Student Achievement Goals & Outcomes

Freshman Retention (click to enlarge)

Ten-Year Graduation Rate (click to enlarge)

When asked "Which of the following best describes your primary status at the time of or immediately following graduation?" 85% of May 2020 graduates reported that they were employed or attending graduate/professional school.

Average Salary at 18 Months (click to enlarge)

Median Salary- 2020 Calendar Year Four-Year Bachelor's Degree

Qualifications and Limits on the Display of Data

The most important limit to understand is that these short-term measures of outcomes are not meaningful for evaluating the effectiveness of institutions or programs. These measure are meant to inform readers of the outcomes of graduates in the near-term following degree completion and represent individual behavior and local economies more than any other factor.

The wage data included in these reports represent only the following individuals:

• Graduates successfully matched to the Unemployment Insurance Wage records collected by the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC).
• Graduates employed in Virginia by an entity that reports to the VEC. This excludes federal employees, including those within the Department of Defense.

What employers are subject to the Unemployment Tax and must be registered and file with the Virginia Employment Commission? They must have met one of the following criteria:

• One or more employees (ten employees if your operation is agricultural) for some portion of a day during any 20 different weeks in a calendar year
• A $1,500 or more total gross quarterly payroll ($20,000 if your business is agricultural; $1,000 if domestic labor)
• Acquired a business subject to this tax
• Been subject to the Federal Unemployment Tax
• A governmental operation or political subdivision
• A nonprofit organization under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and had four or more employees for some portion of a day during any 20 different weeks in a calendar year

*Most current information available as of January 10, 2023

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* No findings reported for this cycle

**Change in FE Exam format

***Not all findings reported for this cycle

****Program discontinued

*****Exam no longer required in field

******Exam added as option for students

Academic Progress Reports (APR)

Men's Sports

Women's Sports

* 4-Year APR Average for the 2014-15 academic year and thereafter must be a minimum of 930 per team for post-season qualification.
** Delayed Grad. Point.

*** The NCAA decided that 2019-2020 scores will not be released due to COVID-19 impacts on Athletics.

****Volleyball is a new program as of 2020-21

1. The NCAA developed the Academic Progress Report (APR) to track a university's commitment to enhancing the student-athlete's potential of earning their undergraduate degree. The APR provides a "real time" snapshot of a Division I team's eligibility and retention success, (The APR pertains only to student-athletes who are receiving an athletic scholarship.)
2. The NCAA has set a minimum APR standard for each athletic program. This standard is calculated by averaging a sport program's eligibility and retention points for the last 4 years. Each sport must maintain of exceed the minimum standard. (The minimum APR standard is 930.)
3. The men's programs met or exceeded APR standards for post-season eligibility and therefore did not have to serve any penalties.
4. The women's programs met or exceeded APR standards for post-season eligibility and therefore did not have to serve any penalties.