Current JMU Performance Measures

Measure Type (1. Learning Measures can be viewed at ROIE)	Category	Measure #/ Measure Name (Click on link to see data from previous years)	Measure Definition	Reported 2004-05	Reported 2005-06	Reported 2006-07	Reported 2007-08
1. Learning	Student Success	155/ Percentage of new freshmen with vocational philosophy of education	Freshmen who chose the following in Freshman Survey: Education is primarily a preparation for an occupational future. Social, intellectual and extracurricular activities are less important. Commitment to a particular field of study is high and college is	38%	35%	40%	44%
1. Learning	Student Success	156/ Percentage new freshmen with a social philosophy of education	"Social philosophy of education" means that xtracurricular activities, group parties, athletics, social life, rewarding friendships and loyalty to college traditions are emphasized and are viewed as important and necessary for the cultivation of the well-	46%	54%	47%	46%
1. Learning	Student Success	182/ Licensure: number of students completing teacher certification requirements	Number of students completing teacher certification requirements: Title II (PRAXIS) completers plus non-Title II Completers. (Academic program completed and no State test required, e.g., School Admin, School Psych, Reading)	Title II=225 non-Title II=39 Total=264	Title II=221 non-Title II=43 Total=264	Title II=278 non-Title II=29 Total=307
1. Learning	Student Success	183/ Licensure exam pass rate: teaching	Pass rate for teacher licensure. Title II (PRAXIS) completers divide by Title II completers plus Provisional Completers (did not take or did fail PRAXIS).	Title II Completers=225 Provisional Completers=2 225/227=99.1%	Title II Completers=221 Provisional Completers=14 221/235=94.0%	Title II Completers=278 Provisional Completers=12 278/290=95.9%
1. Learning	Student Success	184/ Licensure: number of students completing nursing licensure requirements and able to take NCLEX-RN.	All nursing graduates, by completing graduation requirements, have met all licensure requirements and are able to sit for the NCLEX-RN.	56	53	63	80
1. Learning	Student Success	185/ Licensure exam pass rate: nursing	NCLEX-RN Passing Rates.	JMU 89%, Nationally 87%	JMU 82%, Nationally 85%	JMU 80.4%, Nationally 87.3%
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Demographics	005/ Number of transfers from Virginia two-year colleges, fall term	Number of students enrolled at two-year institutions in the fall of one year who are subsequently enrolled at JMU the subsequent fall.	297	367	366	320
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Demographics	191/ Associate in Arts and Sciences fall enrolled	Current year Fall headcount of AA degree holders who graduated from VCCS or Richard Bland College in the prior academic year. SCHEV must deliver this data for Institutional Performance Standards.	212	245	282	254
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Effectiveness	190/ Debt service to expenditure	Debt service divided by total expenses, a.k.a, Debt Burden Ratio	4.20%	3.84%	3.57%	3.10%
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Efficiency	009/ Percentage of management standards met	Percentage of the six state management standards met by JMU.	100%	100%	100%	100%
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Efficiency	010/ Percent occupancy-classroom	Percentage of available classroom facilities (seats-hours available) shown to be put to use by JMU.	69%	70%	68%	70%
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Efficiency	011/ Weekly room use-classroom (hours)	Average number of hours per week that each JMU classroom is used for formal instruction.	38	36	35	36
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Efficiency	012/ Weekly station use-classroom (hours)	Average number of hours per week that each seat (station) in a classroom is occupied. SCHEV standard is 24.	25.8	25.0	23.9	25.5
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Efficiency	013/ Percent occupancy-laboratory	Percentage of available laboratory facilities (seats-hours available) shown to be put to use by JMU. This specific measure is the percentage of occupancy for all labs per week.	70%	70%	70%	66%
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Efficiency	014/ Weekly room use-lab (hours)	Average number of hours per week that each JMU lab is used for formal instruction.	25	25	27	28
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Efficiency	015/ Weekly station use-lab (hours)	Average number of hours per week that each seat (station) in a lab is occupied. SCHEV Standard is 18.	17.7	17.7	18.8	18.4
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Efficiency	151/ Instructional and academic support as a percent of estimated E&G expenses	Sum of IPEDS Finance Instruction and Academic Support, divided by estimate of total E&G minus Total Scholarships & Fellowships and Research (using GASB 34/35). ROIE/SCHEV defined.	68.5%	68.0%	67.8%	67.5%
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Productivity	141/ Total student credit hours per full-time equivalent faculty	Total student credit hours (SCHEV CE Annual) for fall semester divided by the number of full-time equivalent state-paid teaching and research faculty for fall semester (Instr. Assgn. Data). 9 month report lag due to Annual CE Fall data used.	250.1	252.1	247.6	242.4
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Quality	061/ Percentage of lower-division student courses enrollment taught by full-time faculty	Percentage of lower division (100 and 200) course sections that are taught by full-time faculty. Subsections include class meetings of smaller groups of students.	Sections 64.3% Subsections 65.9%	Sections 71.1% Subsections 65.4%	Sections 70.1% Subsections 64.9%	Sections 70.3% Subsections 69.9%
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Quality	135/ Number of class sections with undergraduates enrolled	Use Common Data Set definition of class section which includes roll up of labs, subsections and does not include individualized instruction.	Size/Section Count: 2-9/ 159 10-19/ 533 20-29/ 774 30-39/ 336 40-49/ 176 50-99/ 233 100+/ 94 Total/ 2,305	Size/Section Count: 2-9/ 164 10-19/ 533 20-29/ 743 30-39/ 426 40-49/ 202 50-99/ 246 100+/ 93 Total/ 2,407	Size/Section Count: 2-9/ 194 10-19/ 578 20-29/ 766 30-39/ 446 40-49/ 187 50-99/ 239 100+/ 98 Total/ 2,508	Size/Section Count: 2-9/ 190 10-19/ 591 20-29/ 803 30-39/ 428 40-49/ 182 50-99/ 250 100+/ 98 Total/ 2,542
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Resources	146/ Research and public service expenses per full-time faculty	Research and public service expenditures divided by the number of full-time state-paid teaching and research faculty for the corresponding academic year (using GASB 34/35). Faculty from IPEDS Staff file.	$22,807	$20,546	$18,467	$19,615
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Satisfaction	060/ Percentage of undergraduate alumni that contributed to JMU in a given year	Percentage of undergraduate alumni of record who contributed to the institution during the specified academic year.	10.5%	9.0%	8.6%	10.2%
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Student Persistence	001/ Graduation rate (six years)	Percentage of first-time full-time freshmen who graduated within six years from JMU.	80.3%	79.8%	79.8%	81.2%
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Student Persistence	004/ 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.	91.5%	90.9%	91.8%	90.8%
2. ROIE/SCHEV	Student Persistence	064/ 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.	4.23	4.22	4.20	4.23
3. Administrative	Costs	029/ Tuition, fees, room and board: in-state undergraduate	Annual tuition and required fees for in-state undergraduate students.	Tuition & Fees: $5,476 Room & Board: $5,880 Total: $11,356	Tuition & Fees: $5,886 Room & Board: $6,124 Total: $12,010	Tuition & Fees: $6,290 Room & Board: $6,496 Total: $12,786	Tuition & Fees: $6,666 Room & Board: $7,108 Total: $13,774
3. Administrative	Costs	030/ Tuition, fees, room and board: out-of-state undergraduate	Annual tuition and required fees for out-of-state undergraduate students.	Tuition & Fees: $14,420 Room & Board: $5,880 Total: $20,300	Tuition & Fees: $15,322 Room & Board: $6,124 Total: $21,446	Tuition & Fees: $16,236 Room & Board: $6,496 Total: $22,732	Tuition & Fees: $17,386 Room & Board: $7,108 Total: $24,494
3. Administrative	Demographics	031/ Fall on-campus headcount	Fall semester headcount of students attending classes on the JMU campus.	15,809	16,546	16,970	17,428
3. Administrative	Demographics	034/ Percentage of students who are ethnic minorities (excludes nonresident aliens)	African-American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native student proportion of total JMU students. "Unreported" race not included in denominator. Nonresident aliens not included in numerator.	10.1%	10.6%	11.2%	11.5%
3. Administrative	Demographics	035/ Number and percent of undergraduates who are African-American	Number (numerator) and percentage of undergraduate students who are African-American. Denominator excludes "Unreported" race.	423 3.0%	494 3.4%	550 3.7%	613 4.0%
3. Administrative	Demographics	038/ Out-of-state students	Number and percenaget of on-campus students whose domicile is outside of the Commonwealth.	4,555 28.8%	4,861 29.4%	5,009 29.5%	5,162 29.6%
3. Administrative	Demographics	039/ First-time applications for undergraduate admission	Number of completed applications for undergraduate admissions from first-time freshmen.	15,013	16,388	17,765	18,352
3. Administrative	Demographics	043/ Degrees awarded undergraduate	Total number of undergraduate degrees awarded during the academic year.	3,378	3,329	3,501	3,475
3. Administrative	Demographics	044/ Degrees awarded graduate	The total number of graduate degrees awarded during the academic year.	307	449	526	559
3. Administrative	Demographics	046/ Number of foreign students (nonresident aliens) enrolled	Number of residents of other countries who enrolled during the fall semester on and off-campus. Immigrants (resident aliens) not included.	168	154	166	180
3. Administrative	Demographics	050/ Percentage of full-time faculty who are female	Percentage of JMU's full-time instructional faculty who are female.	40.7%	41.5%	43.2%	43.9%
3. Administrative	Demographics	079/ Number and percentage of in-state students enrolled during fall term.	Number and percent of in-state students enrolled during fall semester on-campus.	11,254 71.2%	11,685 70.6%	11,961 70.5%	12,266 70.4%
3. Administrative	Demographics	081/ Associate in Arts and Sciences transfers (percent of total VCCS transfers)	Percentage of transfers from Virginia's community colleges who have the Associate in Arts and Sciences degree.	45.8%	48.0%	47.8%	50.6%
3. Administrative	Demographics	109/ Percentage of male undergraduate students	Percentage of all degree seeking undergraduates who are male. On-campus only.	39.6%	39.4%	39.1%	39.6%
3. Administrative	Demographics	110/ Percentage of female undergraduate students	Percentage of all degree seeking undergraduates who are female. On-campus.	60.4%	60.6%	60.9%	60.4%
3. Administrative	Demographics	134/ Annual full-time equivalent students	Sum of credit hours taken by undergraduate students divided by 30 + sum of credit hours taken by graduate students divided by 24.	15,777	15,989	16,697	17,102
3. Administrative	Demographics	154/ Fall headcount, transfers	Number of new fall transfers.	602	639	702	659
3. Administrative	Demographics	158/ Percentage of full-time instructional faculty employed at JMU five years or less	Percentage of faculty who have been recently employed by JMU.	43%	41%	39%	37%
3. Administrative	Demographics	159/ Average number of years of employment at JMU for instructional faculty	Average number of years a full-time instructional faculty member has been employed by JMU.	9.9	10.0	10.1	10.2
3. Administrative	Demographics	163/ Percentage of full-time instructional faculty who are ethnic minorities or nonresident aliens	Percentage of full-time instructional faculty who are non-white by federal definitions.	10.4%	11.8%	10.6%	11.0%
3. Administrative	Demographics	168/ Percentage of males in the freshman class	Percentage of males in the freshman class.	35.6%	36.2%	35.1%	37.9%
3. Administrative	Effectiveness	007/ Students pursuing further study	Percentage of recent graduates who are pursuing further study in graduate school	20%	27%	23%	27%
3. Administrative	Effectiveness	136/ Accuracy of enrollment projections	SCHEV has requirements for the accuracy of enrollment projections. This measures how well the Office of Institutional Research projects enrollments from year to year.	Projected (March 2004)/Actual Total On-Campus Headcount: 16,006/15,809 Total On-Campus Out-Of-State: 4,713/4,555 Total On-Campus Undergraduates: 14,731/14,676 Total On-Campus Graduate Students: 893/867 Annual FTES On and Off-Campus: 15,957/15,989	Projected (July 2005)/Actual Total On-Campus Headcount: 16,450/16,546 Total On-Campus Out-Of-State: 4,892/4,861 Total On-Campus Undergraduates: 15,171/15,282 Total On-Campus Graduate Students: 961/959 Annual FTES On and Off-Campus: 16,334/16,697	Projected /Actual Total On-Campus Headcount: 16,866/16,970 Total On-Campus Out-Of-State: 5,089/5,009 Total On-Campus Undergraduates: 15,512/15,653 Total On-Campus Graduate Students: 1.061/1,030 Annual FTES On and Off-Campus: 16,940/17,102
3. Administrative	Efficiency	022/ Student-to-faculty ratio	Number of FTE students divided by the number of FTE faculty in the fall semester.	16.8	16.6	16.2	16.4
3. Administrative	Efficiency	147/ Educational & general expenses estimate per fte student	This is the estimate of Educational & General funds expensed per FTE student on an annual basis (using GASB 34/35).	$9,423	$10,206	$10,699	$11,714
3. Administrative	Efficiency	149/ Institutional support as a percentage of estimated E&G expenses	Percentage of funds expensed in non-academic administrative functions (using GASB 34/35).	9.6%	10.3%	9.6%	10.5%
3. Administrative	Financial Aid	054/ Student default rate: federal stafford loans	Measure of the student default rates for JMU's students on federal Stafford Loans.	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%	1.0%
3. Administrative	Financial Aid	056/ Average undergraduate state grant or scholarship	Average State financial aid in the form of grants and scholarships, current and FY90 dollars, tuition & fees, Pcnt tuition covered.	Actual: $3,358 Constant: $2,323 (FY 90 dollars) Tuition & Fees: $5,526 Pct. Tuition covered: 61%	Actual: $3,545 Constant: $2,398 (FY 90 dollars) Tuition & Fees: $5,886 Pct. Tuition covered: 60%	Actual: $4,122 Constant: $2,670 (FY 90 dollars) Tuition & Fees: $6,290 Pct. Tuition covered: 65.5%	Actual: $4,443 Constant: $2,779 (FY 90 dollars) Tuition & Fees: $6,666 Pct. Tuition covered: 66.7%
3. Administrative	Financial Aid	057/ Percentage of undergraduates eligible for need-based aid who received aid	Measure of the percentage of undergraduates who were eligible for need-based financial aid who received some form of aid.	61.4%	62.1%	61.8%	59.9%
3. Administrative	Financial Aid	120/ Average need-based grant	Average dollars of need-based grants per full-time undergraduate students who were determined to have need.	$4,029	$5,332	$5,739	$6,419
3. Administrative	Financial Aid	167/ State aid appropriation (in $ thousands)	Total dollars from the State for need-based financial aid.	$4,897	$5,680	$6,594	$7,582
3. Administrative	Financial Aid	175/ Undergraduate scholarship and grant award totals: need and non-need-based	Award totals for Undergraduate Need-based and Non-need-based Scholarships and Grants. (From Federal, State, Institutional and External Awards)	Need-based=$8,101,046. Non-need-based=$2,726,494.	Need-based=$11,127,434. Non-need-based=$2,360,618.	Need-based=$12,891,220. Non-need-based=$2,563,460.	Need-based=$15,402,486. Non-need-based=$2,310,808.
3. Administrative	Financial Aid	176/ Total need-based dollars awarded to undergraduates	Award totals for: 1) Undergraduate Need-based Scholarships and Grants. 2) Need-based “Self-Help” broken out by Student loans (not parent loans), Federal Work-Study, State work-study.	Need-based scholarships and grants=$8,101,046, Student loans=$14,499,442, Federal Work Study=$2,587,589.	Need-based scholarships and grants=$11,127,434, Student loans=$17,078,344, Federal Work Study=$2,844,063.	Need-based scholarships and grants=$12,891,220. Student loans=$18,945,952. Federal Work Study=$2,809,563.	Need-based scholarships and grants=$15,402,486. Student loans=$20,031,408. Federal Work Study=$3,510,512.
3. Administrative	Financial Aid	177/ Percentage of full-time undergraduates who had need and were awarded financial aid.	Percentage of full-time undergraduates who had need and were awarded financial aid.	29.6%	30.3%	29.9%	29.6%
3. Administrative	Financial Aid	178/ Average non-need-based scholarship or grant award to full-time undergraduates	Average non-need-based scholarship or grant award to full-time undergraduates.	$1,525	$2,049	$2,059	$2,039
3. Administrative	Financial Aid	179/ Average need-based loan award	Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans).	$3,670	$3,640	$3,772	$4,180
3. Administrative	Financial Aid	180/ Average percent of need met by awards to need-based students	Average percent of need met for students awarded any need-based aid.	53%	50%	50%	50%
3. Administrative	Financial Aid	181/ Average debt of graduates upon graduation	Average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of the prior year graduating class.	$12,303	$12,591	$11,932	$16,546
3. Administrative	Quality	037/ Mean sat score for new first-time freshmen by total, residence (in-state, out-of-state) and gender (male, female)	Combined SAT scores (verbal and math) of all first-time freshmen. Writing not included.	1,162 - Total 1,163 - In-State 1,159 - Out-State 1,187 - Male 1,153 - Female	1,160 - Total 1,165 - In-State 1,153 - Out-State 1,189 - Male 1,144 - Female	1,140 - Total 1,143 - In-State 1,134 - Out-State 1,171 - Male 1,124 - Female	1,140 - Total 1,148 - In-State 1,125 - Out-State 1,175 - Male 1,119 - Female
3. Administrative	Quality	040/ Percentage of applications for first-time freshman class accepted (acceptance rate)	Percentage of applications for first-time enrollment that were accepted (acceptance rate).	63.1%	67.7%	62.7%	63.5%
3. Administrative	Quality	041/ Percentage accepted freshmen who enrolled (yield rate)	Percentage of accepted students who enrolled as first-time freshmen (yield rate).	34.7%	34.2%	33.7%	33.2%
3. Administrative	Quality	048/ Percentage of full-time faculty who are tenured	Percentage of full-time instructional faculty who are tenured.	48.3%	44.8%	49.2%	49.4%
3. Administrative	Quality	049/ Full-time faculty holding terminal degree in their field	Percentage of full-time faculty who have earned the terminal degree in their discipline.	81.2%	80.1%	79.1%	79.9%
3. Administrative	Quality	101/ SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile	SAT/ACT ranges for enrolled students at the 25th and 75th percentiles for Verbal/Critical Reading and Math combined. Writing not included.	1090 - 1230	1080 - 1240	1060 - 1220	1060 - 1220
3. Administrative	Quality	133/ Percent of total fall credit hours taught by full-time faculty	Percentage of fall credit hours where the primary intructors are full-time instructional faculty. Unknown instructors and MSCI not included.	80.9%	80.0%	80.2%	79.8%
3. Administrative	Quality	153/ Freshmen ranked in top 10 percent of high school class (percent, self-reported)	Percentage of incoming freshmen students who reported on the annual Freshmen Survey that they were ranked in the top 10 percent of their graduating high school class.	32%	29%	32%	29%
3. Administrative	Quality	161/ Percentage of new instructional faculty with the terminal degree	Percentage of new full-time instructional faculty holding the terminal degree.	73%	66%	52%	74%
3. Administrative	Resources	024/ E&G appropriations per fte student (general fund and non-general fund)	E&G appropriations per FTE Student (General Fund and Non-General Fund). General Fund represents dollars JMU is given by the State. Non-General Fund represents dollars JMU is allowed to raise from tuition and E&G fees.	$8,793 $5,891 (FY90)	$10,101 $6,6981 (FY90)	$11,459 $7,132 (FY90)	$11,221 $7,073 (FY90)
3. Administrative	Resources	028/ Capital outlay appropriations (biennium appropriation)	Capital outlay appropriations that JMU has received from the State.	$0	$0	$31,497,832	$31,497,832
3. Administrative	Resources	082/ Total contributions, JMU foundation	Total gifts to the university.	$10,273,187	$5,017,757	$10,724,006	$11,564,654
3. Administrative	Resources	083/ Endowment-fair market value	Dollar market value of endowment. True FMV plus quasi equal total FMV. Increase due to news gifts and annual return on investment.	$29,561,687	$33,581,289	$39,073,373	$50,726,187
3. Administrative	Resources	097/ General fund appropriations per in-state FTE student in 1990-91 dollars	Total General Fund divided by the total FTE students from Virginia.	$3,630 (In 1990-91 Dollars)	$3,961 (In 1990-91 Dollars)	$4,164 (In 1990-91 Dollars)	$3,804 (In 1990-91 Dollars)
3. Administrative	Resources	148/ State appropriations, grants, and contracts as a percent of total current revenues	State Appropriations, and State Operating Grants and Contracts as a Percent of Total Current Revenues (using GASB 34/35).	24.1%	23.3%	25.4%	22.0%
3. Administrative	Resources	160/ Average faculty salary (distance from 60th percentile of peer institutions)	JMU has a national peer group for salary comparisons. The stated objective of the General Assembly is to fund faculty salaries in Virginia at the 60th percentile of its peer institutions. This is a measure of the gap between JMU's average salary and the 6	$60,731 ($6,000)	$63,684 ($3,000)	$65,550 ($3,000)	$68,192 ($8,683)
3. Administrative	Resources	164/ Virginia appropriations of state tax funds for higher education per $1,000 of personal income	Total State tax funds appropriations for all higher education and State personal income. The ratio is developed from these two sources.	$5.99	$5.55	$6.53	$6.19
3. Administrative	Resources	165/ JMU general fund appropriation as a percentage of total E&G appropriation	Total General Fund appropriation divided by total appropriation (total appropriation includes tuition JMU is allowed to raise).	43%	42%	39%	36%
3. Administrative	Resources	166/ Distribution of JMU total operating revenues: percent from General Fund	Percentage of all JMU revenues that comes from the General Fund.	General Fund: 25% E&G Tuition & Fees: 36% Auxiliary Comprehensive: 16% Room & Board: 16% Other: 7%	General Fund: 25% E&G Tuition & Fees: 36% Auxiliary Comprehensive: 16% Room & Board: 16% Other: 7%	General Fund: 25% E&G Tuition & Fees: 37% Auxiliary Comprehensive: 16% Room & Board: 16% Other: 7%	General Fund: 25% E&G Tuition & Fees: 37% Auxiliary Comprehensive: 16% Room & Board: 15% Other: 7%
3. Administrative	Satisfaction	087/ Student satisfaction with JMU in general	Percentage of students satisfied/very satisfied with JMU in general.	96%	94%	95%	94%
3. Administrative	Satisfaction	088/ Percentage of alumni satisfied with JMU experience	Percentage of alumni satisfied/very satisfied with various aspects of their student experience.	97%	97%	98%
3. Administrative	Satisfaction	169/ Student satisfaction with the university's concern for them as an individual	Percentage of students that express that they are "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with the university's concern for them.	78%	73%	76%	78%
3. Administrative	Satisfaction	170/ Student satisfaction with attitude of faculty toward students	Percentage of students that express that they are "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with the faculty's attitude toward students.	91%	90%	90%	93%
3. Administrative	Satisfaction	171/ Student satisfaction with classroom/laboratory facilities	Percentage of students that express that they are "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with classroom and laboratory facilities.	87%	86%	89%	90%
3. Administrative	Satisfaction	172/ Student satisfaction with course content in major field	Percentage of students that express that they are "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with course content in their major field.	77%	80%	80%	77%
3. Administrative	Satisfaction	173/ Student satisfaction with class size relative to type of course	Percentage of students that express that they are "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with class size relative to type of course.	89%	87%	87%	90%
3. Administrative	Satisfaction	174/ Student satisfaction with availability of courses they want at the time course can be taken	Percentage of students that express that they are "Very Satisfied" or "Satisfied" with course availability.	44%	47%	47%	51%
3. Administrative	Satisfaction	189/ Alumni survey question: to what extent does your JMU undergraduate major help you perform in the workplace?	Percentage of alumni who say it is "very much" or "somewhat."	88%	91%	89%
3. Administrative	Student Persistence	020/ Graduation rate (five years)	Percentage of first-time, ft freshmen who graduated from JMU within five years.	77.4%	78.1%	79.0%	80.3%
3. Administrative	Student Persistence	021/ Graduation rate (four years)	Percentage of first-time, full-time freshmen who graduated from JMU within four years.	62.6%	64.3%	66.7%	63.6%
3. Administrative	Student Success	187/ Employer satisfaction with JMU graduates	Survey of employers that recruit on campus, as to their satisfaction with JMU graduates. This survey is taken every three or four years.	65% of businesses evaluated JMU graduates as “superior or above average” compared graduates of other institutions.			NA
3. Administrative	Student Success	188/ Employed or enrolled undergraduate degree recipients within two years of graduation	Percentage of graduates employed or in graduate school, employed full-time, employed full-time or part-time, or attending graduate school. Includes some alumni who are also employed.	Employed or in graduate school: 98% FT employed: 81% FT or PT employed: 88% Grad school: 28% Includes some alumni who are also employed.	FT employed: 82% FT or PT employed: 96% Grad school: 23% Includes some alumni who are also employed.	FT employed: 79% FT or PT employed: 90% Grad school: 35% Includes some alumni who are also employed.