{"id":4986,"date":"2023-11-15T16:11:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T21:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/?page_id=4986"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T15:55:35","slug":"kpi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/president\/kpi\/","title":{"rendered":"Boldly Ascending: Key Performance Indicators"},"content":{"rendered":"
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are mapped to the goals of Boldly Ascending<\/em>. These indicators are largely indirect and are designed to provide a high level view of institutional trends and progress on Boldly Ascending<\/em>. In addition to these KPIs, Unit Effectiveness Plans as well as Student Learning Outcomes and related academic assessment data are collected, assessed, and used to inform decision-making.<\/p>\n <\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span> 1. Graduation Rate<\/strong> (Indicator for Goals 1, 2, 3)<\/p> Graduation Rate<\/strong> (GR) (4-Year, 6-Year) is the percentage of full-time, first-time, undergraduate degree-seeking students who started and finished at °®ÒºAƬ. Students included in graduation rates do not represent all of the students at an institution (e.g., excludes part-time and transfer students).<\/p>\n In 2026, °®ÒºAƬ began accompanying Graduation Rates with national and state averages and introduced the 6-Year Graduation Rate as a KPI.<\/em><\/p>\n Targets and Actuals: 4 Year Graduation Rate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Targets and Actuals: 6 Year Graduation Rate <\/em><\/strong>(this KPI was added in 2026)<\/p>\n <\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span> 2. Retention Rates<\/strong> (Indicator for Goals 1, 2, 3)<\/p> Retention Rate is the percentage of first-time, full-time bachelor’s degree-seeking students beginning with °®ÒºAƬ in a Fall term who are subsequently enrolled for credit with °®ÒºAƬ in future Fall terms.<\/p>\n In 2026, °®ÒºAƬ began accompanying Retention Rates with national and state averages.<\/em><\/p>\n Targets and Actuals: 1st to 2nd Year Rate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Targets and Actuals: 2nd to 3rd Year Rate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span> 3. Enrollment <\/strong>(Indicator for Goals 1, 2, 3)<\/p> Headcount is the physical count (non-duplicated) of students taken on a prescribed census date after the end of the drop\/add period. A credit hour, graduate or undergraduate, measures the academic load or units earned for coursework.\u00a0 At °®ÒºAƬ, headcount and credit hours are calculated based on fall semester census data.<\/p>\n Targets and Actuals: Undergraduate Headcount<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n
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