Where Are They Now Division of Undergraduate Studies

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Where Are They Now?
Tracking DUS students at University Park
1997 Cohort
Eric White, Executive Director Michael J.
Leonard, Assistant Director Brenda Fornwalt,
Staff Assistant Division of Undergraduate Studies
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How These Data Were Extracted, Analyzed, and
Presented

• A Data Warehouse query was written to extract the
  IDs for students admitted to or transferring into
  DUS for the cohort (calendar year) being tracked.
• A computer program was written to print a
  transcript for each ID extracted.
• Support staff culled data by hand from each
  transcript and entered the data into tables.
• An adviser/administrator used the tables to
  create the graphs and calculate the percentages
  and numbers used in this PowerPoint.

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What We Did and WhyFormal Factors in the Study

• DUS subgroups examined
• Cohorts from several years
• University Park only
• FYS students admitted to DUS
• Transfers into DUS
• Colleges of origin

• Outcomes measured
• Graduation rates
• Retention
• Attrition
• Colleges of graduation
• Stability of decisions
• Time spent in DUS
• Cross-group comparisons
• The economy of retention

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FYS Admitted to DUS, UP, 1997Graduation/Retention
/Attrition
N 882 Status at start of Fall 2003
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FYS Admitted to DUS, UP, 19976-year Graduation
Rate 82
N 882 Status at start of Fall 2003
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FYS Admitted to DUS, UP, 1997Colleges of
Graduation
N 750 (There were 724 graduates but the number
of degrees 750 because 26 students received two
degrees.) Status at start of Fall 2003
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FYS Admitted to DUS, UP, 1997Percent Changing
College of EnrollmentAfter Transferring Out of
DUS
Graduated or still enrolled Status at start of
Fall 2003
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FYS Admitted to DUS, UP6-Year Graduation Rates
Admitted 1996
Admitted 1997
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Transfers Into DUS, UP, 1997 2.00
CGPAGraduation/Retention/Attrition
N 222 Status at start of Fall 2003
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Transfers Into DUS, UP, 1997 2.00 CGPA6-Year
Graduation Rate 80
N 222 Status at start of Fall 2003
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Transfers Into DUS, UP, 1997 2.00 CGPAPercent
Changing College of EnrollmentAfter Transferring
Out of DUS
Still enrolled or graduated Status at start of
Fall 2003
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FYS vs. Transfers to DUS, UP, 1997Comparison of
Time to Graduation
FYS (graduation 82)
Transfers in gt C (graduation 80)
Status at start of Fall 2003
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Transfers Into DUS, UP, 1997 lt2.00
CGPAGraduation/Retention/Attrition
N 172 Status at start of Fall 2003
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Transfers Into DUS, UP, 1997 lt2.00 CGPA6-Year
Graduation Rate 49
N 172 Status at start of Fall 2003
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Transfers Into DUS, UP, 1997 lt2.00 CGPAPercent
Changing College of EnrollmentAfter Moving Out
of DUS
Still enrolled or graduated Status at start of
Fall 2003
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Transfers Into DUS, UP, 1997 lt2.00 CGPACredits
vs. 6-Year Graduation Rates
N 172 Status at start of Fall 2003
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All Transfers to DUS, UP, 1997Colleges of Origin
N394 (Other reinstatements, advanced standing,
etc.)
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All Transfers to DUS, UP, 1997Colleges of
Graduation
N 263 (There were 261 graduates but the number
of degrees 263 because two students received
two degrees.) Status at start of Fall 2003
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The Economy ofAdvising and Retention Efforts
172 Transfers into DUS, UP, 1997, less than C
average
Consideration I One Semester of Retention
REVENUE, one semester (172 X 4,000 in-state
tuition ) 688,000
Consideration II Average Three Semesters of
Retention REVENUE, three
semesters (172 X 4,000 in-state tuition X 3)
2,064,000
Note this is an EXTREMELY conservative estimate.
If one factors in room, board, auxiliary
expenses, and some portion of out-of-state
tuition, the actual revenue generated is most
likely hundreds of thousands of dollars more per
semester
Fall 2003 dollars