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Tracking of Student Achievement

Consistent with its mission, the nature of the students it serves and the kinds of programs offered, AUD has established the following measures and goals to track student achievement:

GRADUATION RATE
AUD has selected the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) metric to track its Graduation Rate data, which is the percentage of undergraduate students who graduated within a time period equal to one and a half times (150%) the normal period of graduation. The normal graduation period for undergraduate programs at AUD is four years, except for the Bachelor of Architecture degree which is five years. The University set a goal of increasing the graduation rate from 58% to 66% within six to eight years after the baseline year of 2014. Table 1 lists AUD graduation rates for cohorts since Fall 2010. 

Cohort

(Joining Semester)

Graduation Rate

Male

Female

Average

Fall 2010

56%

76%

66%

Fall 2011

55%

73%

64%

Fall 2012

48%

67%

58%

Fall 2013

41%

74%

58%

Fall 2014

46%

66%

56%

Fall 2015

52%

69%

60%

Fall 2016

30%

59%

44%

Fall 2017

24%

56%

40%

Fall 2018

28%

50%

39%

Fall 2019

26%

44%

35%

Fall 2020

65%

99%

82%

Fall 2021

31%

49%

40%

Fall 2022

38%

50%

44%

Fall 2023

62%

38%

50%

*Graduation rate also includes transfer students

RETENTION RATE
AUD measures the retention rate by the number of students returning to AUD the following Fall after their initial enrollment

Cohort

(Joining Semester)

Retention Rate

Male

Female

Average

Fall 2010

72%

78%

75%

Fall 2011

66%

75%

71%

Fall 2012

70%

74%

72%

Fall 2013

62%

80%

71%

Fall 2014

69%

75%

72%

Fall 2015

68%

77%

72%

Fall 2016

63%

78%

70%

Fall 2017

66%

78%

72%

Fall 2018

69%

81%

75%

Fall 2019

74%

81%

78%

Fall 2020

72%

82%

77%

Fall 2021

80%

88%

84%

Fall 2022

77%

86%

82%

Fall 2023

84%

92%

89%

 

UNDERGRADUATE COURSE COMPLETION
AUD measures the undergraduate course completion data as the percentage of hours completed in relation to hours attempted. The level of AUD student achievement as measured by average course completion rates remained steady for the period spanning Fall 2010 till Fall 2016, with a gradual increase observed since Fall 2017 and exceeding the goal of 85%

Cohort

(Joining Semester)

Course Completion Rate

Male

Female

Average

Fall 2010

84%

89%

87%

Fall 2011

85%

93%

89%

Fall 2012

86%

93%

89%

Fall 2013

86%

94%

90%

Fall 2014

86%

92%

89%

Fall 2015

84%

93%

89%

Fall 2016

88%

93%

90%

Fall 2017

87%

94%

91%

Fall 2018

88%

94%

91%

Fall 2019

90%

95%

93%

Fall 2020

90%

95%

93%

Fall 2021

84%

93%

90%

Fall 2022

83%

92%

88%

Fall 2023

87%

94%

91%

 

JOB PLACEMENT
This data represents the percentage of graduates who reported securing a job placement within 12 months after graduation based on data from the AUD Career Services Office

Base-line (2014): 75%
Goal: Increase

Academic Year

Total Graduates

Job Placement Survey

Surveyed Graduates

Total Respondents Employed or Seeking Employment

Total Respondents Employed

Employability Rate

2014-2015

484

412

333

295

89%

2015-2016

454

418

288

244

85%

2016-2017

466

394

265

239

90%

2017-2018

434

393

224

203

91%

2018-2019

457

378

182

175

96%

2019-2020

490

411

214

196

92%

2020-2021

437

437

282

267

95%

2021-2022

375

375

184

171

93%

2022-2023

313

313

155

143

92%

 

DEGREES AWARDED – BACHELORS
Total degrees awarded at bachelor level

Academic Year

Degrees Awarded

Male

Female

Total

2010-2011

340

310

650

2011-2012

354

368

722

2012-2013

248

274

522

2013-2014

247

303

550

2014-2015

226

296

522

2016-2017

210

243

453

2017-2018

178

241

419

2018-2019

169

234

403

2019-2020

174

212

386

2020-2021

154

190

344

2021-2022

118

167

287

2022-2023

97

129

226

2023-2024

63

112

175

 

DEGREES AWARDED – MASTERS
Total degrees awarded at graduate level

Academic Year

Degrees Awarded

Male

Female

Total

2010-2011

32

19

51

2011-2012

38

20

58

2012-2013

21

25

46

2013-2014

20

26

46

2014-2015

19

19

38

2016-2017

14

22

36

2017-2018

25

37

62

2018-2019

28

50

78

2019-2020

21

55

76

2020-2021

40

53

93

2021-2022

34

60

94

2022-2023

31

56

87

2023-2024

21

45

66

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