.24 1.00-1.99 0.00-0.99

1-Yr Retention Rate & 6-Yr Graduation Rate by 1st Term GPA

1-Yr Retention (2013) 6-year Graduation (2008) Avg 1-Yr (2013) Avg 6-Yr (2008)

Source: Registrar’s Office, Iowa State University

Positive Factors: HS GPA, ACT Composite, # of days btwn app and first day, # of HS science courses Negative Factors: STEM Majors, Under Achiever (high ACT & low HS GPA), Financial Need, Multicultural student

All NDHS 2014 Predicted GPA Group Actual GPA 2+ less2 blank Total 2+ 4,480 260 325 5,065 <2 598 199 116 913 blank 44 10 10 64 Total 5,122 469 451 6,042 % Correct 87% 42% All NDHS 2013 Predicted GPA Group Actual GPA 2+ less2 blank Total 2+ 4,377 249 388 5,014 <2 624 276 128 1028 blank 40 6 1 47 Total 5,041 531 517 6,089 % Correct 87% 52% Pred 2+, Actual 2+ Pred Less 2, Actual Less 2 2007 83% 57% 2008 83% 57% 2009 84% 51% 2010 85% 52% 2011 84% 50% 2012 89% 44% 2013 87% 52% 2014 87% 42%

College Predicted < 2.0 (Fall 2015) Lost Annual Tuition with 50% Attrition AGLS 69 $419,596 DSGN 50 $284,280 ENGR 179 $1,231,316 HSCI 22 $119,048 BUS 49 $307,196 LAS 238 $1,453,672 Total 607 $3,815,108