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Student Achievement at UNF

Student achievement is at the core of UNF’s mission and vision.

We maintain our focus on student achievement by annually setting goals, collecting data, and using results to inform our decision-making to promote student success.  Our commitment to promoting student achievement is demonstrated through our strategic planning goals, and by taking part in the Florida State University System (FL SUS) Accountability and Work Plan reporting process, which measures UNF’s performance in the goals set in the FL SUS Strategic Plan.

The UNF Accountability Reports  are annual reports that closely align with the Board of Governors System Strategic Plan.

As a public institution in the FL SUS, UNF regularly evaluates its goals and success with respect to student achievement using the criteria and associated key metrics identified below.  UNF completes an annual, state-mandated review of these goals and outcomes to gauge progress towards UNF and SUS strategic planning goals, which includes but is not limited to the metrics below:

 

Freshman Retention Rate [for Full-Time FTIC]

 2019-20      2020-21     2021-22     2022-23     2023-24     2024-25     2025-26     2026-27     2027-28     2028-29   
Actual       83       79       80       81       85        -       -        -        -        -
Approved Goals       -        -        -       84       86       88      90      92      92        -
Proposed Goals       -        -        -        -        -       88      90      92      92       92

 

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Progress Rate [Second Fall Retention Rate with at Least a 2.0 GPA for Full-Time FTIC students]

 2019-20      2020-21     2021-22     2022-23     2023-24     2024-25     2025-26     2026-27     2027-28     2028-29   
Actual      81.3      73.9      74.9      77.7      82.7        -       -        -        -        -
Approved Goals      81.0      82.0      83.0      82.0      84.0      86.0     88.0     90.0     90.0        -
Proposed Goals       -        -        -        -        -      86.0     88.0     90.0     90.0 90.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTIC Four-Year Graduation Rate [Full-Time, First Time in College students]

 2016-20      2017-21     2018-22     2019-23     2020-24     2021-25     2022-26     2023-27     2024-28    2025-29
Actual       48.3       48.3       50.6       48.4       45.0        -       -        -        -        -
Approved Goals       47.0       49.0       50.0       52.0       54.0       55.0      56.0      57.0      58.0        -
Proposed Goals       -        -        -        -        -       55.0      56.0      57.0      58.0       60.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Percent of Graduating Seniors who Participated in at Least One HIP at UNF

     Spring 2019       Spring 2022        Spring 2025
Actual             90.0              85.0               -
Strategic Plan Goal                                100.0

Data updated every 3 years during the Fall term following the NSSE adminstration term

 

Median Wages of Bachelor's Graduates Employed Full-Time

 2018-19     2019-20     2020-21    2021-22     2022-23     2023-24    2024-25     2025-26    2026-27    2027-28
Actual    41,000    42,900   45,500    48,100    50,100        -       -        -        -        -
Approved Goals    40,640    41,280   43,000    45,750    48,300       55.0      56.0      57.0      58.0        -
Proposed Goals       -        -        -        -        -    50,100    50,200   50,300    50,400   50,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent of Bachelor's Graduates Enrolled or Employed ($40,000+)

 2018-19     2019-20     2020-21    2021-22     2022-23     2023-24    2024-25     2025-26    2026-27    2027-28
Actual        -      62.5     69.1     72.0     72.8        -       -        -        -        -
Approved Goals        -         -       -     71.0     72.0      73.0     75.0     77.0     77.0        -
Proposed Goals       -        -        -        -        -      73.0     75.0     77.0     77.0    77.0

 

 

 

 

 

BOG Choice: FCS AA Transfer Three-Year Graduation Rate [Full and part-time students]

 2017-20    2018-21     2019-22    2020-23    2021-24     2022-25    2023-26     2024-27    2025-28   2026-29
Actual     63.3      63.7     61.3     62.6     64.5        -       -        -        -        -
Approved Goals     60.0      60.0     61.0     62.0     63.0      64.0     67.0     70.0     70.0        -
Proposed Goals       -        -        -        -        -      64.0     67.0     70.0     70.0    72.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent of Bachelor's Degrees in STEM & Health

 2019-20      2020-21     2021-22     2022-23     2023-24     2024-25     2025-26     2026-27     2027-28     2028-29   
Actual       36       46       48       51       51        -       -        -        -        -
Approved Goals       39       45       48       48       49       49      50      50      50        -
Proposed Goals       -        -        -        -        -       50      50      50      50       50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Percent of Graduate Degrees in STEM & Health

 2019-20      2020-21     2021-22     2022-23     2023-24     2024-25     2025-26     2026-27     2027-28     2028-29   
Actual       38      44      46      49      51        -       -        -        -        -
Approved Goals       41      44      46      46      49      49      49      49       50        -
Proposed Goals       -        -        -        -        -      50      50      50       50      50

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Degrees Awarded [First Majors Only]

 2019-20      2020-21     2021-22     2022-23     2023-24     2024-25     2025-26     2026-27     2027-28     2028-29   
Actual      839      912      944      934      922        -       -        -        -        -
Approved Goals      795      900      960      970      950    1,000     1,150     1,400     1,650        -
Proposed Goals       -        -        -        -        -     1,000     1,150     1,400     1,650   1,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student Achievement Measure logo

The Student Achievement Measure (SAM) provides a comprehensive picture of students' progress to earning a college degree. SAM tracks student movement across postsecondary institutions to provide a comprehensive picture of undergraduate student progress and completion within the U.S. higher education system.

The University of North Florida SAM information.