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Student Achievement and Success Data

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

Student Achievement Data
Measures 2020 Goal Academic Year
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
a. Graduate Degrees1 900 533 966 1266 1206 927 707
b. Undergraduate Degrees1 1000 985 937 988 1033 996 1101
c. Undergraduate Minority Degrees1 750 754 705 746 768 735 812
d. Freshman Retention, %2 68 63.6 69.0 71.4 68.1 66.8 65
e. SCH Completed, %3 98 96.2 96.9 97.2 96.4 96.6 96.5
f. State Licensure Pass Rate, % (ExCET/TExES)4 95 89 85 94 94

PPR exams: 89%

Non-PPR exams: 87%

PPR exams: 84%

Non-PPR exams: 72%

Overall Certification Rate: 84.1
g. State Licensure Pass Rate, % (ENGINEERING)5 50 31 36.4 35 36.4 42.5 35.3
h. 6-Year Graduate Rate, %6 36 35.7 33.2 29.1 34.7 37.3 39.3
i. Transfer Students who Graduate in 4 Yeas, %7 70 67.9 72.7 69.9 69.3 63.6 68.1
j. Graduates employed or in graduate school, %8 80 78.3 75.6 70.2 72.6
k. Salaries for bachelor degree with 0 - 5 years experience, $9 Above peer group mean $49,200 $54,300 $48,700

$49,900 TAMUK


$45,683 THECB Peers

$52,200 TAMUK

$46,233
THECB Peers

$53,100
TAMUK

$47,783
THECB Peers

Data Source:

  1. Certified state degree report CBM009; LLB definition on Minority group is used
  2. Headcount snapshots created by OIR 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. In prior years, the State reported the total pass rate of test takers who passed in 5 attempts. 
  5. College of Engineering
  6. Headcount and degree snapshots created by OIR that are consistent with official CBM001 and CBM009
  7. LBB definition based on matriculated college credits before the first semester
  8. THECB accountability report; two-year lag in data availability
  9. Payscale.com