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GI Student Worker Graduates, 5/13/2013; Read about Nathanael Holliday, MDST graduate, student veteran, and musician.

Welcome Back Graduate, 5/13/2013; Read about Sharon Agold, WB participants who earned her BS in Biology after a 6 year hiatus.

Spring 2013 GI Newsletter, 3/19/2013; The newest edition of our newsletter contains articles on Finish in 4, Late Intervention, Welcome Back, statistics on the most recent graduation rates, a study of students with excess hours, meet our staff member, Nathanael, and GI Good Guy recognition.

Commencement Venue, 3/12/13; Click the link above for a map of the Alamodome, venue for Spring 2013 commencement ceremonies.

Spring 2013 Commencement, 3/12/13; Click the link for important information about spring 2013 commencement.

High School Graduates,
11/02/12;
A fact sheet comparing projected growth of high school graduates in Texas and across the nation.

Fall 2012 GI Newsletter,
10/16/12;
The latest edition of our newsletter contains statistics on Late Intervention and Welcome Back; meet our new analyst Jennifer; the story of a student who graduated in two years; an introduction to the Class of 2016; the launch of Finish in Four; and GI Good Guy recognition.

Two-Year College Credit,
10/09/12;
A fact sheet comparing two-year college credit earned by UTSA graduates and state-wide graduates.

In-State Residents,
10/09/12;
A fact sheet comparing national, state, and UTSA data on freshmem attending college in their home state.

Meet our new analyst,
08/23/12;
The Graduation Initiative welcomed new Retention and Graduation Analyst, Jennifer Fueglein, in late July. Find out more about Jennifer at the About link.

New Graduation Initiative Program for Spring 2013,
07/20/12;
The Graduation Initiative will launch our newest program, Finish in Four, in the spring 2013. See the Programs page for more information.

Student Money and Time Matters Program Transition,
07/20/12;
The Graduation Initiative transitions the Student Money and Time Matters program, along with the Rowdy Cents website, to Student Financial Aid. See the Programs link for more information.

 

 

 

Fact Sheets

Fact Sheets are single-page presentations of interesting facts, data, or information relevant to higher education, student retention, graduation, and other areas of interest to the UTSA community. The Graduation Initiative produces fact sheets throughout the year with new sheets added periodically to this page. The fact sheets are listed here in alphabetical order. Postings that become more than two years old will be relocated to the Fact Sheets Archive page.


Academic Cost & Discount, 2008-2009 - Average net academic cost and average percent discount for fulltime undergraduate students at UT System components. Published 9/30/2011

Adult Degree Attainment in the US - Highest level of education reached as of 2010 by ethnicity and degree. Published 9/30/2011.

Average Academic Costs, 2005-2009- Comparison of costs for resident undergraduates enrolled for 15 semester credit hours at UT System schools from 2005-2009. Published 9/30/2011

Bachelor's Degrees Awarded - Comparison of degrees earned by ethnicity over time. Published 4/24/2013

College Productivity Index - Comparison of the growth of undergraduate degree attainment in Texas to the nation from 2005-2010. Published 5/02/2012

Disparate Impact of Changing Admission Standards - Change by ethnicity, 2008 to 2012. Published 3/13/2013

Fall Enrollment Trends - Three year comparison of percent change in fall to fall enrollment nationwide. Published 1/17/2013

Graduation Applications Denied in 2010-2011 Academic Year - Number of UTSA undergraduate applications for graduation, during the 2010- 2011 academic year, that were denied compared with the number that were approved and degrees awarded. Published 11/30/2011

Graduation and Persistence at UT System Components - Comparison of UT component institutions four-year and six-year graduation rates.
Published 2/10/2012

High School Graduates - Projected growth of Texas high school graduates compared to high school graudates nationwide. Published 11/2/2012

In-State Residents - Comparison of national, state, and UTSA data on freshmen attending college in their home state. Published 9/21/2012

Status of 2010-2011 Denied Graduation Applications - Reviewing the status of denied graduation applications for degree attainment 1 to 3 semesters later. Published 2/15/2012

Timely Degree Progress by Credit Hours - Hours attempted and earned by undergraduates at UTSA in the 2010-2011 academic year. Published 12/19/2011

Two-Year College Credit - Two-year collge credit earned by UTSA graduates compared to state-wide graduates. Published 10/03/2012

U.S. Employment & Education - National unemployment rates by level of education. Published 9/30/2011

Working While in College - National rates of students who worked in 2011. Published 2/13/2013