Develop comprehensive and standardized guided career pathways for all academic programs leading to efficient time to degree and enhanced economic mobility for students.
Develop a holistic and intrusive advising model with required training and mentoring for all advisors to ensure students receive essential supports for academic and non-academic success.
Create, coordinate, communicate and connect students with robust basic needs-related supports to provide a safety net for student success leading to increased retention and completion.
Regarding enrollment management, CPE is evaluating KSU's current work in this area. Currently, KSU has no coordinated enrollment management function and no direct leadership in this area; this is an area of concern to be raised with the new interim president upon his or her arrival on campus.
The status of fall 2022 enrollment as compared to fall 2021 is as follows:
| Completed Application | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 |
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| First Time Freshmen | 2509 | 2384 |
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| New Graduate | 25 | 25 |
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| Transfer | 119 | 103 |
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| Admit | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 |
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| First Time Freshmen | 2528 | 2349 |
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| New Graduate | 20 | 20 |
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| Transfer | 75 | 60 |
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| Registration | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 |
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| Undergraduate | 888 | 733 |
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| Graduate | 29 | 32 |
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| Dual Credit | 1 | 1 |
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| Total Registered | 918 | 766 |
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| Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 |
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| Housing Application | 325 | 327 |
As part of its 2022-2030 Statewide Strategic Agenda for Kentucky Postsecondary Education, CPE set 2024 targets for all universities except KSU in the following areas:
Unmet Financial Need;
Time to Bachelor's Degree;
Undergraduate Enrollment;
Undergraduate Degrees/Credentials:
Graduate Degrees;
First to Second Year Retention Rate; and