GSU FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING JUNE 2, 2014 WHY GEORGIA STATE MATTERS: 2014 STUDENT SUCCESS UPDATE Timothy M. Renick Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success Vice Provost
A NATIONAL MODEL FOR STUDENT SUCCESS THE WALL STREET JOURNAL 2
A NATIONAL MODEL FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Universities and Systems for which Georgia State University has served as a Consultant 3
A NATIONAL MODEL FOR STUDENT SUCCESS Georgia State University 2013 Recipient of the APLU s MVP Award The Public University Making the Greatest Difference in Student Success Nationally 4
A NATIONAL MODEL FOR STUDENT SUCCESS "Which colleges are taking on the vitally important role of educating low-income students, and assuring that they graduate with good results?...which colleges are lower[ing] the cost to students while improving quality learning? Across the country, from Georgia State to Franklin & Marshall, Purdue to Arizona State, and CUNY to SUNY, there are exciting examples of colleges and universities engaging constructively with those questions and advancing these goals." U.S. Department of Education, May 2014 5
THE BENEFITS OF A COLLEGE DEGREE YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 25 TO 32 Average Annual Income Unemployment Rate Lifetime Income (projected) $28,000 $45,000 12.2% 3.8% $1.3 million $2.3 million High School Grads College Grads Source: "The Rising Costs of Not Going to College, Pew Research Center, 2014 6
Bachelor's Degree Attainment Rate (moving 3-yer average) WHY GEORGIA STATE MATTERS 0.90 Baccalaureate Degree Attainment in the U.S. by Age 24 by Family Income Quartile 1970 to Present 0.80 82.4% 0.70 0.60 Top Income Quartile 0.50 0.40 0.30 40.2% Third Income Quartile 36.1% 0.20 0.10 0.00 14.9% 16.5% Second Income Quartile 10.9% 6.2% 8.3% Bottom Income Quartile 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 Source: New York Times, The Reproduction of Privilege, March 12, 2012 7
PERCENT EARNING A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE BY AGE 24 WHY GEORGIA STATE MATTERS 100% THE NATIONAL GRADUATION GAP IN THE U.S. 80% 82% 67% 65% 60% 40% 44% 52% 20% 20% 15% 8% 0% 1200-1600 1100-1199 1000-1099 800-999 SAT SCORE (OUT OF 1600) Top Income Quartile Who Gets to Graduate, New York Times, May 15, 2014 Bottom Income Quartile
WHY GEORGIA STATE MATTERS 60% 55% 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 31% 32% PELL Percent of GSU Undergraduates on Pell 40% 48% 51% 56% 58% Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 9
TARGETED PROGRAMS Structured Interventions Data based Pilot Programs. Revise. Revise again Promote successful programs to donors and funders Scale up to maximize impact 10
TARGETED PROGRAMS SUMMER SUCCESS ACADEMY 350 Highest At-Risk Freshmen: 7-credit hours summer session before freshman fall Intensive advisement, academic skills & financial literacy training GPA Summer 2013 3.29 Last year s Academy: GPA 2012-13 2.95 All other freshmen 2.93 11
THE FIRST YEAR Freshmen Learning Communities 70% of all Freshmen (Opt out model) 7 Meta Majors: STEM, business, arts and humanities, health, education, policy and social science, exploratory 3.5 1 st -Year GPA 90% Retention 60% Graduation Rate 3.1 2.8 2.73 2.96 85% 80% 81% 85% 53% 45% 50% 54% 2.4 75% 38% No FLC FLC No FLC FLC No FLC FLC 2.0 70% 30% 12 12
COURSE REDESIGN 13 College Algebra Prior to Change: DFW rates were 43% Fall 2012: DFW rate of 21% Number of Students enrolled in courses taught through the MILE, 2012-13: 7,500+ Additional passing grades: 1,650
THE ADVISEMENT CHALLENGE: THE MURKY MIDDLE 14
ALERTS BASED ON HISTORICAL RPG DATA The Difference Between Satisfying a Requirement and Being on Track Graduation Rate in Major by Introductory Course Grade 15
ADVISEMENT Georgia State s Web-Based GPS Advising System A collaboration with the Education Advisory Board and four other schools Based on 10 years of RPG data at Georgia State and 2.5 million grades Live, nightly feeds from Banner and daily alerts to advisors if students have missed any of the markers Predictive analytics for each student s success in individual majors and courses Tracks 700+ alerts for risk factors 16
INSTANT ALERTS ABOUT EVERY STUDENT 17
MAJOR MATCHING Predictive Analytics for Courses and Majors 18
PRELIMINARY RESULTS University Advisement Center student visits in first 12 months: 33,979 Pre-Term Registration Corrections: 2,000+ Required Advising for Major Changes: 6,536 19
PRELIMINARY RESULTS 21
WHAT S NEXT? Georgia State Student Financial Counseling Center Initiative uses 10 years of GSU financial data identify financial risk factors Financial literacy outreach Trained staff available to meet with students and their families 22
WHAT S NEXT?: USING ANALYTICS TO STRENGTHEN CAREER COUNSELING 23
UNIVERSITY INNOVATION ALLIANCE Georgia State in Partnership with 10 Other Leading Universities 24
WHAT S NEXT? National Center for Predictive Analytics and Student Success Georgia State Lead for University Innovation Alliance Project 25
THE CRITICAL ROLE OF SCHOLARSHIPS Institutional Scholarships FY 11: $ 1,815,906 FY 12: $ 3,110,456 FY 13: $ 4,896,423 FY 14: $ 7,745,251 (est.) (+58%) 26
THE CRITICAL ROLE OF SCHOLARSHIPS Impact of the Loss of HOPE at GSU: 2008 Six-Year Graduation Rate 72% 54% 36% 18% 60.9% High School GPA 3.0 + 21.2% High School GPA 3.0 + Students who lose HOPE support graduate at only half the rate of those who never had HOPE support in the first place. 0% HOPE HOPE Hope - No HOPE 27
THE CRITICAL ROLE OF SCHOLARSHIPS Keep HOPE Alive Targets students who have lost HOPE with $500/semester for one year on the condition they attend year-long series of academic skills workshops and individual advisement sessions 66% 58% 50% 42% 33% 56.5% 100% Supported by the GSU Foundation funds Institutional HOPE Retention Rate 2008: 49% Institutional HOPE Retention Rate 2013: 75% 25% 17% 8% 0% 8.6% Non- Participants Participants 28
THE CRITICAL ROLE OF SCHOLARSHIPS 80 70 60 50 40 Graduation Rate by HOPE Status: Today 70.5% 60.9% 41.4% 30 20 l 21.2% Hi 10 0 HOPE - HOPE 2008 2013 HOPE - No HOPE 29
THE CRITICAL ROLE OF SCHOLARSHIPS Keep HOPE Alive: Return on Investment Spring 2013 Cohort: 33 Students 19 Recovered HOPE $33,000 Investment $157,500 (est.) Recovered Return on Investment: 477% 30
THE CRITICAL ROLE OF SCHOLARSHIPS Panther Retention Grants: Growth Provide emergency funds to students who are registered for classes but who are dropped for non-payment As little as $300 has meant the difference between a student dropping out and being able to continue on the path to a college degree. Grants Awarded: Fall 2011: 41 Total to Date: 2,957 31
THE CRITICAL ROLE OF SCHOLARSHIPS Panther Retention Grants: Impact Retention Rate of Freshman PRG Recipients: 91% Graduation Rate of Senior PRG Recipients: 70% Return on Investment: 300% 32
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Georgia State Degree Conferrals 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 5-Yr Change 5,857 6,188 6,419 6,901 7,365 7,590 +30% 33
MAKING A DIFFERENCE 60 Georgia State Graduation Rates 55 50 53% 45 40 35 30 32% 25 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 34
Graduation Rate MAKING A DIFFERENCE GRADUATION AND PELL RATES OF URBAN RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES 60% 50% Georgia State 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Pell Rate 35
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Graduation + Retention + National Student Clearinghouse Data 90 75 60 45 30 76.9% 75.8% 50.8% 55.2% 31.6% 25.6% 22% 66.4% 95.2% 15 White African American Hispanic Ten Years Ago Today Today, with Clearinghouse Data Added 36
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Top 100 Degree Producers 2012 Bachelor's Degrees Conferred to African Americans Nationally Total % Grads %Chg Institutions State 2010-2011 1Georgia State University GA 1262 31% 17% 2FAMU FL 1224 94% 5% 3North Carolina A & T State University NC 1172 90% -6% 4Jackson State University MS 966 94% 4% 5Howard University D.C. 953 93% -10% 6University of Central Florida FL 939 9% 10% 7University of Memphis TN 862 32% 0% 8Troy University AL 859 32% 4% 9University of Florida FL 859 10% 11% 10University of South Florida-Main Campus FL 845 12% 6% 11University of North Texas TX 835 13% 11% 12Temple University PA 831 15% -5% 13University of Maryland-University College MD 809 25% 11% 14Florida Atlantic University FL 808 18% -3% 15Virginia Commonwealth University VA 805 19% 13% Source: Diverse Issues in Higher Education 37
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Georgia State s efforts of the last decade represent the most transformational improvement in higher education outcomes in the country and it's been achieved by serving the same urban, diverse, financially-challenged student group that they started with. Rob Johnstone, Director, National Center for Inquiry and Improvement 38
YOU ARE CHANGING LIVES 39