1. FSU Student Success Strategies Sally McRorie Provost
APLU/CIMA Workshop 
July 9, 2017

2. Retention Increases and Interventions
Enrollment
Management
Graduation
Specialists
Coaching
Career Center
Liaisons
PASS
Take 15
Office of National
Fellowships

3. Cohort Calendar – Circa 2005

5. Public 4-yr Graduation Rates

6. Public 6-yr Graduation Rates

7. Study identified FSU as having one of the highest graduation rates of African-American students of nearly universities 
We have virtually erased graduation rate disparities between all categories of underrepresented students and our traditional students
Making FSU the highest-ranked public university to attain this distinction.

8. Our Strategy: “Broad-Based & Targeted”
Broad-Based – Eliminating barriers to graduation by improving processes and optimizing academic pathways.
Targeted – Identifying unique and at-risk populations and developing programs to address their particular interests and challenges.

9. Choice Architecture: Academic Maps, Major Clusters, & Proactive Advising

10. Academic Guides, Job Data, & Nudging

11. Take 15
We researched existing, national 15 hour and Finish in 4 efforts
We learned that students who were taking 15 hours as opposed to 12 had
Higher GPAs
Higher Retention Rates
Shorter Time to Degree
Results were consistent across groups Increases Academic Engagement

13. Average GPA by Credit Hour Load

14. Center for Academic Retention & Enhancement (CARE)
Summer Bridge for Traditionally Underrepresented Students
Transition, Support, & Engagement for First- Generation and Low- Socioeconomic Students

15. Unconquered Scholars
Nationally only 2% of students who age out of foster care graduate with a bachelor’s degree.
Foster care, homeless, & wards of the state
Face additional barriers to college completion
Receive 1-on-1 Support from CARE Staff
Crisis Support
Group Meetings and Socials
Volunteering

16. The Investment New People – roughly 75 – 100
Advisors, Coaches, Career and Graduation Specialists, Tutors
New Programs – CARE, PASS, Undergraduate Research, ACE, Center for Teaching Excellence
Applications and Software – EAB Campus, Guide
Over 200,000 face-to-face interactions and over one million communications

18. Key Student Success Metrics
% Employed/Enrolled
Retention Rate
Median Wages of Graduates
Actual vs Predicted Graduation Rates
Net Tuition and Fees
Pell Access Rate
6-Year Graduation Rate
Minority Grad Rates
4-Year Graduation Rate
GPAs and Test Scores

19. Dean's Evaluations & Budget Requests
How are you improving student success metrics?
How will new faculty:
reduce bottleneck classes
increase student engagement activities
improve time to degree
promote student post-graduation outcomes? 

21. Higher Expectations
Expectation that every student has at least one applied learning experience
Part of our graduation requirements
Develop funding support for low-income students and sufficient opportunities for all

22. Thank You!