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JMU Performance Measures

Measure Category: Student Persistence

Measure Type (1. Learning Measures can be viewed at ROIE) Measure Name (Click on link to see data from previous years) Measure Definition Reported
2006-07
Reported
2007-08
Reported
2008-09
2. ROIE/SCHEV
Graduation rate (six years)
Percentage of first-time full-time freshmen who graduated within six years from JMU.
79.8%
81.2%  82.4% 
2. ROIE/SCHEV
Retention: Freshmen All
Percentage of first-time freshmen starting in the fall of one year who return to JMU in the subsequent fall regardless of academic level.
90.9%
90.8%  91.4% 
2. ROIE/SCHEV
Average time (in years) to degree for undergraduate degrees
Average number of years to earn bachelor's degrees for students who begin and end their baccalaureate program at JMU. Full-Time entering freshmen only included.
4.22
4.23  4.17 
3. Administrative
Graduation rate (five years)
Percentage of first-time, ft freshmen who graduated from JMU within five years.
78.1%
80.3%  79.3% 
3. Administrative
Graduation rate (four years)
Percentage of first-time, full-time freshmen who graduated from JMU within four years.
64.3%
63.6%  66.7%