Student achievement goals for 2020 and annual progress towards their attainment.

Student Achievement Data

Academic Year
Measures	2026 Goal	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
a. Graduate Degrees1	740	1266	1206	927	707	595	549
b. Undergraduate Degrees1	1377	988	1033	996	1101	1151	1191
c. Undergraduate Minority Degrees1	1026	746	768	735	812	828	926
d. Freshman Retention, %2	70	71.4	68.1	66.8	65	72.1	65.8
e. SCH Completed, %3	98	97.2	96.4	96.6	96.5	97.2	96.5
f. State Licensure Pass Rate, % (ExCET/TExES)4	93	94	94	PPR exams: 89% Non-PPR exams: 87%	PPR exams: 84% Non-PPR exams: 72% Overall Certification Rate: 84.1	PPR exams: 89% Non-PPR exams: 91%	86.4
g. State Licensure Pass Rate, % (ENGINEERING)5	45	35	36.4	42.5	35.3	39.2	43.8
h. 6-Year Graduate Rate, %6	48	29.1	34.7	37.3	39.3	44.7	43.5
i. Transfer Students who Graduate in 4 Yeas, %7	70	69.9	69.3	63.6	68.1	63.5	71
j. Graduates employed or in graduate school, %8	80	70.2	72.6	76.9
k. Salaries for bachelor degree with 0 - 5 years experience, $9	Above peer group mean	$48,700	$49,900 TAMUK $45,683 THECB Peers	$52,200 TAMUK $46,233 THECB Peers	$53,100 TAMUK $47,783 THECB Peers	$54,300 TAMUK $48,117 THECB Peers	$57,400 TAMUK $50,917 THECB Peers

Data Source:

1. Certified state degree report CBM009; LLB definition on Minority group is used
2. Headcount snapshots created by Office of Institutional Research and Assessment that are consistent with official CBM001
3. Certified CBM00S
4. College of Education and Human Performance: Effective 9/1/2017, pass rate indicates performance in first 2 attempts by all test takers in the reporting period. 
5. College of Engineering
6. Headcount and degree snapshots created by Office of Institutional Research and Assessment that are consistent with official CBM001 and CBM009 reports and reported to IPEDS
7. LBB definition based on matriculated college credits before the first semester at Texas A&M University-Kingsville
8. THECB accountability report
9. Payscale.com