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Undergraduate Studies Website,
04/12/12; The Graduation Initiative reports to The Office of Undergraduate Studies. Visit their website to meet the Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Lawrence Williams.

GI News, Spring Newsletter,
02/29/12; newsletter published by the GI to highlight current UTSA graduation rates, UT System component graduation rates, UTSA degrees awarded and applications denied, new Finish in Four, about debt and work, and special recognition of GI Good Guy(s).

Degree Attainment After Denial of Graduation Application,
02/15/12; A fact sheet about the percentage of students who obtain a degree after the denial of graduation application.

Graduation Rates at UT Components,
02/10/12; A fact sheet comparing 4 and 6-year graduation rates among UT system components.

Welcome Back Spotlight, 11/30/11; focus on an upcoming December graduate who began his journey 15 years ago.

Adult Degree Attainment in the US,
10/13/2011; A fact sheet about level of degrees attained by ethnicity .

GI News, Fall newsletter,
10/07/11; newsletter published by the GI to highlight current trends in retention and graduation, degree attainment in the US, transfer student success, and the people at UTSA who make a difference.

Education & Work-Life Earnings, 09/27/11; US Census Bureau releases the American Community Survey Reports that show a strong relatationship between levels of education and earnings over life.

Closing the Gaps by 2015,
09/02/11
; Texas Commissioner Raymund Peredes presents an update on the progress of higher education achievement in Texas.

Student Success Handbook,
07/7/11; released by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board highlights programs of student success in Texas and around the country.

 

 

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

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

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

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

Student Veterans by UTSA College, Fall 2010 - Student veterans enrolled for fall 2010 by college. Published 9/20/2010.

Student Veterans by Gender -Update of numbers and distribution by gender for fall 2010. Published 9/20/2010.

Students' Transfer Work - Undergraduate students by college who graduated spring 2010 and transferred courses their final semester of graduation. Published 10/29/2010

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

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