McNeese State University publishes its goals for student achievement in compliance with SACSCOC’s Institutional Obligations for Public Disclosure Policy Statement and the SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation Core Requirement 8.1 (student achievement). Student achievement measures include retention rates, graduation rates, licensure exam passage rates, job placement rates, and other measures appropriate to the institutional mission.
Many common data elements can be found in the University Factbooks, Cowboy Facts, and Data Dashboards. If the information you need is not in those resources, please submit a Data Request Form.
| The Office of IRE annually publishes the University Factbook that provides student achievement data, including: | The Louisiana Board of Regents provides historical data for McNeese State University and other Louisiana institutions, including: |
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| Headcount and FTE enrollment | Enrollment |
| First-year student retention rates (one-year) | Credit Hours |
| Four-year graduation rates | Degrees Conferred |
| Five-year graduation rates | TOPS Scholarship |
| Six-year graduation rates | Pell Enrollment and Completers |
| Number of degrees conferred | Student Transfer |
College Navigator furnishes useful data on McNeese and many other institutions of higher education. Individuals seeking student learning outcome achievement data for a particular academic program should visit the Assessment Reports webpage.
Some program goals come from programmatic accreditor requirements, national standards, and/or licensing requirements. These goals are available from the academic department or the programmatic accreditor’s website (see the Accreditation section of the General Information page of the Academic Catalog).
McNeese determines thresholds of acceptability, baseline data, benchmarks, and targets by evaluating institutional trend data, incorporating input from the Louisiana Board of Regents, and comparing data to peer institutions. McNeese chooses peer institutions whose characteristics match the following criteria:
- Public four-year and above;
- Degree-granting, primarily baccalaureate and above;
- Institution size of 5,000-9,999; and
- Located in the southern region (i.e., Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Texas, or Virginia).