The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.
Western Connecticut State University
Western Connecticut State University offers outstanding faculty in a range of quality academic programs. Our diverse university community provides students an enriching and supportive environment that takes advantage of the unique cultural offerings of Western Connecticut and New York. Our vision: To be an affordable public university with the characteristics of New England’s best small private universities.Fall 2011 First-time Full-time Cohort
6-year outcomes for undergraduate bachelor’s-seeking students as of 2017
First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2011
Number of students: 845
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The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Western Connecticut State University in the Fall of 2011. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Western Connecticut State University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Western Connecticut State University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Western Connecticut State University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Western Connecticut State University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Western Connecticut State University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time
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OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2011 BY SUMMER 2017 |
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2014-15
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WITHIN 5 YEARS
2015-16
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WITHIN 6 YEARS
2016-17
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| = | Total Graduated from Western Connecticut State University | 20% | 40% | 44% | |||
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| = | Total Graduated from another institution | 8% | 12% | 15% | |||
| Enrolled at Western Connecticut State University | 33% | 11% | 5% | ||||
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| = | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
19% | 15% | 11% | |||
| Current Status Unknown | 20% | 22% | 25% | ||||
Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2011
Number of students: 425
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The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Western Connecticut State University in the Fall of 2011. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Western Connecticut State University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Western Connecticut State University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Western Connecticut State University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Western Connecticut State University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Western Connecticut State University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Full-Time Transfer
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OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2011 BY SUMMER 2017 |
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2012-13
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WITHIN 4 YEARS
2014-15
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WITHIN 6 YEARS
2016-17
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| = | Total Graduated from Western Connecticut State University | 16% | 50% | 60% | |||
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| = | Total Graduated from another institution | 1% | 6% | 9% | |||
| Enrolled at Western Connecticut State University | 58% | 16% | 3% | ||||
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| = | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
10% | 9% | 6% | |||
| Current Status Unknown | 15% | 19% | 22% | ||||