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WHAT’S A BEARKAT?

  • Approximately 45% are the first in their family to attend college
  • About 60% are classified as “At Risk”
  • Over 75% of students work while pursuing a degree
  • 63.6% two-year graduation rate
  • 24.7% Hispanic undergraduate population
  • Carnegie Commission of Higher Education: Doctoral Research University (DRU) designation
  • 1 of 114 Community Engaged DRUs

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

  • First medical college -- College of Osteopathic Medicine: Self-funded, clinically focused, community based. Official opening May, 2020. First class of 75 students to be welcomed in August
  • 2nd largest paid alumni group in Houston
  • New initiative to co-brand opportunities for “completer” student populations
  • Engineering Technology: utility infrastructure partnership with Quanta Services
  • Numerous 2- to 4-year direct pathway projects
  • 5-year classroom teacher retention rate is one of the highest in the state
  • College of Criminal Justice ranked #3 in research (CWUR)
  • “Best Master’s in Information Assurance & Security Programs Online for 2018” (Editor’s Choice)
  • 397 nursing students; 2019 cohort NCLEX pass rate was 100%
  • Ranked No. 1 by Study.com for Best Online Colleges & Schools in Texas
  • Named among the “Best Online Colleges for Veterans and Their Families in 2018”
  • “Best College for Master’s Degree Programs Online for 2018” (Editor’s Choice)

STUDENT SUCCESS

  • ELITE Program began 2010
    • Recruits minority males
    • 212 students
    • 3.0 average GPA
    • 88% retention rate
    • 33% 4-year graduation rates
    • 64% 6-year graduation rates
  • From Fall 2010 - Fall 2019:
    • African American students increased by 37%
    • Hispanic students increased by 95%
    • Named to top 10 performing institutions in the country for Latino students
    • Student Money Management Center ranked 5th out of the “Top 50 Financial Literacy Programs of 2018” by LendU
    • For the past 5 years, over 70% of graduates are working in Texas within 12 months (one of the highest in the state)

INNOVATION FOCUS

  • Re-imagining The First Year and Beyond
    • 1 of 44 participating institutions
    • Supported by Gates Foundation and Strada
  • Frontier Set
    • 1 of 31 participating institutions
    • Supported by Gates Foundation
  • RFY and Frontier Set will:
    • Cultivate a growth mindset
    • Encourage students to increase course load
    • Redesign our advising center
    • Require co-requisite math courses
    • Expand EURECA
    • Focus on Teaching Innovation Grants program

OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY

  • Expenditure increases FY15 - FY19
    • 62.8% academic areas
    • 33.5% scholarships and fellowships
    • 3.7% administrative
  • 24% of $388M budget is state funded
  • 3rd to bottom in per student funding
  • 33% below average state funding per student
  • Student/faculty ratio of 24:1
  • Less than 2% of courses have greater than 100 students

UNIVERSITY SUCCESS

  • 58% of 91做厙 faculty are tenure/tenure track compared to national average of 43%
  • 52% increase in minority faculty since 2010
  • Ranked 7th out of the top 50 Online RN to BSN for 2018
  • 2nd in Texas in the Social Mobility Index
  • Safest campus in Texas and 28th in the Nation
  • Named 3rd Most Affordable Accredited Online Colleges

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