Student Achievement
Graduation/Completion Rates by First-Time Full-Time Freshmen
Description:
Most students enroll at CSU to earn a degree, with the majority pursuing bachelor's degrees. Therefore, CSU's key completion indicator of success is the graduation/completion rate of its bachelor's degree-seeking students. This rate represents the proportion of undergraduate students who enter as first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students in a given summer or fall and earn a degree within six years. CSU relies on data from the National Student Clearinghouse as its primary resource to determine whether completion targets are met. This measure includes students who begin at CSU and transfer out, providing a more realistic measure of success due to the percentage of students who transfer out.
CSU Thresholds of Acceptability:
40% graduation rate
CSU Goal:
60% graduation rate
Retention by First-Time Full-Time Freshmen
Description:
Most students enroll at CSU to earn a degree and most of them seek bachelor's degrees. Retention is an important indicator of progress toward graduation and overall student success. Fall to fall retention of First-time, Full-time Freshmen is measured for bachelor's degree seeing students.
CSU Thresholds of Acceptability:
70% retained from fall to fall
CSU Goal:
85% retained from fall to fall
Educator Certification Rates
Description:
Columbus State University students in teacher education programs must successfully complete a certification examination in order to be employed in their selected field of study. Teacher candidates must successfully pass the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Teachers (GACE).
CSU Goal:
80% successful passing rate for first-time test takers
GACE Pass Rates:
- 2018:
- 96.0%
- 2019:
- 91.9%
- 2020:
- 98.1%
- 2021:
- 93.0%
- 2022:
- 90.7%
- 2023:
- 83.8%
Nursing Licensure Examination Rates
Description:
Columbus State University students in nursing programs must successfully complete a licensure examination in order to be employed in their selected field of study. Undergraduate nursing candidates must successfully complete the National Council of State Boards of Examinations (NCLEX) for registered nursing.
CSU Goal:
80% successful passing rate for first-time test takers
NCLEX Pass Rates:
- 2018:
- 85%
- 2019:
- 87%
- 2020:
- 77%
- 2021:
- 61%
- 2022:
- 87%
- 2023:
- 97%
