University Success

Institutional Outcomes

Student Achievement Goals

McMurry University reports student achievement through institutional goals related to retention and graduation, successful course completion, certification exam performance, and graduate outcomes. Expand each goal below to review the measures, targets, and supporting data.

Data note: Tables reflect the reporting periods and revision dates provided by the McMurry University Office of Institutional Research and other reporting units. Blank cells indicate data not yet available for that cohort or reporting period.

Goal 1: McMurry Students Will Retain and Graduate from McMurry

Retention of First-Time, Full-Time Fall Enrollees

Table 1. McMurry University — Fall Semester Cohorts, First-Time Full-Time Freshmen, Retention by Semester, Fall 2014 to Fall 2024

Entry	Entering	2nd Sem		3rd Sem		4th Sem		5th Sem		6th Sem		7th Sem		8th Sem		Graduates
Sem	Class	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#
F14	207	86	178	63	130	57	117	45	93	43	90	40	82	34	71	37	77
F15	297	72	213	52	156	47	140	39	117	36	106	32	94	31	92	32	94
F16	284	84	239	62	177	57	161	49	138	45	127	42	118	34	97	39	110
F17	246	85	208	62	152	57	141	50	123	47	116	42	104	38	93	39	97
F18	219	82	179	70	153	58	128	53	116	50	110	44	97	38	84	44	97
F19	255	85	217	65	166	61	156	55	140	51	129	44	112	40	102	39	100
F20	226	85	192	66	150	60	136	44	100	40	91	32	72	29	66	22	49
F21	300	84	251	64	193	56	167	46	139	42	127	38	115			4	11
F22	274	85	232	65	177	57	156	49	134							1	2
F23	318	80	255	64	202
F24	331

Revised 9/06/2024 — McMurry Office of Institutional Research

6-Year Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time Fall Enrollees

Table 2. Fall Freshman Cohort Graduation Rates — First-Time, Full-Time Students Through August 2024 Graduation

Cohort	#	Total Grads After 4 Years	After 5 Years	After 6 Years	Total Grads to Date
2014	207	52 (25)	68 (33)	73 (35)	77 (37)
2015	297	60 (20)	88 (30)	92 (31)	94 (32)
2016	284	73 (26)	98 (35)	106 (37)	110 (39)
2017	246	67 (27)	90 (37)	95 (39)	97 (39)
2018	219	70 (32)	93 (42)	97 (44)	97 (44)
2019	255	67 (26)	100 (39)		100 (39)
2020	226	49 (22)			49 (22)
2021	300				11 (4)
2022	274				2 (1)
2023	318
2024	331

Note: The year is measured from the beginning of the fall semester to the end of the second summer session and includes August graduates.
Revised 9/06/2024 — McMurry Office of Institutional Research

Retention of Transfer Enrollees

Table 3. Retention by Semester — Transfer Cohorts, Fall 2019 to Spring 2024

Cohort	Entering	2nd Sem		3rd Sem		4th Sem		5th Sem		6th Sem		7th Sem		8th Sem		Graduates
	Class	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#
F19	93	85	79	75	68	71	64	68	50	68	36	65	17	62	8	60	56
S20	18	78	14	67	12	56	10	50	6	56	3	50	2	50	2	39	7
F20	80	81	65	71	55	65	48	60	32	60	24	59	11	60	10	51	41
S21	31	68	21	55	17	52	15	52	15	48	6	48	6	48	2	42	13
F21	106	83	88	75	78	65	67	59	45	57	34	59	21			40	42
S22	26	73	19	62	15	65	15	69	14	58	5					38	10
F22	102	82	84	69	68	64	62	63	44							20	20
S23	31	84	25	74	22	71	19									10	3
F23	95	81	77	67	63											1	1
S24	35	83	29
F24

Total Graduation Rates of Transfer Enrollees

Table 4. Fall Transfer Student Graduation Rates — Full- and Part-Time Students Through August 2024 Graduation

Cohort	#	Total Grads After 2 Years	After 3 Years	After 4 Years	Total Grads to Date
2014	81	5 (6)	28 (35)	36 (44)	37 (46)
2015	88	17 (19)	27 (31)	34 (39)	37 (42)
2016	114	13 (11)	32 (28)	47 (41)	48 (42)
2017	128	18 (14)	43 (34)	63 (49)	64 (50)
2018	133	25 (19)	60 (45)	69 (52)	77 (58)
2019	114	16 (14)	47 (41)	57 (50)	60 (53)
2020	87	16 (18)	36 (41)	41 (47)	41 (47)
2021	129	23 (18)	48 (37)		48 (37)
2022	120	20 (17)			20 (17)
2023	106				1 (1)
2024	106

Goal 2: McMurry Students Will Satisfactorily Complete Attempted Coursework

Measure 1: Successful Course Completion Rates

Goal: 90%

Semester	# Grades Awarded	F	W	WP	WF	I	Sum of Non-Completion Grades	Completion Rate	Non-Completion Rate
Fall 2018	5609	340	150	66	17	12	585	89.57%	10.43%
Spring 2019	5111	346	137	80	13	37	613	88.01%	11.99%
Fall 2019	5755	279	181	85	19	41	605	89.49%	10.51%
Spring 2020	4909	286*	97	129	12	60	584	88.10%	11.90%
Fall 2020	5254	311	144	256	19	29	759	85.55%	14.45%
Spring 2021	4724	371	177	113	37	47	745	84.23%	15.77%
Fall 2021	5469	410	202	148	49	30	839	84.66%	15.34%
Spring 2022	4784	442	196	104	12	52	806	83.15%	16.85%
Fall 2022	5535	480	187	118	18	48	851	84.63%	15.37%
Spring 2023	4734	382	164	94	12	38	690	85.42%	14.58%
Fall 2023	5705	517	280	152	6	17	972	82.96%	17.04%
Spring 2024	6354	489	275	83	8	53	908	85.71%	14.29%
5-year Totals	63943	4653	2190	1428	222	464	8957	86.00%	14.01%

* 259 F grades were converted to No Pass (NP) due to COVID-19.
Updated 8/13/24

Measure 2: Proportion of Students Completing All Courses Successfully

Goal: 75%

Table 6: Student Course Completion

Semester	% Students Completing All Courses	1 Non-Completion	2	3	4+
Fall 2018	74.0%	14.0%	6.4%	1.8%	3.9%
Spring 2019	71.9%	14.3%	6.2%	3.1%	4.6%
Fall 2019	74.1%	14.2%	5.8%	2.1%	3.9%
Spring 2020*	69.7%	17.4%	6.1%	3.2%	3.6%
Fall 2020	68.5%	15.0%	6.3%	3.8%	6.4%
Spring 2021	66.9%	16.1%	5.5%	3.9%	7.6%
Fall 2021	66.1%	17.1%	6.9%	2.9%	6.9%
Spring 2022	64.5%	16.4%	8.1%	4.1%	6.9%
Fall 2022	68.4%	15.1%	6.8%	3.4%	6.4%
Spring 2023	67.7%	16.9%	7.6%	3.0%	4.9%
Fall 2023	61.2%	17.9%	8.1%	4.4%	8.4%
Spring 2024	66.0%	16.7%	6.0%	3.9%	7.4%
6-year Average	68.3%	15.93%	6.65%	3.30%	5.91%

* The 259 F grades converted to No Pass (NP) are reported as Non-Completion Grades.
Updated 8/24/23

Measure 3: Proportion of Students in Academic Good Standing

Goals: Freshmen 90% • Sophomore 95% • Junior 98% • Senior 99+%

Table 7: Student Academic Standing at the End of Semester

Semester	Good Standing				Academic Probation				Suspended
Semester	Fr.	So.	Jr.	Sr.	Fr.	So.	Jr.	Sr.	Fr.	So.	Jr.	Sr.
Fall 2019	90.3%	96.6%	97.0%	99.7%	8.1%	2.7%	1.7%	0.3%	1.6%	0.8%	1.3%	0.0%
Spring 2020	97.0%	97.1%	99.6%	100%	3.0%	2.9%	0.4%	0.00%	*	*	*	*
Fall 2020	84.9%	94.5%	95.8%	99.6%	11.4%	5.0%	3.0%	0.4%	3.7%	0.5%	1.3%	0.0%
Spring 2021	84.0%	94.8%	95.9%	99.4%	10.3%	3.8%	3.2%	0.6%	5.7%	1.4%	0.9%	0.0%
Fall 2021	83.2%	92.0%	95.4%	99.6%	14.7%	6.4%	3.7%	0.4%	2.1%	1.6%	0.9%	0.0%
Spring 2022	84.1%	90.3%	97.0%	99.2%	9.2%	5.7%	2.2%	0.4%	6.7%	4.0%	0.9%	0.4%
Fall 2022	82.8%	91.9%	96.1%	97.2%	10.9%	6.2%	2.4%	2.8%	6.3%	1.9%	1.5%	0.0%
Spring 2023	88.8%	92.7%	95.7%	98.2%	7.5%	4.1%	2.4%	0.0%	3.7%	3.3%	1.9%	1.8%
Fall 2023	77.3%	90.3%	97.5%	99.0%	22.5%	8.7%	2.5%	0.5%	0.3%	1.1%	0.0%	0.5%
Spring 2024	78.8%	91.3%	96.0%	98.3%	15.8%	5.2%	1.6%	1.3%	3.3%	2.6%	0.8%	0.0%
5-year Totals	85.1%	93.2%	96.6%	99.0%	11.3%	5.1%	2.3%	0.7%	4.0%	2.1%	1.0%	0.3%

* Due to COVID-19, no students were placed on suspension following the spring 2020 semester.
NOTE: Classification is measured at the beginning of the semester.
Updated 8/13/24

Goal 3: Pass Rates on Certification Exams Will Meet or Exceed State Expectations

Measure 1: TExES Certification Exam Scores

Goals: Pedagogy & Professional Responsibilities: 98% • Subject Area Exams with at least 10 students: 85–90%

Table 8: TExES Certification Exam Combined Results for 2019–2024

Exam	# 1st and 2nd Attempts Since 2019–2020	# Passing in 1st or 2nd Attempt	% Passing
Pedagogy & Professional Responsibilities	172	156	91%
Subject Area Exams
Art (Grades EC-6)	7	6	67%
Core Subjects (Grades EC-6)	82	72	88%
Science of Teaching Reading (Grades EC-6) *	66	66	100%
English Language Arts & Reading (Grades 4-8)	1	1	100%
English Language Arts & Reading (Grades 7-12)	5	4	67%
History (7-12)	10	7	69%
Social Studies Composite (Grades 7-12)	4	2	50%
Social Studies Composite (Grades 4-8)	1	1	100%
Life Science (Grades 7-12)	2	2	100%
Science (Grades 4-8)	1	1	100%
Math (Grades 4-8)	7	7	100%
Math (Grades 7-12)	8	5	58%
Physical Education (Grades EC-12)	13	11	90%
Spanish	1	0	0%
Theatre (Grades EC-12)	1	1	100%
Music (Grades EC-12)	9	9	100%

State Expectations per TAC §229.4 for 2023–24 tests only — PPR 85% Pass Rate and Content 75% Pass Rate.
Updated 8/16/2024

Measure 2: NCLEX-RN Certification Exam Scores

Goal: First-Time Test Takers: 90%

Table 9: NCLEX-RN Certification Pass Rates

Track	Year	# Students Taking NCLEX-RN	First-Time Pass Rate
BSN	2015	42/56	75.00%
BSN	2016	27/35	77.14%
BSN	2017	23/25	92.00%
BSN	2018	29/31	93.55%
BSN	2019	10/11	90.91%
BSN	2020	17/17	100.00%
BSN	2021	15/18	83.33%
BSN	2022	23/28	82.14%
BSN	2023	24/25	96.0%

State Expectation: 80% Pass Rate.
Updated 6/10/24

Measure 3: AANPCP — MSN-FNP Exam Pass Rates

Goal: First-Time Test Takers: 90%

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) — PHSSN MSN-FNP Exam Pass Rates

Track	Year	Passed/Candidates	First-Time Pass Rate
MSN-FNP	2019	6/6	100%
MSN-FNP	2020	9/11	81.81%
MSN-FNP	2021	7/7	100%
MSN-FNP	2022	3/3	100%
MSN-FNP	2023	0 — no graduates	NA

Expectation to meet CCNE Accreditation Standards: 80% or higher pass rate for the most recent calendar year; or 80% or higher pass rate over the three most recent calendar years.
Updated 6/10/24

Goal 4: Graduates Will Secure Employment or Continued Education Upon Completion of Their Degrees

Measure 1: Placement at Graduation

Goal: 90% of seniors with jobs, job offers, or graduate school acceptances by graduation.

Table 10: Placement of Graduating Seniors

Year	# Responses	Currently Employed	Accepted an Offer	Employment Rate	Applied	Accepted to School	Continuing Education Rate	Total Placement
Three-year Totals	515			39.0%			7.4%	46.4%
2023	170	52	22	43.5%	34	11	6.5%	50.0%
2022	225*	62	12	32.5%	39	9	4.0%	36.5%
2021	120	38	16	45.0%	30	18	15.0%	60.0%

Updated 10/31/23.
* 2022 was the first time the graduation survey was required of all graduates; the survey is completed two months before graduation.
NOTE: Survey changed format in 2021.

Measure 2: Placement Approximately Two Years After Graduation

Goal: 90% of graduates with jobs, job offers, or graduate school acceptances by graduation.

Table 11: Placement of Graduates Approximately Two Years Following Graduation

Year	# Responses	Currently Employed	Employment Rate	Attending School	Continuing Education Rate	Total Placement
2022	70	52	74.3%	13	18.6%	91.4%
2023	48	41		11	23.4%	89.6%

Updated 8/16/24.
2022 was the first time the recent alumni survey was conducted.

Student Achievement Reporting

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