Karla Sanders & Kimberlie Moock Co-chairs, Committee on Retention Efforts (CORE)

Selectivity TypeFirst to Second Year Retention 6-Year Graduation Rates Highly Selective (Top 10%; ACT 25-30) 95%86% Selective (Top 25%; ACT ) 81.6%60.5% Traditional Selective (Top 50%; ACT 18-24) 69.3%43.9% Liberal Selective (Bottom 50%; ACT 17-22) 62.4%38.5% Open (No %; ACT %36.8% ALL Master’s Granting Public 71.1%44.4%

Institutional Characteristics 6 Year Grad EIU 6 Year Grad Nat’l* (+/-)Fresh to Soph Retention EIU Fre to Soph Retention National* (+/-) All Public Master’s Granting 59% %+15.1%79%71.1%+9.3% Traditional Selectivity Public ** 59%44.4%+14.7%79%69.3%+9.7% *Source: ACT Institutional Data File, 2012 ** Defined as mean entering cohort ACT of For Fall 2005 entering class

National Retention Rate IL Public RetentionDifference National Graduation Rate IL Public GraduationDifference Traditional Selective (Top 50%; ACT 18-24) 69.30%EIU 79%9.70%43.90%EIU 59%15.10% Highly Selective (Top 10%; ACT 25-30) 95%UI-UC 93%-2%86%UI-UC 82%-4% Selective (Top 25%; ACT 21-26) 81.60%ISU 85%3.60%60.50%ISU 71%10.50% Selective (Top 25%; ACT 21-26) 81.60%UI-Ch 79%-2.60%60.50%UI-Ch 54%-6.50% Traditional Selective (Top 50%; ACT 18-24) 69.30%NIU 71%1.70%43.90%NIU 56%12.10% Traditional Selective (Top 50%; ACT 18-24) 69.30%WIU 71%1.70%43.90%WIU 53%9.10% Traditional Selective (Top 50%; ACT 18-24) 69.30%SIU-C 66%-3.30%43.90%SIU-C 45%1.10% Traditional Selective (Top 50%; ACT 18-24) 69.30%SIU-E 70%-0.70%43.90%SIU-E 52%8.10%

Time to Degree Graduation First Year To Second Year2011 All First-Time79% Minority First-Time76% First Generation78% Zero EFC*74% First-time Cohort Rate2011 Six Year59% Five Year54% Four Year32% Minority Six Year45% Five Year40% Four Year17% First Generation Six Year56% Five Year50% Four Year27% Retention All First-Time Students

 78% of our students rely on financial aid6%  48.65% of our students are first-generation 7.65%  45.8% of the entering class are transfer students6.8%  21.7% of our students are an ethnic minority 8%  20% of the entering freshman class were admitted through a special admission program11%

Benchmark Eastern Presidential Goal 69.3% 79% 85% Benchmark Eastern Presidential Goal 43.9% 59% 70% Retention Graduation

 Academic preparation—especially reading  Academic success at EIU  Undeclared or uncertain about major  Financial insecurity  Minority students—especially males  Transfers in first semester  Special admission populations  Date of enrollment & delay in registration each subsequent semester  Lack of connection within and outside of courses

 Intentional referrals with follow-up; EAS  Develop a plan to intervene with non-registered students  Intentional use of intro courses for major and career choices  Academic support plan for high D/F courses  Mentoring structures for high-risk students  Individual connections—aiding in changing major, determining major/career fit  Early feedback in courses with graded assignments  Submit midterm grades

 Graduation Rates: National Center for Education Statistics,  National Retention and Graduation Benchmarks & Selectivity: ACT Institutional Data File,  EIU Retention and Graduation Rates: Planning and Institutional Studies,