Student Success Metrics - UMass Boston

Student Success Metrics

Monitoring student success metrics and data is essential for understanding the effectiveness of our student success efforts. Additionally, ongoing analysis of student success metrics promotes accountability and continuous improvement. For first year and transfer retention rates as well as 6-year graduation rates, we will track the full cohort and additionally look at Pell eligible students to help us be mindful of any potential achievement gaps.

Retention

First-time/Full-time Degree-seeking Undergraduate Students: Year 1 to Year 2 Retention Rates

First-time Full-time Cohorts Year 1 to Year 2 Retention Rates (%)

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
UMB First-time Full-time Cohorts	2077	2161	2171	2341	2397	2130
UMB First-time Full-time Cohort Retention Rates	75.9%	74.8%	72.3%	73.1%	70.4%	72.1%
Public 4 year Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs)	81.5%	82.4%	80.8%	81.2%	82.1%
All 4yr IHEs	76.0%	75.7%	75.5%	76.6%	77.5%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS; HelioCampus (Retention & Graduation Student Success Grids)

Pell Grant Recipients First-time/Full-time Degree-seeking Undergraduates: Year 1 to Year 2 Retention Rates

Pell Grant recipients First-time Full-time Cohorts Year 1 to Year 2 Retention Rates (%)

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
UMB First-time Full-time Pell recipients	1045	1149	1111	1085	1171	1153
Pell Retention Rates	78.8%	75.5%	73.5%	74.8%	71.5%	72.9%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS; HelioCampus (Retention & Graduation Student Success Grids)

First-time/Full-time Degree-seeking Undergraduate Students: Year 2 to Year 3 Retention Rates

First-Year First-time Full-time Cohorts Year 2 to Year 3 Retention Rates (%)

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
UMB First-time Full-time Cohort Retention Rates Y2 to Y3	63.4%	59.7%	57.0%	60.7%	55.7%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS; HelioCampus (Retention & Graduation Student Success Grids)

Pell Grant recipients First-time/Full-time Degree-seeking Undergraduates: Year 2 to Year 3 Retention Rates

Pell Grant Recipients First-Year First-time Full-time Cohorts Year 2 to Year 3 Retention Rates (%)

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Pell Retention Rates Y2 to Y3	64.7%	57.7%	56.4%	61.2%	55.1%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS; HelioCampus (Retention & Graduation Student Success Grids)

Transfer Undergraduate Students Year 1 to Year 2 Retention Rates

Transfer Undergraduate Students Year 1 to Year 2 Retention Rates (%)

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
UMB Transfer Cohorts	1327	1175	1167	1126	1105	1095
Transfer Retention Rates Y1 to Y2	79.1%	77.4%	77.1%	76.0%	78.5%	79.4%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS; HelioCampus (Retention & Graduation Student Success Grids)

Transfer Undergraduate Students Year 1 to Year 2 Retention Rates by Pell Grant Recipients

Transfer Undergraduate Students Year 1 to Year 2 Retention Rates (%)

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
UMB Transfer Pell Recipients	644	525	467	476	464	546
Pell Retention Rates Y1 to Y2	79.5%	78.9%	77.1%	77.7%	79.3%	79.7%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS; HelioCampus (Retention & Graduation Student Success Grids)

Graduation

First-time/Full-time Degree-seeking Undergraduates: 6-year Graduation Rates by Pell Grant Recipients

First-time Full-time Cohorts 6-year Graduation Rates (%)

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
UMB First-time Full-time Cohorts	1066	1240	1171	1313	1441	1529	1518	1784	2261	2077
6-Year Graduation Rates	43.0%	48.0%	48.0%	49.0%	48.0%	48.0%	51.0%	50.0%	49.0%	50.0%
UMB First-time Full-time Pell Recipients	448	567	520	561	653	701	699	883	1063	1045
Pell 6-Year Graduation Rates	44.0%	47.3%	46.2%	47.1%	46.9%	48.1%	47.8%	47.5%	49.1%	49.4%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS; HelioCampus (Retention & Graduation Student Success Grids)

First-time Full-time Degree-seeking Undergraduate Students Progression

Term Year	Headcount	Year 1 to Year 2 Retention Count	Year 1 to Year 2 Retention Rate	Year 2 to Year 3 Retention Count	Year 2 to Year 3 Retention Rate	6-year Graduated Count	6 –year Graduation Rate
2015	1529	1204	78.7%	974	63.7%	735	48%
2016	1518	1170	77.1%	958	63.1%	770	51%
2017	1784	1352	75.8%	1127	63.2%	899	50%
2018	2261	1708	75.5%	1367	60.5%	1107	49%
2019	2077	1576	75.9%	1316	63.4%	1033	50%
2020	2161	1617	74.8%	1290	59.7%
2021	2171	1570	72.3%	1237	57.0%
2022	2341	1711	73.1%	1420	60.7%
2023	2397	1688	70.4%	1308	54.6%
2024	2130	1475	69.2%

Source: HelioCampus (Retention & Graduation Student Success Grids)

First-time Full-time Degree-seeking Undergraduate Students Progression

Term Year	Headcount	Year 1 to Year 2 Retention Count	Year 1 to Year 2 Retention Rate	Year 2 to Year 3 Retention Count	Year 2 to Year 3 Retention Rate	6-year Graduated Count	6 –year Graduation Rate
2015	701	567	80.9%	471	67.2%	337	48.1%
2016	699	543	77.7%	432	61.8%	334	47.8%
2017	883	668	75.7%	545	61.7%	419	47.5%
2018	1063	809	76.1%	659	62.0%	522	49.1%
2019	1045	823	78.8%	676	64.7%	516	49.4%
2020	1149	868	75.5%	663	57.7%
2021	1111	816	73.5%	626	56.4%
2022	1085	811	74.8%	664	61.2%
2023	1171	837	71.5%	626	53.5%
2024	1153	798	69.2%

Source: HelioCampus (Retention & Graduation Student Success Grids)