Progress To Date

How UTSA Uses Metrics

UTSA's strategic plan aspires to achieve institutional transformation. Each year, UTSA collects, analyzes, disseminates, and acts upon many forms of data at the university, college, and unit levels. These data which include student enrollment data, graduation rates, research productivity, fundraising success, user satisfaction surveys, attendance data, and demographic information about faculty and staff, among other measures serve as valuable internal measures of our progress to guide campus leaders in both strategic and operational decision-making. Reporting trends reveal successes and inform the strategic allocation of resources through our Incentivized Resource Management (IRM) budget model.

The university regularly reports on these progress indicators in various contexts, including annual governance reports to the UT System, the Board of Regents, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Key performance indicators are drivers of institutional prestige: they influence international university rankings, contribute to our Carnegie Classification, and make UTSA an attractive choice for civic, governmental, educational, and philanthropic partnerships.


Strategic Plan Midpoint Progress Report

UTSA has set aspirational, ten-year targets for 17 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). As we approach the halfway point in the strategic plan (2022-23), here is what we have achieved to date:  

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Metric Destination Where did we start? 2017 Where are we now? 2023 Where are we going? 2028 Percentage Change since 2017 Progress to Goal
Total Student Enrollment D1 30,768 34,864 >41,000 11.7%
85%
First-Year Retention Rate D1 74% 79% >85% 6.8%
93%
4-Year Graduation Rate D1 22% 32% >35% 30.8%
91%
6-Year Graduation Rate D1 37% 51% >60% 27.7%
85%
First-Year Students in the Top 25% of their class D1 55% 53% >55% -4.6%
96%
Students with Experiential Learning D1 39% >75%
52%
Student-to-Faculty Ratio D1 24:1 24:1 20:1
122%
Average (Federal) Student Debt D1 $24,445 $20,580 <$20,000 15.8%
97%
Undergrad Degrees Awarded D1 4,728 5,813 7,081 18.7%
82%
Master's Degrees Awarded D1 1,224 1,445 1,463 15.3%
99%
PhD Degrees Awarded D1 112 140 200 20.0%
70%
Faculty in the National Academies D2 5 14 15 64.3%
93%
Faculty Receiving Prestigious Awards Annually D2 3 5 25 40.0%
20%
Federal Research Expenditures D2 $29.9 M $56.8 M $85 M 90.0%
67%
Total Research Expenditures D2 $70.2 M $152 M $209 M 116.0%
73%
Endowed Chairs, Professors and Fellowships D2 75 92 300 18.5%
31%
Annual Budget D3 $515.9 M $749 M $1 B 45.2%
75%
Endowment Value D3 $134 M $287 M $400 M 37.5%
72%
Overall Giving D3 $66 M $92 M 100%
72%
Cash Received D3 $54 M $92 M 100%
59%
Cumulative New Construction D3 $307 M $528 M
58%
Strategic Partnerships D3 45 5+
Moody's Scorecard D3 AA2 AAA
Administrative Cost D3 8.3% 7.25% <8% -12.7%
Goal Exceeded

Achieving BOLD Transformation

Success goes beyond numbers. Key performance indicators tell us a lot about whether we have met our goals, but the transformative changes underway at UTSA go beyond what is easy to measure. This includes changes to our campus culture, our reputation, and our impact on San Antonio, the world, and the lives of our students and their families.

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UTSA’s Office of Institutional Research oversees the collection and reporting of data, maintaining dashboards and producing reports regularly.

 

A1.1 Four-Year Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time, Degree Seeking (Undergraduate)

A.1.2 Four-Year Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time, Degree Seeking (Undergraduate) - Roadrunner Cohort

A1.3 Six-Year Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time, Degree Seeking (Undergraduate)-Overall Cohort

A1.4. Six-Year Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time(Undergraduate)-Roadrunner Cohort

A2 Revenue Trends by Source per FTE Student

A3 Administrative Costs

A4.1 Undergraduate Student Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

A4.2 Undergraduate Student Enrollment by Pell Status (Fall Semesters)

A4.3 UTSA First-time and Transfer Undergraduates by Course Load 

A5 Total Giving Per Student

A6 Research Expenditures per FTE Faculty

B3 Administrative Cost as % Instructional Cost

B4 HERD Total Research per Total Faculty FTE

C1 Student Loan Debt to First Year Earnings (Median)

C3.1 Undergraduate Completers by Pell Status

C3.2 Undergraduate Completers by Loan Taking Status

C4 Working or Enrolled within One Year after Award

D1.1 Four-Year Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time, Degree Seeking Students by URM Status - Overall Cohort

D1.2 Four-Year Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time, Road Runners by URM Status - Roadrunner Cohort

D1.3 Six-Year Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time by URM Status - Overall Cohort

D1.4 Six-Year Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time by URM Status - Roadrunner Cohort

D2.1 Four-Year Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time by Pell Status - Overall Cohort

D2.2 Four-Year Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time by Pell Status - Roadrunner Cohort

D2.3 Six-Year Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time by Pell Status -Ovreall Cohort

D2.4 Six-Year Graduation Rates of First-Time, Full-Time by Pell Status - Raodrunner Cohort

D3 Four-Year Graduation Rates for Transfer Students with 30+ SCH

E1 Total Degrees Awarded, Academic Year

E2 Total Fall Enrollment

E3.1 One Year Retention Rates of First-Time, Full-Time, Degree Seeking (Undergraduate) 

E3.2 One Year Retention Rates of First-Time, Full-Time (Undergraduate) 

E5. Degree Production Ratio

E6 Average COA for Resident Undergraduate Students (in constant 2017 dollars)

F1 NRUF Restricted Research Expenditures

F2 Endowment Funds

F3 Doctoral Degrees Awarded, AY

F4 Number of Graduate Programs

F5 Five Year Graduation Rates of Master's Cohort

F6 Ten Year Graduation Rates of (Doctoral)

F7 National Academy Members or Nobel Prize Recipients Awards

F8 Other Faculty Awards

F9 Freshman Class with High Academic Achievement (% in Top 25 HS)