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. | ||||||