IRE Statistical Compilation 2019

Graduation Rate – Numerator count of students completing a degree or certificate within a defined timeframe divided by a denominator count of cohort students beginning as first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students at the initiation of the timeframe. Institutional Outcomes – Statistics computed primarily for the purpose of evaluating the progress of a particular institutional commitment. While other measures also factor into assessment, institutional outcomes tend to be comprised of quantities calculated through well-defined, specific formulas. Persistence Fall-Spring – Numerator count of students returning for a subsequent spring term divided by a denominator cohort count of first-time, full-time, degree- seeking students in the baseline fall term.

Quality Point Average (QPA) – Total term quality points divided by total term credit hours. Withdrawals count for zero points and are included in the computation.

Remediation – Students with ACT subject scores of less than a 17 in English or a 19 in Mathematics.

Retention Rate – Numerator count of students returning for an immediately subsequent fall term plus students completing an interim degree or certificate divided by a denominator count of cohort students beginning as first-time, full-time, degree- seeking students at the beginning of the baseline fall term. Return Rate – Numerator count of students returning for an immediately subsequent fall term divided by a denominator count of cohort students beginning as first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students at the beginning of the baseline fall term.

Transfer-Out – Student that transfers to a subsequent two- or four- year postsecondary institutional without completing a degree or certificate at the original institution.

Transfer-Out Rate – Numerator count of student count transferring-out before the timeframe divided by the denominator count of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students in the cohort at the beginning of the timeframe.