Office of the Provost - Academic Roadmap

Charting our progress

Our success as an institution of liberal arts and sciences can be chiefly evaluated by measurable increases in SUU student success (1-6), and by working toward specific administrative objectives (7-10).

  1. Fall-to-fall retention rate increases
  2. Freshman six-year graduation rate increases
  3. 10-year average % of students finding employment increases
  4. 10-year average % of students continuing their education increases
  5. Admissions selectivity increases
  6. New freshman average ACT score increases
  7. Faculty & Staff salaries reach 100% CUPA average
  8. Reduce number of faculty teaching on overload
  9. Student–Faculty ratio becomes more favorable
  10. Number of classes with fewer than 30 students increases

Progress Report

Key Performance Indicators

Item 1: Fall to Fall retention increased from 64.4% Fall 2008-09 to 65.9% Fall 2010-2011*

Item 2: Six-year graduation rate increased from 39.5% in 2008-09 to 41.7% 2010-11*

Item 3: Still gathering data

Item 4: Still gathering data

Item 5: Admissions: Average Admission Index increases from 105.72 in 2009 to 108.75 in 2011 and Average High School GPA increases from 3.39 in 2009 to 3.48 in 2011.**

Item 6: New freshman average ACT score 21.84 in 2008-09 and 22.5 in 2011-12 *

Item 7: SUU Faculty and Staff salaries increase from the average of 90% of CUPA in 2009 to 93% of CUPA in 2011**** (CUPA = College and University Professional Association).

Item 8: Still gathering data

Item 9: 10 new faculty hired 2010-11, 20 new faculty hired 2011-12, 7 new faculty hired 2012-13 – Total of 37 new faculty hired in support of the Academic Roadmap***

Item 10: Still gathering data

* SUU Fact Book 2012
** Office of Institutional Research & Assessment (SUU First-time Freshmen)
*** SUU Provost’s Office – Budget Analyst
**** SUU Human Resources Office