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Student Achievement Goals

Retention of First-Time Full Time Fall Enrollees

Table 1. McMurry University
Fall Semester Cohorts
First-time, Full-time Freshman
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: McMurry University
Fall Freshmen Cohort Graduation Rates
First-time, Full-time Students
Through August 2024 Graduation
Number of graduates from the cohort graduated during the:

Total Grads after 4 years Total Grads after 5 years Total Grads after 6 years Total Grads to date
COHORT # #   (%) #   (%) #   (%)   #   (%)
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 beginning of fall semester to 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: McMurry University
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

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

Total Graduation Rates of Transfer Enrollees

Table 4: McMurry University
Fall Transfer Student Graduation Rates
Full AND Part-time Students
Through August 2024 Graduation
Number of graduates from the cohort graduated during the:

Total Grads after 2 years Total Grads after 3 years Total Grads after 4 years Total Grads to date
COHORT # #   (%) #   (%) #   (%)   #   (%)
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

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

Measure 1: Successful Course Completion Rates

Goal (to reach within next 3-5 years):

  • 90%

 

Semester # Grades Awarded # Non-completion Grades Sum of Non-completion Grades Completion Rate Non-completion Rate
F W WP WF I
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 (to reach within next 3-5 years):

  • 75%

 

Table 6: Student Course Completion
Semester % Students Completing All Courses % Students and # of Non-Completion Grades
1 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

Goal (to reach within next 3-5 years):

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

 

Table 7: Student Academic Standing at the End of Semester
Semester % Students in

Good Standing

 % Students on

Academic Probation

 % Students

Suspended
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

Measure 1: TExES Certification Exams Scores

Goal (to reach within next 3-5 years):

  • Pedagogy & Professional Responsibilities: 98%
  • Subject Area Exams (with at least 10 students over the reporting period): 85-90%

 

  Table 8: TExES Certification Exam Combined Results for 2019-2024
Exam # of 1st and 2nd attempts for exam since the 2019-2020 school year # of students passing in 1st or 2nd attempt % Passing in 1st or 2nd Attempt
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 Exams Scores

Goal (to reach within next 3-5 years):

  • First Time Test Takers: 90%

 

Table 9: NCLEX-RN Certification Pass Rates
Track Year # Students Taking NCLEX-RN NCLEX-RN Pass Rate for First Time Test Takers
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 (to reach within next 3-5 years):

  • First Time Test Takers: 90%

 

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP)

PHSSN MSN-FNP Exam Pass Rates
Track Year Passed/Candidates Pass Rate for First Time Test Takers
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

Measure 1: Proportion of students employed or continuing on to graduate school after graduation

Goal (to reach within next 3-5 years):

  • 90% of seniors with jobs, job offers, or graduate school acceptances by graduation

 

Table 10: Placement of Graduating Seniors  
Employment Continuing Education Total Students with placement after graduation
Year # Responses Currently employed Accepted an offer Rate Applied Accepted to school Rate  
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 first time graduation survey was required of all graduates the survey is completed 2 months before graduation.
NOTE: Survey changed format in 2021

Measure 2: Proportion of graduates employed or continuing on to graduate school after graduation

Goal (to reach within next 3-5 years):

  • 90% of graduates with jobs, job offers, or graduate school acceptances by graduation

 

Table 11: Placement of Graduates Approximately 2 years following Graduation
Employment Continuing Education Total Students with placement after graduation
Year # Responses Currently employed Rate Attending school Rate  
2022 70 52 74.3% 13 18.6% 91.4%
2023 48 41 11 23.4% 89.6%
Updated 8/16/24
2022 first time recent alumni survey was conducted.