Student Outcomes

Student Achievement Measures and Outcomes

Converse University Student Achievement Measures and Outcomes

wdt_ID	wdt_created_by	wdt_created_at	wdt_last_edited_by	wdt_last_edited_at	Student Achievement Measure	Threshold of Acceptability	Institutional Goal	Most Recent Result
1	Deborah Peluso	08/31/2026 10:23 AM	Deborah Peluso	09/01/2026 08:06 AM	Six-Year Graduation Rate for first-time, full-time undergraduate students	55% six-year graduation rate	60% six-year graduation rate	58% for FA19 cohort, 62% for FA18 cohort. Converse met the threshold in both years, but missed the institutional goal by 2% for most recent 6-year cohort.
2	Deborah Peluso	08/31/2026 10:24 AM	Deborah Peluso	09/01/2026 08:08 AM	First-Generation Graduation Rate — Four-year graduation rate for first-generation undergraduate students	55% four-year graduation rate	60% four-year graduation rate	56% for 2025 graduating class, 59% for the 2026 graduating class. Converse met the threshold in both years but missed the institutional goal by 1% in the most recent year.
3	Deborah Peluso	08/31/2026 10:24 AM	Deborah Peluso	09/01/2026 08:09 AM	First-to-Second-Year Retention — Fall-to-fall retention of first-time undergraduate students	66% retained to the second fall	75% retained to the second fall	73% (FA 24 cohort), 80% (FA 23 cohort). Converse met the threshold in both years and exceeded the institutional goal in FA 23.
4	Deborah Peluso	08/31/2026 10:24 AM	Deborah Peluso	09/01/2026 02:25 PM	Academic Standing and Disqualification — Undergraduate	No more than 2.0% of undergraduate students academically disqualified annually	No more than 1% of undergraduate students academically disqualified annually	8 students (0.95%) in 2025–2026. Converse met the threshold of acceptability and the institutional goal.
5	Deborah Peluso	08/31/2026 10:24 AM	Deborah Peluso	09/01/2026 02:26 PM	Academic Standing and Disqualification — Graduate	No more than 2% of graduate students academically disqualified annually	No more than 1% of graduate students academically disqualified annually	1 student (0.43%) student in 2025–2026. Converse met both the threshold and institutional goal.
6	Deborah Peluso	08/31/2026 10:25 AM	Deborah Peluso	09/01/2026 08:11 AM	Positive Outcome at Graduation — Working or continuing education	65% of graduates	75% of graduates	69% for the Class of 2025. Converse exceeded the threshold but did not meet the institutional goal.
7	Deborah Peluso	08/31/2026 10:25 AM	Deborah Peluso	09/01/2026 08:11 AM	Positive Outcome Six Months After Graduation — Working or continuing education	75% of graduates	85% of graduates	89% for the Class of 2025. Converse exceeded both the threshold and institutional goal.