KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY SUCCESS
PERFORMANCE METRIC TREND DATA BASELINE 2015-16 2016-17 TARGET 2020-21 PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM BASELINE TO TARGET
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
1ST TO 2ND-YEAR RETENTION 46.3% 46.8% 43.5% 58.9% 59.2% 67.7% 70% 18.3%
LOW INCOME 47.8% 52.3% 41.9% 58.3% 60.5% 72.7% 70% 15.7%
URM 46.2% 44.3% 42.2% 57.1% 60.3% 74.6% 70% 16.1%
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2020-21 TARGET
This metric measures the percent of first-time full-time bachelor's degree seeking students who are retained in the fall of the second year. This metric is important because higher first year retention leads to higher graduation rates.