UNF FTICs and Graduating Students Successes and Challenges

UNF FTICs and Graduating Students: Successes and Challenges

UNF FTICs and Graduating Students: Successes and Challenges Success Starting School 69% of UNF graduates are employed in Florida the first year after graduation. (At 73% post-graduation employment. , UNF was in first place in 2011 -2012; at 69% we tied for 2 nd place in 2012 -13. ) UF FSU NCF USF Where UNF Alums Work and Live Outside Florida 22% Other parts of Florida 20% High Regional Impact Institutions N. E. Florida, 58% ` UNF 49% 7% 56% FIU FGCU UWF FAU 50% 43% 42% 40% 4% 8% 8% 7% 54% 51% 50% 47% 2% 41% HBCU FAMU 39% Challenge • In total, 79% of all UNF alumni are living and working in Florida, building the state’s economy. Graduated from Other Graduated Starting SUS from the SUS School Institution Ranked National Universities 86% 2% 88% 76% 5% 81% 66% 8% 74% 66% 4% 70% 61% 5% 66% • • 7% or more of UNF FTICs transferred to and graduated from another SUS institution. Another 6% graduated from non-SUS schools. And, 18% of the original cohort are still actively pursuing their degrees on a parttime basis

UNF FTICs and Graduating Students: Successes and Challenges U. S. Public Comprehensives in Large Cities CUNY Bernard M Baruch College California State University-Long Beach CUNY Queens College University of North Florida California State University-Fresno CUNY Brooklyn College CUNY College of Staten Island Buffalo State SUNY California State University-Northridge ttt San Francisco State University San Jose State University CUNY Hunter College California State University-Sacramento University of Colorado: Colorado Springs CUNY City College CUNY Lehman College CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice California State University-Los Angeles University of Alaska Anchorage Northeastern Illinois University Chicago State University 6 -yr graduation rate 2011 -2012 63 54 53 50 49 48 48 47 46 46 42 41 40 40 39 36 25 23 21 % undergrads with Pell grants 46 45 36 35 53 51 44 46 49 41 39 40 50 32 53 56 56 64 24 48 83 Success UNF ranks well when compared to national peers Challenge 25% or more of UNF students will move to part-time status, after starting off as fulltime students. Success A large city comprehensive, UNF provides access as measured by percent of Pell recipients. Challenge Pell students need intensive and expensive support to make it to degree completion. Success The first cohort of JAX Commitment students just achieved a six-year graduation rate of 64%

UNF thanks the Board of Governors and its staff, the Florida Legislature and the Governor for working together to increase support for higher education. Total collaboration is the bedrock of fostering a better educated citizenry and the economic growth we seek for Florida.