Graduation, retention, and attrition of UC San Diego’s international undergraduates Barry Fass-Holmes, Ph.D. Analytical Studies Coordinator, International Students & Programs Office Dulce Amor L. Dorado Associate Director, International Center Director, International Students & Programs Office
Today’s goals • present findings of two analytical studies on UC San Diego’s international students • graduation and retention • time to completion • discuss implications
Summary of findings UC San Diego’s degree-seeking international undergraduates • retained at higher rates than might be expected • graduating to a lesser degree than might be preferred • time-to-completion faster than might be expected • face obstacles beyond our University’s control
Graduation and retention graduation —completion of students’ program of study retention –annual progression through their program of study • key indicators of student success (Kuh, Kinzie, Buckley, Bridges, & Hayek, 2006; Therriault & Krivoshey, 2014) • accountability indicators for public universities (Cook & Pullaro, 2010; Gold & Albert, 2006)
Graduation and retention “Graduation rates on college campuses have become an important national issue. In 2010 President Obama called for raising the college graduation rate … to 60% by 2020, a 20% increase in just ten years.” UCR Graduation Rate Task Force Report (January 2014)
Graduation and retention “ Jerry Brown urges UC to stress graduating students in 4 years The California governor … recently proposed giving UC and Cal State more money if they boost graduation rates 10% by 2017. May 15, 2013|By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — The graduation rates of UC students came under more scrutiny Wednesday as Gov. Jerry Brown urged administrators and faculty to prod more undergraduates to earn a degree in four years, not six.” http://articles.latimes.com/2013/may/15/local/la-me-uc-regents-20130516
Graduation and retention Figure 1: Percentage of Four-Year College Students Who Earn a Degree Within Five Years of Entry 60 58.4 57.9 57.4 57.8 57.8 57.4 57.6 57.2 57.6 57.5 57.0 57.0 55.5 55.1 55.5 55.9 55 52.7 52.0 51.9 52.8 52.5 52.6 52.6 50.9 51.0 51.6 52.0 51.8 52.3 52.3 52.3 51.2 Percent 50 44.3 43.8 44.0 43.4 44.2 43.7 45 43.1 43.1 42.8 42.9 42.3 42.3 41.9 41.9 41.2 42.0 40 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 201 1 2012 2013 2014 2015 Public Institutions Private Institutions All Institutions Figure 2: Percentage of First-Year Students at Four-Year Colleges Who Return for Second Year 76 75.3 75.1 75.1 75.1 74.9 74.9 74.7 74.4 74.0 73.9 74.5 73.9 74 74.5 74.4 74.4 Percent 74.2 73.3 73.7 74.1 74.0 74.0 72.9 73.0 72.9 73.7 73.6 73.5 73.4 73.0 73.0 72.3 72.2 72.2 73.1 72.9 72.8 72.7 72.6 72 72.3 72.4 72.0 71.9 72.1 71.9 71.9 71.9 71.8 70.9 70 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 201 1 2012 2013 2014 2015 Public Institutions Private Institutions All Institutions Source: Compiled from ACT Institutional Data Files
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International undergradutes ISPO’s definition • all I-94 statuses (F-1, J-1, etc) • exclude domestics • exclude AM, AP, AS, OT, PR, RF Campus’ definition • exclude domestics
International undergraduates � ��������������������������������������������������������������������� Table 1. Variables previously shown to affect international undergraduates’ academic achievement in America Category Variable Within international undergraduates Acculturation—collectivism, culture shock, etc. Diet Educational—engagement, transfer shock, etc. English fluency—comprehension, reading, writing, etc. Familial—expectations, homesickness, parents’ education, etc. Finances Friendships/relationships Health Housing conditions Psychological—motivation, self-confidence, stress, etc. Satisfaction Study practices Within classrooms American academic integrity standards American teaching methods Instructor authority Teaching assistants Within campus Access to impacted classes Campus climate Discrimination, neo-racism, stereotyping Support programs and services Within community Culture Discrimination (neo-racism) Home stay ���
International undergraduates • UC San Diego enrollment COHORTS’ SIZES 1500 1419 # INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATES 20.5% increase 1250 1178 from FA12 31.0% increase from FA11 1000 899 46.9% increase 750 from FA10 612 505 21.2% increase 500 from FA09 250 0 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 COHORTS
International undergraduates • citizenship country NFRS 100 China Hong Kong 80 South Korea PERCENTAG Taiwan 60 others 40 20 0 TRAN 100 80 PERCENTAG 60 40 20 0
International undergraduates • demographics—major discipline NFRS 100 Economics Engineering 80 PERCENTAGE Science others 60 undeclared 40 20 0 TRAN 100 80 PERCENTAGE 60 40 20 0 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 COHORTS
International undergraduates • graduation—first-time freshmen INTERNATIONAL (F-1, J-1) NFRS GRADUATION—FA09–FA14 COHORTS 1000 918 accepts total graduates 782 750 636 COUNTS 500 330 250 173 119 76 52 43 26 0 0 0 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14 100 % graduated by end of AY0910 % graduated by end of AY1011 82.7 80.8 % graduated by end of AY1112 80 % graduated by end of AY1213 69.2 PERCENTAGES 63.9 % graduated by end of AY1314 % graduated by end of AY1415 60 54.6 52.4 40 20 7.7 5.9 5.2 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14 COHORT Data source: Data Warehouse 11-4-15
International undergraduates • graduation—transfers INTERNATIONAL (F-1, J-1) TRAN GRADUATION—FA09–FA14 COHORTS 1000 accepts total graduated 750 COUNTS 512 500 443 380 376 314 293 292 263 269 266 232 250 3 0 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14 100 % graduated by end of AY0910 91.8 87.888.2 87.8 88.2 88.1 86.7 85.7 86.7 % graduated by end of AY1011 82.6 81.7 % graduated by end of AY1112 77.4 77.7 80 % graduated by end of AY1213 67.9 PERCENTAGE % graduated by end of AY1314 62.4 % graduated by end of AY1415 56.6 60 56.1 52.0 40 20 1.1 0.8 1.1 0.7 0 0.2 0 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14 COHORT Data source: Data Warehouse 11-4-15
International undergraduates • attrition/retention— first-time freshmen INTERNATIONAL (F-1, J-1) NFRS ATTRITION*/RETENTION—FA09–FA14 COHORTS 1000 918 accepts attrition* 782 750 636 COUNTS 500 330 250 165 148 119 81 63 52 31 8 0 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14 100 94.2 93.1 % retained in FA10 90.4 89.1 86.0 84.8 % retained in FA11 81.1 78.8 79.2 % retained in FA12 80 75.8 73.2 73.0 72.1 71.4 % retained in FA13 PERCENTAGES 66.1 % retained in FA14 56.3 60 % retained in FA15 48.4 40 35.2 27.9 20.0 20 11.1 0 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14 COHORT * attrition=neither retained nor graduated Data source: Data Warehouse 11-4-15
International undergraduates • attrition/retention—transfers INTERNATIONAL (F-1, J-1) TRAN ATTRITION*/RETENTION—FA09–FA14 COHORTS 1000 accepts attrition* 750 COUNTS 512 500 443 380 376 293 263 250 92 65 55 43 30 23 0 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14 100 % retained in FA10 90.2 89.3 87.7 87.9 84.3 84.3 % retained in FA11 % retained in FA12 80 % retained in FA13 PERCENTAGE 62.6 % retained in FA14 60.6 60.6 59.6 56.4 60 % retained in FA15 40 31.4 29.1 22.9 22.6 21.4 16.7 20 8.6 4.2 3.1 3.2 0 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14 COHORT * attrition=neither retained nor graduated Data source: Data Warehouse 11-4-15
International undergraduates • why not retained—first-time freshmen INTERNATIONAL (F-1, J-1) NFRS NOT RETAINED IN THEIR SECOND FALL QUARTER—FA09–FA14 COHORTS 100 100 89 80 75 80 PERCENTAGE 63 COUNTS 60 60 50 40 40 20 20 13 3 15.2 14.0 10.9 9.6 0 6.9 0 5.8 FA09 FA10 FA11 FA12 FA13 FA14 COHORT 100 FA09 cohort FA10 cohort FA11 cohort 80 FA12 cohort PERCENTAGE FA13 cohort 60 FA14 cohort 40 20 5.2 4.2 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.1 1.7 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.3 1.9 1.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 1.3 0 0.7 0 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 0 0 0 0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.7 0 DISQ or SD LOA military did not attend UCSD stopped attending transferred out academic dishonesty REASONS Data source: Data Warehouse 11-4-15
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