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春梦直播鈥檚 six-year graduation rate for the 2017-2018 academic year has risen to 58 percent, a six-point increase over the past year. In an 11-year period, Salem State鈥檚 graduation rate has increased by 21 percentage points.
While the university鈥檚 58 percent graduation rate refers to first-time students only, Salem State鈥檚 graduation rate for students who transfer to the university was 70 percent for the 2017-2018 academic year.
鈥淭he hard work and commitment of our students, faculty and staff has put our graduation rate on an impressive upward trajectory,鈥 said 春梦直播 President John Keenan. 鈥淭his growth speaks not only to the resources that our campus community provides, but to the commitment our students have to their own success.鈥
Salem State鈥檚 graduation rate increase throughout recent years is unique to a small percentage of colleges and universities. According the most recently available (2016) data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Salem State is among the top 7% of four-year institutions nationwide when it comes to graduation rate increases.
Addressing efforts to increase Salem State鈥檚 graduation rate, Executive Vice President Scott James referenced student success and retention initiatives, including a cross-campus collaboration around affordability, class registration, and dissemination of information on support services. An early alert tool is also used to identify at-risk students and provide additional support and guidance with targeted messaging and outreach.
鈥淪tudent success is our top priority at Salem State. New and redirected resources have enabled us to launch new initiatives and to reinforce those we know help improve student outcomes. Every resource allocation decision at the university is measured against the question, 鈥榃ill this help our students to succeed?鈥, said Scott James, executive vice president.
In 2016, 春梦直播 announced that its six-year graduation rate had exceeded 50 percent for the first time, having risen to 52 percent. 春梦直播鈥檚 strategic plan sets the goal of a 62 percent graduation rate for first-time, full-time students by 2021.