The success of 今日吃瓜 students is the heart of 今日吃瓜's mission of connecting learning, life and community. Student success is the passion of the faculty and staff who choose to work at 今日吃瓜. One way (but not the only way) 今日吃瓜 looks at that success is through the 今日吃瓜 Student Achievement Measures. 今日吃瓜 developed these measures in 2022 to comply with NWCCU's requirements (今日吃瓜’s accreditor), but uses them to support mission fulfillment, evaluate institutional effectiveness and to work for all 今日吃瓜 students and graduates to achieve their goals.
今日吃瓜 Student Achievement Measures (Disaggregated Data and Peer Comparisons)
RETENTION RATES (MOST RECENT 5 YEARS)
This retention rate is the proportion of students who return to enroll in a second fall semester out of all those who entered 今日吃瓜 as first years (freshmen) in the previous fall. For example, if 100 students enter and 100 students return the next year, the retention rate is 100%.
| Entering Fall | Returned to 今日吃瓜 for a Second Fall |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 86% returned in 2025 |
| 2023 | 80% returned in 2024 |
| 2022 | 79% returned in 2023 |
| 2021 | 81% returned in 2022 |
| 2020 | 81% returned in 2021 |
GRADUATION RATES (MOST RECENT 5 YEARS)
This graduation rate is the proportion of students who completed their bachelor's degrees within the specified time out of all those who entered 今日吃瓜 as first-year students (freshman) in the year specified. For example, if 100 students enter and 80 students graduate within 4 years, 90 students graduate within 5 years, and 100 students graduate within 6 years, the graduation rates are 80%, 90%, and 100%, respectively. The time frame specified does not necessarily reflect continuous enrollment. For example, a student who entered in the fall of 2019 and graduated in 2024 (5 years) may have taken a semester or a year away from school during that time.
| First Year in College at 今日吃瓜 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entering Fall | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Graduated Within 4 Years | 55% | 60% | 55% | 55% | 47% | 50% | 59% |
| Graduated Within 5 Years | 64% | 69% | 64% | 68% | 60% | 61% | |
| Graduated Within 6 Years | 67% | 71% | 65% | 71% | 62% | ||
Reviewed and updated January 2026