Student Achievement Goals & Outcomes

The University of North Texas (UNT) is a community that combines creativity and caring to provide an extraordinary educational environment where we go the extra mile to help our diverse student body. To achieve our vision, we will work together to solve complex issues and find ways to empower our students to succeed in the face of a rapidly changing world. To measure progress towards achieving student achievement goals, UNT annually gathers data to analyze, report, and improve performance in key areas. UNT is committed to the students enrolled at the university and is focused on continuous improvement.

UNT Institutional Goals

In 2018-2019, UNT developed a strategic plan to advance its mission and support student success through the year 2025. By embracing a culture of collaboration, UNT will solve important problems and make improvements. Several of the strategies developed in the plan focus on creating outstanding, inclusive student experiences from admission to graduation and collaborating to decrease barriers for student achievement.

Undergraduate Education

UNT has set goals for undergraduate student achievement in several key areas:

1. Full-time retention rate for first-time-in-college (FTIC) students (fall to fall semesters)
2. Full-time retention rate for transfer students (fall to fall semesters)
3. Six-year graduation rate
4. Number of bachelor's degrees conferred

Full-time retention rate for first-time-in-college students

UNT is committed to improve its retention rate for full-time, first-time-in-college (FTIC) students to 86 percent by the end of 2025. Retention rates measure the percentage of full-time, first-time undergraduate students who return to the same institution the following fall semester.

Full-time retention rate for transfer students

UNT is committed to improve its retention rate for full-time transfer students to 80.6 percent by the year 2025. Retention rates measure the percentage of undergraduate transfer students who return to the same institution the following fall semester.

Six-year undergraduate graduation rate

UNT is committed to improve its six-year graduation rate for undergraduate students to 59 percent by the year 2025. This graduation rate measures the percentage of full-time, first-time undergraduate students who complete their program at the same institution within six years.

Number of bachelor's degrees conferred

UNT is committed to increase the number of bachelor's degrees conferred (awarded) to 8,580 by the year 2025. The number of bachelor's degrees conferred measures the total number of undergraduate students who completed their bachelor's programs at UNT within an academic year (fall, spring, summer).

Graduate Education

UNT has set goals for graduate student achievement in several key areas:

1. Graduation rate
2. Number of master and doctoral degrees conferred

Master's and doctoral student graduation rate

UNT is committed to improve its graduation rate for graduate students. For students pursuing a master's degree, there is a goal set for the 5-year graduation rate after students enter a program. For students pursuing a doctoral degree, there is a goal set for the 7-year graduation rate. The required semester credit hours of programs and program lengths are varied. Graduation rates measure the percentage of students who complete their program at the same institution within a specified length of time.

Master's Students

Doctoral Students

Number of master's and doctoral degrees conferred

UNT is committed to increase the number of graduate degrees awarded to 2,090 master's degrees and 330 doctoral and professional degrees by the year 2025. The number of graduate degrees conferred measures the total number of students who complete their graduate program at UNT within an academic year.

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Building a Talent Strong Texas Higher Education Plan

Because we are a caring, creative campus, UNT values important connections that happen through collaboration, interdisciplinary engagement, connectivity, and synergistic solutions to challenges at our university, in North Texas, and beyond. Thus, we will dedicate ourselves to creating a stronger collaborative environment where we hear and respond to the voices of our diverse internal and external communities to empower our students and meet the needs of Texas.

In a commitment to continuously improve student achievement, the University of North Texas supports the statewide Building a Talent Strong Texas education strategic plan. This plan focuses on three measurable, data-driven goals: attainment of postsecondary credentials; postsecondary credentials of value; and research, development, and innovation.

More information on the Building a Talent Strong Texas strategic plan is available through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.